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By Andi Babineau and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — Two teenagers have been arrested in connection with a shooting at a house party in southwestern Arizona last weekend that left two people dead and five teenagers injured, police said. Officers responded shortly before 11 p.m. local time Saturday night to a private residence in Yuma

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the Peabody Awards. The Peabody Awards are presented every spring in recognition of achievements in broadcasting across multiple platforms including radio, television, streaming network programs and websites. Facts May 9, 2023 – Winners of the 83rd Annual Peabody Awards are announced. The ceremony, scheduled to take

By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — Three Western states and the federal government are nearing a deal to leave millions of gallons of water in the Colorado River’s Lake Mead – water that would have otherwise been used to irrigate fields or generate hydropower – in exchange for at least $1 billion in federal funding

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of John Hinckley Jr., who attempted to kill President Ronald Reagan in 1981, but was found not guilty by reason of insanity. Personal Birth date: May 29, 1955 Birth place: Ardmore, Oklahoma Birth name: John Warnock Hinckley Jr. Father: John W. Hinckley Sr., an

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of retired NASCAR driver and race track owner Tony Stewart. Personal Birth date: May 20, 1971 Birth place: Columbus, Indiana Birth name: Anthony Wayne Stewart Father: Nelson Stewart Mother: Pam Stewart (now Boas) Marriage: Leah Pruett (November 21, 2021-present) Other Facts Three-time NASCAR Cup

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at investigations into Russian meddling during the 2016 presidential race between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. For details about computer hacking during the campaign, visit 2016 Presidential Campaign Hacking Fast Facts. Special counsel Robert Mueller and multiple congressional committees launched Russia-related investigations in 2017. Select congressional and

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of former National Security Adviser and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. Personal Birth date: May 27, 1923 Birth place: Furth, Germany Birth name: Heinz Alfred Kissinger Father: Louis Kissinger, teacher Mother: Paula (Stern) Kissinger Marriages: Nancy (Maginnes) Kissinger (March 30, 1974-present); Ann Fleischer (1949-1964, divorced) Children:

By Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — The National Rifle Association sued Maryland Gov. Wes Moore after he signed the Gun Safety Act of 2023 along with other gun safety measures into law Tuesday, court documents show. The Gun Safety Act of 2023, or Senate Bill 1, prohibits “a person from knowingly wearing, carrying, or transporting

By Dakin Andone and Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — The suspect in the fatal stabbing last year of four University of Idaho students has been indicted by a grand jury on murder and burglary charges, a court official told CNN. Bryan Kohberger was indicted on all five original charges – four counts of murder and

By Danny Freeman (CNN) — The second of the two men who escaped from a Philadelphia jail last week was captured Wednesday, and at least three people have now been charged with their escape, according to authorities. Ameen Hurst, 18, was taken into custody without incident in southwest Philadelphia, the city’s police commissioner, Danielle Outlaw,

By Tina Burnside, CNN (CNN) — Florida education officials want to speak with students who were shown a Disney movie in their fifth-grade class, sparking an investigation of their teacher over the state’s law against the teaching of sexual orientation or gender identity. A letter was sent to “sent to several students’ parents” indicating investigators

By Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — Five of the 10 deadliest mass shootings in America over the past eight years have been in Texas, the latest occurring in Allen in early May when a gunman fired an AR-15-style rifle at a crowded outlet mall, killing eight people and injuring at least seven others. The number

By Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — The Islamic extremist who drove a rented truck into pedestrians and cyclists on a New York City bike path in 2017 was sentenced to eight consecutive life sentences on Wednesday after he spoke for nearly an hour to defend his actions. Sayfullo Saipov was sentenced to life in

By Meron Moges-Gerbi (CNN) — Excess deaths among Black people jumped in 2020, reversing years of progress in reducing the gap in mortality compared with White people, a new study found. Over two decades, the Black population in the U.S. suffered 1.63 million excess deaths and more than 80 million excess years of life lost

By Holly Yan, Artemis Moshtaghian, Mark Morales, Gloria Pazmino, Isabel Rosales and Jaide Timm-Garcia, CNN (CNN) — In New York City, hundreds of migrants are staying in current or former school gymnasiums. In Chicago, dozens of migrants have been sleeping in a police station. And in Florida, where the Republican governor has sent migrants to

By Michelle Watson and Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — Two adults have been charged after a 7-year-old brought a gun to a Grand Rapids, Michigan, elementary school, authorities said Tuesday. The charges stem from a May 3 incident in which a second-grade student brought an unloaded gun in a backpack to Cesar E. Chavez Elementary

By Steve Almasy, Cheri Mossburg and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — The 18-year-old gunman who killed three elderly women out on morning drives in a northwestern New Mexico neighborhood this week fired more than 100 rounds from his yard before leaving the property with two pistols and wearing a bulletproof vest, Farmington Police Chief Steve

By Taylor Romine, Paradise Afshar and Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — Washington Governor Jay Inslee signed a drug possession bill into law Tuesday following a special legislative session that was held to prevent the possible legalization of all drug possession in the state. The state had been on the brink of decriminalizing possession of drugs

By Andy Rose and Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — A controversial emergency rule to ban gender-affirming care for minors and most adults in the state of Missouri was withdrawn Tuesday by the attorney general who first proposed it, days after state lawmakers passed their own ban. “The legislature has now passed a ban that exceeds

By Steve Almasy and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — A 98-year-old woman and her 73-year-old daughter were among the three people killed by an 18-year-old high school student who roamed through his neighborhood Monday firing indiscriminately at homes and passersby in their vehicles, according to authorities in the northwestern New Mexico town of Farmington. In