By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — The Frisco, Texas, police chief issued an apology on Friday after a family from Little Rock, Arkansas, who were headed to a basketball tournament in Grapevine, was mistakenly pulled over in a “high-risk stop,” after a Frisco officer ran the car’s plates as being from Arizona, instead of Arkansas,
Continue Reading CNN By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — The Frisco, Texas, police chief issued an apology on Friday after a family from Little Rock, Arkansas, who were headed to a basketball tournament in Grapevine, was mistakenly pulled over in a “high-risk stop,” after a Frisco officer ran the car’s plates as being from Arizona, instead of
Continue ReadingBy Nic F. Anderson and Celina Tebor, CNN (CNN) — Butler County, Ohio, deputies found approximately 30 dead dogs and puppies, in various stages of decomposition, stuffed into fridges and freezers earlier this week at an Ohio animal rescue. According to the Butler County Sheriff’s Office, there were more than 90 dogs and puppies removed
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By Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — A federal jury on Friday convicted Olympic boxer Félix Verdejo-Sánchez in the deaths of a woman and her unborn child, according to the US Attorney’s Office in the District of Puerto Rico. He was found guilty of kidnapping resulting in death and intentionally killing an unborn child, prosecutors said
Continue ReadingBy Celina Tebor, CNN (CNN) — Robert Chambers, known as the “Preppy Killer” for murdering a teenager in Central Park in 1986, was released again this week from prison after serving time for unrelated drug crimes. Chambers, then 19, strangled Jennifer Levin, 18, to death in the case that became a tabloid sensation. He pleaded
Continue ReadingBy Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — A Bay Area man faces a murder charge after allegedly stabbing a woman to death and posting video of her “last moments” on Facebook, San Mateo Police say. The Nye County Sheriff’s Office in Nevada notified San Mateo Police Wednesday afternoon that a caller reported having witnessed a stabbing
Continue ReadingBy Melissa Alonso and Kaylene Chassie, CNN (CNN) — Seattle police are investigating a mass shooting that left five people injured in a parking lot, the police department said. Officers responded to a shooting on Rainier Avenue South in south Seattle at about 9 p.m. Friday, Seattle Police Chief Adrian Diaz said during a news
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CNN, WSOC By Carrington Peavy and Dawn Sawyer, CNN (CNN) — Another break or crack has been found on a North Carolina amusement park ride, weeks after the roller coaster was shut down when a visitor spotted a crack in a steel support pillar, state officials say. The discovery of the additional “weld indication” was
Continue ReadingBy Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — A 6-year-old girl who was accidentally struck by a boat propeller on Lake Pleasant in Arizona Friday morning, has died, according to officials. Two families in a group of 12 people were out on a boat on the lake when 911 dispatchers received a call from one family that
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By Jared Formanek and Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — Manslaughter charges have been dropped against five Oklahoma City police officers who fatally shot a 15-year-old armed robbery suspect in 2020, a prosecutor said Friday. The five officers were charged in the death of Stavian Rodriguez after the teen dropped a firearm to the ground, according
Continue ReadingBy Isabel Rosales and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Jadarrius Rose, the unarmed Black man who was attacked by a police dog in Ohio on July 4, described being “terrified” and fearing for his life during the assault in an interview with CNN. Rose, 23, was driving a commercial semi-truck when he failed to pull
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By Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — It’s that time of year again: the thick of summer when sharks have caught America’s attention. Unwanted interactions and shark sightings have made national headlines, and shark bites in popular tourist destinations have prompted temporary closures. In New York, Gov. Kathy Hochul deployed dozens of shark-monitoring drones to parts
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi, CNN (CNN) — The Mega Millions jackpot has soared to more than $1 billion after no winning ticket matched all six numbers drawn Friday night, the lottery said. Friday night’s numbers were 5, 10, 28, 52, 63 and a Mega Ball of 18. The estimated jackpot for the next drawing on Tuesday
Continue ReadingBy Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — A Colorado police officer who put a handcuffed suspect in a patrol SUV that was then hit by a train near Denver last year was found guilty of two misdemeanors Friday. Fort Lupton police Officer Jordan Steinke was convicted of reckless endangerment and third-degree assault, but acquitted of a
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By Sharif Paget, CNN (CNN) — A bank robbery suspect’s escape was thwarted when he fell into a recycling bin – right where police were waiting for him, authorities said. Police took the man, 27-year-old Tristan Heidl, into custody after he dropped down from the ceiling of a bank’s drive-thru into a recycling ban in
Continue Reading By Carrington Peavy and Dawn Sawyer, CNN (CNN) — Another break or crack has been found on a North Carolina amusement park ride, weeks after the roller coaster was shut down when a visitor spotted a crack in a steel support pillar, state officials say. The discovery of the additional “weld indication” was made during
Continue ReadingBy Macie Goldfarb, CNN (CNN) — The security guard who fatally shot Banko Brown, a transgender man who was suspected of shoplifting from a San Francisco Walgreens in April, must pay $1,500 in fines for code violations, says the agency that regulates security services in California. Michael Earl-Wayne Anthony is being fined for carrying a
Continue ReadingBy Fabiana Chaparro, CNN (CNN) — A New York judge has sentenced a Florida woman to more than four years in prison for swindling a Holocaust survivor out of his life savings after meeting him on a dating website. Peaches Stergo, 36, was sentenced Thursday, according to a news release from the US Attorney’s Office
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which serves to protect and enforce the 14th and 15th Amendments. It was enacted in response to voter suppression in the 1960s by state governments, local governments and law enforcement. Important sections Original jurisdictions: Alabama, Alaska, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi,
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CNN By Lauren del Valle and Ray Sanchez, CNN Pontiac, Michigan (CNN) — A 17-year-old girl testified Friday she “just prayed” and covered her head during Ethan Crumbley’s mass shooting at Michigan’s Oxford High School, which left four students dead and seven others wounded in 2021. “I didn’t know if those were my last moments,”
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