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By Faith Karimi, CNN Michael Anderson was mixing drinks at Club Q Saturday night when he heard popping sounds amid the loud, thumping music. He wasn’t worried at first. The pops sounded like some sound effects popular at LGBTQ clubs, the bartender told CNN’s Don Lemon. Then he looked up and a figure came into

By AJ Willingham, CNN Disney is saying goodbye to Bob and hello to, well … a different Bob. The company ousted CEO Bob Chapek, and is bringing former CEO Bob Iger back to the helm. It’s quite the media shakeup. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with

By Alaa Elassar, Elizabeth Wolfe and Theresa Waldrop, CNN Days after the mass shooting at Club Q, the LGBTQ community in Colorado Springs, Colorado, is not only grieving the loss of friends’ lives. They are also mourning the violent assault on what many call their home, their safe space. Club Q was more than a

By Amir Vera, Andy Rose, Chris Boyette and Susannah Cullinane, CNN A man was arrested Tuesday in connection with the killings of four Chinese nationals at a marijuana growing operation in Oklahoma, which investigators have described as “executions,” officials said. One person was also left injured in the Sunday incident, the Oklahoma State Bureau of

By Michelle Watson, Jennifer Henderson and Susannah Cullinane, CNN The man accused of driving an SUV into a Hingham, Massachusetts, Apple store, killing one person and injuring 20 others, has been charged with reckless homicide by motor vehicle, a prosecutor’s office tweeted Tuesday. Bradley Rein, 53, was arrested Monday night and is scheduled to be

By Holly Yan and Aya Elamroussi, CNN A torrent of grief over the killing of five people at a Colorado Springs LGBTQ nightclub has led to mounting questions over whether the weekend massacre could have been averted. At least 19 others were injured Saturday night at Club Q — a longtime safe haven for the

By Kacey Cherry, Susannah Cullinane and Amanda Musa, CNN Authorities are “making progress” in the investigation into the killings of four University of Idaho students found dead nearly 10 days ago, a state police spokesperson said Tuesday — a day after the family of one of the victims grieved their loss at a memorial. Stacy

By Amir Vera, CNN Former Army Maj. Richard Fierro never thought he would need to use the combat skills he learned in the military while on a night out with his family. That’s what happened Saturday as Fierro, his wife and daughter, his daughter’s boyfriend and family friends were at Club Q in Colorado Springs,

By Jamiel Lynch, Melissa Alonso and Leyla Santiago, CNN More than 180 people were rescued from an overloaded boat early Monday in the Florida Keys, according to the US Coast Guard and the US Border Patrol. Some 18 Haitian migrants “who were trapped in dangerous ocean currents while attempting to swim to shore” also were

By Jamiel Lynch, CNN Remains found Friday in a landfill are believed to be those of 20-month-old Quinton Simon, who was reported missing in October from his Savannah home by his mother. Quinton’s mother, Leilani Simon, has been the sole suspect in this case, said Chatham County Police Chief Jeffrey Hadley in a news conference. She

By Amir Vera, Michelle Watson and Paul LeBlanc, CNN One person is dead and at least 19 people are injured after a car drove through an Apple store in Hingham, Massachusetts, the Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office said Monday. Police identified Kevin Bradley, 65, of New Jersey, as the man who died at the scene,

By Kristina Sgueglia, Brynn Gingras and Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN Authorities are still trying to determine whether to file federal charges against two men arrested in connection with a threat against a New York synagogue, an FBI official said Monday. “No decision has been made yet regarding possible federal charges. That investigation continues,” Mike Driscoll,

By Amir Vera, Eliott C. McLaughlin and Caroll Alvarado, CNN As Colorado Springs residents and leaders wrap their arms around the 19 people injured and others traumatized in the Club Q shooting, loved ones are remembering the five who did not survive the attack on the beloved LGBTQ nightclub. The Colorado Springs Police Department identified