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By Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — Mississippi authorities captured one escapee and are still looking for a second man after the pair broke out of a detention facility Monday morning, just a little over a month after four other men had escaped the same jail. Michael Lewis, 31, and Joseph Spring, 31, were discovered missing

By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — As people flock to beaches, lakes and pools this Memorial Day to celebrate the unofficial start of summer, the swimmers are here – but the lifeguards aren’t. At least, that’s what some parks departments and agencies around the country are saying as they scramble to find and keep lifeguards

By Jennifer Henderson and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Five separate shootings over the weekend in Arizona that left four dead and one injured led to a man being arrested and charged with murder, according to police. The shootings took place from Friday through Saturday in Mesa and Phoenix, police said. Iren Byers, 20, was

By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — An Army Air Forces member who was killed 80 years ago during World War II has been identified and accounted for, and will be laid to rest in his Illinois hometown days after Memorial Day. Tech. Sgt. James Howie, who was 24 at the time, was a radio operator

By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of years after a group of men and women were tried and convicted of witchcraft, Connecticut lawmakers have formally exonerated them for their “crimes.” The Senate approved the resolution Thursday, according to a news release from Sen. Saud Anwar, who introduced the bill. The resolution passed with a

By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — The remains of a soldier killed in the Korean War and posthumously awarded a Medal of Honor will be laid to rest in Georgia, 73 years after his death. Army Cpl. Luther H. Story “displayed conspicuous bravery” during a large-scale attack by the North Korean People’s Army near the

By Liam Reilly, CNN (CNN) — A 15-year-old boy was pulled out of the water and later died after swimming at a New Jersey beach Sunday afternoon, a National Park Service spokesperson told CNN. Five other swimmers were rescued after an emergency call at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Daphne Yun, a park service spokesperson, said. Sandy

By Kelly McCleary, CNN (CNN) — A raccoon was euthanized and tested negative for rabies after it was brought to Maine a pet store for a nail trim, officials said, potentially exposing customers who kissed the animal to the dangerous virus. A woman brought the young raccoon to the store in Auburn on Tuesday, the

By Amanda Jackson and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — An eighth person has been rescued after a six-story apartment building partially collapsed Sunday in Davenport, Iowa, officials said Monday. The building is expected to be demolished Tuesday, according to a news release from the city. The owners have been served a demolition notice, the release

By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Travelers visiting New York or New Jersey beaches for Memorial Day might want to keep an eye out for some fishy friends: Four great white sharks that have been detected swimming off the coast in the past weeks. OCEARCH, a nonprofit marine research group which provides open-source data about

By Nicole Grether and Polo Sandoval, CNN (CNN) — A reminder from the Prophet Muhammad to give to “mankind” is painted outside a non-descript building in South Brooklyn that has opened its doors to migrants of all faiths. For the past nine months, the Muslim Community Center has collectively housed some 75 asylum seekers. But

By Raja Razek and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — A woman staying at a cabin in Nisswa, Minnesota, was seriously injured when a black bear “swiped” at her early Friday morning, according to local officials. The woman was attacked when she let her dog outside the cabin shortly after midnight, according to a news release

By Melissa Alonso, CNN (CNN) — One person is dead and two are hospitalized after a seven-vehicle crash just outside of Indianapolis shut down part of a freeway and left one car overturned and engulfed in flames, police say. The Saturday afternoon crash involved three semi-tractor trailers and four cars on Interstate 70, near the

by Zenebou Sylla, CNN (CNN) — Officials in New Jersey are banning the possession of alcohol on a popular beach and boardwalk after city commissioners unanimously passed the “stricter” ordinance. Introduced during a Board of Commissioners meeting in Wildwood in early May, the new ordinance “not only prohibits the drinking and/or open display of alcohol,

By Faith Karimi, CNN (CNN) — Brittany Rist walked down the aisle in a dress and a white veil to the song, “Girl.” “Girl, perfectly her, broken and hurt,” crooned artist SMYL in a falsetto. “Shake off the night and don’t hide your face.” It was Rist’s wedding. But there was no beaming partner waiting

By Liz Enochs, Michelle Watson and Joe Sutton, CNN (CNN) — Multiple people were shot and at least three people were killed at a motorcycle rally in Red River, New Mexico, on Saturday, according to local officials. Five people were injured, Red River Mayor Linda Calhoun told CNN. One of those injured was airlifted to