Alex Jones seeks new trial after Sandy Hook verdict of almost $1 billion
By Samantha Beech, Brian Vitagliano and Isa Kaufman Geballe, CNN Far-right talk show host Alex Jones is seeking a new trial after a Connecticut jury…
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Start your week smart: China, Hurricane Roslyn, Boris Johnson, Red Bull, Jan. 6
CNN By Andrew Torgan, CNN The 2022 midterm elections are now just weeks away, and with control of both chambers of Congress and dozens of…
Continue ReadingStart your week smart: China, Hurricane Roslyn, Boris Johnson, Red Bull, Jan. 6
By Andrew Torgan, CNN The 2022 midterm elections are now just weeks away, and with control of both chambers of Congress and dozens of governorships,…
Continue ReadingHe is a staunch gun rights supporter. She lost her son to gun violence. They overcame their differences to become close friends
By AJ Willingham, CNN Life can change forever in the space between two heartbeats. It’s a fact Pati Navalta knows all too well. In 2014, her…
Continue ReadingSmithsonian Zoo mourns death of 17-year-old African lion
By Zoe Sottile, CNN Luke, the patriarch of the Smithsonian National Zoo’s pride of African lions, has died at age 17. The big cat was…
Continue ReadingMan who allegedly shot and killed two Dallas hospital employees was in the building to watch his child’s birth, authorities say
CNN, WFAA By Sonya Hamasaki, Elizabeth Wolfe and Tina Burnside, CNN The man who allegedly shot and killed two employees in the maternity ward of a…
Continue Reading2 employees were killed in a Dallas hospital shooting
By Sonya Hamasaki, CNN Two employees were killed Saturday morning in a shooting at a Dallas hospital, the local health system said. Authorities…
Continue ReadingNew York City set to bolster police presence in the subway system as part of efforts to crack down on transit crime
By Emma Tucker and Mark Morales, CNN New York state and city officials are bolstering their efforts to combat crime and mental illness in New York…
Continue ReadingA dogwalker caught an alligator in rural Idaho
By Melissa Alonso and Zoe Sottile, CNN A person walking their dog in rural Idaho was in for quite a surprise when they encountered an alligator,…
Continue ReadingShooting injures 11 outside Southern University, and 2 are arrested on accessory charges
By Jason Hanna and Tina Burnside, CNN Two people have been arrested in connection with a shooting that injured 11 people early Friday at a fraternity…
Continue ReadingHouston-area twins tell police they escaped after mom and partner were abusing them, authorities say
CNN By Hira Humayun, CNN A Houston-area couple was arrested in Louisiana on Tuesday after two abused children turned up at a home early that morning…
Continue ReadingWhat we know about Brett Favre and the Mississippi welfare scandal
By Eric Levenson and Dianne Gallagher, CNN In May 2020, Mississippi’s state auditor announced that the Department of Human Services had wasted…
Continue ReadingMeet Massachusetts’ new state dinosaur
By Zoe Sottile, CNN In addition to a state dog (the Boston terrier) and a state bird (the chickadee), Massachusetts now has an official state…
Continue ReadingPlane crash into multi-family home in New Hampshire kills 2 people on board, officials say
By Raja Razek and Sara Smart, CNN A single-engine airplane crashed into a home Friday evening near an airport in New Hampshire, killing both people…
Continue ReadingZoo announces death of Rusty, DC’s famous fugitive red panda
By Zoe Sottile, CNN Rusty, the red panda who made headlines in 2013 following his successful escape from the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington,…
Continue ReadingTexas state trooper who was among the first to respond to Uvalde school massacre has been fired, official says
By Shimon Prokupecz, Matthew J. Friedman, Rachel Clarke and Elizabeth Joseph, CNN Sgt. Juan Maldonado, a Texas state trooper who was among the first…
Continue ReadingMichigan family of 4 has been missing since Sunday, police say
By Amanda Musa and Tina Burnside, CNN Authorities in western Michigan are searching for a family of four that “unexpectedly left their…
Continue ReadingHouston-area twins tell police they escaped after mom and partner were abusing them, authorities say
By Hira Humayun, CNN A Houston-area couple was arrested in Louisiana on Tuesday after two abused children turned up at a home early that morning near…
Continue ReadingVirginia mother arrested, charged in child’s death after 4-year-old ate THC gummies, police say
By Claudia Dominguez and Raja Razek, CNN A Virginia mother is facing felony murder and child neglect charges in the accidental death of her…
Continue ReadingCollege football player killed while riding electric scooter
By Kevin Dotson, CNN A college community is grieving the loss of 18-year-old football player Camdan McWright. The San José State University freshman…
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