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By Christal Hayes and Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — A person who crashed a vehicle into the Chinese consulate in San Francisco Monday was shot and killed after being confronted by police in the lobby, authorities said. The person was driving around 3:09 p.m. PT and crashed into the lobby area of the Consulate General

By Omar Jimenez and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Hughes “Uncle Redd” Van Ellis, one of the last three known survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died, according a family statement. He was 102. Ellis died Monday night in Denver, Colorado, according to a family statement shared by Oklahoma Rep. Regina Goodwin. “He

By Raja Razek and Andi Babineau, CNN (CNN) — A Colorado dentist accused of fatally poisoning his wife in March pleaded not guilty Monday to charges of first-degree murder and tampering with evidence. Authorities say James Toliver Craig allegedly poisoned his wife’s protein shakes with arsenic he ordered online, after making a number of internet

By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — More than a year after a Black man died at the hands of police outside a New Mexico gas station, the state’s attorney general announced charges against one of the police officers at the scene, calling his actions an “unjustifiable use of force” and “yet another example of poor

By Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — Large parts of the world, including China and the Midwest US, are on track to become too hot for humans to handle as accelerating global temperatures expose billions to heat and humidity so extreme their bodies will no longer be able to cope, according to a new study. Researchers

By Alberto Moya, David Williams, Christina Zdanowicz, Chris Boyette, Sabrina Souza, Caroll Alvarado, Whitney Wild, Ryan Young, Bob Ortega and Mallika Kallingal, CNN (CNN) — A mother who shielded her son from gunfire, a “pro-peace” academic, young people at a musical festival and a pair of brothers are among at least 32 Americans killed in

By Amy Simonson, CNN (CNN) — The first travel-related death from a rare tick-borne virus has been recorded in Maryland after an individual contracted it in Canada. The presence of Powassan virus in an individual who traveled to Maryland was confirmed by the department on September 22. Powassan is an illness spread by the bite

By Paradise Afshar, Jennifer Henderson and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — A retired university dean was found shot in the head on a hiking trail near the Vermont State University Castleton Campus where she’d worked, and authorities are searching for clues to help lead them to whoever killed the beloved educator. Honoree Fleming, a retired

By Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — When Frank Waln raps onstage, he is dripping head to toe in his culture. His long, braided hair frames his face, and Lakota jewelry gifted by relatives and fans hangs from his ears – usually porcupine quills or buffalo bones – as hand-woven bracelets wrap around both wrists. A

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Several states today will commemorate Indigenous Peoples’ Day — a holiday that came about as an alternative to Columbus Day. It is a chance to reflect on the legacy of Indigenous people who lived here long before Christopher Columbus erroneously claimed to have discovered America. It is also a

CNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Several states today will commemorate Indigenous Peoples’ Day — a holiday that came about as an alternative to Columbus Day. It is a chance to reflect on the legacy of Indigenous people who lived here long before Christopher Columbus erroneously claimed to have discovered America. It is also

By Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — Eric Gregory Brown III treated every room like a stage. Always ready to dance and perform, he moved fast and used words too big for a 12-year-old to know. Like an old soul born to be a star, Eric loved to entertain and bring smiles to everyone around him

By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — For centuries, the US celebrated Christopher Columbus as the intrepid explorer who discovered the Americas — a symbol of the American ideals of entrepreneurship and innovation. The story of the Italian navigator taught to generations of schoolchildren is shrouded in mythology. But for the Indigenous peoples who inhabited the Americas long before

By Paradise Afshar and Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — Rescuers in northern Colorado say they are still searching from the air and on the ground for a 49-year-old man who went missing late last month in Rocky Mountain National Park. Chad Pallansch of Fort Collins, Colorado, was last heard from via text message around

WJZ By Sara Smart, Dakin Andone and Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — Two 19-year-olds were injured in a shooting at Bowie State University Saturday night, in the midst of the Maryland school’s homecoming weekend, according to state police, who believe there was more than one shooter. The 19-year-olds, both men, were found with gunshot wounds

By Andrew Torgan and Daniel Wine, CNN (CNN) — Crocs — the foam clogs that became the unofficial footwear of the pandemic — tend to elicit strong feelings of either adoration or disgust, with little middle ground. The company offers dozens of colorful styles and collections inspired by movies like “Barbie” and “Shrek.” Later this

By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — A YouTuber’s Power-Rangers-themed Lamborghini, once the shining star of his extravagant car collection, is among 32 of his vehicles that will be sold at auction after the content creator was sentenced to five years in prison for fraud and other crimes. Bill Omar Carrasquillo, better known by his YouTube

By Martha Shade (CNN) — It sounds like the plot of a Disney movie: a mountain lion prevented from finding a mate because he’s trapped by L.A. freeways becomes famous and inspires the construction of the world’s largest wildlife overpass. But it really happened. “He was surviving in a space much, much smaller than any

By CNN Meteorologist Derek Van Dam and Eric Zerkel, CNN (CNN) — This summer’s record-breaking marine heat wave may have been the “nail in the coffin” for an iconic species of coral that serves as a building block of marine life around Florida. Still, scientists see other “signs of hope” in the state’s reefs. Elkhorn

By Paradise Afshar and Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — A 22-year-old man died and eight others were injured in a mass shooting at a party early Sunday in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, state police said. The gunfire broke out around 12:35 a.m. at a community center in White Township, where a private event was being held,