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By Brian Todd and Hannah Sarisohn, CNN The gun allegedly used by the first grader accused of shooting his teacher in Newport News, Virginia, was kept on the top shelf of his mother’s bedroom closet, James Ellenson, the attorney representing the child’s family, told CNN. The gun had been secured by a trigger lock, the

By Alaa Elassar, Holly Yan, Keith Allen, Tina Burnside and Josh Campbell, CNN The man found dead inside a white cargo van after a standoff with police in Torrance, California, has been confirmed as the person suspected of carrying out a mass shooting in Monterey Park Saturday night, according to police. Huu Can Tran, 72,

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By Rebekah Riess and Tina Burnside, CNN Police are investigating the death of an endangered vulture at the Dallas Zoo as “suspicious,” authorities said. Staff found the bird dead in its enclosure Saturday — about a week after the same zoo made headlines for a clouded leopard that escaped after fencing around its enclosure was

By Zoe Sottile, CNN This dog is a “fire-breathing demon” — but the Niagara SPCA wants you to adopt him anyway. The Niagara SPCA, a nonprofit animal shelter in New York’s Niagara County, has attracted attention on social media for its eye-catching ad for Ralphie, a rescue dog looking for a new home. Most adoption

By Zoe Sottile, CNN High prices are driving an increase in attempts to bring eggs into the US from Mexico, according to border officials. Officers at the San Diego Customs and Border Protection Office have seen an increase in the number of attempts to move eggs across the US-Mexico border, according to a tweet from

By Andy Rose, Christina Maxouris, Nick Valencia and Keith Allen, CNN Police have released the charges for the six people who were arrested Saturday evening in downtown Atlanta, authorities said, during protests that came in response to a proposed police training facility and the fatal police shooting of an activist earlier in the week. They

By Isa Kaufman-Geballe, CNN A Texas woman pleaded guilty to a felony charge and is facing up to four years in prison for stealing her cousin’s $1 million New York state lottery jackpot, officials said. Iris Amador Argueta, 34, pleaded guilty Friday to one count of second-degree grand larceny after allegedly stealing a $1 million

By Gloria Pazmino and Emma Tucker, CNN New York City is set to open a relief center in a terminal for cruise ships, which will provide temporary respite to the continued influx of asylum-seekers entering the city, officials said. The new site will be located at the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal, one of three terminals for