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NEWS-12-LONG-ISLAND, CNN By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Back on July 14, 2023, Rex Heuermann was in tears. Heuermann, a New York-based architect with no criminal record, had just spent the night in jail following his arrest in the notorious Gilgo Beach serial killings on Long Island. He was being accused of three murders, and

By Ashley Strickland, Aditi Sangal, and CNN Staff San Diego, California (CNN), NASA’s Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen splashed down off the coast of San Diego on Friday evening. The astronauts’ spacecraft hit the Pacific Ocean waters at 5:07 p.m. Pacific Time, 7:07 p.m. Central Time

CNN By Ashley Strickland, Jackie Wattles, Jacopo Prisco, CNN (CNN) — After months of anticipation, the monumental 10-day Artemis II mission, which sent four astronauts on a record-breaking flyby of the moon, has concluded. It’s a “mission well accomplished,” said NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman just after splashdown. The Orion spacecraft, carrying NASA’s Reid Wiseman, Victor

By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Federal Aviation Administration and Department of Defense have come to an agreement on how “high-energy laser counter-drone” systems can be used at the Southern border, according to a news release. A “thorough safety assessment,” determined using lasers to shoot down drones does “not pose undue risk to

By Allison Gordon, Isabelle Chapman, Casey Tolan, Pamela Brown, CNN (CNN) — A former staffer of Rep. Eric Swalwell, a leading Democratic candidate for California governor, says that the congressman raped her when she was heavily intoxicated and left her bruised and bleeding, an allegation Swalwell strongly denies. “I was pushing him off of me,

CNN By Allison Gordon, Isabelle Chapman, Casey Tolan, Pamela Brown, CNN (CNN) — A former staffer of Rep. Eric Swalwell, a leading Democratic candidate for California governor, says that the congressman raped her when she was heavily intoxicated and left her bruised and bleeding, an allegation Swalwell strongly denies. “I was pushing him off of

By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Federal Aviation Administration and Department of Transportation are targeting a new generation of air traffic controllers: video gamers. On April 17, the FAA will start accepting applications to alleviate the ongoing shortage the industry faces. The FAA has 11,000 controllers currently working, with 4,000 trainees in the

By Alexandra Skores, Aaron Cooper, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating why two trucks pulled in front of a Frontier Airlines Airbus A321 taxiing at Los Angeles International Airport, nearly causing a collision, according to the pilot. Frontier Flight 3216 was preparing for takeoff from LAX at 11:25 p.m. local time

By Martin Goillandeau, Elizabeth Wolfe, Dianne Gallagher, Meridith Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Brian Hooker, an American man who told investigators his wife fell overboard and vanished in rough waters in the Bahamas, will remain in police custody while local investigators try to determine the circumstances that led up to his wife’s disappearance, his attorney tells

By Alex Stambaugh, CNN (CNN) — A Haitian national has been charged with murder after officials say he repeatedly struck a woman with a hammer outside a convenience store in Florida last week, the latest immigration case thrust into the national spotlight by President Donald Trump. Rolbert Joachin, 40, is in custody and accused by

CNN By Martin Goillandeau, Elizabeth Wolfe, Chris Boyette, Dianne Gallagher, Meridith Edwards, CNN (CNN) — The arrest of an American man whose wife has been missing for five days in the Bahamas has brought greater scrutiny to his account that his wife fell from their dinghy and was swept away by rough waters. Brian Hooker

By Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — California officials announced Thursday the dismantling of a “massive hospice fraud scheme” they say defrauded the state of more than $267 million in funding meant to provide end-of-life care to ailing residents. More than 20 people have been charged in the takedown – dubbed “Operation Skip Trace” – and

By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington (CNN) — Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have begun leaving some US airport security checkpoints, where they had been assisting Transportation Security Administration officers managing hourslong lines of passengers during the partial government shutdown. Beginning last week, agents concluded their checkpoint duties at some of the 14 US airports where