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By Christina Maxouris and Dakin Andone, CNN Alex Murdaugh, the disgraced former South Carolina attorney, was sentenced to life in prison earlier this month after he was found guilty of murdering his wife and son — the most serious and grisliest of the allegations faced by the scion of what was once one of the

By Dakin Andone, CNN Attorneys for the family of Stephen Smith say their effort to exhume the 19-year-old’s body is an attempt to provide his mother answers about what led to his death — and has nothing to do with the family of Alex Murdaugh. “This is not an Alex Murdaugh 2.0, or any Murdaugh

By Andi Babineau, CNN One student died and another was injured Monday in a shooting outside a high school in Arlington, Texas, police said. Arlington police say they responded to Lamar High School just before 7 a.m. after reports of a shooting just outside the school building. Officers found a male student with an apparent

By Rebekah Riess, CNN A Colorado dentist was arrested early Sunday morning on murder charges in the poisoning death of his wife, according to a release from the Aurora Police Department. Aurora police detectives launched an investigation into the woman’s suspicious death, after James Toliver Craig, 45, drove his wife, 43, to a hospital around

By Ray Sanchez, CNN Aspiring rapper Irvo Otieno streamed his music — with titles like “Man in the Middle,” “Can’t Wait,” “Trapped Out,” and “Frenzy” — under the name Young Vo. Otieno was 28, could write a song in less than five minutes, and wanted to start his own record label, said his mother, Caroline

By Sara Smart, CNN At least two people died and four others were caught in two different avalanches in Colorado over the weekend, authorities said. The first avalanche happened in the area of Rapid Creek near Marble, killing a 36-year-old man who was found Saturday buried in about four feet of snow, according to the

By Isa Kaufman-Geballe and Nouran Salahieh, CNN Police are asking for the public’s help as the search continues for a missing Indiana teenager who is “believed to be in extreme danger,” according to a missing person alert. Scottie Dean Morris, 14, was last seen at 8:30 p.m. Thursday in the small town of Eaton, 76

By Zoe Sottile, CNN Bear lovers rejoice: The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish is hiring for “professional bear huggers.” The department posted an adorable job listing on Facebook on Monday, featuring precious snaps of conservation officers cuddling baby bears. Unfortunately, a love of bears is not the only qualification you’ll need to become

By Rebekah Riess, CNN The deaths of three Michigan rappers whose bodies were found in an abandoned apartment building in early February were related to gang violence, state police said, asking members of the public who might have information about the case to come forward. In a series of tweets Friday, Michigan State Police confirmed