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By Celina Tebor, CNN (CNN) — A Kentucky man who faked his own death by hacking into a death registry to avoid paying child support was sentenced to over 6 years in prison Monday, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Eastern District of Kentucky. Jesse Kipf accessed the Hawaii death registry system

By Daniel Wine, CNN Editor’s Note: CNN’s 5 Things newsletter is your one-stop shop for the latest headlines and fascinating stories to start and end your busy day. Sign up here. 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Scientists discovered that aging isn’t gradual or linear, and that humans age dramatically at two key points in their

By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — Thomas Lane, one of the four former Minneapolis police officers convicted in connection with the killing of George Floyd, was released from federal prison Tuesday, a Federal Bureau of Prisons spokesperson told CNN. Lane, 41, was found guilty in 2022 of violating Floyd’s civil rights when he was fatally restrained

By Taylor Romine and Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — Five people have been charged in connection with the death of beloved actor Matthew Perry after prosecutors say they took advantage of his vulnerability as an addict and supplied him with the drug that would ultimately kill him. Prosecutors say an underground network of drug sellers and suppliers –

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Bernard Kerik, former New York police commissioner, who served time in prison for tax fraud and lying to officials. Personal Birth date: September 4, 1955 Death date: May 29, 2025 Birth place: Newark, New Jersey Birth name: Bernard Bailey Kerik Father: Donald Kerik,

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of actor Charlie Sheen. Personal Birth date: September 3, 1965 Birth place: New York, New York Birth name: Carlos Irwin Estevez Father: Martin Sheen (Ramon Estevez), actor Mother: Janet (Templeton) Estevez Marriages: Brooke Mueller (May 30, 2008-May 2, 2011, divorced); Denise Richards (June 15,

By Dakin Andone and Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — An independent commission tasked with reviewing the shooting rampage in Lewiston, Maine, last October found the local sheriff’s office and leaders of the gunman’s Army Reserve Unit failed to take actions that might have prevented the shooting. While Robert Card was “solely responsible” for the shootings

By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Recent polling in the 2024 race shows former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris locked in a close contest for the White House. CNN’s interactive electoral map shows multiple pathways to victory for both candidates in the reshaped race since President Joe Biden’s stunning exit. Here’s what

By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — A Texas jury found the parents of a school shooter not liable for negligence on Monday in a civil trial brought in connection with the 2018 shooting at Santa Fe High School. However, the jury found gunman Dimitrios Pagourtzis liable and awarded the plaintiffs more than $300 million. Dimitrios Pagourtzis

By Amy Simonson, CNN (CNN) — A Milwaukee woman who argued she was immune from prosecution because the man she fatally shot was sexually trafficking her was sentenced Monday to 11 years in prison, according to Kenosha County Court documents. Chrystul Kizer – who earlier this year pleaded guilty to reckless homicide in the case – will

WFSB, CNN By Lauren Mascarenhas, Caroll Alvarado and Robert Shackelford, CNN (CNN) — The governor of Connecticut declared a state of emergency after historic flooding left two dead and prompted hundreds of evacuations over the weekend, he said in a Monday news conference. “This declaration can help expedite some of the resources needed for us

By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — The combination of a supermoon and blue moon will peak at 2:26 p.m. ET today, treating sky-gazers worldwide to a rare celestial sight. The last time this lunar event occurred was August 2023, and the next super blue moons are projected for January and March of 2037. Here’s what

By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — The recent announcement of charges against five people in connection with actor Matthew Perry’s 2023 ketamine-related death marks the latest example of authorities holding drug dealers and enablers accountable in high-profile, celebrity deaths. Investigators said those charged include two doctors, Perry’s live-in personal assistant and Jasveen Sangha, whom

By Elizabeth Wolfe, Jillian Sykes and Jennifer Henderson, CNN (CNN) — A gathering in east Baltimore burst into chaos Sunday night as multiple shooters opened fire, leaving a man dead and seven other people wounded, police said. The shooting happened around 8 p.m. on the 1300 block of Spring Street, Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley

By Lauren Mascarenhas, Caroll Alvarado and Robert Shackelford, CNN (CNN) — The governor of Connecticut declared a state of emergency after historic flooding left two dead and prompted hundreds of evacuations over the weekend, he said in a Monday news conference. “This declaration can help expedite some of the resources needed for us to respond,

By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — They ignored signs of their teenage son’s failing mental health. They missed his issues in school. And they allowed him access to the family’s guns, which he used to carry out a devastating school shooting. Those are some of the key allegations made in a Galveston, Texas, courtroom in

By Nic F. Anderson, CNN (CNN) — Two transgender teenagers and their families filed a lawsuit Friday against New Hampshire education officials over a new state law prohibiting them from competing on girls’ sports teams at their public high schools. The lawsuit, filed in the US District Court in Concord, requests Parker Tirrell, 15, be able

WMUR, SOCCER PRACTICE VIDEO, CNN By Nic F. Anderson, CNN (CNN) — Two transgender teenagers and their families filed a lawsuit Friday against New Hampshire education officials over a new state law prohibiting them from competing on girls’ sports teams at their public high schools. The lawsuit, filed in the US District Court in Concord, requests

By Andrew Torgan and Daniel Wine, CNN (CNN) — Have you ever signed up for a free trial of a streaming service or downloaded an app on your phone? At some point in the process, you clicked on “agree” or some similar wording — and that simple click could have sweeping legal ramifications you’d never

By Rebekah Riess and Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — A sheriff’s deputy in northwest Georgia was fatally shot while responding to a domestic dispute call Saturday evening – marking the first line-of-duty death for the county sheriff’s office, authorities said. Paulding County sheriff’s Deputy Brandon Cunningham, 30, was killed in the shooting at a home