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By Andrew Torgan and Daniel Wine, CNN (CNN) — When it comes to the Super Bowl, what do you like the most? The game itself? The halftime show? Or is it the commercials? Super Bowl ads are notoriously expensive — upward of $7 million per 30-second spot. And if you find that number shocking, the

By Paradise Afshar and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — A trio of endangered gray wolves were found dead in southern Oregon and federal officials are offering a $50,000 reward for information about their deaths. The bodies were found after the collars of two of the wolves put out a “mortality signal” on December 29, prompting

By Rob Frehse, Mark Morales, Nic F. Anderson, Samantha Beech and John Miller, CNN (CNN) — A 15-year-old has been arrested and charged as an adult after he shot and injured a Brazilian tourist at a Times Square store and fired at law enforcement officers while fleeing, according to the New York Police Department. The

By Holly Yan and Nic F. Anderson, CNN (CNN) — Editor’s note: This story includes graphic descriptions of sexual assault allegations. As boys, they trusted him as a revered coach and mentor. As men, they say he’s a “monster” who used his Olympic fame to manipulate young athletes and sexually assault them. Now, more than

By AJ Willingham, CNN (CNN) — Have you ever met a stranger who changed your life? Maybe they were there for you in an emergency or said the right thing at the exact time you needed to hear it. Maybe you never even got their name, but will always remember their kindness. Since the briefest

By Jay Croft, CNN (CNN) — A Florida construction crew dug up a piece of history this week: an inert World War II-era bomb, possibly leftover on a former military airfield decades ago. “Because it is so rusted and decayed, there’s certainly no way of telling whether it’s live munition or inert,” said Hernando County

By Jamiel Lynch, Rebekah Riess and Alex Medeiros, CNN (CNN) — The CEO of a major Nigerian bank, along with his wife and son, were among six people killed in a helicopter crash in the Mojave Desert near the California-Nevada border late Friday night. Access Bank chief executive Herbert Wigwe died in the crash, the

By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — Nightmares have tormented Soo Wong for the past year, fueled by the horror she witnessed when a gunman opened fire inside a California dance hall, killing her close friend and 10 other people as a Lunar New Year’s eve party was in full swing. Wong found herself overwhelmed by grief

By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — The conviction of Jennifer Crumbley has potential implications for gun-owning parents everywhere. None more so than for her husband, James Crumbley. Jennifer Crumbley was found guilty Tuesday of four counts of involuntary manslaughter in the November 30, 2021, mass shooting at Oxford High School in Michigan, in which their son

By Harmeet Kaur and Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — For many people, attending the Super Bowl is likely a dream unrealized — Sunday’s game might be the most expensive one yet, with average ticket prices nearing $10,000. That doesn’t mean NFL fans will stop fantasizing about what goes on inside the stadium: What is it

By Elliana Hebert, Brandon Miller and Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — With water temperatures climbing to unprecedented heights, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has added new levels to its alert system to account for increasingly severe coral bleaching and higher mortality rates. Three more alert levels have been added to the coral reef alert

By Andy Rose and Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — An Oklahoma judge stepped down Friday after allegedly exchanging more than 500 texts with a bailiff in which she mocked trial participants and talked offensively about the state’s attorneys while she presided over a June murder trial. Lincoln County District Judge Traci Soderstrom agreed to resign

By Gregory Wallace, Carlos Suarez and Sharif Paget, CNN (CNN) — Two people, “tentatively” identified as the pilot and second-in-command, were killed when a small plane crashed Friday afternoon on Interstate 75 near the Florida city of Naples and collided with a vehicle, authorities said – a wreck that came shortly after a pilot reported

By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — The man who investigators say is connected to a string of unusual animal habitat tamperings at the Dallas Zoo – including the alleged theft of two tamarin monkeys – was indicted Tuesday on felony burglary charges, court records show. Davion Irvin, 24, was indicted by a grand jury on

By Megan Marples, CNN (CNN) — Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Superb Owl. No wait, Super Bowl. Too late. Instead of Super Bowl information, one small typo later and your search results are filled with owl content instead. And we’d like

By Annette Choi, Gabrielle Smith, Matt Stiles and Tal Yellin, CNN (CNN) — Roses are red, violets are blue, but Valentine’s Day has many seeing green, too. With cupid’s aim squarely on your wallets, navigating the floral aisle this time of year can be a maze of costs and choices. Flowers prices can double during

By Justin Gamble, CNN (CNN) — Philadelphia’s Penn Museum stands by its decision to entomb the remains of 19 unidentified Black Philadelphians who were held in its collection, despite criticism from some in the community that the museum should have done more to identify the remains. The museum held an interfaith memorial service Saturday to

By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Astronomers have discovered a potentially habitable “super-Earth” around 137 light-years away. Its estimated size is one and a half times as wide as our planet, and research shows it may be able to hold the right temperature for liquid water to exist on its surface. Here’s what else you