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By Judson Jones and Monica Garrett, CNN Water levels reached the major flood stage in Charleston, South Carolina, on Friday morning, according to a tidal gauge report. The gauge shows the tide reached 8 feet, the minimal level for major flooding, for a few minutes around 9 a.m. Saturday morning’s tide is forecast to be

By Carma Hassan, Ray Sanchez and Brad Parks, CNN The first man shot and killed by Kyle Rittenhouse during protests in Wisconsin acted “belligerently” and asked to be shot but was not perceived as a serious threat, a former Marine testified Friday. The testimony of Jason Lackowski, the state’s seventh witness, came after a second

By Harmeet Kaur, CNN In the middle of a small border town in West Texas sits an unassuming dirt mound dotted with piles of rocks, with just some wire strung between posts separating it from the road. To the outside observer, the patch of land might easily be overlooked as part of the desert landscape.

By Amir Vera, CNN After two and a half weeks of jury selection, the state trial for three men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia begins Friday. Travis McMichael and his father, Gregory McMichael, along with William “Roddie” Bryan, did not face charges in the February 2020 incident until months later, when video surfaced

By Aya Elamroussi, CNN Millions of children in America became eligible to receive the Covid-19 vaccine this week. And some officials are sweetening the deal by including them in various incentive programs. In New York City, children can claim $100 if they get their first dose of Pfizer’s vaccine at city-operated vaccine site. Alternatively, they

By Dakin Andone, Christina Maxouris and Devon M. Sayers, CNN Prosecutors in the trial of three White men charged with the killing of Black jogger Ahmaud Arbery called their first witness on Friday, a police officer, after opening statements by the state and defense attorneys. Glynn County Police Officer William Duggan testified he responded to

By Aya Elamroussi and Raja Razek, CNN Human remains found in Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado are believed to belong to a 27-year-old West German man who went missing 38 years ago during a ski trip, authorities said Thursday. Rudi Moder — who was an experienced mountaineer living in Fort Collins, Colorado — was

By Amir Vera and Amy Simonson, CNN The family of Tina O. Tintor, who died after her car was rear-ended by Las Vegas Raiders receiver Henry Ruggs III, released a statement Thursday on her death. Tintor’s family attorney, Farhan Naqvi, said in a statement that “Tina’s tragic loss has devastated her family beyond a grief