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A pipeline fire sparked by an SUV crash has burned for more than 24 hours and prompted evacuations in a Houston suburb

By Nicole Chavez, Chris Boyette, Jeff Winter, Rosa Flores and Sara Weisfeldt, CNN (CNN) — A pipeline fire that began after an SUV struck a valve for a liquid natural gas pipeline near Houston continues burning Tuesday after damaging houses, melting vehicles, and leading to the evacuation of 100 homes, officials said. The huge plume

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Students embrace near a makeshift memorial at Apalachee High School on September 5 in Winder

Wounded Apalachee High School teacher posts message of gratitude for fellow teacher and students who helped save his life

By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — An Apalachee High School teacher praised for helping save lives after being shot when a student opened fire on the Georgia campus in the year’s deadliest US school shooting, is giving thanks of his own, posting a heartfelt message of gratitude to those that helped him as he lie bleeding on

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Investigators seek public’s help in identifying Asian victim found in Gilgo Beach area

By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Investigators on New York’s Long Island are seeking the public’s help in identifying an Asian victim from a years-old killing, whose remains were discovered along Ocean Parkway near Gilgo Beach in 2011. The victim investigators are referring to as “Asian Doe” was a biological male of Asian descent, between

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After suffering emergency during training, Massachusetts police recruit sworn in as a trooper in his final hours of life

By Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — A Massachusetts State Police recruit died after suffering a medical emergency during a training exercise, the department said. Enrique Delgado-Garcia, 25, was participating in a “defensive tactics training exercise” Thursday when he suffered a “medical crisis,” Lt. Sean Quirk told CNN in an email. An on-site medical team

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More than 200 inmates escape as Nigerian prison wall collapses in floods

By Mariya Knight and Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — At least 274 inmates have escaped from a prison in Nigeria’s Borno state following heavy flooding, the Nigerian Correctional Service said, as aid agencies reported more than 1,000 people had died across western and central Africa. Initially, 281 inmates escaped while they were being transferred to “a safe and

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