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By Paradise Afshar and Ray Sanchez, CNN A suspect accused of killing five people in a shooting at an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado, tried to blame the carnage on a patron who was subduing him, a police officer testified at a preliminary hearing on Wednesday. Anderson Lee Aldrich is charged with more than

By Cheri Mossburg, CNN A suspect in the shooting death of a prominent Los Angeles-area Catholic bishop has been charged with murder, a district attorney said Wednesday. Carlos Medina, the 61-year-old husband of the housekeeper for Auxiliary Bishop David O’Connell, was arrested Monday in connection with O’Connell’s death, authorities said. O’Connell was found fatally shot

By Amy Simonson, CNN An Orlando television reporter was among the dead in a shooting spree in Florida that killed three on Wednesday, while covering one of the shootings, police said. Orange County Sheriff John Mina told a news conference that the employees worked for Spectrum News 13. The sheriff’s office said earlier on Twitter

By Amy Simonson, Pete Muntean and Gregory Wallace, CNN American Airlines flight 3444 was diverted to Raleigh-Durham International Airport Wednesday due to a disruptive passenger, according to the North Carolina airport. “At approximately 3:41 p.m., flight AA 3444 departing Jacksonville to Washington, DC, diverted to RDU due to a disruptive passenger,” the airport said in

By Melissa Alonso, CNN An Atlanta-area police officer who was arrested for concealing the death of a 16-year-old girl has now been charged in her kidnapping and murder, police said Wednesday. Miles Bryant, 22, was arrested on preliminary charges of falsely reporting a crime and concealing the death of another in connection with Susana Morales’

By Leah Asmelash, CNN The two best students at one New York high school aren’t just related — they’re twins, and they’re bringing sibling rivalry to a whole new level. Twin sisters Gloria and Victoria Guerrier were respectively named valedictorian and salutatorian of West Hempstead Secondary School’s Class of 2023 last week. Gloria earned a

By Melissa Alonso, CNN Former University of Alabama basketball player Darius Miles, 21, who was arrested for his alleged involvement in a shooting that killed a 23-year-old woman last month, will be held without bond and his case will go before a grand jury, according to Tuscaloosa County court records. Miles and co-defendant Michael Lynn

By Harmeet Kaur, CNN Seattle is explicitly banning discrimination on the basis of caste, making it the first city in the US to take such a step. The Seattle City Council approved an ordinance on Tuesday that amends the city’s municipal code to include caste as a protected class, alongside categories such as race, religion

By Dakin Andone, Randi Kaye and Dianne Gallagher, CNN Alex Murdaugh “wants” to take the stand in his murder trial, but whether he actually will testify remains a “gametime” decision, a source with direct knowledge of the defense’s legal strategy told CNN on Wednesday. A second source told CNN “the final decision is only certain

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN May I interest you in a cup of coffee, with a spoonful of olive oil? Starbucks is going out on a limb with a new concoction featuring oil — resulting in a slippery sheen that floats to the surface. As the company intended, the bold move has already caused a stir

By Nouran Salahieh, Holly Yan and Christina Maxouris, CNN The head of the Environmental Protection Agency threatened expensive consequences if Norfolk Southern fails to fully clean up its toxic train wreck and pay for the fallout in East Palestine, Ohio. The EPA’s new, legally binding order — set to take effect Thursday — “will ensure

By Paradise Afshar and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Three members of a climbing group are dead after becoming caught in an avalanche while scaling an 8,000-foot peak in central Washington state over the weekend, officials announced. A six-person group was attempting to climb a steep gorge on Colchuck Peak in the Cascade mountains on Sunday afternoon

By Jennifer Henderson and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN More than 50 years after Rita Curran’s roommate found her strangled to death in her room, police in Vermont say they have identified the killer using DNA found on a cigarette butt and Curran’s clothing. Investigators identified William DeRoos, a man who lived in Curran’s Burlington apartment building,

By Rachel Ramirez, CNN Something to consider as you search for happy hours to celebrate National Margarita Day: The delicious concoction’s main ingredient is threatened by changing weather and new strain on the agave plant’s vital pollinator — the bat. Agave-based liquor like tequila and mezcal was the fastest growing spirits category in 2022, according

By Natasha Chen, CNN Rahman, 3, has lived half his young life in Los Angeles — without his mother. They see each other, sometimes, via video chat from Kabul, Afghanistan. “I see my kids on camera, but I cannot touch them,” his mother said recently from a home she may not leave without a male