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By Rachel Ramirez, CNN After months of extreme drought that triggered water shortages and stoked wildfires, heavy snow is falling in the Sierra Nevada — enough to break decades-old records. As of Tuesday, more than 202 inches of snow — nearly 17 feet (5.2 meters) — had fallen so far this month at the University

By Amir Vera, Kay Jones and Jennifer Henderson, CNN The 19-year-old woman who was found dead in the woods near an Orlando apartment complex died of “homicide by undetermined means,” according to an autopsy report by the Orange County Medical Examiner’s office. Miya Marcano went missing on September 24 when she was last seen at

By Raja Razek and Eric Levenson, CNN The death of a Black 17-year-old who was handcuffed and restrained in the prone position while in law enforcement custody in September was ruled a homicide Monday, according to a Sedgwick County, Kansas, autopsy report. The cause of death was “complications of cardiopulmonary arrest sustained after physical struggle

By Sara Smart, CNN A second time capsule recently found buried beneath the pedestal of the Robert E. Lee statue in Richmond, Virginia, was opened Tuesday. Items inside included an 1865 edition of Harper’s Weekly magazine with an clear image of a figure weeping over Abraham Lincoln’s grave; a Bible with a coin stuck to

By Jennifer Henderson and Sharif Paget, CNN The driver suspected in a hit-and-run in Florida that killed two children and injured four others was arrested Tuesday, authorities said. Sean Charles Greer, 27, faces multiple charges, including leaving the scene of an accident involving death and leaving the scene of an accident involving serious bodily injury

By Ray Sanchez, CNN Valentina Orellana-Peralta’s dream of becoming an American citizen and studying robotics ended days before Christmas on the dressing room floor of a Los Angeles clothing store, where she was fatally shot by police. A day after video released by the Los Angeles Police Department raised new questions about the fatal shooting

By AJ Willingham, CNN It’s been an interesting year for just about everything — art and fashion included. The biggest cultural moments of 2021 span iconic award show moments, eye-popping digital art sales and more. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get

By Peter Nickeas and Priya Krishnakumar, CNN Photographs by Edmund D. Fountain for CNN Around Thanksgiving, this crisis-plagued state capital saw a series of shootings that pushed the year’s homicide total past 130, setting a grim annual record for a city that over the last two years has quietly become one of the country’s deadliest.

By Holly Yan and Amir Vera, CNN The US hit a seven-day average of 265,427 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, blowing past the country’s previous record of about 252,000 daily cases, reported nearly a year ago on January 11. The new peak, according to Johns Hopkins University data, comes amid a rapid acceleration of infections

By Joe Sutton, CNN Four people were killed Monday evening when an airplane crashed in the El Cajon area of Southern California, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The victims were aboard a Learjet 35 business aircraft which departed from John Wayne Airport in Orange County and was headed to Gillespie Field in San Diego,

By Joe Sutton, Eric Levenson, Amir Vera and Caroll Alvarado, CNN A gunman killed five people and wounded several others, including a police officer, in a Denver metro area shooting spree that included a car chase and gunfights with law enforcement, authorities said. The suspect, who police killed following the Monday night shootings, was identified