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By Cindy Von Quednow, Addie Haney, CNN (CNN) — Police in South Carolina closed the investigation into actress Hayden Panettiere’s death after it was determined she died of an accidental drug overdose, the Greenville police department said Wednesday. “Based on the (coroner’s office’s) determination and the findings of the investigation, Hayden Panettiere’s death has been

By Ray Sanchez, Norma Galeana, Chelsea Bailey, Caroll Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — Dolores Huerta, a pioneering labor organizer and civil rights icon who cofounded the United Farm Workers with Cesar Chavez in the 1960s, died at 96, her family said in a statement Wednesday. “We are deeply saddened to announce that our beloved mother, Dolores

By Chris Boyette, Julianna Bragg, Vivian Phillips, CNN (CNN) — The search for a convicted murderer who escaped from a Tennessee prison has crossed state lines after authorities found his stolen getaway truck in southern Illinois. The white 2008 Ford F-350 with Tennessee plates that Jacob Morley, 28, stole after his escape was found abandoned

By Faith Karimi, CNN (CNN) — Matthew Farwell wanted to stop by Sandra Birchmore’s apartment. Just for a little while. “Are you still up?” he texted her. “Okay to come by for a second?” It was the night of Feb. 1, 2021, as a snowstorm swept through eastern Massachusetts. Birchmore was about 10 weeks pregnant

By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — “I had sex with the wife of a Jewish billionaire heir, and I made her tell me the family secret of longevity,” a cartoon landscaper sings at the start of a recent online commercial for herbal supplements. That dense tangle of salaciousness, antisemitism, conspiracism and health anxiety is only

By Kara Scannell, Lauren del Valle, Nicki Brown, CNN New York (CNN) — Alon, Tal and Oren Alexander – three brothers who once lived at the height of wealth and society in New York and Miami – were each sentenced to 30 years in federal prison Tuesday for sex trafficking and other crimes after facing

By David Mack, CNN (CNN) — Former President Barack Obama is not a fan of the gilded decor changes President Donald Trump has made to the White House since his return to the power. “There’s gold everywhere,” Obama told Democrats at a rally in Cleveland on Saturday ahead of the midterm elections. “What’s up with

By Julianna Bragg and Vivian Phillips, CNN (CNN) — Tennessee authorities are searching for a 28-year-old convicted murderer who escaped through a state prison’s fence late Sunday night before stealing a truck and driving off. Jacob Morley, who is serving a life sentence, is now on the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s “Most Wanted” list, with

By Meridith Edwards, Whitney Wild, CNN (CNN) — The parents of Alex Pretti, a US citizen shot and killed by immigration agents in Minneapolis in January, are accusing the Department of Justice of violating their rights under a federal victims’ rights law, as they demand transparency and justice in their son’s death. In a July

By Whitney Wild, Dalia Faheid, Bill Kirkos, CNN (CNN) — Dr. Yair Lev said his second-grade daughter suddenly went silent midsentence as she scrolled through a math app on her school-issued Chromebook last year. Her eyes glazed over like a “zombie.” His daughter appeared to be overwhelmed by the stimulation from her device. She struggled

CNN, WCTV, DOUG TRAN, X, @FAMU, X/@FAMU By Karina Tsui, Chris Boyette, Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — A 15-year-old faces 11 counts of attempted second-degree murder and possession of a firearm by a delinquent in connection with a mass shooting Saturday night that left 11 people wounded, Tallahassee police said. Anthony Rivers III, who was

By Brittany Shammas and Isa Mudannayake, CNN (CNN) — Editor’s Note: Help is available: For help in the US, call the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-4673 or chat 24/7 on online.rainn.org. The woman thought she had told the two men, “Please stop.” She thought she had shaken her head. But she couldn’t be sure,

By Eduardo Cuevas and Caroll Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — When footage of a man being hit by federal immigration officers’ SUV in Northern California became public, the Department of Homeland Security responded by saying the man had jumped on the vehicle’s hood. Local police raised doubts about federal officials’ account as they announced a criminal

By Lauren del Valle, Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Three brothers who once lived at the height of wealth and society in New York and Miami could face life in prison for sex trafficking more than a dozen women and girls when they are sentenced Tuesday in federal court in Manhattan. Earlier this year a

By Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — Six Flags will add seat belts to Goliath and other roller coasters with similar restraints following the death of a man who fell from the ride at Six Flags Over Georgia earlier this month. The company’s CEO said in a statement Friday that Goliath remains closed pending safety reviews