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By John Blake, CNN Left vs. right. Woke vs. the unwoke. Red State Jesus vs. Blue State Jesus. There are some leaders who see faith and politics strictly as an either/or competition: You win by turning out your side and crushing the opposition. But the Rev. William J. Barber II, who has been called “the

By Zoe Sottile, CNN Dolphins are swimming their way back to New York City’s Bronx River for the first time in over five years. On Monday, a pair of dolphins were spotted in the river, which flows through southeast New York, according to the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. The department posted

By Zoe Sottile, CNN A young alligator found in a plastic container in New Jersey has been relocated to another zoo in the state until it is transferred to an alligator sanctuary in Florida. The 3-foot long gator was found in a plastic container in an empty lot in Neptune, according to a Facebook post

By Kristina Sgueglia, Zenebou Sylla and Aaron Cooper, CNN One of two people killed after a plane experienced mechanical issues and crashed in New York on Thursday evening reached out to loved ones in the final moments of his life, officials said. Pilot Boruch Taub and passenger Binyamin “Ben” Chafetz both died after their plane

By Zoe Sottile, CNN The tiny town of Luck, Wisconsin, is living up to its name, at least for one lucky lottery winner. Mark Cunningham, a regular player of Wisconsin’s “Megabucks” game, took home a $15.1 million prize after purchasing a ticket from Wayne’s Food grocery store in Luck, Wisconsin, according to a January 11

By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Ana Walshe — a Massachusetts mother of three who hasn’t been seen since the new year — is still missing, even as her husband was charged this week with her murder. Getting a murder conviction without a body may seem next to impossible. But with strong evidence — as prosecutors have

By Rachel Ramirez, CNN A parade of storms has given the West some relief from its historic drought, replenishing the soil, filling reservoirs and increasing much-needed snowpack. But whether it will be enough to help lift the West out of its multi-year water crisis, experts say, depends on temperatures in the coming months. Andrew Schwartz,

By Steve Almasy and Raja Razek, CNN The Memphis Police Department has terminated five police officers in connection with the death of Tyre Nichols, who passed away in a hospital after being arrested by police earlier this month, according to a post from the department’s verified Twitter account. “The egregious nature of this incident is

By Veronica Miracle, Jason Kravarik, Katie Carver and Ben Finley, CNN Bryan Kohberger, the 28-year-old man accused of killing four University of Idaho students, followed “all three of the female victims on Instagram,” but they didn’t follow him back, PEOPLE reported, citing an investigator familiar with the case and their own review of the now-deleted

By Ray Sanchez, CNN Criminal charges are expected to be formally filed by the end of the month against Alec Baldwin in the shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchinson on the “Rust” movie set in New Mexico. But, just one day after prosecutors announced they will charge the actor and the film’s armorer with involuntary

By Kristina Sgueglia and Steve Almasy, CNN The father who sexually and psychologically manipulated a group of college students for years after moving into his daughter’s college dorm room in New York was sentenced to 60 years in prison Friday, according to the US Department of Justice. Lawrence Ray, 63, was convicted in April on

By Alaa Elassar and Jeremy Harlan, CNN The five Aurora, Colorado first responders indicted by a state grand jury for the 2019 death of Elijah McClain pleaded not guilty to all charges Friday afternoon in an Adams County courthouse. Aurora Police officers Randy Roedema and Nathan Woodyard, former officer Jason Rosenblatt and Aurora Fire Rescue

By Hafsa Khalil, CNN Spike, a 23-year-old chihuahua mix from Ohio, has been named the world’s oldest living dog by Guinness World Records (GWR). Born in November 1999, Spike achieved canine bragging rights on December 7, 2022, with a certificate proving he was “at least 23 years and 7 days old” at the date of

By Leah Asmelash, CNN Bestselling author Emma Straub had two book events canceled in Texas schools, after some discovered she used profanity on social media. Straub, most known for adult novels like “The Vacationers” and “All Adults Here,” was in Houston last week touring her new children’s book, “Very Good Hats.” But when she landed,

By Kiely Westhoff, Anna Bahney, Lindsey Knight, and Laura Dolan, CNN A search of property records reveals that Ana Walshe had a valuable real estate portfolio and that she sold one property shortly before she disappeared. Walshe owned at least four residential properties, according to publicly available property assessment records and tax records in Massachusetts,

By Ella Nilsen, CNN A spate of nine whale deaths in New York and New Jersey in the last two months have prompted several New Jersey GOP lawmakers to question whether the deaths were linked to development of a major proposed offshore wind farm in the area. But scientists say there’s no evidence to support

By Sara Smart, Sharif Paget and Caroll Alvarado, CNN Two Ohio police officers are under investigation after a video surfaced on social media of an officer punching a Black woman several times in the face outside a McDonald’s, their police chief said. Officers were dispatched Monday to the fast-food restaurant in Butler Township for a