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By Raja Razek, Andi Babineau and Christina Maxouris, CNN A West Texas A&M student-led LGBT+ organization and its leaders have filed a federal lawsuit after a student drag show was canceled Monday by the university’s president, who called such shows “derisive, divisive and demoralizing misogyny,” drawing backlash from students and free speech advocates. The lawsuit

By Rachel Ramirez, CNN California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday announced the removal of some drought restrictions, while keeping other measures to bolster water supply for vulnerable communities and develop water resilience after a parade of atmospheric river storms pummeled the state and boosted water supply in recent months. Against the backdrop of the Dunnigan

By Devon M. Sayers, Maxime Tamsett and Zoe Sottile, CNN The gavel once again fell with a verdict in the Murdaugh family story — but this time at the hands of an auctioneer, not a judge. On Thursday, people from all over the Southeast gathered for an auction of items originally inside the Murdaughs’ home

By Gregory Wallace Investigators say the violent movements that killed a woman aboard a private jet this month were multiple times the pull of gravity and were not caused by the weather. The National Transportation Safety Board said the aircraft experienced a force about four times the pull of gravity when the pilots disabled a

By Kristina Sgueglia, CNN A tanker crash sparked a massive fire on a Baltimore County interstate Friday morning, state police and local officials said, just weeks after a deadly tanker fire about 50 miles away. Firefighters stood back as a yardslong trail of bright orange and red flames roared from the pavement, fueling thick black

By Aya Elamroussi and Andy Rose, CNN Roughly four months after a nuclear power plant in central Minnesota experienced a water leak containing a radioactive compound, the operator said it will shut down the facility beginning Friday to conduct repairs of a new leak “immediately.” The operator of the plant, Xcel Energy, said in a

By Elizabeth Wolfe and Andy Rose, CNN Denver Public Schools are closed after a shooting this week at a high school as the district takes steps to bring armed guards back to campuses and teachers, students and parents demand action to curb gun violence. Friday’s mental health break, ahead of a weeklong spring break, is

By Nick Valencia and Pamela Kirkland, CNN A Tennessee commission is recommending that three former Memphis, Tennessee, police officers involved in the death of Tyre Nichols be decertified from working in law enforcement in the state. The Tennessee Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Commission, which is responsible for training and enforcing standards for all

By Mallika Kallingal and Melissa Alonso, CNN The mother of a toddler whose body was found in a Savannah landfill last year pleaded not guilty to the charges of murder, among other charges, on Thursday. Leilani Simon, 20-month-old Quinton Simon’s mother, had reported him missing in October 2022. Simon had been the sole suspect in

By Kia Fatahi and Laura Ly, CNN Christa Nicole Belusko would be 33 today, but she hasn’t been seen in over 30 years. Authorities say Christa’s last known sighting was with her mother in September 1991 at a lodge near Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania, when she was 2. The body of her mother, Christine Belusko, was

By Mallika Kallingal and Danny Freeman, CNN Police in Philadelphia are searching for four gunmen who opened fire on three teenagers Monday afternoon. Two of the three teenagers shot are in critical condition in the hospital, police said. Video released by authorities shows four masked suspects firing what police described as more than 60 rounds

By Michelle Watson and Zoe Sottile, CNN CNN has obtained an internal affairs investigation report that the New Haven, Connecticut, police chief said led him to recommend the termination of the officers involved in a June 2022 incident that left Randy Cox, 36, paralyzed from the chest down in the back of a police van.

By Rachel Ramirez and Brandon Miller, CNN California has faced an onslaught of powerful, atmospheric river storms this winter, which has led to record-breaking snowpack, nearly full reservoirs and overflowing watersheds. At this time last year, all of California was caught in a drought. But according to the latest US Drought Monitor released Thursday morning,

By Lauren del Valle and Zoe Sottile, CNN The parents of the Oxford High School shooter will stand trial on four counts of involuntary manslaughter for the four deaths their son Ethan Crumbley caused in a November 2021 school shooting in what may be a precedent-setting case, the Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled. The parents, James

By Tina Burnside and Eric Levenson, CNN Five mischievous boys had to be rescued from a Staten Island sewer system on Tuesday after they crawled into a tunnel, ventured deep inside and then got lost, according to the New York City Fire Department. The FDNY received an emergency call around 6 p.m. Tuesday regarding children

By Pete Muntean and Greg Wallace, CNN The head of the nation’s air traffic controllers said there have been too many near collisions at airports and laid out steps to avoid more — including more supervisor oversight in control towers and extra controller training for “unusual circumstances.” “Even though we all know that multiple levels

By Dakin Andone, CNN Nearly eight years after his body was found in the middle of a South Carolina road, state authorities confirmed they are investigating the death of 19-year-old Stephen Smith as a homicide, putting his case back in the spotlight. South Carolina Law Enforcement Division said it was opening an investigation into Smith’s