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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

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Big changes are coming to your 401(k). A new bill, expected to hit President Joe Biden’s desk this year, could require employers to automatically enroll all eligible workers into their retirement plans, making it easier for student-loan borrowers to save, and for older workers to make catch-up contributions. Here’s what you

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

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

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

By Paradise Afshar and Claudia Dominguez, CNN A Nevada man was charged with murder Tuesday in the death of an 18-year-old woman whose body was found last week after she disappeared in mid-March, court documents show. Naomi Irion was last seen March 12 around 5 a.m. in a Walmart parking lot in the Lyon County

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

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