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By Marlon Sorto, CNN (CNN) — Authorities have released a new age-progression photo of Dulce Maria Alavez, who vanished from a New Jersey playground in 2019 when she was 5 years old. September 16 marks the fourth anniversary of the disappearance of Dulce, who would be 9 years old today, the Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office

By Fabiana Chaparro and Devon M. Sayers, CNN (CNN) — Six people who identified themselves as members of a religious group called the ‘Soldiers of Christ’ have been arrested in connection to the death of a South Korean woman who was beaten and starved in Georgia, authorities said. The victim was a woman in her

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Forecasters have issued tropical storm warnings today for parts of coastal New England and Atlantic Canada as Hurricane Lee’s center approaches the US East Coast. Lee’s mammoth size will allow its strong winds to knock down power lines and possibly cause some flooding in the coming days. Here’s what

By Kara Nelson, CNN (CNN) — On the morning of September 15, 1963, Rev. John H. Cross Jr. and members of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, were preparing to start the Youth Day worship service when a bomb went off. “I will never forget that horrific noise,” said Barbara Cross, the reverend’s

By Brian Todd, Aaron Cooper, Samantha Beech and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — After the dramatic capture of Danilo Cavalcante, investigators say the convicted murderer explained how he was able to evade capture for nearly two weeks following his escape from a Pennsylvania jail, including moments when officers passed within yards of him. Cavalcante disclosed

By Jennifer Henderson, CNN (CNN) — Video from an Ohio school’s hallway camera shows a school employee chasing a 3-year-old down the hall and hitting him in the head from behind, knocking him to the ground, an attorney for the boy’s family alleges. After the child is on the ground, the employee at Rosa Parks

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at controversial police encounters that have prompted protests over the past three decades. This select list includes cases in which police officers were charged or a grand jury was convened. 1991 – Los Angeles – Rodney King March 3, 1991 – LAPD officers beat motorist Rodney King

By Dianne Gallagher and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — A former South Carolina attorney and longtime friend of Alex Murdaugh was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to state charges related to helping the convicted murderer steal millions of dollars from his clients. Cory Fleming, 54, was sentenced in a Beaufort

By Eric Levenson and Mitchell McCluskey, CNN (CNN) — A California school district agreed to pay $27 million to the legal guardians of a 13-year-old boy who was fatally beaten at school in what the family’s attorneys say is the “the largest bullying settlement in the United States.” Diego Stolz was a student at Landmark

By Mitchell McCluskey, CNN (CNN) — Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin says they will resume abortion care services next week after a judge ruled a state law from 1849 did not apply to abortion procedures. On September 18, Planned Parenthood’s Water Street Health Center in Milwaukee and Madison East Health Center in Madison will again offer

By Jennifer Henderson, CNN (CNN) — A same-sex couple in Kentucky who were denied marriage licenses by former Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis was awarded $100,000 in damages by a federal jury, according to court documents. David Ermold and David Moore – who each received $50,000 on Wednesday – sued Davis after being denied marriage

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Scientists are trying to unlock the mysteries of “earthquake lights,” the strange light phenomenon sometimes spotted in the sky before major quakes around the world. These outbursts of bright, dancing lights have been captured on video for decades, including a sighting just last week before the 6.8-magnitude earthquake in

By Sharif Paget, CNN (CNN) — A Seattle police officer is under investigation after his body-worn camera captured a phone conversation following the death of a woman who was fatally struck by a police car in which the officer is laughing and says the victim “had limited value,” according to the footage and a statement

By Nouran Salahieh, Brian Todd and Aaron Cooper, CNN (CNN) — The convicted murderer who escaped a Pennsylvania prison last month is back behind bars – now facing additional charges – after a nearly two-week manhunt that captured national attention and unsettled the surrounding community. Police caught Danilo Cavalcante, 34, by surprise in the woods

By Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — Moments after law enforcement officials spotted convicted murderer Danilo Cavalcante’s head peeking through the underbrush, they released a police dog who bit and subdued Cavalcante, leading to his apprehension nearly two weeks after he escaped prison, officials said. The dog, a 4-year-old Belgian Malinois male named Yoda, was from