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By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal holiday celebrating the leading voice of the American civil rights movement. While major US retailers and grocers will remain open, many government agencies, post offices, banks and corporate offices will be closed. Here’s what else you need to know to Get

By Danny Freeman, CNN (CNN) — A public memorial in Philadelphia dedicated to educating visitors about the atrocities of the Holocaust was defaced early Sunday morning with an image of a large swastika, police and the memorial’s executive director told CNN. The Philadelphia Holocaust Remembrance Foundation called the incident a “disgusting act of antisemitism,” one

By Melissa Alonso, CNN (CNN) — A group of skydivers jumped from a hot air balloon floating over the Arizona desert just moments before it crash-landed Sunday, leaving four of its remaining passengers dead and another person critically injured, police announced. The “devastating incident” happened around 7:50 a.m. in Eloy, a city about 65 miles

By Zenebou Sylla, CNN (CNN) — A Pennsylvania woman was arrested and charged in the abuse and death of her boyfriend’s 1-year-old daughter after the child died from acetone poisoning, the state’s attorney general said. Aleisia Owens, 20, is charged with criminal homicide in the June 2023 death of Iris Alfera, according to a Thursday

By Brynn Gingras and Mark Morales, CNN (CNN) — Serial killings suspect Rex Heuermann is expected to be charged with a fourth killing in connection with the Gilgo Beach case, a source familiar with the investigation said Sunday. Heuermann is scheduled to be in court Tuesday, according to the Suffolk County district attorney. ABC and

By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — An Iowa principal who acted heroically to save students during a mass shooting at Perry High School earlier this month has died from his injuries in the attack, according to his wife. The shooting at the school near Des Moines initially left one sixth-grade student dead and seven others,

By Kristina Sgueglia, CNN (CNN) — Two people were killed and four others injured in a shooting early Sunday at a suspected speakeasy in Philadelphia, police said. The shooter or shooters appear to have fired from the street into a residence on Myrtlewood Street, where Philadelphia police responded to a report of a person with

By Kara Nelson, CNN (CNN) — More than 60 years have passed since Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his iconic “I Have a Dream Speech” speech at the March on Washington and yet his words still resonate today. “I think it’s very difficult to find a human being, especially an American, who can hear that speech

By Kara Nelson, CNN (CNN) — Just when you thought the thunderplump was going to stop you from making it to the weekly kaffeeklatsch, the gray skies cleared, filling the air with misty petrichor. Now you get to listen to the blatherskite of your social circle go on about the tasteless dollop they cooked the

By Andrew Torgan and Daniel Wine, CNN (CNN) — A large portion of the US is in the grip of an icy blast of winter weather, so anyone heading outside should take precautions, like dressing in layers and putting on some thick socks, sturdy boots and a nice warm coat. Now you’re ready to brave

By Josh Campbell and Kat Jaeger, CNN (CNN) — The emergency police dispatch went out just before 10 p.m.: Gunfire reported at the Washington, DC, home of a prominent federal official. A male caller said he shot his girlfriend and threatened to kill himself, according to a source familiar with the incident last Sunday. With claims of a

By Rosa Flores, CNN (CNN) — Three migrants, a woman and two children, drowned in the Rio Grande in Eagle Pass, Texas – very recently the epicenter of the migrant crisis – just days after state authorities blocked the US Border Patrol from accessing miles of the US-Mexico border in that area, officials said. “This

By Sarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — A woman died after she fell nearly 100 feet within a cave in Virginia, authorities said. The woman was identified as Autumn Nicole Draper, 38, of Fairlawn, Virginia, Giles County Emergency Services Coordinator Jon Butler told CNN Saturday. A 911 call came into the Giles County Sheriff’s Office at

By Sarah Dewberry and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — A family’s visit to one of Michigan’s scenic landmarks almost ended in tragedy when their adventurous dog fell from a 60-foot cliff near Lake Superior during a walk. Dancer and her owners were at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore near Miners Castle, a famous landmark along the

By Artemis Moshtaghian and Jay Croft, CNN (CNN) — Police on Friday identified a third victim who died in a fiery car crash outside a music venue after a New Year’s Eve concert in upstate New York. Dawn Revette, 54, of Rochester, died Wednesday from injuries sustained when she was struck by the vehicle shortly after midnight

By Tricia Escobedo, CNN (CNN) — No More Mr. Ice Guy. Ctrl Salt Delete. Betty WhiteOut. These are some of the creatively named city snow plows that are clearing the streets of Wichita, Kansas, this winter — to the delight of residents who can track their every move online. Wichita’s tracker map often makes its

By Emma Tucker and Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — Roughly 35 years after the body of a five-year-old boy was found near his family’s residence in South Carolina, the child’s father and stepmother have been arrested and charged in his killing, officials said. Victor Lee Turner and Megan Lee Turner, who formerly went by the

By Hannah Rabinowitz, Artemis Moshtaghian and Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — Federal prosecutors will seek the death penalty against the White gunman in a racist mass shooting at a Buffalo, New York, supermarket in 2022, according to a court document – the first time the Justice Department under President Joe Biden has authorized pursuit of the death penalty.

By Paradise Afshar, CNN (CNN) — A skier was found dead after an avalanche in a backcountry area of Shoshone County, Idaho, officials said, in a week of snow-related accidents across the West and Northwest. Corey J. Zalewski was found and extracted from the area Friday afternoon, according to the Shoshone County Sheriff’s Office. “Our

By Rosa Flores, Sara Weisfeldt and Jay Croft, CNN Houston (CNN) — A migrant surge continues to overwhelm authorities at the US-Mexico border — and in US cities where many asylum-seekers are being sent. Here are the latest developments: The number of migrant encounters in Eagle Pass, Texas – very recently the epicenter of the migrant crisis