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Following an arrest in the 2017 killings of 2 teen girls in Indiana, authorities say the investigation is still far from complete. Here’s what we know

By Aya Elamroussi, CNN As investigators announced Monday that a suspect has been arrested in the 2017 killing of two teen girls in Delphi, Indiana, they also implored the public for any information they may have and said the investigation “is far from complete.” Richard M. Allen, 50, was arrested Wednesday and charged with two

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‘You don’t know me, but you tried to kill me.’ Parkland victims and loved ones get last word before shooter sentenced to life in prison

By Dakin Andone, CNN Anguished survivors of the Parkland school shooting and grieving relatives of victims faced the gunman in court before he’s sentenced to life in prison, testifying Tuesday about the loved ones and sense of security he stole from them, and expressing anger over a jury’s decision not to recommend he be put

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This city paid $1.1M to keep faucets running through March as the price of water skyrockets in California

By René Marsh, CNN Miles of brittle, uprooted almond trees lay dead on their sides on parched farmland in Coalinga, California, as an intensifying drought, new restrictions and skyrocketing water prices are forcing farmers to sacrifice their crops. Roadside signs warn against watering front lawns as residents brace for higher water bills as the precious

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This city paid $1.1M to keep faucets running through March as the price of water skyrockets in California

By René Marsh, CNN Miles of brittle, uprooted almond trees lay dead on their sides on parched farmland in Coalinga, California, as an intensifying drought, new restrictions and skyrocketing water prices are forcing farmers to sacrifice their crops. Roadside signs warn against watering front lawns as residents brace for higher water bills as the precious

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EPA determines water in Jackson, Mississippi, is safe to drink two months after treatment plant failure

By Amy Simonson and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN The Environmental Protection Agency has determined water from both treatment plants in Jackson, Mississippi, is safe to drink, an agency spokesperson said in a statement. The announcement comes just over two months after Jackson’s residents were launched into a public water crisis as flooding overwhelmed the city’s already

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US federal agents fired pepper ball projectiles at Venezuelan protesters near El Paso after border patrol agent was injured, officials say

By Amir Vera, Rosa Flores, Priscilla Alvarez and Gustavo Valdes, CNN Federal agents shot pepper balls at Venezuelan migrants who were protesting along the Rio Grande River International Boundary near downtown El Paso, Texas, on Monday after an agent was injured, according to US Customs and Border Protection. The agency issued a statement on the

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Powerball jackpot climbs to $1.2 billion after Halloween drawing haunts players with no winner yet again

By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN After no lucky trick-or-treater scored Monday night’s billion-dollar Powerball jackpot, players will have to vie for the prize yet again on Wednesday, this time for a whopping estimated $1.2 billion. The jackpot is the second-largest prize in Powerball’s 30-year history, according to the lottery, just behind the record $1.586 billion win

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Tropical Storm Lisa prompts hurricane watches for parts of Honduras and the Belize coast, National Hurricane Center says

By Haley Brink and Amir Vera, CNN Parts of Central America are bracing for approaching Tropical Storm Lisa this week as the storm is expected to bring with it hurricane-like conditions that include dangerous storm surge and heavy rainfall, according to the National Hurricane Center. Lisa received its name Monday to become the 12th named

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District judge rules in favor of ‘bikini baristas’ who claimed city ordinance violated their rights under equal protection clause

By Hannah Sarisohn, CNN The city government in Everett, Washington, violated bikini baristas’ 14th amendment rights through its ordinances attempting to regulate the clothing baristas are permitted to wear while working, according to an order from a US District Judge in western Washington, which was obtained by CNN. Baristas employed by Hillbilly Hotties, as well

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A man has been arrested and charged with murder in the 2017 killings of 2 teen girls in Indiana, authorities say

By Emma Tucker, Barbara MacDonald and Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN A five-and-a-half-year nationwide search for a suspect in the killings of two Indiana teens ended with the arrest of a local man, authorities said Monday. How investigators came to arrest 50-year-old Richard M. Allen, of Delphi, will remain a mystery for now, as a court

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