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5 Native American tribes will work with federal officials to co-manage Bears Ears National Monument

By Nicole Chavez, CNN In an unprecedented move, federal officials signed an agreement to collectively manage the more than 1.3 million acres of Utah’s Bears Ears National Monument with five Native American tribes. The Bureau of Land Management, the US Forest Service, along with representatives from the Navajo Nation, the Hopi Tribe, the Ute Mountain

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Casey Anthony Trial Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the Casey Anthony trial of 2011. Anthony was accused of killing her two-year-old daughter in 2008. Timeline August 9, 2005 – Casey Anthony, 19, gives birth to a daughter, Caylee Marie Anthony. The identity of Caylee’s father has not been publicly revealed. June 16, 2008 – Caylee is

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Court-Martial Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at courts-martial. Court-martial refers to both the name of the court where charges are brought against members of the armed forces and the proceedings themselves. Facts In the United States, the laws of court-martial are set forth in the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ). The UCMJ is the

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Georgia Supreme Court overturns Justin Ross Harris’ murder conviction in his son’s hot-car death

By Tina Burnside and Dakin Andone, CNN Georgia’s highest court has overturned the murder conviction of Justin Ross Harris, the Cobb County father sentenced to life without parole for the 2014 hot-car death of his 22-month-old son, Cooper. In an opinion issued Wednesday, the Georgia Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that evidence submitted by prosecutors of

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Commercial airplane catches fire after landing gear collapses at Miami International Airport

By Joe Sutton, Jamiel Lynch and Gregory Wallace, CNN A commercial airplane whose landing gear collapsed upon arrival Tuesday at Miami International Airport caught fire, officials said, sending passengers and crew scrambling to get to safety. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and Dominican Republic-based airline Red Air said there were 130 passengers and 10

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Uvalde school district places police Chief Pete Arredondo on administrative leave, superintendent announces

By Eric Levenson, Rosa Flores, Rebekah Riess and Travis Caldwell, CNN Uvalde school district police chief Pedro “Pete” Arredondo was placed on leave Wednesday, according to a news release from Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District Superintendent Hal Harrell. “Because of the lack of clarity that remains and the unknown timing of when I will receive

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Commercial airplane catches fire after landing gear collapses at Miami International Airport

By Joe Sutton, Jamiel Lynch and Gregory Wallace, CNN A commercial airplane whose landing gear collapsed upon arrival Tuesday at Miami International Airport caught fire, officials said, sending passengers and crew scrambling to get to safety. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and Dominican Republic-based airline Red Air said there were 130 passengers and 10

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A top Texas official shared new details on how police responded to the Uvalde massacre. This is the latest minute-by-minute timeline

By Christina Maxouris, CNN Four weeks after a gunman entered Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, and killed 19 young students and two teachers, one of the state’s top law enforcement officials offered a minute-by-minute breakdown of the police response — and called it an “abject failure.” On Tuesday, Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS)

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