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By Maria Aguilar Prieto, CNN (CNN) — Children in Des Moines, Iowa, will go trick-or-treating on Halloween night for the first time in more than 85 years. Unlike the majority of the country, communities in the Des Moines metro area go trick-or-treating during Beggars’ Night, the day before Halloween, thanks to a policy-turned-tradition dating back

By Daniel Wine, CNN Editor’s Note: CNN’s 5 Things newsletter is your one-stop shop for the latest headlines and fascinating stories to start and end your busy day. Sign up here. 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Some people intentionally cut, burn or bruise themselves to cope with trauma, stress or anxiety. Experts explain the psychology

CNN By Daniel Wine, CNN Editor’s Note: CNN’s 5 Things newsletter is your one-stop shop for the latest headlines and fascinating stories to start and end your busy day. Sign up here. 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Some people intentionally cut, burn or bruise themselves to cope with trauma, stress or anxiety. Experts explain the

By Chris Boyette and Steve Almasy, CNN (CNN) — Investigators in Oregon searching for the person responsible for three fires at ballot drop boxes in the past few weeks – which damaged hundreds of ballots – believe “it is very possible the suspect intends to continue the attacks,” a police spokesperson said Wednesday. Portland Police

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of tennis champion and LGBTQ activist Billie Jean King. Personal Birth date: November 22, 1943 Birth place: Long Beach, California Birth name: Billie Jean Moffitt Father: Willard J. Moffitt, engineer for a fire department Mother: Betty Moffitt, Avon sales representative Marriage: Ilana Kloss

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the assassination of US President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963. Timeline November 22, 1963– 11:37 a.m. – Air Force One arrives at Dallas’ Love Field with the President and his wife, Jacqueline Kennedy, Texas Governor John B. Connally Jr. and his wife, Idanell Connally.

By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — A Florida teenager has been arrested after he “brandished a machete in an aggressive, threatening posture over his head” at two women Tuesday outside an early voting location near Jacksonville, police said. Caleb James Williams, 18, joined by seven juveniles, approached sign wavers and antagonized the “opposing political side,”

CNN, KATU, KPTV, PORTLAND POLICE BUREAU, CLARKE COUNTY NEVADA, GETTY IMAGES By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of ballots were destroyed or damaged in fires set Monday at two ballot drop boxes in the Pacific Northwest – and investigators are searching for a person they believe is responsible for both incidents. Almost all the ballots

By Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — A man in Arizona told detectives he put his deceased father’s body in a freezer and moved it around the state for four years — all to keep a roof over his head, police say. Joseph Hill was arrested last week on multiple charges, including concealing a body in

By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Gas prices are falling fast, just as millions of Americans head to the polls. Some analysts say the national average could soon plunge below $3 a gallon for the first time since 2021. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day.

CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Gas prices are falling fast, just as millions of Americans head to the polls. Some analysts say the national average could soon plunge below $3 a gallon for the first time since 2021. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your

By Eric Levenson and Natasha Chen, CNN (CNN) — Fires at two ballot drop boxes that destroyed hundreds of ballots in the Pacific Northwest this week, as well as a similar fire earlier this month, have raised questions about the role and security of drop boxes in the upcoming election. Although drop boxes were widely

By Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — A man is facing 14 felony charges after officials say he shot a man walking to a synagogue and then fired at responding officers during a weekend shootout in Chicago. The suspect fired several shots at a 39-year-old man Saturday morning on the city’s North Side before firing “at responding officers and paramedics