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By Sara Smart and Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — The search for the 9-month-old who was swept away by floodwaters in southeast Pennsylvania has concluded after 12 days of searching, with no sign of the child, authorities said Wednesday. The baby boy, Conrad Sheils, his 2-year-old sister Matilda “Mattie” Sheils and their mother vanished as

By Zenebou Sylla and Rob Frehse, CNN (CNN) — The brother of the late New England Patriots player and convicted murderer Aaron Hernandez was arrested last week after police received complaints about threats he allegedly made, according to an incident report from police in Bristol, Connecticut. Dennis John “DJ” Hernandez, 37, was charged with breach

By Macie Goldfarb (CNN) — With Phoenix sweltering under unrelenting triple digit temperatures, lines have formed outside a wildlife rehabilitation center as people come across wild birds, bunnies, squirrels and other animals that have fallen victim to the scorching heat. Every animal brought to the non-profit Liberty Wildlife since late June has been dehydrated, Executive

By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Ammon Bundy, the Idaho-based anti-government activist who captured national attention seven years ago when he led an armed occupation of federal land in Oregon, has been ordered to pay $26 million dollars to a Boise hospital, its CEO, a doctor and a nurse practitioner. Bundy had accused them of

By Justin Gamble, CNN (CNN) — A man who says he was a member of Malcolm X’s security detail the day the civil rights leader was assassinated in 1965 told reporters Tuesday he saw New York City police officers trying to prevent supporters from restraining a man thought to be involved in the killing. Mustafa

By Donie O’Sullivan, Isabelle Chapman, Allison Gordon and Yahya Abou-Ghazala, CNN (CNN) — As they pumped their fists in the air and held signs declaring “Peace 4 All” and “Stop the Violence,” a small group of Americans that gathered in downtown Washington last summer was nearly indistinguishable from the thousands of others who gather in

By Polo Sandoval, Isabel Rosales and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — The Circleville, Ohio, police officer who was seen on video releasing a police K-9 on an unarmed Black man has been fired, according to a statement from the department. “Circleville Police Officer Ryan Speakman’s actions during the review of his canine apprehension of suspect

By Rebekah Riess and Jared Formanek, CNN (CNN) — Three Marines who were found dead in a privately-owned vehicle parked outside a convenience store in Hampstead, North Carolina, on Sunday, died from carbon monoxide poisoning, according to a release from the Pender County Sheriff’s Office. The North Carolina Office of the Chief Medical Examiner on

By Nouran Salahieh and Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — A California woman who was seen on body-camera video being punched by a deputy as she held her newborn baby has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against Los Angeles County and several unnamed sheriff’s deputies stemming from the 2022 incident. The lawsuit filed Monday on

By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — A Tennessee police officer has filed an employment discrimination lawsuit against the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, claiming “unlawful denial of employment” because of his HIV status, according to the complaint filed Friday in federal court. The plaintiff, who is a current police officer with the Tennessee

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of civil rights activist and clergyman Jesse Jackson. Personal Birth date: October 8, 1941 Birth place: Greenville, South Carolina Birth name: Jesse Louis Burns Father: Noah Robinson, cotton grader Mother: Helen (Burns) Jackson, hairdresser Marriage: Jacqueline Lavinia (Brown) Jackson (December 31, 1962-present) Children: with Karin Stanford:

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s some background information about the Mount Rushmore National Memorial, composed of sculptures of the faces of former Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt. Facts The monument is located on Mount Rushmore in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Sculptor Gutzon Borglum selected the four presidents

By Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — Charles Robert Smith, a White man accused of fatally shooting three and injuring several others last month in Annapolis, Maryland, is now facing hate crime charges, according to a grand jury indictment.   “An Anne Arundel County Grand Jury returned an indictment on Friday, July 21, 2023 charging Charles Robert

By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — A Nevada man is facing charges after he and his two young children were found suffering from the effects of scorching heat in a vehicle in the desert, according to an arrest report. Brian Laugeson’s children – a boy and a girl – were going in and out of

By Brynn Gingras and Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — Twelve people, including nine civilians and three firefighters, all suffered non-life threatening injuries after a crane collapse in New York City Wednesday, the Fire Department of New York confirmed to CNN. All the injured were transported to local hospitals, according to the FDNY. One of the

By Jamiel Lynch and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Police are looking for one “dangerous” man who remains on the loose after four inmates escaped from a Colorado jail, the Bent County Sheriff’s Office said. Authorities are searching for 46-year-old Mark Fox, who escaped from the Bent County jail with three others. The sheriff’s office

By Jamiel Lynch and Amanda Jackson, CNN (CNN) — Police in Billings, Montana, are investigating after a musician who performs with Lyle Lovett and His Large Band said he found a noose hanging from a light pole near the group’s tour bus. Band member Charles Rose, who is White, said he found the noose Sunday

By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Three families with transgender children have filed a lawsuit asking a judge to block a new Missouri law that would ban gender-affirming care for most minors in the state starting next month. The law, dubbed the “Missouri Save Adolescents from Experimentation Act,” is scheduled to go into effect August