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By Zoe Sottile, CNN The newest addition to the Ocala Police Department in Florida is just two feet tall, has four legs, and is absolutely adorable. Magic the miniature horse is officially an “honorary police officer” in the department, according to a Facebook post from the Ocala police. Magic is the first mini horse to

By Zoe Sottile, CNN Taking the SATs is a stressful, anxiety-inspiring rite of passage for many high school students. But over 50 students at an El Paso high school may have to take the tests again — after their tests flew out of the UPS truck transporting them and were lost or destroyed. The El

By Michelle Watson and Dakin Andone, CNN Pieper Lewis, the Iowa teenager who killed a man she said raped her and was sentenced to probation and ordered to pay restitution to his family, has escaped from a residential corrections facility, according to Iowa’s Fifth Judicial District Department of Corrections. Lewis “walked away from the Fresh

By Andrew Torgan, CNN Did you wake up somewhat confused this morning? You’re not alone. While you were sleeping, Daylight Saving Time in the US came to an end, which explains why your smartphone and microwave can’t seem to agree on what time it is. Earlier this year, the Senate voted unanimously to put a

By Zoe Sottile, CNN The only thing better than winning the lottery is claiming two lottery prizes in one day. A Delaware woman was in for a once-in-a-lifetime surprise after she claimed two six-figure lottery prizes in one day on October 20, according to a news release from the Delaware Lottery. The anonymous 70-year-old winner

By Jessica Jordan, CNN When you think of roses, you may not think of them as rare. You can easily find commercially grown roses at your local florist or even at the grocery store. But when it comes to unique heritage roses, there is a world of collectors and preservationists working hard to keep them

By Zoe Sottile, CNN As tasty as it might look, you should refrain from licking the Sonoran desert toad, the National Park Service has warned. On Tuesday, the NPS used Facebook to warn passerby to use caution around the Sonoran desert toad, also known as the Colorado river toad. The amphibian is one of the

By Shimon Prokupecz, Matthew J. Friedman, Rachel Clarke and Ray Sanchez, CNN On the day of the Uvalde massacre, fourth graders Khloie Torres and Miah Cerrillo, surrounded by the bodies of classmates and their teacher at Robb Elementary School, whispered but managed to speak clearly and politely to a 911 operator. “Please hurry,” Khloie, who

By Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN Photographs by T.J. Kirkpatrick/Redux for CNN Before she became one of America’s most-decorated Special Olympics athletes, before the made-for-TV movie and the shared stages with actor Denzel Washington and Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, Loretta Claiborne was a great-granddaughter — of one Anna Johnson. Johnson died mysteriously after the

By Tina Burnside and Susannah Cullinane, CNN Authorities are seeking multiple people suspected of firing into a crowd outside a Philadelphia bar Saturday night, wounding at least nine, police said. The gunfire erupted just before 11 p.m. ET in the Kensington neighborhood, First Deputy Commissioner John Stanford of the Philadelphia Police Department said at a

By Tina Burnside and Susannah Cullinane, CNN The Powerball jackpot has now grown to an estimated $1.9 billion after no winning tickets were sold in Saturday night’s drawing, according to the California Lottery Association. The winning numbers were 28-45-53-56-69 and the Powerball was 20. The next Powerball drawing is set for Monday. Saturday’s estimated $1.6

By Liam Reilly, Samantha Beech and Zenebou Sylla, CNN The mother of two boys who died following a house fire in Michigan earlier this year is pushing for an independent investigation after two firefighters were accused of lying about properly searching for survivors. Zyaire Mitchell, 12, and his brother Lamar, 9, died soon after a

By Emma Tucker, CNN Planned Parenthood is preparing to open its first mobile abortion clinic in Southern Illinois, which will bring services closer to patients by traveling along the borders of neighboring states where abortion has been outlawed. The 37-foot RV, which will be staffed by a small team of three to five is equipped

By Samantha Beech, Sheryl Lawrence and Christina Maxouris, CNN At least 38 people were injured in a Manhattan apartment building fire Saturday morning, which authorities believe was caused by a lithium-ion battery connected to a micromobility device. Of the injuries, two were critical, five were serious and the rest minor, Fire Commissioner Laura Kavanagh said

By Jason Hanna and Rob Frehse, CNN A Cincinnati man has been charged with a federal hate crime on suspicion of assaulting an Asian-American college student because of his race in 2021 — an attack in which the defendant allegedly blamed the student for Covid-19 and threatened to kill him, authorities said. Darrin Johnson, 26,

By Mallika Kallingal and Hannah Sarisohn, CNN Two teens were arrested this week in connection with an attempted armed robbery in August where NFL player Brian Robinson Jr. sustained two gunshot wounds, the Metropolitan Police Department said in statement. A 17-year-old suspect was arrested on Wednesday and a 15-year-old suspect was arrested on Friday. Both

By Zoe Sottile, CNN Maine is on a mission to clean up its streets, one expletive-filled license plate at a time. The Maine Secretary of State’s office has begun to enforce new regulations on the content of state-issued license plates, sending out recall letters to owners of problematic plates. The story of Maine’s explicit license

By Rebekah Riess and Zoe Sottile, CNN Officials are searching a section of the Missouri River for a paraglider who has been missing for over a week. The paraglider, 35-year-old Kenny Loudermilk, disappeared on October 26th while paragliding around the Missouri River at sunset, according to Missouri State Highway Patrol. Missouri State Highway Patrol Cpl.

By Jason Hanna, Mallika Kallingal and Hannah Sarisohn, CNN Five people were found dead in a southern Maryland home Friday in a murder-suicide incident, according to a Charles County Sheriff’s Office statement on Saturday. The bodies were found in a house in La Plata, roughly a 35-mile drive south of Washington, DC, by law enforcement