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By Alexandra Meeks, CNN In recent months, back-to-back extreme weather events like floods, tornados and hurricanes have caused catastrophic damage across the US — costing at least $165 billion last year alone. Scientists are saying the fingerprints of climate change are all over these weather disasters and underscore the urgency to cut planet-warming emissions. Here’s

By Jamiel Lynch and Chenelle Woody, CNN Authorities investigating the disappearance of 11-year-old Madalina Cojocari have confiscated three cell phones from her family’s North Carolina home, search warrants obtained Tuesday by CNN affiliate WCCB show. Officers searched the family’s home in Cornelius in December and seized more than two dozen items, including the phones, the

By Amanda Watts, CNN Brian Walshe, the husband of the missing Massachusetts mother Ana Walshe, was described as a “sociopath” and “not a trustworthy person” in affidavits filed during a legal dispute over his father’s estate, according to court documents. Dr. Thomas Walshe, who headed the neurology division at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston

By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Classes resume Wednesday at the University of Idaho, just weeks after many students abandoned the campus amid anxiety over the lack of an arrest in the gruesome stabbing deaths of four students in November. The arrest of a suspect over winter break, however, has alleviated many students’ fears, allowing them to

By Aya Elamroussi, CNN The Mega Millions jackpot has reached an estimated $1.35 billion — the second-largest in the lottery’s history — after no winner snagged the big prize in Tuesday night’s drawing, officials said. That’s a boost from Tuesday’s jackpot of $1.1 billion, which saw no tickets match all six winning numbers of 7,

By Rob Frehse, CNN The suspect in the New Year’s Eve machete attack on three police officers in New York City has been charged with four counts of attempted murder, according to federal court documents, in addition to several state charges already lodged against him. Trevor Bickford, 19, is charged with one count of attempted

By Shimon Prokupecz, Matthew J. Friedman and Rachel Clarke, CNN Uvalde school police chief Pedro “Pete” Arredondo told investigators he was more concerned about saving students in other classrooms than trying to stop a gunman who had already shot children and teachers. An interview with investigators the day after the May 2022 massacre at Robb

By Sabrina Souza and Eric Levenson, CNN A New York City man who fatally struck a 61-year-old Chinese woman with a rock in an unprovoked attack in November 2021 was sentenced Tuesday to 20 years in prison. Elisaul Perez, 33, of Brooklyn, pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter in Queens County Criminal Court last month for

By AJ Willingham, CNN In September 2020, fans and friends of Susan Meachen received devastating news. The romance writer’s Facebook account posted a message saying she had died. A later post claimed she had taken her own life and suggested her actions were the results of online bullying by others in her thriving, close-knit online

By Eric Levenson, Amanda Watts and Holly Yan, CNN Ana Walshe, a Massachusetts mother of three, has not been seen since January 1. Prosecutors say her husband Brian Walshe killed her, dismembered her and disposed of her remains — though they have not said whether her remains have been found. Brian Walshe told police he

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN What makes for a good seat on an airplane? Some say the window view, while others believe legroom is most important — and will even pay substantially more for a few extra inches of space. Airlines know that comfort is your top priority, but a growing number of them are opting