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By Holly Yan and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — Crews in Pennsylvania are still searching for two children who were swept away over the weekend by turbulent floodwaters that killed their mother as a violent storm slammed the region. Matilda “Mattie” Sheils, 2, and her 9-month-old brother, Conrad Sheils, vanished after intense flooding engulfed parts

By Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — An unidentified former member of the Northwestern University football team is suing the school and the recently fired head coach, according to a civil claim filed Tuesday in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois. The suit alleges former coach Pat Fitzgerald “enabled a culture of racism and/or other

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of singer and actress Lindsay Lohan. Personal Birth date: July 2, 1986 Birthplace: New York, New York Birth name: Lindsay Dee Lohan Father: Michael Lohan, an ex-Wall Street trader Mother: Dina (Sullivan) Lohan, a television personality, actress and manager Marriage: Bader Shammas (2022-present) Children:

By Tina Burnside, CNN (CNN) — A 10-year-old boy was critically injured after falling from a carnival ride in Illinois, setting off an investigation by local police and state officials. The boy was attending the Taste of Summer Festival in Antioch on Sunday afternoon when he was thrown from the Moby Dick ride around 2:40

By Rebekah Riess and Jay Croft, CNN (CNN) — A 3-year-old driving a golf cart struck and killed a 7-year-old on Monday afternoon in Fort Myers, Florida, according to a news release from the Florida Highway Patrol. The 3-year-old was approaching a right curve near a home on private property when the front of the

By Tina Burnside, Lauren Mascarenhas and Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — A 12-year-old girl facing assault charges after allegedly throwing acid on an 11-year-old girl at a Detroit playground appeared in court Tuesday, officials said. Deaira Summers, the 11-year-old, suffered second-degree burns on her back, legs and arms in the July 9 attack, her mother,

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Millions of emails intended for US military members were sent to incorrect inboxes due to a common typo. The emails, which contained sensitive information in some cases, should have been sent to accounts ending in “.MIL” — the internet domain owned by the US military. Instead, due to the

By Elizabeth Wolfe, John Miller and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Family members of the Gilgo Beach serial killings suspect were shocked, disgusted and embarrassed when they learned about the crimes he is accused of committing, police say. “It’s a very good thing that we got this animal off the streets,” Suffolk County Police Commissioner

By Rachel Clarke, Ashley Killough, Sarah Moon and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — Emails shared with CNN by the Texas Department of Public Safety detail a trooper-medic expressing concerns to a supervisor over the inhumane treatment of migrants along the border in Eagle Pass, Texas. The Department of Homeland Security and the Justice Department are

By Tina Burnside, CNN (CNN) — The Powerball jackpot soared to $1 billion for the third time in the game’s history after no ticket matched all six numbers in Monday night’s drawing. The mammoth grand prize ranks as the seventh largest US lottery jackpot and third largest Powerball jackpot, behind the world record $2.04 billion

By Raja Razek and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — A bison gored a 47-year-old Arizona woman Monday morning in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, leaving her with significant injuries to her chest and abdomen, park officials said. The woman was walking with another person in a field near the Lake Lodge Cabins on Yellowstone Lake’s

By Jillian Sykes, CNN (CNN) — Monica De Leon Barba, a US citizen who the FBI said was kidnapped in Mexico in November, has been reunited with her family. De Leon Barba was released by her captors last week, roughly eight months since she was kidnapped while walking home from work with her dog, the

By Sabrina Souza, CNN (CNN) — The final phase of the Pittsburgh synagogue gunman’s death penalty trial began Monday as prosecutors laid out why the shooter should be sentenced to death, including his continued lack of remorse in the attack that left 11 worshippers dead and six others wounded. “He defiled a house of worship,

By Nicquel Terry Ellis (CNN) — New York City has appointed its first Latino police commissioner as authorities work to diversify leadership of the country’s largest police department and curb the city’s crime rate. Mayor Eric Adams announced Monday that Edward Caban had been promoted to the city’s top cop position. Caban, who is of

By Dianne Gallagher, CNN (CNN) — The family of a teenager killed in a crash involving a boat owned by the prominent South Carolina Murdaugh family has settled a wrongful death lawsuit with the convenience store that Paul Murdaugh, then 19, purchased alcohol from the night of the crash. A “global settlement” for $15 million

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of author, television personality and entrepreneur, Martha Stewart. Personal Birth date: August 3, 1941 Birth place: Jersey City, New Jersey Birth name: Martha Helen Kostyra Father: Edward Kostyra, pharmaceuticals salesman Mother: Martha (Ruszkowski) Kostyra, schoolteacher Marriage: Andrew Stewart (1961-1990, divorced) Children: Alexis Education: Barnard

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of retired Major League Baseball pitcher Roger Clemens. Personal Birth date: August 4, 1962 Birth place: Dayton, Ohio Birth name: William Roger Clemens Father: Bill Clemens, truck driver Mother: Bess (Wright) Clemens Marriage: Debbie (Godfrey) Clemens (November 24, 1984-present) Children: Kody, May 1996; Kacy,

By Michelle Watson and Travis Nichols, CNN (CNN) — A second suspect arrested in relation to last week’s mass shooting in Cleveland, Ohio, that left nine injured appeared in court Monday. Kevin Del Valle-Salaman, 24, was taken into custody by Lorain Police on Saturday in connection with the July 9 shooting in Cleveland’s Warehouse District,