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Rice University student killed in apparent murder-suicide, police say, prompting campus-wide lockdown on first day of class

By Jamiel Lynch and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — A student at Rice University in Houston was found dead in her dorm room Monday in an apparent murder-suicide, sending the campus into a nearly two-hour lockdown as students concluded their first day of classes, according to police and university officials. The body of the junior

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A mistrial was declared for Karen Read, who was accused of killing her police officer boyfriend. Now his family is suing her

By Jean Casarez, CNN (CNN) — A wrongful death civil suit filed this month in a Massachusetts court by the estate and family of deceased Boston police officer John O’Keefe alleges his then-girlfriend Karen Read caused his death more than two years ago by “driving drunk … in an unsafe manner.” The suit alleges Read

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Prosecution picks apart ex-politician’s conspiracy defense in Vegas reporter’s death: ‘It didn’t make sense’

By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Late last week, Robert Telles, the former Nevada politician accused of killing a Las Vegas investigative reporter, took the stand and alleged he had been framed in a vast conspiracy. He alleged the real estate company Compass Realty, his office co-workers, Las Vegas police, the DNA lab and prosecutors

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Body of missing Grand Canyon hiker found after flash flooding prompted rescues of more than 100 people

KPNX, FACEBOOK, TAMARA MORALESGRAND CANYON NPSLATRICIA MIMBSBINGCARLY VANDERHORST JOHNSON AZ NATIONAL GUARD, CNN, Facebook/Tamara MoralesGrand Canyon NPSLatricia MimbsBINGCarly Vanderhorst Johnson AZ National Guard By Rebekah Riess, Zoe Sottile, Chris Boyette and Sharif Paget, CNN (CNN) — The body of a missing hiker was recovered along the Colorado River on Sunday after flash flooding in Grand

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Community comes together to remember the missing Virginia mother whose husband is accused of killing her

By Lauren Mascarenhas and Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — The Northern Virginia community that rallied to raise awareness and demand answers when a 28-year-old woman was reported missing earlier this month is now coming together to remember the young mother, while her husband faces charges in connection with her disappearance. Naresh Bhatt was ordered held

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Breonna Taylor raid: Experts explain why felony charges against 2 former officers were dismissed

By Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — Four years after Breonna Taylor was shot and killed in her home, a federal judge has dismissed felony charges against two former Louisville Metro Police Department detectives who worked on the search warrant in the forced-entry raid. Louisville detective Joshua Jaynes and Sgt. Kyle Meany were federally charged in 2022

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After a head injury as a baby, Benjamin Dowling died more than three decades later. His former babysitter just pleaded guilty in his death

By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — A former babysitter in Florida has been sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty in connection with the death of a man she was accused of disabling when he was a baby in her care 40 years ago. After long denying she hurt Benjamin Dowling, 62-year-old Terry

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Customs officers in California seize $5 million worth of methamphetamine disguised as watermelons

By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — US Customs and Border Protection officers in southern California discovered that a supposed watermelon shipment wasn’t what it seemed after they uncovered more than $5 million worth of methamphetamine concealed inside, the agency said. A 29-year-old man driving a commercial tractor-trailer attempted to enter the United States from

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Security robots are starting to join the ranks of human guards. Here’s what we know

By Graham Hurley, CNN (CNN) — From New York to Hawaii, people can spot security robots equipped with a suite of sensors patrolling the perimeters of some residential communities and apartment buildings. Security robots are rapidly becoming a viable complement to human security guards, sparking concerns about privacy issues and potential job losses in the

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Start your week smart: Israel targets Hezbollah, Starliner astronauts, Hurricane Hone, German festival stabbing, Fed rate cut

By Andrew Torgan, CNN (CNN) — Here’s something to chew on this Sunday morning: Where do waffles come from? The answer may surprise you. And here’s what else you need to know to Start Your Week Smart. The weekend that was • The Israeli military launched what it called “preemptive” strikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon earlier

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A Sacramento woman died at the hospital. Her family, unaware, ​searched for her for more than a year​​

By Cheri Mossburg, CNN Sacramento, California (CNN) — A lawsuit filed in California alleges a hospital misplaced a patient and failed to notify her family. Here is what the family says happened: Jessie Peterson suffered a diabetic episode and was taken to a hospital in Sacramento, California, on April 6, 2023. The 31-year-old spoke with

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