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CNN By Sneha Dhandapani, CNN Atlanta (CNN) — When one begins to cry, the others move in synchrony. A few shed tears of their own, the rest reach for tissues tucked in purses. “It’s an emotional time,” Nia-Sarai Perry told CNN. Five years ago, Perry didn’t know if her mother, a breast cancer survivor, would

By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Freedom for Richard Glossip cost $50,000. It also cost 29 years of his life. The former death row inmate convicted of murdering the owner of the motel he managed walked out of jail Thursday for the first time since 1997, after 10% of his $500,000 bond was paid by

By Sneha Dhandapani, CNN Atlanta (CNN) — When one begins to cry, the others move in synchrony. A few shed tears of their own, the rest reach for tissues tucked in purses. “It’s an emotional time,” Nia-Sarai Perry told CNN. Five years ago, Perry didn’t know if her mother, a breast cancer survivor, would see

By Aaron Cooper, CNN (CNN) — The Federal Aviation Administration needs fewer air traffic controllers than earlier estimates to be fully staffed, the agency announced Friday. Under the 2026 – 2028 Workforce Plan, 12,563 Certified Professional Controllers will be required, down from the 14,633 the agency forecast it needed for those years in 2024. “Modern

By Mark Morales, CNN (CNN) — Federal authorities arrested and charged an Iraqi militant leader with coordinating and planning at least 18 terrorist attacks in Europe that targeted Americans and Jews, all in the name of ending the war in Iran, according to a federal criminal complaint. Prosecutors allege Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi “directed

By Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — Disgraced former South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh’s dramatic downfall was sealed following a sensational six-week 2023 trial in which he was convicted of murdering his wife and son. But the long-running saga involving the scion of a prominent and powerful family of local lawyers and solicitors took an unexpected

By Emma Tucker, Caroll Alvarado, Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — A livestreamer known for posting videos with racist content online appeared in court Friday morning on charges including attempted murder after he shot a man outside a Tennessee courthouse, according to authorities. Dalton Eatherly – who goes by “Chud the Builder” online – got into

By Alexandra Banner, CNN A stretch of severe storms is expected to impact parts of the central US this weekend, which could affect travel plans across the region. The new CNN Weather newsletter was designed for moments like this — not just to send alerts, but to provide expert coverage and help you stay one

By Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — Richard Glossip, 63, was released on bond Thursday –– the latest dramatic turn in a nearly three-decade legal saga that had seen the former Oklahoma death row inmate scheduled for execution nine times before his conviction was overturned last year by the Supreme Court. Over the years, the case

CNN, KOCO, KFOR, OKLAHOMA DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS By Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — Richard Glossip, 63, was released on bond Thursday –– the latest dramatic turn in a nearly three-decade legal saga that had seen the former Oklahoma death row inmate scheduled for execution nine times before his conviction was overturned last year by the

By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — The South Carolina Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Alex Murdaugh’s murder convictions Wednesday primarily focused on how a county clerk’s improper comments to the jury violated his right to a fair trial. But the court’s 29-page ruling also offered “guidance” for prosecutors, advising them to reel in their use

CNN By Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — Disgraced former South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh’s dramatic downfall was sealed following a sensational six-week 2023 trial in which he was convicted of murdering his wife and son. But the long-running saga involving the scion of a prominent and powerful family of local lawyers and solicitors took an

By Linh Tran, Brynn Gingras, CNN (CNN) — After 29 years, nine execution dates and three last meals, former death row inmate Richard Glossip is out on bond Thursday awaiting retrial after his previous conviction in the murder-for-hire plot of his former boss was overturned by the Supreme Court last year, his attorney told CNN.

By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — It might sound like a tale from the Gold Rush: Three men leave Tennessee hoping to strike it rich in California. But the twists of their saga, as laid out this week in a federal indictment, are closer to a horror story – with pistol-whipping, lives threatened and people

By Nicki Brown, CNN (CNN) — Before a judge sentenced Kouri Richins for fatally poisoning her husband, the couple’s three young sons made their feelings clear. They urged Judge Richard Mrazik to sentence their mother – who two of them referred to as “Kouri” – to life in prison, saying they would fear for their