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By Matt Marshall, CNN (CNN) — Misty Copeland has grown used to having the spotlight on her at center stage. In 2015, Copeland sprang into the highest echelons of dance when she became the first African American woman to be a principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre, one of the most prestigious and well-renowned dance companies

CNN By Matt Marshall, CNN (CNN) — Misty Copeland has grown used to having the spotlight on her at center stage. In 2015, Copeland sprang into the highest echelons of dance when she became the first African American woman to be a principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre, one of the most prestigious and well-renowned dance

By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — The Washington County Attorney’s Office in Utah has released several videos and documents related to the child abuse case involving popular parent blogger Ruby Franke. The documents released late last month include Franke’s diary, and detail why prosecutors believe “religious extremism” motivated Franke and her business partner Jodi Hildebrandt

By Kara Nelson, CNN (CNN) — Richard C. “Dick” Higgins, a 102-year-old survivor of the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, died Tuesday at his home in Bend, Oregon. “My grandfather was a very kind and humble man,” said Angela Norton. His granddaughter said he would always tell jokes or make funny comments around the

By Jay Croft, CNN (CNN) — Caroline Meister was an avid hiker familiar with the trails around the Tassajara Zen Mountain Center where she lived and worked, about 45 miles southeast of Monterey, California. She told friends she was heading out for a hike Monday morning, dressed for a day trip and carrying only snacks,

By Emma Tucker, CNN Rankin County, Mississippi (CNN) — On the eve of the final two federal sentencing hearings last month in the case of a pair of Black men tortured by six White law enforcement officers, a cousin of Emmett Till’s mother thought of her own son. “I haven’t talked to him today, and

By Andi Babineau, CNN (CNN) — DNA found in a piece of discarded chewing gum led to the arrest and conviction of a suspect in a 1980 cold case murder in Oregon, prosecutors say. Robert Plympton, 60, was found guilty last week on one count of first-degree murder and four counts of second-degree murder in

By Alex Leeds Matthews and Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Caitlin Clark stands alone on the Iowa Hawkeyes’ home floor, with 15,000 fans transfixed by the moment — and more than three million viewers watching on television. She drains a free throw. Effortless. Then another. The home crowd erupts. These routine points last month surpassed

By Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — Two people are dead, including a child, after a concrete truck struck a school bus full of pre-K children returning from a field trip head-on in Bastrop County, Texas, according to officials. The bus, traveling westbound on State Highway 21, was hit by the concrete truck traveling in the

By Maria Sole Campinoti, CNN (CNN) — Two suspected squatters have been taken into custody in connection with the death of a woman whose body was found inside a duffel bag in a New York City apartment, according to police. The suspects were taken into custody Friday morning just after 10 a.m. in York, Pennsylvania,

WTVF, CNN By Rebekah Riess, Ray Sanchez, Melissa Alonso, Lauren Mascarenhas and Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — The body of a University of Missouri student who went missing after leaving a downtown Nashville bar two weeks ago was found Friday in the Cumberland River, police said. There were no signs of foul play. Riley Strain,

By Rebekah Riess, Ray Sanchez, Melissa Alonso, Lauren Mascarenhas and Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — The body of a University of Missouri student who went missing after leaving a downtown Nashville bar two weeks ago was found Friday in the Cumberland River, police said. There were no signs of foul play. Riley Strain, 22, was

By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Three crew members are safe after their launch to the International Space Station was automatically aborted 20 seconds before liftoff, according to a NASA broadcast. Engineers are trying to determine the cause of the problem and resolve it before the next launch window on Saturday morning. Here’s what else

CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Three crew members are safe after their launch to the International Space Station was automatically aborted 20 seconds before liftoff, according to a NASA broadcast. Engineers are trying to determine the cause of the problem and resolve it before the next launch window on Saturday morning. Here’s what

By Dalia Faheid, Ashley R. Williams, Andy Rose and Camila Bernal, CNN (CNN) — Two elderly Idaho men whose deaths authorities say are possibly linked to an Idaho inmate and his accomplice, who allegedly helped him escape police custody on Wednesday, have been identified, Idaho State Police announced Friday. Idaho State Police on Friday identified

By Maxime Tamsett, CNN (CNN) — Carlee Russell, the Alabama woman who admitted to faking her own kidnapping last year, apologized in court Thursday after pleading guilty to two misdemeanor charges of making a false police report. “I made a grave mistake while trying to fight through various emotional issues and stress,” Russell, 26, said

By Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — A third man has been charged with murder in connection to the mass shooting after a Kansas City Chiefs championship rally last month that left one woman dead and more than two dozen people injured, prosecutors announced Thursday. Terry J. Young, 20, is charged with second-degree murder, unlawful use of

By Jamiel Lynch and Leah Thomeer, CNN (CNN) — No charges will be filed the death of Nex Benedict, a non-binary Oklahoma 10th grader who died last month by suicide following a fight at school the day before, according to a news release from the Tulsa County District Attorney Stephen Kunzweiler. The district attorney’s office reviewed reports

By Nic F. Anderson and Jason Hanna, CNN (CNN) — A fifth teenager has been arrested in connection with a shooting this month that left eight high school students wounded at a transit bus stop in Northeast Philadelphia, police said Thursday. The 15-year-old, whom CNN is not naming because of his age, served as a

By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! March Madness is in full swing with a busy slate of NCAA Tournament games in men’s college basketball. North Carolina, Arizona and Michigan State were among the winners this afternoon. In an early upset, Duquesne knocked off BYU. On the women’s side, things kick into