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By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — A man is accused of breaking into a Florida theme park, jumping into an alligator enclosure and filming a video for social media – a dangerous stunt that authorities say led to his arrest. Police in Tampa Bay say Jacob Pursifull, 20, hopped a fence to enter Busch

By Ray Sanchez, Evan Perez, and Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — Theodore “Ted” Kaczynski, the Harvard-trained math professor who unleashed a deadly bombing campaign from a shack in rural Montana and became known as the “Unabomber,” has died, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons. He was 81. Kaczynski was found unresponsive in his cell

By Caroll Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — Robert Beaser, the former chair of The Juilliard School’s composition department, was fired after an independent investigation found Beaser had “engaged in conduct which interfered with individuals’ academic work and was inconsistent with Juilliard’s commitment to provide a safe and supportive learning environment for its students” and had an

By Liam Reilly, CNN (CNN) — An extremely rare, bright orange American lobster caught earlier this month in Maine’s Casco Bay by a lobstering crew has found a home at the University of New England’s marine science center. The chances of catching an orange lobster are one-in-30 million, according to Charles Tilburg, a UNE professor

By Alaa Elassar and Celina Tebor, CNN (CNN) — Sorely missed blue skies are returning and cities across the northeastern US are experiencing better air quality indexes after the monstrous cloud of smoke spewed by the wildfires in Canada dissipates. Major metropolitan cities across Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey and Connecticut had air quality indexes

By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — A pilot and three passengers were killed Sunday after the unresponsive private jet they were on board crashed in a heavily wooded area near Waynesboro, Virginia, the Federal Aviation Administration said. Crash investigators are looking at hypoxia – a shortage of oxygen in the blood – as a possible

By John Blake, CNN (CNN) —  Jeanne Assam had a gut feeling that something terrible was about to happen as she watched parishioners leave a Sunday worship service at a Colorado megachurch one snow-covered December day. That morning, a gunman had escaped after killing two people at a missionary training center about 70 miles away.

By Majlie de Puy Kamp, Curt Devine, Audrey Ash, Casey Tolan, Allison Gordon and Pamela Brown, CNN (CNN) — As horse racing’s elite saddle up for the final race of the coveted Triple Crown at New York’s Belmont Stakes, the sport’s top trainers will face off for their share of the $1.5 million purse at

By Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — Raging wildfires in Canada have already scorched about 15 times the normal burned area for this time of the year: nearly 11 million acres — more than double the size of New Jersey — with more than 2 million acres concentrated in Quebec alone. Canada’s fire season is only

By Tina Burnside, CNN (CNN) — A Tennessee woman was indicted on federal charges after allegedly attempting to hire a hitman to kill the wife of a man she met on a dating site. Melody Sasser, 47, of Knoxville, was taken into custody last month for allegedly trying to arrange the murder. She was indicted

By Andy Rose, Michelle Watson and Tina Burnside, CNN (CNN) — At least nine people were shot Friday in what police believe was a “targeted and isolated incident” in San Francisco’s Mission District neighborhood. Of the nine initially hospitalized, at least six people are still being treated at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, the hospital

By Alexandra Coenjaerts, CNN (CNN) — The largest hospitality union in Southern California has approved a strike for more than 15,000 workers that could begin in early July if an agreement isn’t reached on increased pay and other benefits. Unite Here Local 11 – the union representing room attendants, cooks, dishwashers and front desk agents

By Camila Bernal, Michelle Watson, Emma Tucker and Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — A Colorado Springs widow is demanding answers from police after she says they failed to respond quickly to a 911 call to help her husband, who was allegedly being held hostage and was later found dead. Qualin Campbell, 31, was found dead

By Nicole Chavez and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — A high school in Vermont is working with police to investigate after a swastika was painted with feces in a gender-neutral bathroom, according to the school’s principal. The symbol was reported at Montpelier High School on June 2, the second day of Pride Month, according to

By Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday announced plans to deploy a floating marine barrier along the Rio Grande to deter illegal crossings at the US-Mexico border.   The announcement came during a bill signing in Austin, Texas.   Abbott, a longtime critic of the Biden administration’s border policies, said he intends

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Andrea Yates, who was found not guilty by reason of insanity in the drowning of her five children. Personal Birth date: July 2, 1964 Birth place: Houston, Texas Birth name: Andrea Pia Kennedy Father: Andrew Kennedy Mother: Jutta Karin (Koehler) Kennedy Marriage: Russell

By Jennifer Henderson and Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — A Florida woman who fatally shot a Black neighbor during a dispute over kids playing outside admitted hurling racial slurs at the children and told detectives the victim threatened to kill her, according to an arrest affidavit. The affidavit was released before bond for Susan Louise

By Caroll Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — Robert Beaser, the former chair of The Juilliard School’s composition department, was fired after an independent investigation found Beaser had “engaged in conduct which interfered with individuals’ academic work and was inconsistent with Juilliard’s commitment to provide a safe and supportive learning environment for its students” and had an

By Meron Moges-Gerbi, CNN (CNN) — Juneteenth is now a state holiday in Nevada after Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo signed Assembly Bill 140 into law on Thursday. The holiday allows many state employees to take the day off. The measure passed 40 to 1 in the state Assembly and 19 to 2 in the state

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of former Major League Baseball player Jose Canseco. Personal Birth date: July 2, 1964 Birth place: Havana, Cuba Birth name: Jose Canseco Capas Jr. Father: Jose Canseco Sr. Mother: Barbara Capas Canseco Marriages: Jessica Sekely (1996-2000, divorced); Esther (Haddad) Canseco (1988-1992, divorced) Children: