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By Andrew Torgan, CNN If you haven’t done your shopping for Thanksgiving dinner yet, you’d better brace yourself: The price of turkey and all the trimmings is up a whopping 20% from last year. Here’s what else you need to know to Start Your Week Smart. The weekend that was • As millions of Americans gear

By Claire Colbert and Hannah Sarisohn, CNN A Brandeis University undergraduate student was killed Saturday night in bus rollover accident near the Brandeis campus in Waltham, Massachusetts, according to the school. Preliminary investigations suggest 27 students were on the shuttle when it crashed into a tree on South Street about 10:30 p.m., according to a

Essay by Sara Sidner, CNN I have a tormentor. And that tormentor is never far away. That tormentor is always ready to strike. That tormentor is me. The torment is self-doubt. I’m a so damn tired of it. It is not always present. It tends to coyly creep in and then grow like a weed

By Travis Caldwell, CNN One week after the the bodies of four University of Idaho students were discovered in their shared off-campus home in the town of Moscow, authorities do not have a suspect in custody nor has a weapon been found, according to Moscow Police Captain Roger Lanier. Police have fielded 646 tips and

By Eric Levenson, Michelle Watson, Andy Rose and Amir Vera, CNN A 22-year-old gunman entered an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado, just before midnight Saturday and immediately opened fire, killing at least five people and injuring 25 others, before patrons confronted and stopped him, police said Sunday. The suspect in the shooting at Club

By Zoe Sottile, CNN Talk about monkey business. A Texas woman entering the US told border officials the wooden box in her car was filled with beer. In reality, it was an endangered spider monkey she planned to sell. The 20-year-old woman pleaded guilty to smuggling wildlife into the US without first declaring and invoicing

By Emma Tucker, CNN A new and unsettling way of life has struck the small college town of Moscow, Idaho, in the days since four university students were murdered near their campus. Police presence has multiplied, students have fled in droves, and community members are plagued by fear and anxiety as the case remains unsolved.

By John Miller, Brynn Gingras, Samantha Beech and Alaa Elassar, CNN Two men arrested in connection with online threats to attack a New York City synagogue were arraigned on multiple charges over the weekend, court documents show. Christopher Brown, 21, from Aquebogue, New York, was charged with making a terroristic threat, criminal possession of a

By Rebekah Riess and Alaa Elassar, CNN A Dallas police officer was arrested Friday after pointing a gun at the front seat passenger of an Uber ride they were sharing, police said. Officer Anthony Heims was arrested by the Dallas Police Department and charged with aggravated assault, according to a news release. Police responded to

By Rebekah Riess and Andy Rose, CNN Two people shot during an altercation on the University of New Mexico campus early Saturday were students from rival schools, officials said. A 19-year-old was killed and a 21-year-old was hospitalized following the shooting on UNM’s main campus in Albuquerque, the New Mexico State Police (NMSP) said in

By Mallika Kallingal, Rebekah Riess and Giovanna Van Leeuwen, CNN A young girl who was hit by a truck during a parade in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Saturday has died, according to Raleigh Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin. A large crowd of people were watching the Raleigh Christmas Parade near the North Carolina State Capitol when a

By Ray Sanchez, Zenebou Sylla and Kiely Westhoff, CNN Nearly 200 misdemeanor convictions tied to eight former New York Police Department officers who were themselves previously convicted of crimes have been vacated at the request of the Manhattan district attorney’s office. “While most law enforcement officials and police officers are dedicated public servants, these eight

By Zoe Sottile, CNN A huge sinkhole has opened up right next to a West Virginia police department, disrupting traffic and requiring several schools to move their classes online. The sinkhole, located on West Virginia Route 20 right next to the police department, is a long-standing problem in Hinton, West Virginia. When the sinkhole first