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By Hannah Sarisohn and Melissa Alonso, CNN Six people are dead and another was wounded Friday in a series of shootings in Tate County, Mississippi after a man opened fire on his ex-wife and potentially other family members, Tate County Sheriff Brad Lance told CNN. The suspect, Richard Dale Crum, 52, was arrested after the

By Jamiel Lynch and Kelly McCleary, CNN The brother of an unarmed Black man shot and killed by a police officer in Louisiana said seeing body camera video of the fatal encounter answered some of his questions, but not all of them. “My initial response to the bodycam footage was confusion followed by anger,” Xavier

By Amanda Watts, Sara Smart and Rebekah Riess, CNN The family of Donovan Lewis filed a civil complaint against the officers involved in his August 2022 death, according to family attorney Rex Elliot. Lewis, a 20-year-old unarmed Black man was fatally shot by a Columbus, Ohio, police officer serving a warrant on an apartment in

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Investigators are searching for answers after a mass shooting this week at Michigan State University shocked the community. Many students are struggling to make sense of the tragedy as school officials now face the difficult task of easing back into academics and athletics amid heightened anxiety. Here’s what else you need

By Travis Caldwell and Ray Sanchez, CNN Five former Memphis Police Department officers pleaded not guilty Friday at their arraignment on criminal charges connected to the January death of Tyre Nichols, whose brutal beating after a police traffic stop was seen on video. Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Justin Smith, Emmitt Martin III and Desmond Mills

By Andy Rose and Aya Elamroussi, CNN A blast in the sky over South Texas was a meteorite strike, officials said, clearing up confusion over the sudden explosion that puzzled concerned residents. “We believe we’ve solved the mystery of the loud explosion,” Hidalgo County Sheriff Eddie Guerra said at a Thursday news conference. Many residents

By Taylor Romine, Josh Campbell and Emma Tucker, CNN Federal prosecutors have charged a man with two hate crimes after he allegedly shot two different Jewish men earlier this week, the Department of Justice announced Friday. Jaime Tran, 28, is accused of targeting and shooting two Jewish men as they were leaving religious services at

By Aya Elamroussi, CNN The Biden administration said it has deployed federal medical experts to help assess what dangers remain at an Ohio village where a train carrying hazardous materials derailed this month — a ramp-up of federal support at the governor’s request as anxious residents point to signs of adverse effects. Ohio Gov. Mike

By Elizabeth Wolfe and Amanda Watts, CNN After the Michigan State University community was paralyzed by a horrific mass shooting that killed three students, injured five others and halted campus activity, the school will begin to resume athletic and academic life, as many are still struggling to make sense of the tragedy. Athletic events, some

By Jamiel Lynch, CNN The death of a man being held in an Alabama jail last month has sparked a state investigation as well as a lawsuit from the man’s family, claiming his body temperature was dangerously low after he received delayed medical attention and that he died of hypothermia. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency

By Andy Rose, CNN A Denver city council member who uses a wheelchair faced a difficult situation this week when he participated in a political debate at a venue that did not have full accessibility, prompting him to drag himself onto its stage. Chris Hinds, who is running for reelection, said he has received apologies