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By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — Feeling lucky? The potential prize for the massive Powerball jackpot just made history, lottery officials announced Friday. A fortunate player could end up taking home $615 million in Saturday’s drawing – the 10th-largest Powerball prize ever. The jackpot has a $310.6 million lump-sum cash value, according to a

By Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — The father of a Parkland, Florida, high school shooting victim who visited the untouched site five years after the massacre that left 17 people dead said he was not prepared for what he saw at the crime scene, which had “blood everywhere.” Max Schachter, father of Alex Schachter, told

By Rosa Flores and Dave Alsup, CNN (CNN) — The state of Texas on Friday began deploying a marine floating barrier on the Rio Grande River in an attempt to deter migrant crossings along the US-Mexico border, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said. Abbott posted a 15-second video to Twitter showing buoys being loaded from trailers

By Natasha Chen and Virginia Langmaid, CNN (CNN) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office on Friday announced it will not challenge a May state appellate court’s panel ruling that opened the possibility of parole for Leslie Van Houten, a former Charles Manson follower and convicted murderer. Van Houten is serving concurrent sentences of seven years

By Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — Texas authorities made two arrests Friday in connection to the mass shooting that left three dead and eight others injured in the city of Fort Worth on Monday. The suspects, 20-year-old Christopher Redic Jr. and 19-year-old Brandon Williams, were taken into custody on murder charges, Fort Worth Police Department

By Bill Kirkos and Camila Bernal, CNN CHICAGO (CNN) — The Chicago Police Department says it is investigating an unspecified number of officers for misconduct following allegations they engaged in improper sexual relations with newly arrived migrants. “These allegations are under investigation with CPD’s Bureau of Internal Affairs and the Civilian Office of Police Accountability,”

By Kristina Sgueglia, Nic Anderson and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN (CNN) — Authorities in Pennsylvania said Sunday they discovered “small stockpiles or campsites” in wooded areas they believe are associated with self-taught survivalist and prison escapee Michael Charles Burham. Pennsylvania State Police said the discovery was made in wooded areas around Warren, a small city in

By Veronica Miracle, CNN (CNN) — The University of Idaho said it does not know when it will demolish the home where four of its students were murdered but it does have consent from prosecution and defense attorneys to tear down the property. “Our focus right now is on getting the personal items out and

By Meron Moges-Gerbi, CNN (CNN) — Activists in Chicago are calling for an investigation after Chicago Public Schools fired at least seven of the district’s Black principals over the 2022-2023 school year. Civil Rights Attorney Benjamin Crump is representing principals Abdul Muhammad, Gerald Morrow, and Kimberly Gibson, who said they were wrongfully terminated. “If it

By Chris Boyette and Jay Croft, CNN (CNN) — An Iowa teenager who killed his Spanish teacher was sentenced to life in prison Thursday, court documents show. Willard Noble Chaiden Miller and Jeremy Goodale were both 16 when they killed Nohema Graber in 2021. They both pleaded guilty to first-degree murder. Miller was sentenced after

By Alisha Ebrahimji and Michelle Krupa, CNN (CNN) — The toddler and her little brother had been home with their mom when the attack happened. The girl’s young mother and her ex-boyfriend were fighting over money, a federal criminal complaint says. The argument escalated, according to the court filing, and the mother stabbed him in

By Kristina Sgueglia, CNN (CNN) — A 17-year-old has been arrested in connection with the Baltimore block party shooting over the weekend that claimed two lives. Detectives believe the male teen “was involved in the mass shooting,” a news release from the Baltimore Police Department stated without elaborating. He has been charged with possession of

By Conor Powell and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — A Princess Cruises ship crashed into a pier in San Francisco as it was preparing to dock after a 10-day Alaskan cruise, officials said. The 113,561-ton Ruby Princess “made unexpected contact with the dock at Pier 27” at the port of San Francisco Thursday morning, Princess

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — The tourist who apparently carved his name into a wall of Rome’s 2,000-year-old Colosseum has sent an apology letter to Italian authorities. However, many offended people across the globe insist a “sorry” will not suffice for damaging one of the world’s most precious monuments. Pending an investigation, the alleged

By Jamiel Lynch, Sara Smart and Caroll Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — A former Afghan interpreter who immigrated with his family to America in 2021 was shot and killed early Monday in Washington, DC, while on an extra shift as a Lyft driver, and police now are searching for suspects, authorities and a charity said. Nasrat

By Rosa Flores, Andi Babineau and Ray Sanchez, CNN El Paso, Texas (CNN) — The mass shooter who killed 23 people at an El Paso Walmart in one of the deadliest attacks targeting Latinos in modern US history was sentenced to 90 consecutive life terms by a federal judge on Friday. Prosecutors had recommended Patrick

By Zenebou Sylla and Samantha Beech, CNN (CNN) — A collision between a double-decker bus and a city bus in Manhattan on Thursday left dozens injured and at least 18 people requiring hospitalization for non-life-threatening injuries, according to the New York City Fire Department. First responders received notice of the crash on the borough’s east

By Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — A Florida couple has been charged with aggravated manslaughter in the death of an 18-month-old girl who died after being left in a hot car overnight following a Fourth of July party, police said. Joel and Jazmine Rondon, both 33 and residents of Lakeland, went to a Fourth of

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the 1996 Olympic Park Bombing in Atlanta. Facts Two people died and more than 100 others were injured as a result of a bombing at the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta. Alice Hawthorne, 44, of Albany, Georgia, was killed by the explosion. Turkish cameraman

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at Alex Rodriguez, former New York Yankees infielder, who is in fifth place for the most career home runs in Major League Baseball history. He was suspended for the entire 2014 season after an investigation into the use of performance-enhancing drugs. Personal Birth date: July 27,