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By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — Two Missouri men already facing charges in the mysterious case of three friends found dead outside a Kansas City home after watching a Chiefs football game last year could have some charges upgraded to include three counts of second degree murder, court documents show. Clayton McGeeney, 36, Ricky Johnson,

By Jade Walker, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department has reportedly fired at least three prosecutors involved in criminal cases tied to the 2021 US Capitol riot. In recent months, the DOJ has also terminated employees who worked on prosecutions against President Donald Trump and demoted many career supervisors who were seen as insufficiently loyal

CNN By Jade Walker, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department has reportedly fired at least three prosecutors involved in criminal cases tied to the 2021 US Capitol riot. In recent months, the DOJ has also terminated employees who worked on prosecutions against President Donald Trump and demoted many career supervisors who were seen as insufficiently

By Karina Tsui, Cindy VonQuednow, Mark Morales, CNN (CNN) — What began as a routine response to a brush fire on northern Idaho’s Canfield Mountain turned deadly Sunday after firefighters reported someone shooting at them while they battled the flames. The gunman is believed to have started the fire so he could target the responding

By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Summer Willis looked down at her bloody hands and knees after crawling for 22 hours on her way to the Texas Capitol to advocate for a change in state sexual assault law. She had set out at 4 a.m. on that cold February day to crawl the length of

By Danya Gainor, CNN (CNN) — A 20-year-old woman was swimming in waist-deep water at a popular beach in Long Island, New York, when officials believe she was most likely bitten by a young sand tiger shark earlier this week. EMTs and lifeguards immediately responded to the swimmer at Jones Beach State Park, and she

By Zoe Sottile and Isabel Rosales, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of flights have been canceled at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport – the busiest airport in the world – after a severe storm overnight, just as a busy travel period ahead of the Fourth of July gets started. More than 450 flights into and out of

NICK BROWN By Zoe Sottile and Isabel Rosales, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of flights have been canceled at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport – the busiest airport in the world – after a severe storm overnight, just as a busy travel period ahead of the Fourth of July gets started. More than 450 flights into and

By Jean Casarez, Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — It’s been a tough week for Bryan Kohberger’s defense team. Defense lawyers for Kohberger, the 30-year-old accused of killing four University of Idaho students in their Moscow, Idaho, home in November 2022, had long suggested the “alternate perpetrator” theory – the idea that someone else killed the

By Zoe Sottile, Jason Morris, Ryan Young (CNN) — Antoine Massey, a serial escapee who vanished from a New Orleans jail with nine other inmates just after midnight on May 16, was arrested Friday afternoon in New Orleans, the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office said. The last remaining escapee, Derrick Groves, is still on the run

By Alexandra Skores, Dianne Gallagher, Isabel Rosales, CNN (CNN) — American Airlines suffered a widespread outage with its flight information computer system, authorities with two affected airports told CNN. In a statement to CNN, American Airlines said a “technology issue” was “affecting connectivity” for some of its systems. “We are working with our partners to

By Betsy Klein, Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — University of Virginia president James Ryan announced his resignation Friday amid pressure from the US Department of Justice to dismantle the university’s diversity, equity and inclusion programs. Ryan – who had been serving as the university’s ninth president since 2018 – said he is resigning “with a

By Jade Walker, CNN (CNN) — If you live in the Southeast, you may have seen or heard something unusual on Thursday. A daytime fireball that was possibly dropped by a meteor was clearly visible in the sky — and it created a sonic boom. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up

By Alaa Elassar, Chelsea Bailey, Cindy Von Quednow, Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — On a warm, humid Saturday morning, grieving loved ones gathered at The Basilica of Saint Mary in Minneapolis to honor Minnesota’s former House Speaker and her husband, whose shocking killings in an attack earlier this month stunned the nation. The private funeral