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By Majlie de Puy Kamp, Curt Devine and Scott Glover, CNN The suspect in the mass shooting at an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado had a tumultuous upbringing in which he was bullied as a teenager and raised for a time by his grandmother, according to an emerging portrait of the alleged gunman pieced together by

By Amir Vera, Sharif Paget and Melissa Alonso, CNN Two employees of WBTV, a CNN affiliate, died Tuesday in a helicopter crash in Charlotte, North Carolina, the station confirmed. Meteorologist Jason Myers and pilot Chip Tayag were identified as the employees in the crash, the station said. “The WBTV family is grieving a terrible loss.

By Nicole Chavez and Meron Moges-Gerbi, CNN An alumni group of the Virginia Military Institute is publicly questioning why the college’s first Black superintendent was awarded a more “generous” bonus than last year. Retired Army Maj. Gen. Cedric T. Wins has served as superintendent of the public military college since 2020. He first assumed the

By Pamela Kirkland, CNN Three employees of the Camden County Sheriff’s Office in Georgia have been arrested in connection to the beating of a Black man who was being detained in the county detention center in September. The Camden County Sheriff’s Office said it has wrapped up an investigation into the beating of 41-year-old Jarrett Hobbs. “Charged

By Melissa Alonso and Dakin Andone, CNN Florida officials are seeking more than $250,000 in fines from the operator of a drop tower amusement park ride from which 14-year-old Tyre Sampson fell to his death in March, they announced Tuesday. Commissioner Nikki Fried of the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has filed an

By Faith Karimi, CNN Michael Anderson was mixing drinks at Club Q Saturday night when he heard popping sounds amid the loud, thumping music. He wasn’t worried at first. The pops sounded like some sound effects popular at LGBTQ clubs, the bartender told CNN’s Don Lemon. Then he looked up and a figure came into

By AJ Willingham, CNN Disney is saying goodbye to Bob and hello to, well … a different Bob. The company ousted CEO Bob Chapek, and is bringing former CEO Bob Iger back to the helm. It’s quite the media shakeup. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with

By Alaa Elassar, Elizabeth Wolfe and Theresa Waldrop, CNN Days after the mass shooting at Club Q, the LGBTQ community in Colorado Springs, Colorado, is not only grieving the loss of friends’ lives. They are also mourning the violent assault on what many call their home, their safe space. Club Q was more than a

By Amir Vera, Andy Rose, Chris Boyette and Susannah Cullinane, CNN A man was arrested Tuesday in connection with the killings of four Chinese nationals at a marijuana growing operation in Oklahoma, which investigators have described as “executions,” officials said. One person was also left injured in the Sunday incident, the Oklahoma State Bureau of

By Michelle Watson, Jennifer Henderson and Susannah Cullinane, CNN The man accused of driving an SUV into a Hingham, Massachusetts, Apple store, killing one person and injuring 20 others, has been charged with reckless homicide by motor vehicle, a prosecutor’s office tweeted Tuesday. Bradley Rein, 53, was arrested Monday night and is scheduled to be

By Holly Yan and Aya Elamroussi, CNN A torrent of grief over the killing of five people at a Colorado Springs LGBTQ nightclub has led to mounting questions over whether the weekend massacre could have been averted. At least 19 others were injured Saturday night at Club Q — a longtime safe haven for the

By Kacey Cherry, Susannah Cullinane and Amanda Musa, CNN Authorities are “making progress” in the investigation into the killings of four University of Idaho students found dead nearly 10 days ago, a state police spokesperson said Tuesday — a day after the family of one of the victims grieved their loss at a memorial. Stacy

By Amir Vera, CNN Former Army Maj. Richard Fierro never thought he would need to use the combat skills he learned in the military while on a night out with his family. That’s what happened Saturday as Fierro, his wife and daughter, his daughter’s boyfriend and family friends were at Club Q in Colorado Springs,

By Jamiel Lynch, Melissa Alonso and Leyla Santiago, CNN More than 180 people were rescued from an overloaded boat early Monday in the Florida Keys, according to the US Coast Guard and the US Border Patrol. Some 18 Haitian migrants “who were trapped in dangerous ocean currents while attempting to swim to shore” also were