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This booking photo released by the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office on June 16 shows Vance Boelter at the Hennepin County Jail in Minnesota. Boelter was indicted on July 15 on federal charges related to the killing of a Minnesota lawmaker and her spouse.

Federal indictment reveals new details about the case against man accused in killing of former Minnesota House speaker

By Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — A Minnesota man was indicted Tuesday on federal charges related to the killing of a state lawmaker and her spouse, and seriously injuring another state lawmaker and his wife. Vance Boelter is accused of killing former Democratic House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, and seriously injuring Minnesota State

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U.S. Army UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters are seen parked near Washington

Senator to introduce a bill requiring Army helicopters to fly with key flight tracking technology turned on

By Pete Muntean, CNN Washington (CNN) — The top US senator overseeing aviation says he will introduce a bill that “will close the regulatory loophole” that allowed an Army Black Hawk helicopter to operate with key flight tracking technology, called ADS-B out, turned off the night it collided with an airliner near Washington, DC. Sen.

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James Craig

In opening statements, prosecutors say Colorado dentist fatally poisoned his wife due to financial troubles and affair

By Andi Babineau, Eric Levenson, CNN Denver (CNN) — Colorado dentist James Craig fatally poisoned his wife in 2023 because of his growing financial troubles and his affair with another woman, prosecutors alleged in opening statements of his murder trial Tuesday. Prosecutor Ryan Brackley said the evidence will show Craig, 47, poisoned his wife, Angela,

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Betty Matteson's home destroyed by the Texas floods.

A 94-year-old grandmother lost her house in the Texas floods. Her family says rebuilding their home is worth the risk

By Taylor Galgano, CNN (CNN) — Betty Matteson’s four children, nine grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren have squeezed into her Texas Hill Country home countless times since 1968. They’ve spent summers relaxing on the deck and floating down the nearby Guadalupe River in tubes, waving to kids and counselors at Camp Mystic paddling by in canoes.

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Crosses hang on a wall with flood marks at Camp Mystic in the aftermath of deadly flooding in Kerr County on July 7.

Girls as young as 7 were startled awake by flooding that devastated their beloved Camp Mystic. How the deadly tragedy unfolded

By Dalia Faheid, Pamela Brown, CNN (CNN) — The emergency weather alert had come early Fourth of July morning: There would be life-threatening flash flooding in Kerr County, Texas. And Camp Mystic – an all-girls Christian camp situated along the Guadalupe River – housed about 750 campers on the flood-prone site as heavy rains started

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