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By Celina Tebor and Paul P. Murphy, CNN (CNN) — The remaining debris from the Titan submersible that suffered a catastrophic implosion en route to the wreckage of the Titanic in June has been recovered – including presumed human remains, the US Coast Guard said Tuesday. All five passengers on board the Titan, a 23,000-pound

By Brynn Gingras and Celina Tebor, CNN (CNN) — Citing witness testimony, defense attorneys for Daniel Penny asked a New York judge to dismiss the case against the former marine accused of killing a homeless street artist on a New York City subway. Penny held 30-year-old Jordan Neely in a chokehold during a May incident

By Yahya Abou-Ghazala, CNN (CNN) — As bombs rained down on Gaza Monday, Palestinian-Americans visiting or living there said they were desperately trying to find ways out of the region but have received little or no support from US Embassy officials, even though they are US citizens. They said they were told by the embassy

By Andi Babineau and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — A jury began deliberations Tuesday in the trial of two Aurora, Colorado, police officers who arrested Elijah McClain, an unarmed 23-year-old Black man, who died after he was subdued by police and injected with ketamine by paramedics in 2019. The two officers, Randy Roedema and Jason

By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — In just one night, more than a thousand migrating birds died after crashing into a single building in Chicago, due to what experts say was a deadly combination of migration season, difficult weather, and a lack of “bird-friendly” building measures. The Chicago Field Museum collected more than a thousand

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — X, the social media company formerly known as Twitter, has been rife with misinformation about the Israel-Hamas war. Many users are sharing false and misleading claims about the conflict — and Elon Musk himself pointed users to an account known for spreading fake reports. Here’s what else you need

By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Collingdale, Pennsylvania (CNN) — Even on his most tiring Sundays, after a full day of working in sanitation, Anthony Alexander Sr. never missed an opportunity to take his namesake for a train ride on Philadelphia’s Regional Rail. Anthony Alexander Jr.’s love for locomotives carried him through his youth, providing core memories

By Christal Hayes and Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — A person who crashed a vehicle into the Chinese consulate in San Francisco Monday was shot and killed after being confronted by police in the lobby, authorities said. The person was driving around 3:09 p.m. PT and crashed into the lobby area of the Consulate General

By Omar Jimenez and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Hughes “Uncle Redd” Van Ellis, one of the last three known survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died, according a family statement. He was 102. Ellis died Monday night in Denver, Colorado, according to a family statement shared by Oklahoma Rep. Regina Goodwin. “He

By Raja Razek and Andi Babineau, CNN (CNN) — A Colorado dentist accused of fatally poisoning his wife in March pleaded not guilty Monday to charges of first-degree murder and tampering with evidence. Authorities say James Toliver Craig allegedly poisoned his wife’s protein shakes with arsenic he ordered online, after making a number of internet

By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — More than a year after a Black man died at the hands of police outside a New Mexico gas station, the state’s attorney general announced charges against one of the police officers at the scene, calling his actions an “unjustifiable use of force” and “yet another example of poor

By Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — Large parts of the world, including China and the Midwest US, are on track to become too hot for humans to handle as accelerating global temperatures expose billions to heat and humidity so extreme their bodies will no longer be able to cope, according to a new study. Researchers

By Alberto Moya, David Williams, Christina Zdanowicz, Chris Boyette, Sabrina Souza, Caroll Alvarado, Whitney Wild, Ryan Young, Bob Ortega and Mallika Kallingal, CNN (CNN) — A mother who shielded her son from gunfire, a “pro-peace” academic, young people at a musical festival and a pair of brothers are among at least 32 Americans killed in

By Amy Simonson, CNN (CNN) — The first travel-related death from a rare tick-borne virus has been recorded in Maryland after an individual contracted it in Canada. The presence of Powassan virus in an individual who traveled to Maryland was confirmed by the department on September 22. Powassan is an illness spread by the bite

By Paradise Afshar, Jennifer Henderson and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — A retired university dean was found shot in the head on a hiking trail near the Vermont State University Castleton Campus where she’d worked, and authorities are searching for clues to help lead them to whoever killed the beloved educator. Honoree Fleming, a retired

By Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — When Frank Waln raps onstage, he is dripping head to toe in his culture. His long, braided hair frames his face, and Lakota jewelry gifted by relatives and fans hangs from his ears – usually porcupine quills or buffalo bones – as hand-woven bracelets wrap around both wrists. A

CNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Several states today will commemorate Indigenous Peoples’ Day — a holiday that came about as an alternative to Columbus Day. It is a chance to reflect on the legacy of Indigenous people who lived here long before Christopher Columbus erroneously claimed to have discovered America. It is also

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Several states today will commemorate Indigenous Peoples’ Day — a holiday that came about as an alternative to Columbus Day. It is a chance to reflect on the legacy of Indigenous people who lived here long before Christopher Columbus erroneously claimed to have discovered America. It is also a

By Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — Eric Gregory Brown III treated every room like a stage. Always ready to dance and perform, he moved fast and used words too big for a 12-year-old to know. Like an old soul born to be a star, Eric loved to entertain and bring smiles to everyone around him

By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — For centuries, the US celebrated Christopher Columbus as the intrepid explorer who discovered the Americas — a symbol of the American ideals of entrepreneurship and innovation. The story of the Italian navigator taught to generations of schoolchildren is shrouded in mythology. But for the Indigenous peoples who inhabited the Americas long before