By Rachel Ramirez, CNN Parts of drought-plagued California are facing an onslaught of powerful storms to start the new year, bringing flooding rainfall and even mud and debris flows to the state. The latest in the series of storms are expected to reach the coast Wednesday morning, and while the entire state will see impacts
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Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN Some passengers who were recently affected by Southwest Airlines’ holiday travel meltdown are receiving thousands of frequent flier miles as a “gesture of goodwill” for enduring such turbulent times. Meanwhile, lots of luggage remains in limbo — and it could be several days to weeks until some passengers are reunited with
Continue ReadingBy Dakin Andone, Elizabeth Joseph and Veronica Miracle, CNN One of the two roommates who survived the fatal November stabbings of four University of Idaho students told investigators she saw a masked man dressed in black in the house the morning of the attack, according to a probable cause affidavit released Thursday in prosecutors’ case
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Musa and Melissa Alonso, CNN A Louisiana police officer was charged with negligent homicide after he crashed into a vehicle carrying three teenagers while in pursuit of a suspect in a different vehicle during a high-speed chase, according to the District Attorney for the 18th Judicial District of Louisiana. Addis Police Department Officer,
Continue ReadingBy Celina Tebor, CNN New York Mayor Eric Adams was hit with new fines over a rat infestation at one of his properties in Brooklyn, just one day after a different rodent infestation ticket at the same property was dismissed. According to two summonses from the New York Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings (OATH)
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Romine, Aya Elamroussi, Stella Chan and Holly Yan, CNN A 41-year-old California man faces multiple charges after he allegedly drove off a cliff on the Pacific Coast Highway with his wife and two children, authorities said. All four occupants of the Tesla survived the crash Monday after the car plunged 250 to 300
Continue ReadingBy Isa Kaufman-Geballe and Tavleen Tarrant, CNN A woman who says she was sexually assaulted by sitcom star and comedian Bill Cosby is suing him for sexual battery after five other women sued him in early December, according to a lawsuit filed last Friday. The suit, filed in New York’s Supreme Court, alleges plaintiff Stacey
Continue ReadingBy David Close and Ray Sanchez, CNN Minutes into Monday night’s nationally televised NFL game, Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin took a shot to the head and chest area while making a tackle following a completed pass. Hamlin, 24, quickly bounced on his feet, took a couple of steps and fell backward in a shocking
Continue ReadingBy Justin Gamble and Nicole Chavez, CNN Bruce’s Beach, an oceanfront property in Southern California that was taken from Black owners in the Jim Crow era and returned to their descendants last year, will be sold back to Los Angeles County for nearly $20 million, county officials said Tuesday. Family members of the original landowners,
Continue ReadingBy Brandon Griggs and Faith Karimi, CNN Two adults and two children somehow escaped serious injuries after their Tesla plunged off a cliff along California’s Pacific Coast Highway and crashed on a rocky beach some 250 feet below. The incident occurred Monday morning at an area called Devil’s Slide, some 20 miles south of San
Continue ReadingBy Chris Boyette and Holly Yan, CNN There was no winner Tuesday in the first Mega Millions drawing of 2023, which means the next drawing on Friday will be worth $940 million, according to the lottery. The winning numbers for Tuesday’s drawing were 25, 29, 33, 41, 44 with a Mega Ball of 18, according
Continue ReadingBy Harmeet Kaur, CNN U.S. News & World Report is changing the formula used to determine its list of best law schools after several prestigious institutions decided to bow out of the famed rankings. In a letter to law school deans published Monday, the publication announced that it would place less importance on surveys that
Continue ReadingBy Melissa Alonso, CNN A worker who died in an accident at the Montgomery Regional Airport Saturday “was ingested into the engine” of an aircraft, according to a statement from the National Transportation Safety Board. The aircraft, an Embraer 170 operated by regional carrier Envoy Air, “parked at the gate with the parking brake set
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Musa and Holly Yan, CNN A police chief who ran after a fleeing suspect Monday was shot in the head and “made the ultimate sacrifice,” Pennsylvania officials said. Brackenridge Police Chief Justin McIntire was killed while chasing a man wanted on a weapons-related probation violation, police said. Pennsylvania State Police initially encountered the
Continue ReadingBy Dakin Andone and Amir Vera, CNN Missouri carried out the first known US execution of an openly transgender person Tuesday when Amber McLaughlin, who was convicted of a 2003 murder and unsuccessfully sought clemency from the governor, was put to death by lethal injection. “McLaughlin was pronounced dead at 6:51 p.m.,” the Missouri Department
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN Welcome to the first edition of 5 Things in 2023. Many of us who enjoy setting New Year’s resolutions are still basking in a renewed sense of motivation and brimming with confidence that we’ll soon live healthier, more fruitful lives. Surely, that is very possible, but chances are high that we’ll
Continue ReadingBy Ray Sanchez and Jill Martin, CNN The Buffalo Bills were holding meetings and a walk-through Wednesday before their Week 18 game against the New England Patriots — less than two days after Bills player Damar Hamlin suffered cardiac arrest during a nationally televised game. The 24-year-old safety has shown “signs of improvement” and remains
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN Welcome to the first edition of 5 Things in 2023. Many of us who enjoy setting New Year’s resolutions are still basking in a renewed sense of motivation and brimming with confidence that we’ll soon live healthier, more fruitful lives. Surely, that is very possible, but chances are high that we’ll
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN Welcome to the first edition of 5 Things in 2023. Many of us who enjoy setting New Year’s resolutions are still basking in a renewed sense of motivation and brimming with confidence that we’ll soon live healthier, more fruitful lives. Surely, that is very possible, but chances are high that we’ll
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