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By Michelle Watson and Christine Sever, CNN (CNN) — At least three people are dead and 14 injured after a crash involving a Greyhound bus and three other vehicles early Wednesday in southern Illinois, a release from state police said. “Initial investigation indicates a Greyhound passenger bus with passengers was traveling westbound on Interstate 70

Eric Zerkel, CNN (CNN) — A sudden marine heat wave off the coast of Florida has surprised scientists and sent water temperatures soaring to unprecedented highs, threatening one of the most severe coral bleaching events the state has ever seen. Sea surface temperatures around Florida have reached the highest levels on record since satellites began

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Multiple wills were found in Aretha Franklin’s Detroit home after her death in 2018, causing a family battle over the late singer’s estate. A jury this week decided a 2014 handwritten will found under her couch cushion should stand as the document of record. Here’s what else you need

By Amy Simonson, Gustavo Valdes and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — An investigation into a Tennessee man accused of recording himself raping unconscious boys has shown there “could be a decade of victims,” a police spokesperson told CNN. Camilo Hurtado Campos, 63, is being held in Franklin, Tennessee, on charges of rape of a child

By Zenebou Sylla, CNN (CNN) — A 3-year-old and his 6-year-old brother were among four people shot and wounded when shots were fired at a crowd outside a Bronx park Tuesday evening, the New York Police Department said. Hundreds were gathered at the St. James Park when two people wearing all black and masks pulled

By Holly Yan, Lauren Mascarenhas and Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — The catastrophic floodwater that damaged or destroyed countless homes in Vermont is slowly receding, but a spate of new threats loom. “This may not be over. With rain in the forecast – and nowhere for it to go – we could see waters rise

By Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — A 26-year-old woman from Boulder, Colorado, died after falling approximately 500 feet while free-solo climbing a ridge in the state’s Rocky Mountain National Park on Sunday, the park said. The unidentified woman’s 27-year-old climbing partner called park rangers to report his partner had fallen from Blitzen Ridge on Ypsilon

By Steve Almasy, CNN (CNN) — A Kansas man who gained attention for dressing in a full wolf’s costume at Kansas City Chiefs games and who allegedly removed his ankle monitor while he was out on bail on a bank robbery charge has been arrested in California, according to a news release from federal authorities.

By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — An inmate in Indianapolis allegedly used the chain of his handcuffs to choke a sheriff’s deputy who died shortly after, court documents obtained by a local station show. Marion County Sheriff’s Deputy John Durm was returning the detainee from a medical appointment Monday morning when he was attacked, the

By Cheri Mossburg and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — Leslie Van Houten, a former Charles Manson follower and convicted murderer, was released from a California prison on Tuesday, a prison spokesperson told CNN. Van Houten was released to parole supervision, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation spokesperson Mary Xjimenez said. Van Houten will have a

By Nick Watt, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — California has spent a stunning $17.5 billion trying to combat homelessness over just four years. But, in the same time frame, from 2018 to 2022, the state’s homeless population actually grew. Half of all Americans living outside on the streets, federal data shows, live in California. Across

By Danny Freeman and Sabrina Shulman, CNN (CNN) — Escapee Michael Burham is likely still in the area around a northwestern Pennsylvania jail and is probably getting help as he seeks to evade 200 law enforcement officers looking for him, Pennsylvania State Police Lt. Col. George Bivens said at a news conference Tuesday. Burham on

By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — A judge has sided with Kansas’ Republican attorney general, ruling the state cannot allow transgender residents to choose gender identity on driver’s licenses. Shawnee County District Court Judge Teresa Watson issued a temporary restraining order Monday, three days after Attorney General Kris Kobach filed a lawsuit against two individuals

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of former Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte. Personal Birth date: July 21, 1939 Birth place: London, England Birth name: John Dimitri Negroponte Father: Dimitri John Negroponte, shipping magnate Mother: Catherine (Coumantaros) Negroponte Marriage: Diana (Villiers) Negroponte (December 1976-present) Children: Marina, Alejandra, John, George

By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — Susan Lorincz, the Florida woman accused of fatally shooting her neighbor through a closed door last month during a dispute over children playing outside, waived her arraignment and entered a written plea of not guilty, court officials said. Lorincz, a 58-year-old White woman, is charged with manslaughter with a

By Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — More than a dozen homes have been evacuated in Rolling Hills Estates, California, after the ground shifted, causing extensive damage, city and Los Angeles County officials said. Twelve homes were red-tagged as of Monday night, the Los Angeles County Fire Department said on Twitter. Sixteen residents had been displaced

By Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — Students who struggled through the height of the Covid-19 pandemic – between March 2020 and early 2023 – are still having trouble keeping up with course work, according to a study from the nonprofit NWEA, which focuses on education research. “This analysis provides the most current evidence to help

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Banks collect billions of dollars each year from credit card late fees that often range around $40 per delinquent incident. Those often-costly fees could drop to $8 later this year if the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau finalizes a proposed rule that would curb how much issuers can charge. Here’s what

By Nouran Salahieh and Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — There were no jackpot winners after Monday’s Powerball drawing and the grand prize jumped to an estimated $725 million – the seventh largest Powerball jackpot, according to lottery officials. The next drawing will be on Wednesday for the massive prize, which has an estimated $366.2 million

By Nick Valencia, Amy Simonson and Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — A Louisiana judge has quashed counts against two of the law enforcement officers charged in connection with the May 2019 arrest and death of Black motorist Ronald Greene. Former state troopers John Peters and Dakota DeMoss no longer will face obstruction of justice charges