By Nicole Chavez, CNN Peterson Zah, who led the Navajo Nation as chairman and its first president, died earlier this week, according to tribal leaders. He was 85. “It’s a big loss for the Navajo Nation. I want to let Indian Country know, as well. He was a huge tribal advocate across Indian Country and
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By Travis Caldwell, Cheri Mossburg and Sara Smart, CNN The man convicted of killing fellow college student Kristin Smart in 1996 was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison without parole Friday in a California court, according to CNN affiliate KSBY. Paul Flores, 46, was found guilty in October of the first-degree murder of
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By Rebekah Riess and Lechelle Benken, CNN A driver in North Carolina is accused of crashing a car through doors and windows into a terminal at Wilmington International Airport after driving onto the tarmac. The suspect, whom investigators have not identified, faces state and federal charges, the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office said. The driver
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN NASA is tracking a newly discovered asteroid roughly the size of an Olympic swimming pool that has a “small chance” of hitting Earth in 2046. While it sounds ominous, several scientists say the object is not particularly concerning because it will probably shift orbit in the coming decades. Here’s what else
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN NASA is tracking a newly discovered asteroid roughly the size of an Olympic swimming pool that has a “small chance” of hitting Earth in 2046. While it sounds ominous, several scientists say the object is not particularly concerning because it will probably shift orbit in the coming decades. Here’s what else
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN NASA is tracking a newly discovered asteroid roughly the size of an Olympic swimming pool that has a “small chance” of hitting Earth in 2046. While it sounds ominous, several scientists say the object is not particularly concerning because it will probably shift orbit in the coming decades. Here’s what else
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By Josh Campbell, Karol Suarez, Rosa Flores, Caroll Alvarado and Paul P. Murphy, CNN Mexican authorities arrested five more people Friday in connection to the kidnappings of four Americans in Matamoros, Mexico, as the bodies of the two Americans killed were returned to US diplomats and questions continued to swirl around last week’s violent abduction.
Continue Reading By Josh Campbell, Karol Suarez and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Mexican authorities arrested five more people in connection to the kidnappings of four Americans in Matamoros, Mexico, Tamaulipas Attorney General Irving Barrios Mojica said on Twitter Friday. Six people have been arrested in total, including one on Tuesday, Barrios Mojica said. “The Tamaulipas Attorney General’s Office
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By Josh Campbell, David Shortell, Fidel Gutierrez, Karol Suarez and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN The cartel believed responsible for the armed kidnapping last week that killed two American tourists and a Mexican woman in Matamoros, Mexico, issued an apology letter and handed over five of their members to local authorities, according to images circulating online and
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By Mark Morales, CNN A 35-year-old man who spent almost 19 years wrongfully imprisoned for murder after detectives misled a witness into identifying the wrong person, is now free. Sheldon Thomas, who was convicted of killing a 14-year-old boy on Christmas Eve in 2004 in New York City, had his conviction overturned and the indictment
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By Paradise Afshar and Theresa Waldrop, CNN The pilots of two small airplanes that collided mid-air in Florida Tuesday may not have been aware that the other was nearby when they crashed into each other, according to an air safety inspector. The crash, which resulted in the death of four people, occurred over Lake Hartridge
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By Dianne Gallagher and Christina Maxouris, CNN Former South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh will appeal his convictions and sentences for the 2021 murders of his wife and son, his defense team said Thursday in a three-page court filing. The filing was expected, as Murdaugh had 10 days to send a notice of appeal following his
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By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN A Massachusetts man accused of attempting to stab a flight attendant in the neck with a broken metal spoon and open the plane’s emergency door during a flight from Los Angeles to Boston will remain in jail while he receives a psychiatric examination, a judge ruled. Francisco Severo Torres, 33, shows
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By Michelle Watson, CNN Eleven current and former East Cleveland Police Department officers indicted earlier this month participated in “appalling” behavior and face charges including assault, dereliction of duty and interfering with civil rights, authorities in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, said after they released video showing several incidents. Seven are facing charges for the first time,
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By Michelle Watson, CNN A third person has died as a result of the deadly crush of concertgoers at a Rochester, New York, event venue Sunday night, according to a news release from police obtained by CNN affiliate WHAM. The victim, identified as 35-year-old Aisha Stephens, was “the last remaining hospitalized victim” from the incident,
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By Nicole Chavez and Jalen Brown, CNN Heather Thomas spent months pleading with Tennessee legislators to vote against a ban on gender-affirming health care for minors, which she says saved the life of her transgender son. “It’s just so important. I mean, it saved his life. Why would I not share that to try to
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By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Unruly passengers continue to be an issue on flights across the US, adding to a host of challenges impacting the aviation industry. In this week alone, punches were thrown on a Southwest Airlines plane, and a United Airlines flight attendant was attacked by a man wielding a broken metal utensil. Here’s
Continue Reading By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Unruly passengers continue to be an issue on flights across the US, adding to a host of challenges impacting the aviation industry. In this week alone, punches were thrown on a Southwest Airlines plane, and a United Airlines flight attendant was attacked by a man wielding a broken metal utensil. Here’s
Continue Reading By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Unruly passengers continue to be an issue on flights across the US, adding to a host of challenges impacting the aviation industry. In this week alone, punches were thrown on a Southwest Airlines plane, and a United Airlines flight attendant was attacked by a man wielding a broken metal utensil. Here’s
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By Sara Smart, CNN A Philadelphia park visitor made a rare discovery when they came across at 3-foot exotic reptile that is usually only seen wandering through the wetlands of central and South America. Police responded to FDR Park Sunday and were able to capture the creature, which was determined to be a caiman, and
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