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By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Two small tornadoes briefly hit Los Angeles County, the National Weather Service there said, pushing California to its average annual tornado count. The first touched down Thursday at 8:45 a.m. in Carson and lasted a minute, with estimated peak winds of 75 mph, the agency said. Minor damage to vehicles, trees

By Jean Casarez, CNN Chemical tests for blood were done on over 60 reddish brown stains at Bryan Kohberger’s apartment in Pullman, Washington, on December 30, hours after he was arrested in northeastern Pennsylvania, according to newly released legal documents. Documents show a reddish/brown stain on an “uncased pillow ” as well as a “brown

By Elizabeth Joseph, CNN The University of California, Santa Cruz, is condemning recent antisemitic and anti-LGBTQ incidents reported on and near the campus, including a group of students who allegedly gathered to celebrate Adolf Hitler’s birthday. “They sang happy birthday and ate cakes adorned with hateful and horrific symbols,” UC Santa Cruz Vice Chancellor for

By Sara Smart, CNN A father has been charged after punching a 63-year-old umpire during a high school baseball game in central Florida, authorities said. During a game on April 18 at Liberty High School in Kissimmee, the father of a player approached the umpire — a disabled veteran — and “knocked him out” after

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN A number of exciting space events are expected this weekend, giving you a chance to see a lunar eclipse or maybe even a radiant meteor show. CNN’s Space Team has mapped out the best times you should look up in the sky to catch the spectacular celestial sightings. Here’s what else

By Paradise Afshar, CNN A man has been arrested in the killing of a woman found dead after an attack along a Phoenix hiking trail last week, according to local police. Phoenix police arrested Zion Teasley, 22, in connection with the death of Lauren Heike, according to a tweet from the department. Teasley was arrested

By Sharif Paget, Aya Elamroussi and Ray Sanchez, CNN Before Jordan Neely was killed on a New York City subway car this week, he was known for his swift Michael Jackson dance moves that entertained many — yet he struggled with the trauma his mother’s murder had left him with at an early age. “He

By Taylor Romine, Veronica Miracle and Jason Hanna, CNN Police video obtained by CNN shows Bryan Kohberger — now charged in the November killings of four University of Idaho students — talking with an officer during a traffic stop in Washington state a month before the slayings. The traffic stop by an officer at Washington

By Gloria Pazmino and Samantha Beech, CNN A former top adviser to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul had a history of sexual harassment complaints against him from women in a previous workplace, the New York Times has reported. Adam Sullivan, who oversaw Hochul’s 2022 gubernatorial campaign, stepped aside Sunday from his role advising the governor

By Brynn Gingras, Linh Tran and Dakin Andone, CNN The US Supreme Court on Friday halted the execution of Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip, a man who even the state attorney general says should not face the death penalty. The decision comes after Glossip has endured 26 years behind bars, nine execution dates, three

By Christina Maxouris, CNN A man who is accused in a sheriff’s deputy killing and who escaped from a Virginia jail with another man over the weekend was captured in Mexico Thursday, authorities say. Alder Alfonso Marin-Sotelo was arrested by Mexican authorities just after 1 p.m. in the state of Guerrero, the FBI said. The

By Emma Tucker, Taylor Romine, Ritu Prasad and Cheri Mossburg, CNN A former student at the University of California, Davis, faces arraignment Friday in connection with three stabbings that occurred near the campus within the span of five days, leaving two people dead and the community in fear, authorities said. The Yolo County District Attorney’s

By Brynn Gingras, Laura Ly, Maria Santana and Ray Sanchez, CNN After his mother was murdered in 2007, Jordan Neely eked out a living as a well-known Michael Jackson impersonator in Times Square and on New York’s subways. But he apparently fell on hard times in recent years, according to a friend and a relative,

By Rebekah Riess, CNN The last of four men who escaped from a Mississippi jail last month was taken into custody Thursday morning, according to an update from the Hinds County Sheriff’s Office. Escapee Corey Harrison was taken into custody by the Hinds County Sheriff’s Office and the US Marshals Fugitive Task Force at a

By Laura Ly, CNN Test scores for eighth-grade students in the US declined in both US history and civics in 2022, according to a new report from the National Assessment of Educational Progress, often referred to as “The Nation’s Report Card.” The announcement of the new lower scores come after the assessment reported last fall

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Thousands of people are planning to line the streets of London this weekend to witness the coronation of King Charles III. The festivities, however, may be dampened by “unsettled” weather, with numerous showers and thunderstorms in the forecast, officials said. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to

By Ryan Young, Gary Tuchman, Elizabeth Wolfe, Sara Smart and Holly Yan, CNN An eight-hour manhunt that threw a major American city into fear and chaos ended when barking dogs at a suburban condo complex led to the arrest of a US Coast Guard veteran suspected of fatally shooting a woman and wounding four others

By Rosa Flores and Andy Rose, CNN Amid promises from Texas’ governor to pardon an Army sergeant convicted of murdering a protester at Black Lives Matter rally, a judge rejected a request from the defendant’s legal team for a new murder trial. Daniel Perry, a White man, shot and killed Garrett Foster, who was also