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By Elizabeth Wolfe and Steve Almasy, CNN California’s Oak Fire has burned through more than 18,000 acres and destroyed more than 40 structures since it ignited near Yosemite National Park Friday, as fire crews in the air battle visibility issues and personnel on the ground work steep terrain. The fire grew only slightly Tuesday —

By Taylor Romine and Rosa Flores, CNN Uvalde officials are working to improve school security for when classes resume, including installing bulletproof windows, a school board meeting revealed Monday — nearly two months after the horrific massacre at Robb Elementary School left 21 people dead, including 19 children. The new measures include hiring 10 additional

By Amanda Jackson and Caroll Alvarado, CNN Dozens of incoming University of Michigan medical students walked out of their medical school induction ceremony Sunday to protest a keynote speaker with anti-abortion views. As Dr. Kristin Collier, an assistant professor of internal medicine at the university, began delivering her keynote speech, several dozen students abruptly stood

By Elizabeth Wolfe, Claudia Dominguez, Chuck Johnston and Amanda Musa, CNN A man charged with raping a 10-year-old Ohio girl who later traveled to Indiana seeking an abortion pleaded not guilty Monday to felony rape charges. Gerson Fuentes, 27, was charged last week with two counts of felony rape, according to an indictment by a

By Kevin Conlon and Theresa Waldrop, CNN An Uber driver who took Nikolas Cruz to his school in Parkland, Florida, on the day the teenager shot and killed 17 people there testified that Cruz had a large bag and was “anxious and nervous” when the driver dropped him off. “He came into the car and

By Eric Levenson, David Williams and Chuck Johnston, CNN A woman allegedly fired several gunshots into the air at Dallas Love Field Airport in Texas on Monday before police shot her and took her into custody, Dallas Police said. The incident began at about 11 a.m. when a 37-year-old woman arrived at the airport and

By Kristina Sgueglia, CNN A flashy Brooklyn pastor known for wearing designer outfits and extravagant jewelry says he was robbed along with his wife of more than $1 million while he was preaching at church Sunday. Police say they received a report that three people entered the Leaders of Tomorrow church Sunday with firearms and

By Mark Morales, CNN A sixth man who was a co-defendant of the Central Park Five — a group of Black and Hispanic teens who were convicted of beating and raping a woman in the famed New York City landmark — had his conviction overturned on Monday, according to the Manhattan District Attorney’s office. The