National-World

By Mallika Kallingal, Rebekah Riess and Giovanna Van Leeuwen, CNN A young girl who was hit by a truck during a parade in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Saturday has died, according to Raleigh Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin. A large crowd of people were watching the Raleigh Christmas Parade near the North Carolina State Capitol when a

By Ray Sanchez, Zenebou Sylla and Kiely Westhoff, CNN Nearly 200 misdemeanor convictions tied to eight former New York Police Department officers who were themselves previously convicted of crimes have been vacated at the request of the Manhattan district attorney’s office. “While most law enforcement officials and police officers are dedicated public servants, these eight

By Zoe Sottile, CNN A huge sinkhole has opened up right next to a West Virginia police department, disrupting traffic and requiring several schools to move their classes online. The sinkhole, located on West Virginia Route 20 right next to the police department, is a long-standing problem in Hinton, West Virginia. When the sinkhole first

By Taylor Romine, CNN A carpenter who was among six people shot during a September shooting on an East Oakland, California, school campus has died from his injuries, district officials said Friday. The victim, identified only as David, died on Thursday after “fighting to recover from injuries he sustained,” according to a statement from Oakland

By Christina Maxouris, CNN On Thursday, Dan Langenkamp marked 12 weeks since his wife, Sarah, was killed. To honor her, Dan and his two young sons do what they do every day at around 4:05 p.m., the time Sarah died: They drop whatever they are working on, gather together, hold hands and talk to her,

By Aya Elamroussi, CNN As the University of Idaho mourns the loss of four students killed in an attack at an off-campus home last weekend, a community remains in crisis over few known details surrounding the students’ deaths and the lack of an identified suspect. The four students — Ethan Chapin, 20; Kaylee Goncalves, 21;

By Zoe Sottile, CNN Proof that dogs really are man’s best friend. A police dog named Loki helped locate an 80-year old hunter who had repeatedly fallen into a river in Michigan. Michigan State Police were dispatched to search for the hunter at around 6:40 pm on Wednesday, according to a news release from the

By Ray Sanchez, Nicki Brown and Brynn Gingras, CNN A disturbing trend is causing disruptions of school life across the country, forcing lockdowns and straining police resources, sowing fear and confusion among students, parents and educators, and tormenting already anxious communities. The age of the active shooter has brought with it not only the frightful

By Zoe Sottile, CNN A traveler at New York City’s John F. Kennedy International Airport was arrested after $450,000 worth of cocaine was discovered hidden in the wheels of her wheelchair. The traveler arrived in New York City from the Dominican Republic on November 10, according to a news release from US Customs and Border

By Jennifer Henderson, Nouran Salahieh and Hannah Sarisohn, CNN The mother of University of Virginia running back Mike Hollins, who was hospitalized after a shooting that killed three football players last Sunday, says her son was trying to warn others before being struck by gunfire. Hollins, a native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is one of