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By Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — A couple from Gloucester Township, New Jersey, allegedly kept a teen captive and abused her for seven years before she escaped, in what authorities are describing as a “despicable” and “heartbreaking” case. Brenda Spencer, 38, and Branndon Mosley, 41, were arrested over the weekend, days after the victim,

By Gloria Pazmino and Emily R. Condon, CNN (CNN) — Georgetown University scholar Badar Khan Suri was released from a federal detention center in Texas on Wednesday, marking at least the third time a detained student or academic targeted by the Trump administration because of their protest activity or affiliation was released from immigration detention.

By Aaron Cooper, CNN (CNN) — A “hotline” between air traffic controllers at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and the Pentagon, intended to coordinate aircraft, has not worked since March 2022, the Federal Aviation Administration revealed in a congressional hearing Wednesday. The FAA was not aware the direct line was broken until a May 1

By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — While White House aides consider financial incentives for women to give birth, including the idea of a $5,000 “baby bonus,” families and individuals may be rethinking getting pregnant because of spiraling child care costs, experts say. The annual price of child care continued to rise in 2024, with prices

By Karina Tsui, Eric Levenson, Matthew J. Friedman, CNN (CNN) — Erik and Lyle Menendez have been resentenced to 50 years to life in prison with the possibility of parole for the 1989 murder of their parents. The ruling means the brothers could one day walk free from prison – nearly three decades after they

By Andy Rose, Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — As the Trump administration halts about $2.7 billion in Harvard University funding, the school’s president is absorbing some of the financial impacts by taking a 25 % pay cut, according to a university spokesperson. Harvard president Alan Garber’s voluntary pay cut will take place during the 2026

CNN, KCAL, KCBS, BILL ROBLES, CA CORRECTIONS AND REHABILITATION, CNN, CNN, KCAL/KCBS, Bill Robles, CA Corrections and Rehabilitation By Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — Nearly three decades after Erik and Lyle Menendez were sentenced to life in prison for the murders of their parents, a California judge has reopened a door many believed would remain

By Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — Nearly three decades after Erik and Lyle Menendez were sentenced to life in prison for the murders of their parents, a California judge has reopened a door many believed would remain closed. In a stunning ruling on Tuesday, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Michael Jesic reduced the brothers’

By Alexandra Skores, Aaron Cooper and Pete Muntean, CNN Washington (CNN) — Three days of meetings to discuss reducing the number of flights at Newark Liberty International Airport concluded Friday in the wake of critical air traffic control problems around the metro New York hub and other US airports. The “delay reduction meeting,” called by

By Taylor Romine and Andi Babineau, CNN (CNN) — A Milwaukee County Circuit judge was indicted in federal court Tuesday following accusations that she helped an undocumented immigrant evade federal agents last month. Judge Hannah Dugan was indicted on charges of obstruction and concealing an individual from arrest, the same charges she was originally arrested

By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington (CNN) — A business jet that flew over Washington with no response from the pilot – prompting a chase by F-16s which caused a sonic boom – likely lost pressure, causing everyone onboard to pass out, according to the final report from the National Transportation Safety Board. The pilot and

CNN By Nick Valencia, CNN (CNN) — The family of an Ohio man who died two days after deputies restrained him in jail is calling for murder charges to be filed against the jail employees involved in the incident. Christian Black was arrested and taken to the Montgomery County Jail on March 24 for an

By Andy Rose, Michelle Krupa, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration is cutting another $450 million in federal grants to Harvard University – on top of $2.2 billion already slashed – tightening even further its ideological pressure on America’s oldest and wealthiest university amid a broader battle over control of US college campuses. “(E)ight federal

By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — You may recognize 2024’s 20 most popular baby names — nearly all of them have appeared in the rankings before. Liam and Olivia were the most popular baby names in 2024, a position both names have held since 2019, according to the Social Security Administration (SSA), which releases the