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By Nicki Brown, CNN (CNN) — The jury in the trial of the Pittsburgh synagogue mass shooter began deliberating Wednesday about whether he is eligible for the death penalty. If the jury finds he is eligible, they will move to a final phase of the trial, called sentencing selection, to consider whether to recommend the

By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration on Wednesday proposed new federal rules to reduce the level of harmful lead dust in millions of homes, schools and child-care facilities. Even though lead has been phased out of paints for decades, the harmful substance is still found in many older buildings. The Environmental Protection

By Eli Masket, CNN (CNN) — A six-year-old girl managed to evade a kidnapping by using the only weapon she had at her disposal – her teeth. The girl, identified by CNN affiliate WPLG as Lyric, was playing with her siblings in the courtyard area of her Miami apartment complex residence when a man attempted

By Dianne Gallagher, Wesley Bruer and Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — A Florida judge on Wednesday ruled to allow reenactments of the 2018 mass shooting inside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School’s 1200 building as part of a civil lawsuit against the former school resource officer who remained outside as the massacre unfolded. Scot Peterson was

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of the “Queen of Soul,” Aretha Franklin. Personal Birth date: March 25, 1942 Death date: August 16, 2018 Birth place: Memphis, Tennessee Birth name: Aretha Louise Franklin Father: Rev. C. L. (Clarence LaVaughn) Franklin, minister and gospel singer Mother: Barbara (Siggers) Franklin, gospel singer

By Mitchell McCluskey and Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — A total of 17 people were transported to the hospital with various health emergencies during an Ed Sheeran concert in Pittsburgh on Saturday night, the Pittsburgh Bureau of EMS said in a news release. The transports were for heat-related incidents, as well as falls, one seizure,

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