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By Alexandra Meeks and Hollie Silverman, CNN A Southern California couple whose gender reveal party allegedly sparked the deadly El Dorado wildfire in 2020 has been charged with 30 crimes, including involuntary manslaughter, authorities announced Tuesday. A smoke bomb set off by the couple in Yucaipa, California, on September 5 as part of a gender

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Authorities have identified 97 victims in the Surfside condo building collapse — including 96 who were recovered from the collapse site and one who died in the hospital, Miami-Dade County officials said Wednesday. Officials said they believe one victim is not yet identified. A news release said 97 missing persons reports

By Steve Almasy, CNN With the Milwaukee Bucks seeking their first NBA championship in 50 years, their superstar guided the way, putting up 50 points in a legendary NBA Finals-clinching win Tuesday night against the Phoenix Suns. Led by MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo, who also had 14 rebounds and five blocked shots, the Bucks pulled away

By Stella Chan and Theresa Waldrop, CNN California will permanently begin providing free school meals for students this fall in a move that many advocates are praising as a big step toward ending food insecurity. The state says it will be the first in the nation to make free meals permanent for all public school

By Leyla Santiago, Sara Weisfeldt and Madeline Holcombe, CNN Staff at the University of Florida Health Jacksonville figured they had seen the worst of the coronavirus pandemic. “It’s sad and frustrating because we thought that we were toward the end of it,” nurse Lauren Schiller told CNN. “And within not even two days, we’re back

By Nicole Chavez, CNN Ariela Rodriguez was sitting in her car when the future that she imagined for herself and her family was crushed. She found out on social media that a program that could shield the undocumented mother from deportation and allow her to work legally ceased to exist for first-time applicants like her.

By Cheri Mossburg, CNN John T. Earnest will spend the rest of his life in prison without the possibility of parole after pleading guilty to murder and attempted murder in the deadly 2019 shooting at a Southern California synagogue, as part of a plea agreement that will spare him from the death penalty. Armed with

By David Williams and Tina Burnside, CNN A cyclist was bitten by an alligator and suffered severe injuries after he crashed his bike and fell into the water in a Florida park, according to the Martin County Sheriff’s Office. The man lost control of his bike on Monday on a trail in Halpatiokee Park in