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10 people — including three children — were killed in a house fire in Pennsylvania, state police say

By Rob Frehse and Christina Maxouris, CNN Ten people — including three children — have died following a house fire in Nescopeck, Pennsylvania, early Friday morning, state police confirmed to CNN. The victims range in age from 5 to 79 years old, according to authorities. Nescopeck is roughly 95 miles northwest of Philadelphia. Authorities responded

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3 Muslim men in Albuquerque were murdered. Police are investigating possible ties to same killer

By Rebekah Riess, CNN Albuquerque police and the FBI are investigating three recent murders of Muslim men for “possible ties to the same offender,” according to Albuquerque police. Two members of the same mosque, Muhammed Afzaal Hussain, 27, and Aftab Hussein, 41, both from Pakistan, were murdered in southeast Albuquerque in the past week, police

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Juneteenth Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at Juneteenth, the oldest known US celebration of the end of slavery. On June 19, 1865, over two and a half years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, enslaved African Americans in Texas were told they were free. Knowledge of the celebration spread as families relocated. The

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Michigan prosecutors say accused Oxford High shooter’s parents exposed him to chaotic home life

By Sonia Moghe, CNN Michigan prosecutors say the parents of accused Oxford High School shooter Ethan Crumbley exposed him to years of “chaotic, toxic conflict,” and that they left him in an unstable home often with little supervision, creating a pathway to violence. In a court filing Thursday, prosecutors argued that evidence of Jennifer and

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At least 4 people killed including a toddler after a fiery collision in Los Angeles that left 8 others hospitalized

By Cheri Mossburg, CNN A fiery car crash in a busy Los Angeles intersection left four people dead, including one who was pregnant and a toddler, officials said. Eight others were hospitalized after the terrifying high-impact collision on Thursday in the neighborhood of Windsor Hills, between Culver City and Inglewood, according to police. Surveillance video

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Man who allegedly drove SUV through Native American parade in New Mexico accused of aggravated DWI

By Steve Almasy and Claudia Dominguez, CNN An SUV driver who on Thursday evening allegedly struck people along a parade route in Gallup, New Mexico, has been accused of aggravated DWI and other charges, according to the New Mexico State Police. In total, 15 people with non-life-threatening injuries were transported to hospitals from the Gallup

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Jurors in Parkland gunman’s trial visit blood-stained mass shooting site sealed since 2018 as state rests its case

By Dakin Andone, Steve Almasy and Karan Olson, CNN Jurors in the sentencing phase of the Parkland, Florida, school shooter’s trial on Thursday visited the scene of the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School’s 1200 building, which has been sealed since the attack on February 14, 2018. They saw bloodstains where the victims were

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Texas public safety chief says Uvalde shooting investigation will include internal review of all DPS officers who were on scene

By Stella Chan, Shimon Prokupecz and Matt Friedman, CNN The Texas Department of Public Safety investigation into the Uvalde elementary school shooting will include an internal review of the actions taken by every DPS officer on the scene to determine whether they should be referred to the inspector general for investigation, Texas DPS Director Steven

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