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Nancy Crampton-Brophy is pictured in a 2018 mug shot.

This romance novelist is on trial in her husband’s killing. It’s like a plot twist from one of her books

By Faith Karimi, CNN Nancy Crampton-Brophy wrote steamy romance novels with muscular, often shirtless, men on their covers and titles like “The Wrong Husband.” Some carried a tagline that said, “wrong never felt so right.” But for Crampton-Brophy, life with her husband of almost two decades appeared anything but wrong. She and Daniel Brophy lived

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The scene of the shooting in Northeast Philadelphia.

Police officer and 2 others were shot in Philadelphia before suspect died of self-inflicted wound, officials say

By Jenn Selva, CNN A Pennsylvania police officer and two other people were shot in Northeast Philadelphia on Wednesday evening before the suspect fatally shot himself, according to authorities. The officer, who serves with the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA), is in critical but stable condition, the Philadelphia Police Department said in a statement. Two

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Texas to send buses of undocumented immigrants to US capital if they’re willing to go, Gov. Greg Abbott says

By Amir Vera and Amy Simonson, CNN Texas will send willing undocumented immigrants to Washington, DC, by bus and plane, Gov. Greg Abbott’s office announced Wednesday, saying local leaders in the state are fed up with the federal government for releasing migrants into their communities. Abbott told reporters the plan is a response to the

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A prosecutor said Lawrence Ray used psychological abuse

Man who lived in daughter’s Sarah Lawrence College dorm room convicted of sex trafficking, forced labor and other federal crimes

By Rob Frehse, CNN The father who lived in his daughter’s college dorm room has been convicted of sex trafficking, forced labor, tax evasion and money laundering after less than a day of jury deliberations, the US Attorney’s Office of the Southern District of New York announced Wednesday. “Twelve years ago, Larry Ray moved into

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Prof. Wendi Manuel-Scott

George Mason University unveils memorial for people enslaved by school’s founding father

By Tiffany Anthony, CNN George Mason University unveiled a new memorial this week honoring the people enslaved by the university’s namesake, as the Virginia school attempts to reckon with the prominent statesman’s controversial history. George Mason IV, a prominent figure in Virginia’s history, known for penning the state’s Declaration of Rights, which influenced several later

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Downed power lines slump over a road in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida in Reserve

First on CNN: Americans are far more likely to say climate crisis is a threat after facing recent extreme weather

By Rachel Ramirez and Chief Climate Correspondent Bill Weir, CNN Kenneth Runnels doesn’t see himself as a “victim” of the drought. He says he’s an “adapter.” Runnels is the chief administrator of the Antelope Point Marina on Lake Powell, the second-largest reservoir in the country and part of the Colorado River system, which provides water

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Oklahoma City Bombing Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research Here is some background information about the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City on April 19, 1995. Facts The blast killed 168 people, including 19 children, and injured several hundred more. Timothy J. McVeigh and Terry L. Nichols were convicted of the attack. The federal building was

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