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Maryland mayor resigns after being arrested on more than 50 counts of child pornography

By Michelle Watson and Andrea Cambron, CNN Patrick Wojahn, the mayor of College Park, Maryland, resigned after authorities arrested him on 56 counts of child pornography-related charges, Prince George’s County Police Chief Malik Aziz said during a Thursday news conference with Jessica Garth, a representative from the State’s Attorney’s Office. Wojahn is in custody at

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Jussie Smollett’s attorneys file appeal challenging hate crime hoax conviction

By Chris Boyette, CNN Attorneys for Jussie Smollett filed arguments Wednesday explaining why they’re appealing the former “Empire” actor’s 2021 hate crime hoax conviction and want a new trial. The court document, filed Wednesday in the Illinois First Judicial District appellate court, raises multiple arguments, including that Smollett’s prosecution violated his due process rights, in

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Maryland mayor resigns after being arrested on more than 50 counts of child pornography

By Michelle Watson and Andrea Cambron, CNN Patrick Wojahn, the mayor of College Park, Maryland, resigned after authorities arrested him on 56 counts of child pornography-related charges, Prince George’s County Police Chief Malik Aziz said during a Thursday news conference with Jessica Garth, a representative from the State’s Attorney’s Office. Wojahn is in custody at

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It’s been more than a month since a freight train carrying hazardous chemicals derailed in Ohio. Here’s what’s happened since

By Alisha Ebrahimji and Holly Yan, CNN A toxic train wreck in Ohio ignited a dayslong inferno, spewed poisonous fumes into the air, killed thousands of fish and left residents wondering if it’s safe to live in East Palestine. The fiery derailment in early February prompted fears of a catastrophic explosion of vinyl chloride —

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California declares state of emergency in 13 counties after brutal winter storm traps residents

By Dakin Andone, CNN Some California residents remain trapped inside their homes after a winter storm dumped feet of snow across the Golden State, prompting Gov. Gavin Newsom to issue a state of emergency in 13 counties, including hard-hit San Bernardino County. Authorities there had conducted almost 100 rescues by Wednesday evening, San Bernardino County

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Knives, dark clothes and criminology books were seized from home where Idaho student murders suspect was arrested, police log shows

By Jean Casarez and Lauren del Valle, CNN Court documents related to the investigation and arrest of the suspect in the fatal stabbings last year of four University of Idaho students show a cache of items was seized from Bryan Kohberger‘s parents’ Pennsylvania home where he was arrested. Investigators took items that included knives, a

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UGA football standout Jalen Carter turns himself in on charges related to crash that killed teammate and team staffer

By Tina Burnside, Nick Valencia, Holly Yan and Isabel Rosales, CNN University of Georgia football standout Jalen Carter surrendered to police in Athens, Georgia, Wednesday night on charges related to a crash that killed his teammate and a team staffer hours after they celebrated the Bulldogs’ national championship victory. Carter — who has been projected

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Freight rail companies join safety reporting system as melted equipment in Ohio disaster spurs federal advisory

By Pete Muntean, Holly Yan and Christina Maxouris, CNN A federal agency has issued a new advisory urging major freight rail companies “to take immediate safety measures to look at the performance of the protective coverings over the pressure relief valves,” a spokesperson for the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration said Thursday. The advisory,

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Alex Murdaugh’s lie about his whereabouts, and his reversal, weigh heavily as murder trial finishes, legal experts say

By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN With Alex Murdaugh’s murder trial nearing its end, legal experts who have participated in some of America’s most high-profile cases joined CNN Wednesday night to examine key questions that have loomed over the proceeding, including whether Murdaugh’s admission of lying to investigators could help or hurt his case. Murdaugh, a once-prominent

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Misconduct investigation underway after federal judge in California has 13-year-old daughter of defendant handcuffed

By Cheri Mossburg, CNN The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals is investigating a misconduct allegation against a federal judge who called a 13-year-old girl out of the spectator’s gallery at her father’s supervised release revocation hearing and had her handcuffed and placed in the jury box, according to court documents. US District Court Judge

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Union letter says Norfolk Southern employees are reporting illness following train derailment

By Edward-Isaac Dovere and Phil Mattingly, CNN In the latest move to address the aftermath of the Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Amit Bose, the administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration, met on Wednesday with leaders from 12 unions in Washington, DC. The discussion focused on potential

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