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By Nouran Salahieh and Holly Yan, CNN Years before Anthony Dwayne McRae killed three Michigan State University students and critically wounded five others, he was charged with carrying a concealed weapon — a felony count that would have prevented him from being able to buy a gun if he were convicted. That felony case never

By Andy Rose and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN A Missouri man who has been serving a life sentence for nearly three decades was set free Tuesday after a judge ruled he is innocent and vacated his murder conviction. Lamar Johnson was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole in 1995 after being convicted of murder

By Paradise Afshar, Paul P. Murphy and Chris Boyette, CNN Officials in Arizona lifted evacuation and shelter-in-place orders and reopened Interstate 10 in Tucson in both directions Wednesday after the roadway was closed due to a hazardous spill of liquid nitric acid. A commercial truck crash led officials to close a portion of the highway

By Celina Tebor A man who allegedly drove a U-Haul truck into pedestrians in New York City on Monday will face one charge of second-degree murder and seven counts of attempted murder, New York Police Chief of Detectives James Essig said at a Tuesday news conference. Weng Sor, a 62-year-old man from Las Vegas, allegedly

By Christina Zdanowicz and David Williams, CNN Arielle Anderson had a gentle laugh and was full of ambitions: She was studying to become a doctor one day, her aunt said. “Have you ever met a young person who was simply “Pure in Heart”… well that was @ariellediamond_ … simply PURE … she never raised her

By Greg Wallace and Laura Ly, CNN Investigators probing the toxic train disaster in East Palestine, Ohio, are reviewing multiple videos of the train prior to it derailing. One video shows “what appears to be a wheel bearing in the final stage of overheat failure moments before the derailment,” the National Transportation Safety Board said

By Ray Sanchez, Amanda Jackson and Dakin Andone, CNN Some Michigan State University students who survived Monday’s mass shooting — and their parents — had already been through a similar, horrific experience. “(Fourteen) months ago I had to evacuate from Oxford High School when a fifteen year old opened fire and killed four of my

By Jean Casarez and Lauren del Valle, CNN Brian Laundrie’s mother wrote a letter to her son that included references to getting a shovel and burying a body, an attorney representing the parents of Gabby Petito said during a court hearing Tuesday. The Petitos are suing the Laundries for emotional distress in connection with Gabby’s

By Justin Gamble and Jalen Brown, CNN Lawmakers in Mississippi are at odds over a bill that would create an unelected, state-appointed court system in a district within Jackson, a majority Black city, with some concerned that the move smacks of a modern-day Jim Crow regime. The Republican-controlled Mississippi House of Representatives passed a bill

By Celina Tebor, CNN The students responsible for a racist video — which surfaced on social media earlier this month showing one girl spray painting another girl’s face black while making racist comments — are no longer enrolled at the high school, according to a statement from the school. “The young women who (sic) responsible

By Randi Kaye, Dakin Andone and Alta Spells, CNN With prosecutors nearing the end of their case, attorneys for Alex Murdaugh are strongly considering putting the disgraced former South Carolina attorney on the stand in his own defense in the trial for the killings of his wife and son, according to a source familiar with

By Casey Tolan, Curt Devine and Scott Bronstein, CNN Authorities identified the gunman in the deadly mass shooting at Michigan State University as 43-year-old Anthony Dwayne McRae. Here’s what we know about him: FOLLOW LIVE UPDATES MSU shooter pleaded guilty to firearm charge in 2019, court records show The gunman in the Michigan State University

By Amanda Watts and Cheri Mossburg, CNN The sole winner of November’s record-breaking $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot was named Tuesday at a news conference in California. Edwin Castro won what is the largest-ever lottery jackpot, and he opted for the lump sum payout of $997.6 million, the California Lottery said. Castro purchased the winning ticket

By Jamiel Lynch and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN An Atlanta-area police officer has been fired and arrested on suspicion of concealing the death of a 16-year-old girl whose remains were found last week, some six months after her family last saw her, authorities say. Miles Bryant, a 22-year-old Doraville, Georgia, police officer, was arrested on preliminary