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By Raja Razek, CNN A pilot has been safely recovered after an F-35 combat aircraft crashed at the Hill Air Force Base south of Ogden, Utah, Wednesday, according to the 388th Fighter Wing. The F-35A Lightning II crashed around 6:15 p.m. local time at the north end of the base’s runway, the wing said on

By Amir Vera and Rob Frehse, CNN A woman is facing multiple assault charges after Massachusetts authorities say she unleashed bees on deputies who were enforcing an eviction, according to a release from the Hampden County Sheriff’s Office. The incident took place on the morning of October 12 at the scene of an ongoing eviction

By Stephanie Gallman and Andi Babineau, CNN A group of college wrestlers from Wyoming faced their toughest opponent yet over the weekend. Kendell Cummings and Brady Lowry – wrestling teammates at Northwest College in Powell, Wyoming – were mauled by a grizzly bear Saturday while antler hunting. The young men were released from a Billings,

By Amir Vera and Kiely Westhoff, CNN It’s been five days since 20-year-old Misrach Ewunetie, a junior at Princeton University, went missing, prompting university officials to intensify their search. Ewunetie was last seen around 3 a.m. near a residential building on the New Jersey campus, according to the university. The university first reported her missing

By Mark Morales, Gloria Pazmino and Laura Ly, CNN New York City opened a sprawling tent camp Wednesday on an isolated East River island to temporarily house hundreds of single, adult male migrants whose arrival has prompted the mayor to declare a state of emergency. Months after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and other southern border

By Amir Vera and Claudia Dominguez, CNN The man convicted of killing 17-year-old Brittanee Drexel was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole Wednesday. Raymond Douglas Moody, 62, was also sentenced to two consecutive 30-year sentences for the charges of criminal sexual assault and kidnapping. Moody pleaded guilty to all the charges

By Josh Campbell, CNN A Florida man and his teenage son have been arrested for attempted murder after allegedly opening fire on a woman sitting in her car, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said at a news conference on Monday. Describing the Saturday incident as a “really, really stupid” crime that nearly led to the

By Rosa Flores, CNN The bodies of migrants who died trying to cross the US-Mexico border are being kept in a refrigerated container near the Rio Grande because the local funeral home can longer store them, a Texas sheriff says. Maverick County Sheriff Tom Schmerber has been working with consulate staff to identify five bodies

By Scottie Andrew, CNN If you plan to dress up as a superhero or old-fashioned monster this Halloween, you probably won’t be the only friendly neighborhood Spider-Man or fearsome fanged vampire on the block. They’re two of the most popular costumes this October. From beloved characters Harley Quinn and the “Stranger Things” gang to tried-and-true

By Jamiel Lynch and Tina Burnside, CNN The parents of a 15-year-old accused of killing five people in North Carolina last week say they’re devastated by the loss of innocent lives. “Words cannot begin to describe our anguish and sorrow,” Alan and Elise Thompson said in a statement through their attorneys, which was obtained by

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN It’s that time of the year when fall enthusiasts embrace “sweater weather.” But if you live in the eastern US, you may already be sporting your winter coats. This week has been — by far — the coldest of the season in several states. In fact, more than 100 million Americans

By Aya Elamroussi and Taylor Romine, CNN A federal grand jury indicted a former California boat captain Tuesday on a misconduct charge related to a fire that tore through his vessel on Labor Day 2019, killing 34 people, prosecutors said. Jerry Nehl Boylan, 68, was charged with one count of misconduct or neglect of a

By Aya Elamroussi and Paul Vercammen, CNN The family of Kristin Smart, who was murdered in California in 1996, is hoping the guilty verdict a jury returned Tuesday against her killer will bring them some closure as her body has never been found. “Almost three decades ago, our lives were irreparably changed on the night

By Nouran Salahieh, CNN The man identified as a “person of interest” in the gruesome killings of four men in Oklahoma last week made his first court appearance on unrelated charges in Volusia County, Florida, on Wednesday. Joe Kennedy, 67, is accused of being a fugitive of justice and of grand theft motor vehicle. Kennedy,

By Taylor Romine and Nouran Salahieh, CNN In a unanimous decision, the Los Angeles City Council voted for Paul Krekorian to take over as its president Tuesday following the resignation of Nury Martinez, who was heard making racist comments in a leaked audio recording that drew the nation’s attention to the city government. Krekorian, who