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Bronx day care provider and 2 others indicted on murder charges in 1-year-old’s death. The boy’s father gives a gut-wrenching statement

By Rob Frehse, Jason Hanna and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — A Bronx day care provider, her husband and his cousin have been indicted on murder and other charges on suspicion of exposing four children – including a 1-year-old who died – to fentanyl at the day care center last month, the Bronx district attorney’s

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The Hard Rock Hotel partially collapsed in downtown New Orleans on October 12

Grand jury decides no criminal charges will be filed in the 2019 New Orleans Hard Rock Hotel construction collapse that killed 3 workers

By Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — A grand jury decided not to indict anyone on criminal charges related to the New Orleans Hard Rock Hotel construction collapse in 2019 that left three people dead and 30 others injured, prosecutors said Thursday. The investigation into the fatal collapse began in 2021, and the case was presented

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Former football coach Pat Fitzgerald is suing Northwestern for $130 million, alleging wrongful termination over hazing scandal

By Amy Simonson, CNN (CNN) — Former Northwestern University football coach Pat Fitzgerald is suing the school and its president for at least $130 million, arguing in part that he was wrongfully terminated in July after allegations of hazing within the Wildcats football program. “We are claiming various charges against Northwestern and (University President Michael)

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2 suspects are facing murder charges after a stray bullet hit a pregnant woman on a Massachusetts bus and her baby died

By Sara Smart, Aya Elamroussi and Mitchell McCluskey, CNN (CNN) — Two men are set to be charged with murder after a stray bullet from a gunfight in western Massachusetts struck a pregnant woman and killed her baby, the Hampden district attorney’s office said Thursday. The shooting stemmed from an altercation that broke out between

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Man returns to Wisconsin Capitol with assault rifle and asks to see governor, hours after being arrested there with a gun, state officials say

By Amy Simonson, Brad Parks, Dakin Andone and Joe Sutton, CNN (CNN) — A man who was arrested Wednesday after bringing a handgun to the Wisconsin Capitol and saying he wanted to see Gov. Tony Evers returned with an assault rifle that night after posting bail and again asked to see Evers, according to state

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‘I want people to know that Izaiah was your kid – your daughter, your son,’ says mother who lost her 16-year-old to gun violence

By Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — Michelle Hines described her oldest child as a “big brother to everybody,” a blossoming teenager who was a natural caretaker and leader. Hines was the first among her friends to have a child, giving birth to Izaiah Carter when she was 17. “He was my first child, and because

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‘Our grief is still too fresh’: Lahaina residents petition to delay reopening West Maui to tourists after devastating fires

By Nouran Salahieh, Conor Powell and Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — Residents in Lahaina are petitioning Hawaii Gov. Josh Green to delay reopening West Maui to tourists this weekend, saying the community is still grieving and needs more time to heal after the devastating wildfires that left 97 dead. The fires on West Maui nearly

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More than 40 firearms belonging to suspect in Gilgo Beach killings appear to be illegally possessed, prosecutors say

By Mark Morales, CNN (CNN) — More than 40 firearms and 10 high-capacity magazines that belonged to a suspect in New York’s Gilgo Beach killings appear to be illegally possessed, prosecutors said in a court filing Tuesday in Suffolk County. The firearms came to light after lawyers for Rex Heuermann, charged with murder in the

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The adoptive parents of 2 children found locked inside a barn in West Virginia are facing felony child neglect charges, authorities say

By Jillian Sykes, CNN (CNN) — Two children were found locked inside a barn in West Virginia without any running water or bathroom facilities and their adoptive parents are now facing felony child neglect charges, the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office says. An investigation was launched Monday just before 6 p.m. after authorities received a 911

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Police were at the scene October 2 in Apopka

An 11-year-old accused of shooting 2 teens at a football practice is arrested on an attempted murder charge

WESH, APOPKA POLICE DEPARTMENT, CNN By Jason Hanna and Morayo Ogunbayo, CNN (CNN) — An 11-year-old youth football player has been arrested on suspicion of shooting and wounding two fellow players at practice in Florida on Monday night, authorities said. The child shot two 13-year-olds at a recreation complex in Apopka, just outside Orlando, after

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