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By Caroll Alvarado and Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — The Michigan vacation home of US Ambassador to Japan and former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel was defaced with the word “NAZIS” spray-painted on the fence, according to local officials. Emanuel, a prominent Jewish politician, said his family was “very proud of how our friends, neighbors and

By Chris Boyette and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — From New Hampshire to Oregon, researchers are trying to figure out what’s causing an infectious respiratory disease among dogs that has turned deadly in rare cases. The mysterious illness is described as an “atypical canine infectious respiratory disease,” the Oregon Department of Agriculture said in a

Nicki Brown, CNN (CNN) — A woman who previously accused Bill Cosby of sexual assault has filed a lawsuit against him under a New York law that’s set to expire this week. In 2014, journalist and publicist Joan Tarshis told CNN the actor had sexually assaulted her decades prior, when she was a teenager. Those alleged incidents are repeated in the lawsuit

By Joan Biskupic, CNN (CNN) — The US Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from former Minnesota police officer Derek Chauvin, who was convicted of murder in the 2020 killing of George Floyd. Chauvin was found guilty in April 2021 of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in Floyd’s death. He was sentenced

By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — Sometimes we all just need a bit more time with a good book. One Minnesota resident, it seems, took that time – and then some. Now, over a century later, her child has returned it to the Saint Paul Public Library through another library system in the state, the

By Paradise Afshar, CNN (CNN) — Authorities are investigating after a human torso was discovered lying on a New York City beach. The torso was found Friday at Breezy Point Beach in Queens, the New York City Police Department said in a statement. Police responded to a 911 call about the remains being spotted at about 12:21

CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Elon Musk’s SpaceX launched the most powerful rocket ever constructed Saturday from south Texas. The uncrewed rocket system, Starship, safely took off — but the test flight ended prematurely with an explosion and a loss of signal. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed

By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Elon Musk’s SpaceX launched the most powerful rocket ever constructed Saturday from south Texas. The uncrewed rocket system, Starship, safely took off — but the test flight ended prematurely with an explosion and a loss of signal. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and

CNN, KCAL, KCBS By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Elon Musk’s SpaceX launched the most powerful rocket ever constructed Saturday from south Texas. The uncrewed rocket system, Starship, safely took off — but the test flight ended prematurely with an explosion and a loss of signal. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up

CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Elon Musk’s SpaceX launched the most powerful rocket ever constructed Saturday from south Texas. The uncrewed rocket system, Starship, safely took off — but the test flight ended prematurely with an explosion and a loss of signal. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed

By Sarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — Florida law enforcement officials are investigating a woman’s disappearance as a homicide after they say they found her body in a storage unit registered to her estranged husband, authorities said Sunday. Shakeira Yvonne Rucker was reported missing after her family told the Winter Springs Police Department that they last

CNN Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — The North Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church voted Saturday to accept the decision of 261 congregations to leave the denomination over a divide on LGBTQ issues. “I realize how sad this time is for many, including myself,” said Bishop Robin Dease, the leader of the conference. “I

By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — A portion of Interstate 10 in downtown Los Angeles has reopened ahead of schedule after it was closed to traffic following a massive fire earlier this month, as police seek to identify a man seen near where the flames started. The shuttered portion of freeway, which typically sees more than

By Dakin Andone, CNN Paterson, New Jersey (CNN) — Yusra Matari was eating lunch across Main Street from the apartment where she spent part of her childhood when an elderly woman two tables over asked where she was from. “Me? Palestine,” Matari said. “Beit Anan,” she added – her family’s village in the West Bank.

Kara Nelson, CNN (CNN) — On September 25, 2000, Kevin Hines climbed over the rail of the Golden Gate Bridge. White fog hung below the gray skies that day. He recalled looking down at the rough, green waters below moments before he did the unthinkable: He jumped. “My hands left the rail and I had

By Andrew Torgan and Daniel Wine, CNN (CNN) — If you haven’t shopped for your Thanksgiving feast yet, we’ve got good and bad news. The good? The overall cost of a meal for 10 people is down nearly 5% this year, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation. The bad? That’s still a whopping 25% higher

By Paradise Afshar and Sarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — A manhunt is over for the man suspected of fatally shooting four family members, including a 13-year-old girl, in Memphis, Tennessee, after police say he was found dead on Sunday from what appears to be a “self-inflicted gunshot wound.” The suspect, Mavis Christian Jr., 52, was

Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — The North Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church voted Saturday to accept the decision of 261 congregations to leave the denomination over a divide on LGBTQ issues. “I realize how sad this time is for many, including myself,” said Bishop Robin Dease, the leader of the conference. “I just

By Maxime Tamsett, CNN (CNN) — A grieving father says he wants to know what led to the death of his 22-year-old son on the day he was supposed to be released from an Alabama correctional facility. Daniel Terry Williams died November 9 after his family took him off life support following what the Alabama

By Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — The last of four inmates who escaped from a central Georgia county jail last month has been taken back into custody, according to a news release from the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office. Joey Fournier, 52, of Macon was “apprehended near Stockbridge, Georgia just before noon on Saturday,” the news release read. Later today, the