National & World

CNN By Cindy Von Quednow, Holly Yan, Julianna Bragg, CNN (CNN) — Officials have released the names of the pilot and 11 passengers killed when a skydiving plane crashed moments after takeoff Sunday – devastating loved ones who watched and prompting federal authorities to investigate what caused the tragedy. The victims, identified Tuesday by the

By Cindy Von Quednow, Holly Yan, Julianna Bragg, CNN (CNN) — Officials have released the names of the pilot and 11 passengers killed when a skydiving plane crashed moments after takeoff Sunday – devastating loved ones who watched and prompting federal authorities to investigate what caused the tragedy. The victims, identified Tuesday by the Bates

By Kara Scannell, Nicki Brown, CNN New York (CNN) — The day after Luigi Mangione was arrested in connection with the December 2024 killing of a health insurance executive, a former prosecutor suggested his best defense might be claiming a form of insanity. “There might be a not guilty by reason of insanity defense that

By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — Generations of Americans knew where to find pickles: sprinkled on top of their hot dogs, hidden inside hamburger buns and tucked next to deli sandwiches in wet wax paper. Now, people seeking that distinctive briny tang can sip from a pickle lager at a barbeque, douse plain chicken and

By Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — Antoine Burton was highly respected in his Baltimore community, even before he became what is known as a violence interrupter – a job in which he mediated numerous conflicts and connected people with resources to address what are often the root causes of violence. He came strongly recommended to

By Alaa Elassar, Hanna Park, Gloria Pazmino, CNN (CNN) — Jubilant Knicks fans flooded the streets of New York on Saturday night, crowding into intersections and climbing light poles and buses as they celebrated the team’s first NBA championship in more than 50 years. But the celebration turned chaotic as the night wore on, with

By Andi Babineau, CNN (CNN) — Attorneys for Tyler Robinson, the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk, asked a Utah district court judge to take the death penalty off the table over comments a prosecutor made to the media about a bullet fragment found during the autopsy. Robinson’s attorney, Richard Novak, argued comments made to

By T.M. Brown, CNN (CNN) — On June 6, a man with a slightly receding hairline walked into a beachside tattoo stand in Chennai, India, showed the proprietor a message on a phone screen, and, with video recording the whole process, settled in to get a line of text apparently tattooed across his forehead. The

WFTV, CNN By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Bass pumped through Pulse nightclub in the early hours of June 12, 2016, as more than 300 people packed one of Orlando’s most popular gay bars for a night of Latin music and hastily-mixed cocktails during the excitement of Pride month. Just before 2 a.m., the din

By Holly Yan, Meridith Edwards, Dalia Faheid, John Miller, CNN (CNN) — An over 30-hour manhunt for a West Texas fugitive wanted for the attempted murder of a police officer ended Friday after the man fired random shots at passing cars as police closed in on him, killing one person and injuring 10 others. Authorities