National-World

By Gloria Pazmino and Samantha Beech, CNN A former top adviser to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul had a history of sexual harassment complaints against him from women in a previous workplace, the New York Times has reported. Adam Sullivan, who oversaw Hochul’s 2022 gubernatorial campaign, stepped aside Sunday from his role advising the governor

By Brynn Gingras, Linh Tran and Dakin Andone, CNN The US Supreme Court on Friday halted the execution of Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip, a man who even the state attorney general says should not face the death penalty. The decision comes after Glossip has endured 26 years behind bars, nine execution dates, three

By Christina Maxouris, CNN A man who is accused in a sheriff’s deputy killing and who escaped from a Virginia jail with another man over the weekend was captured in Mexico Thursday, authorities say. Alder Alfonso Marin-Sotelo was arrested by Mexican authorities just after 1 p.m. in the state of Guerrero, the FBI said. The

By Emma Tucker, Taylor Romine, Ritu Prasad and Cheri Mossburg, CNN A former student at the University of California, Davis, faces arraignment Friday in connection with three stabbings that occurred near the campus within the span of five days, leaving two people dead and the community in fear, authorities said. The Yolo County District Attorney’s

By Brynn Gingras, Laura Ly, Maria Santana and Ray Sanchez, CNN After his mother was murdered in 2007, Jordan Neely eked out a living as a well-known Michael Jackson impersonator in Times Square and on New York’s subways. But he apparently fell on hard times in recent years, according to a friend and a relative,

By Rebekah Riess, CNN The last of four men who escaped from a Mississippi jail last month was taken into custody Thursday morning, according to an update from the Hinds County Sheriff’s Office. Escapee Corey Harrison was taken into custody by the Hinds County Sheriff’s Office and the US Marshals Fugitive Task Force at a

By Laura Ly, CNN Test scores for eighth-grade students in the US declined in both US history and civics in 2022, according to a new report from the National Assessment of Educational Progress, often referred to as “The Nation’s Report Card.” The announcement of the new lower scores come after the assessment reported last fall

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Thousands of people are planning to line the streets of London this weekend to witness the coronation of King Charles III. The festivities, however, may be dampened by “unsettled” weather, with numerous showers and thunderstorms in the forecast, officials said. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to

By Ryan Young, Gary Tuchman, Elizabeth Wolfe, Sara Smart and Holly Yan, CNN An eight-hour manhunt that threw a major American city into fear and chaos ended when barking dogs at a suburban condo complex led to the arrest of a US Coast Guard veteran suspected of fatally shooting a woman and wounding four others

By Rosa Flores and Andy Rose, CNN Amid promises from Texas’ governor to pardon an Army sergeant convicted of murdering a protester at Black Lives Matter rally, a judge rejected a request from the defendant’s legal team for a new murder trial. Daniel Perry, a White man, shot and killed Garrett Foster, who was also

By Andy Rose, CNN Three suspects were each charged with first-degree murder in the killing of a 20-year-old woman on a Colorado highway last month, who died after a large rock was allegedly thrown at her car and smashed through her windshield, prosecutors said Wednesday. Nicholas Karol-Chik, Joseph Koenig and Zachary Kwak each face more

By Andi Babineau, CNN Oregon’s secretary of state is resigning her post effective next week amid a controversy over a consulting contract she signed with a cannabis company while in office. Secretary of State Shemia Fagan’s resignation takes effect Monday, she said in a news release this week. “While I am confident that the ethics

By Emma Tucker A convicted sex offender this week fatally shot his wife and her three children in their Oklahoma home — as well as two teenage girls who there were for a sleepover — before killing himself, police said Wednesday, accounting for the bodies’ discovery days earlier. Authorities found the bodies Monday at a

By Michelle Watson, CNN A man has been charged with aiding and abetting extortion threats and conspiracy after he placed fireworks disguised as a bomb on the campus of Harvard University, according to a federal criminal complaint. William Giordani told authorities he had responded to an April 11 Craigslist ad from the parent of a

By Eric Levenson, CNN Washington Gov. Jay Inslee announced plans Tuesday to call a special legislative session this month to pass a new drug possession law that, if not passed, could lead to the legalization of all drug possession in the state. “My office and I have been meeting with legislators from all four caucuses

By Alisha Ebrahimji and Rebekah Riess, CNN A man accused of killing a Florida mom and her three children was shot and killed by officers at a motel early Wednesday after an hours-long standoff with police, according to authorities. A manhunt for 38-year-old Al Joseph Stenson was issued after police responding to a medical call

By Dakin Andone, CNN An inmate’s sister has been charged in federal court in North Carolina with helping her brother escape from a Virginia jail over the weekend by paying $2,500 to arrange for the getaway car, court documents show. Adriana Marin-Sotelo faces a charge of conspiracy to instigate or assist escape, according to a