By Zoe Sottile, CNN A massive great white shark has been recorded swimming off the New Jersey shore. The shark is named Ironbound, after the West Ironbound Island near Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, where it was first spotted. The creature is 12 feet, 4 inches long and weighs an estimated 998 pounds, according to OCEARCH, a
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN Protesters have been gathering across the US for several days to voice their opposition to the possible overturning of Roe v. Wade. And over the weekend, the situation got even more personal when dozens of demonstrators showed up at Supreme Court justices’ homes. Here’s what you need to know to Get
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN Protesters have been gathering across the US for several days to voice their opposition to the possible overturning of Roe v. Wade. And over the weekend, the situation got even more personal when dozens of demonstrators showed up at Supreme Court justices’ homes. Here’s what you need to know to Get
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN Protesters have been gathering across the US for several days to voice their opposition to the possible overturning of Roe v. Wade. And over the weekend, the situation got even more personal when dozens of demonstrators showed up at Supreme Court justices’ homes. Here’s what you need to know to Get
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN Protesters have been gathering across the US for several days to voice their opposition to the possible overturning of Roe v. Wade. And over the weekend, the situation got even more personal when dozens of demonstrators showed up at Supreme Court justices’ homes. Here’s what you need to know to Get
Continue ReadingBy Zoe Sottile, CNN Haley Taylor Schlitz isn’t old enough to buy a beer, but she is set to become Southern Methodist University’s youngest-ever law school graduate, at just 19 years old. In 2019, Taylor Schlitz was accepted to nine different law schools, eventually attending SMU’s Dedman School of Law in Dallas, according to a
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Sarisohn and Eric Levenson, CNN The office of a conservative political organization that lobbies against abortion rights was vandalized and damaged by fire on Sunday morning in Madison, Wisconsin, in what police are investigating as arson. The fire and vandalism happened at the office of Wisconsin Family Action, authorities said at a press
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Sarisohn and Eric Levenson, CNN The office of a conservative political organization that lobbies against abortion rights was vandalized and damaged by fire on Sunday morning in Madison, Wisconsin, in what police are investigating as arson. The fire and vandalism happened at the office of Wisconsin Family Action, authorities said at a press
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By Hannah Sarisohn and Sara Smart, CNN An area outside the Lowell Point community near Seward, Alaska, was still unstable Sunday, following a Saturday landslide which blocked access to the primary road connecting the resort area and the city of Seward. Brenda Ballou, a spokesperson for the city, told CNN a few hundred people live
Continue Reading By Hannah Sarisohn and Sara Smart, CNN An area outside the Lowell Point community near Seward, Alaska, was still unstable Sunday, following a Saturday landslide which blocked access to the primary road connecting the resort area and the city of Seward. Brenda Ballou, a spokesperson for the city, told CNN a few hundred people live
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Sarisohn and Eric Levenson, CNN The office of a conservative political organization that lobbies against abortion rights was vandalized and damaged by fire on Sunday morning in Madison, Wisconsin, in what police are investigating as arson. The fire and vandalism happened at the office of Wisconsin Family Action, authorities said at a press
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By Dakin Andone, CNN A plane crash northwest of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge on Friday afternoon killed two people, the Marin County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release. The plane — identified as a fixed-wing, single-engine Vans RV-10 personal aircraft — crashed into a hillside in the Marin Headlands near Slacker Hill, said
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By Mallika Kallingal, CNN An Alabama corrections officer who disappeared late last month with an inmate — with whom authorities believe she may have had a romantic relationship — died of a gunshot wound. Officer Vicky White, 56, and inmate Casey White, 38, were arrested in Evansville, Indiana, on May 9 after a nationwide manhunt
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By Eric Levenson, CNN The body of a small child was recovered from the Rio Grande by Border Patrol agents Thursday, while his brother, who was also swept away by river currents, remains missing, authorities said. The incident began May 2 when agents encountered a husband and wife from Angola who had illegally crossed the
Continue ReadingBy Andy Rose, CNN A man who allegedly used incendiary devices to set police cars on fire at a North Carolina police station was killed after he also threatened an officer with one of the devices, the Raleigh police chief said. “The individual was using incendiary weapons that we believe to be Molotov cocktails,” Raleigh
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By Zoe Sottile, CNN A Massachusetts family was surprised to learn that a lost puppy they rescued was, in fact, a baby coyote. The male pup was found “wandering and distressed” on the side of the road, according to a Facebook post from Cape Wildlife Center. Concerned for its safety, the family picked up the
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN Happy Mother’s Day! We’re sending lots of love and appreciation to the millions of mothers near and far — especially those who are struggling to make ends meet. Here’s what else you need to know to Start Your Week Smart. The weekend that was • Sixty people are feared dead following
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN Happy Mother’s Day! We’re sending lots of love and appreciation to the millions of mothers near and far — especially those who are struggling to make ends meet. Here’s what else you need to know to Start Your Week Smart. The weekend that was • Sixty people are feared dead following
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By AJ Willingham, CNN It’s the top of the third inning in Grayson Stadium, home of the Savannah Bananas. As the second batter gets set once again, the home team, clad in its customary yellow, crowds closer in the infield. A shimmer of excitement moves through the stands in anticipation of the next pitch. But
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By Dakin Andone and Michelle Krupa, CNN A horde of cash. A getaway car. An enormous world in which to hide. It seemed inmate Casey White and his jailer Vicky White had plenty of advantages when they walked out of an Alabama jail on April 29, the corrections officer allegedly helping facilitate her charge’s escape.
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