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By Alisha Ebrahimji and Michelle Krupa, CNN (CNN) — The conquering heroes had just rolled down Grand Boulevard, waving to a crowd packed more than a dozen deep – a sea of red, gold and white against a clear blue sky, celebrating their Kansas City Chiefs’ second-in-a-row Super Bowl victory. One after another, double-decker buses

By Justin Gamble and Chandelis Duster, CNN (CNN) — As a parent, Chuck Walter said he’s used to signing papers that his children bring home from school. But Walter said a recent request from his daughter’s teacher caught him off guard. Earlier this month, Walter was among the parents at Coral Way K-8 Center, a Miami-Dade County public

By Kaitlyn Schwanemann, CNN (CNN) — When Cathy Austrian’s then-14-year-old son came home from a Vermont gas station with stolen vape pens on May 15, 2021, she called the police to teach him a lesson. Austrian and her son, J.A., who has intellectual disabilities, had worked with the Burlington Police Department to peacefully resolve behavioral

By Janie Boschma, Curt Merrill and John Murphy-Teixidor, CNN A dangerous pace of mass shootings escalated in 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic and has persisted since then. Last year, the United States recorded 504 mass shootings, the lowest total in a year since 2019, before the pandemic began. 2021 remains the worst year for mass

By Brammhi Balarajan and Devon M. Sayers, CNN (CNN) — A missed deadline last weekend means someone in Florida lost out on $36 million. No one stepped up to claim the prize from the August drawing before the deadline, rendering the Mega Millions lottery ticket void. As a result, the winner has forfeited the winnings

By Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — At least nine Los Angeles city firefighters have been injured in a semi-truck explosion and two are in critical condition, fire officials said Thursday. The semi-truck was fueled by compressed natural gas and one of the two 100-gallon tanks aboard exploded as firefighters attempted to put out a fire, Los Angeles Fire Capt. Erik

By Cindy Von Quednow and Kelly McCleary, CNN (CNN) — A high school student in California was arrested and is facing attempted murder charges in a plot to carry out a shooting on campus that was uncovered after a classmate expressed concerns the teen was “fixated on school shootings and had access to weapons,” police

By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Security experts are raising concerns about artificial intelligence and how it can be used to spread misinformation ahead of the 2024 presidential election. Congress, however, doesn’t appear ready to pass any major legislation on AI before Americans head to the polls in less than nine months. Here’s what else

CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Security experts are raising concerns about artificial intelligence and how it can be used to spread misinformation ahead of the 2024 presidential election. Congress, however, doesn’t appear ready to pass any major legislation on AI before Americans head to the polls in less than nine months. Here’s what

By Nouran Salahieh, Dakin Andone, Shimon Prokupecz and Josh Campbell, CNN Kansas City, Missouri (CNN) — Two juveniles have been detained in connection with Wednesday’s shooting following the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl celebration rally, which left one dead and more than 20 wounded, police said. At least 23 victims have been identified, including a

CNN By Nouran Salahieh, Dakin Andone, Shimon Prokupecz and Josh Campbell, CNN Kansas City, Missouri (CNN) — Two juveniles have been detained in connection with Wednesday’s shooting following the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl celebration rally, which left one dead and more than 20 wounded, police said. At least 23 victims have been identified, including