CNN – National

By Rachel Ramirez, CNN Against the backdrop of the water crisis in the Colorado River Basin, where the country’s largest reservoirs are plunging at an alarming rate, California’s two largest reservoirs — Shasta Lake and Lake Oroville — are facing a similar struggle. Years of low rainfall and snowpack and more intense heat waves have

By Scottie Andrew, CNN The American fascination with true crime is well-established; you can find myriad podcasts, books and TV programs that prove as much. But there’s something about watching a potential crime unfold live — this month, it’s the disappearance of Alabama corrections officer Vicky White and convict Casey White — that scratches another,

By Zoe Sottile, CNN A river otter has been spotted in the Detroit River for the first time in a century. Eric Ste Marie, a marine ecologist studying at Windsor University in Ontario, told CNN that the remarkable sighting happened after his partner suggested they go for a walk before starting work. Ste Marie lives

By Zoe Sottile, CNN It might be time to check the authenticity of your new luxury watch. US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Indianapolis seized two shipments of counterfeit Rolex watches on April 27 and 29. The fake luxury watches would have had a total value of $10.1 million if real, according to

By Paradise Afshar, CNN The body of an Austrian climber who was last heard from a week ago has been found on the slopes of Alaska’s Mount Denali, authorities said on Friday. An aerial search spotted the body of Matthias Rimml in the fall zone below Denali Pass, the National Park Service said. His body

By Christina Maxouris, CNN In their search for a missing former corrections official and an inmate facing murder charges, authorities announced a key discovery Friday: they located the car they previously believed the pair was traveling in. The car had been in a Tennessee tow lot for about a week, after local officials found it

By Zoe Sottile, CNN Comic book stores across the United States will be offering special releases for Free Comic Book Day on Saturday — and yes, you can actually get a comic book for free. Select stores will give away comic books to celebrate the beloved medium that brought us timeless superheroes like Spider-Man and

By Steve Almasy Nine people were treated for dehydration and scores of others fled the scene when authorities discovered up to 100 undocumented workers in the trailer of a broken-down semi in rural Texas, officials said Friday. The truck became disabled on a rural highway about 2 miles north of the town of Ganado. When

By Mallika Kallingal and Jamiel Lynch, CNN At least 37 active wildfires have burned over 22,000 acres in Florida, according to the Florida Forest Service. Of those, 26 fires have been contained, the agency added. The three largest fires are burning in the Everglades in Broward and Palm Beach counties. The L39 and 2Alpha fires

By Amanda Watts, CNN The body of a 14-year-old girl was found in the Mississippi River, the second body recovered after three children went missing in the water last month, according to the New Orleans mayor. “Last night’s tragic news on the recovery of the body of 14-year-old Brandy Wilson from the Mississippi River breaks

By Alaa Elassar and Rebekah Riess, CNN The Colorado man whose trial over the disappearance and death of his wife was dismissed has spoken out in his first public interview since the charges were dropped. Barry Morphew, whose wife, Suzanne Morphew, was last seen cycling on Mother’s Day in 2020, told ABC’s Good Morning America

By Justin Gamble, CNN The town of Mason, Tennessee, and the NAACP reached an agreement this week with the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office to settle a lawsuit filed after the state attempted to gain financial control of the majority-Black town. Mason, which is just northeast of Memphis, was thrown into the national spotlight in March after