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By Caroll Alvarado and Curt Devine, CNN Several coworkers of the Walmart supervisor suspected of committing the deadly rampage inside a Chesapeake, Virginia, store said the shooter had exhibited odd and threatening behavior in the past. Andre Bing, the suspected gunman who worked as a night shift team leader, could be gruff with fellow employees

By Scottie Andrew, CNN Police chief Adrian Vasquez took a basic but still relatively uncommon step when announcing the names of the five victims killed at Club Q, the beloved LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs. Instead of relying on IDs or legal identifiers, Vasquez and the police department communicated with victims’ families through victim advocates,

By Harmeet Kaur, CNN Thanksgiving is a complicated time for Taelor Barton. The Tulsa, Oklahoma-based Cherokee chef is gathering with family to share a meal on the holiday, but the history of how the US has treated Native Americans hangs heavy in the air. While the conventional narrative around Thanksgiving has been one of friendship

By Jalen Brown and Meron Moges-Gerbi, CNN A little girl’s fascination with spotted lanternflies has forced a North New Jersey community to grapple with perceptions of racism and what happens when police are called on Black children. Nearly a month after a neighbor called police to report 9-year-old Bobbi Wilson, her mother Monique Joseph hopes

By Natasha Chen, Paradise Afshar, Steve Almasy and Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN Investigators in the fatal stabbings of four University of Idaho students have gone through more than 1,000 tips that have arrived in the 10 days since the bodies were found, authorities told reporters at a Wednesday afternoon news conference. Idaho State Patrol Col.

By Brandon Griggs, CNN In times of grief, we often turn to poets to describe the indescribable. Last Wednesday, writer John Keene put on a tuxedo and won a National Book Award for a new poetry collection that includes his poem “Pulse,” a tribute to the people killed and wounded in 2016 at the Pulse

By Andrew Torgan, CNN AAA predicts that nearly 55 million people in the US will be traveling this Thanksgiving holiday weekend. The 5 Things team is also heading out to spend time with family and friends, so we’re taking a few days off. We’ll be back on Sunday. Until then, here’s what you need to

By Aya Elamroussi, Ray Sanchez, Nick Watt and Bill Kirkos, CNN The 22-year-old accused of carrying out a mass shooting over the weekend at an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado, will remain held without bond following a court appearance Wednesday. Anderson Lee Aldrich, appearing in court via video conference for the first time since

By Kevin Dotson New Mexico State University basketball player Mike Peake was identified as the student who was wounded in a fatal shooting on the University of New Mexico campus over the weekend, according to NMSU. New Mexico State Police said in a news release that Peake was targeted by Brandon Travis, a 19-year-old UNM

By Christina Maxouris, CNN James Slaugh was with his sister and his partner Saturday night at a special place, marking a very important day. It was one year since Slaugh and his sister, Charlene Slaugh, lost their mother to Covid-19. Charlene had also recently gone through a breakup and Slaugh was hoping to cheer her

By Holly Yan, Ariane de Vogue, John Miller, Curt Devine and Christina Maxouris, CNN Authorities have identified five of the six people who were killed in a Virginia Walmart after the store’s manager began firing Tuesday night before killing himself. Five of the deceased victims were identified as Lorenzo Gamble; Brian Pendleton; Kellie Pyle; Randall