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By Jason Hanna, CNN Dr. David Baum waited a minute after the shooting stopped at the northern Illinois Fourth of July parade he attended Monday, and then ran toward the victims. And what he saw, he said, was horrifying. Some of those who would survive their injuries were on the ground, screaming. But some of

By Dakin Andone, Steve Almasy and Curt Devine, CNN Hours after gunfire interrupted the Highland Park, Illinois, July Fourth parade, killing seven people and wounding dozens more, police apprehended the man they believe was responsible. Robert “Bobby” E. Crimo III, 21, faces seven charges of first-degree murder in connection with the shooting, which authorities said

By Alisha Ebrahimji, Sara Smart, Sharif Paget and Caroll Alvarado, CNN What was supposed to be a patriotic celebration turned into a day of tragedy and fear when a gunman killed seven people and injured dozens more at a July Fourth parade in Highland Park, Illinois. Now, yet another community in America is grieving the

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Many people spent the holiday weekend outdoors, despite a sweltering heat wave and triple-digit temperatures in some cities. And the extreme weather will continue to build across the central US today, as more than 50 million people in 18 states remain under heat advisories. So, to stay on the safe side,

By Amir Vera, Jason Hanna, Adrienne Broaddus and Helen Regan, CNN The suspect in Monday’s mass shooting at a July 4th parade in Highland Park, Illinois, that left seven dead and injured more than two dozen has been charged with seven counts of first-degree murder, Lake County State’s Attorney Eric Rinehart announced during a news

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By Mark Morales, Liam Reilly, Jessie Yeung and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN Two police officers were shot during a July Fourth celebration in Philadelphia, authorities said. A 36-year-old Philadelphia Highway Patrol officer suffered a graze wound to the forehead, and a 44-year-old Montgomery County Sheriff’s deputy suffered a gunshot wound to the shoulder, according to Philadelphia

By Jason Hanna, Adrienne Broaddus, Eric Levenson and Susannah Cullinane, CNN Zoe Pawelczak’s dad thought the repetitive pops ringing out at Highland Park’s Fourth of July parade Monday morning were part of the show, she says. But she felt something was off. “I’m like, ‘Dad, no … something is wrong,’ and I grabbed him” and

By Kevin Dotson, CNN Competitive eater Joey Chestnut won his record-extending 15th Nathan’s Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest, devouring an astounding 63 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes on Monday. Chestnut has won the long-running Independence Day contest seven consecutive times and 15 of the last 16 years. He put away 15 and

By Dakin Andone, CNN The city of Akron, Ohio, is on edge this Fourth of July, one week after the fatal police shooting of 25-year-old Jayland Walker. A news conference by city officials Sunday, along with the release of 13 police body camera videos, has started to paint a fuller picture of the shooting, which

By Eric Levenson, Melissa Alonso and Carmen Conte Widman, CNN Addison Bethea was out hunting for scallops in the waters off Keaton Beach, Florida, on Thursday when a shark latched onto her flesh. “I didn’t really know exactly what to do, but I knew that with sharks you’re supposed to punch them in the nose