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By Eric Levenson, CNN A sealed, rare version of the iconic Nintendo game “The Legend of Zelda” sold for $870,000 at auction on Friday, making it the most expensive video game ever sold, according to Heritage Auctions, the auction house that ran the sale. The copy was unopened and came from an early limited production

By Harmeet Kaur, CNN For the House of Tears Carvers, totem poles are more than masterful works of art — they’re a medium for storytelling, for raising consciousness, for healing. The group of artisans from the Lummi Nation, one of the original inhabitants of the Pacific Northwest, has for decades hauled its masterful works of

By Wayne Sterling, CNN Paige Bueckers, the star point guard for the University of Connecticut women’s basketball team, was named the best college athlete in women’s sports at the 2021 ESPYS on Saturday night and used her acceptance speech to celebrate and honor Black women. “With the light that I have now as a White

By Dakin Andone, CNN The death toll in the condo collapse in Surfside, Florida, rose to 90 on Sunday, officials said in a news conference. Seventy-one of the victims have been identified and their next of kin have been notified, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said. There are now 217 people accounted for and

By Jacob Lev, CNN The NFL’s Atlanta Falcons terminated the contract of linebacker Barkevious Mingo after police in Arlington, Texas, said he was arrested on one count of indecency with a child – sexual contact last week. “After being made aware today of allegations involving Barkevious Mingo and gathering information on the matter, the Atlanta

By Alta Spells and Laura James, CNN Two people battling the Cedar Basin Fire from the sky were killed in an aircraft accident Saturday, the Bureau of Land Management Arizona said. The aircraft was “performing aerial reconnaissance and command and control over the fire” when the accident happened around noon (3 p.m. ET) Saturday, BLM

By Faith Karimi, CNN Unless you are a huge fan of college hoops or a regular on TikTok, you may not be familiar with Haley and Hanna Cavinder. But they are ushering in a new era of college sports. The twin sisters, stars on Fresno State’s women’s basketball team, are arguably the leading faces of

By Leah Asmelash, CNN Editor’s Note: This article, which focuses on sites named using outdated racial terminology, contains terms that many may find offensive. Around the country, school, county and even bird names are being reconsidered and changed, as greater attention is paid to their origins and the racism the names may invoke. In this

By Rachel Trent, CNN Bad news for Slurpee fans: 7-Eleven Day is canceled for the second year in a row. But the good news is you can still get a free Slurpee any day in July. 7-Eleven has celebrated its birthday July 11 every year since 2002 by offering free Slurpees to anyone who walks

By Artemis Moshtaghian and Sahar Akbarzai, CNN An inmate who went missing from a jail barge in the Bronx early Saturday has been captured, police said. David Mordukhaev, 30, was reported missing from his assigned housing area when officers checked, Deputy Commissioner of Public Information Peter Thorne told CNN in a statement. Police say that

By Alaa Elassar, CNN After growing his hair for six years, an Alabama teenager has cut it off to raise thousands of dollars for children with cancer. Kieran Moïse, 18, started growing out his hair in the eighth grade, after losing a friend to brain cancer. He had seen people donate their hair to children

By Dakin Andone, CNN The historic Miami-Dade County Courthouse has been closed after an engineer reported “safety concerns” following the collapse of a condo in nearby Surfside, Florida, officials said Friday. Courthouse staff has been directed to work from home after the engineer’s report — prompted by the Champlain Towers South condo collapse — “identified

Alaa Elassar, CNN The third time’s the charm, right? That’s what Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier must be thinking going into this weekend’s big fight. The two men have faced off twice before and talked a lot of trash in the lead-up. Now, each aims to shut the other up for good. But who will

By Jason Hanna and Alta Spells, CNN A police officer was shot and killed — and the suspected shooter was seriously injured — Friday as officers responded to a call about a disturbance in a small northwestern Louisiana community, authorities said. Doyline police Officer William “Billy” Earl Collins Jr. died after being shot in Doyline,