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By Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — Atlanta officials on Thursday morning lifted the last boil water advisory put in place after a string of water main breaks left parts of the major US city without drinkable water nearly a week, underscoring the fragility of the nation’s aging infrastructure. “We are pleased to announce that the

By Mark Morales, Brynn Gingras, Christina Maxouris, Lauren Mascarenhas, Carolyn Sung, Samantha Beech and Celina Tebor, CNN Riverhead, New York (CNN) — Gilgo Beach serial killings suspect Rex Heuermann now faces charges in the deaths of six women spanning three decades and multiple Long Island communities after he was indicted on two new murder charges Thursday —

By David G. Allan, CNN (CNN) — The NBA Finals are about to start, or so I’m told. It’s usually these professional sport high holidays where I’m cornered into admitting I’m sports agnostic.  One summer afternoon in a Brooklyn park, while cheering on my daughter at a peewee softball game, another dad approached me because

By Sara Smart and Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — A major bridge in Charleston, South Carolina, was temporarily closed Wednesday afternoon after a crew lost control of a large container ship after it left port. The US Coast Guard was alerted to an “out of control vessel” in the Cooper River around 12:17 p.m. Wednesday,

By Elizabeth Wolfe, Sarah Dewberry and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — The Port of Baltimore channel could fully reopen this weekend after nearly 11 weeks of painstaking operations to remove colossal pieces of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge that had been blocking much of the crucial shipping artery. The entire 700-foot wide channel is

By Kaila Nichols, CNN (CNN) — Baseball legend Willie Mays never expected to get 10 more career hits five decades after his last game. But that’s exactly what happened last week when Major League Baseball integrated Negro League statistics into its record books. “So that’s a very good thing,” Mays told CNN in a statement Wednesday. “It must be

By Meghan Pryce 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Not so long ago many of us were willing to buy fancy new TVs, Peloton bikes and bottles of the good stuff. Because you only live once, right? Now the free-spending party is coming to an end. Nicole Goodkind analyzes why this could be. Here’s what

By John Miller, Mark Morales, Brynn Gingras and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Rex Heuermann, the suspect in the Gilgo Beach killings, is expected to be indicted Thursday on new murder charges in the killings of two additional women, multiple law enforcement sources tell CNN. The former New York architect was taken into custody in

By Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — In her more than 27 years of marriage to Rex Heuermann, Asa Ellerup likely did not know about the gruesome double life her husband is accused of living, Suffolk County’s top cop says. “If you ask me, I don’t believe, that they knew about this double life that Mr.

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of former NFL quarterback Michael Vick. Personal Birth date: June 26, 1980 Birth place: Newport News, Virginia Birth name: Michael Dwayne Vick Father: Michael Boddie Mother: Brenda (Vick) Boddie Marriage: Kijafa (Frink) Vick (June 30, 2012-present) Children: with Kijafa (Frink) Vick: Jada and

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Oscar-winning actress Meryl Streep. Personal Birth date: June 22, 1949 Birth place: Summit, New Jersey Birth name: Mary Louise Streep Father: Harry Streep Jr., pharmaceutical company executive Mother: Mary (Wilkinson) Streep, commercial artist Marriage: Don Gummer (1978-present) Children: Louisa, 1991; Grace, 1986; Mary

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Olaf Scholz, the former chancellor of Germany. Personal Birth date: June 14, 1958 Birth place: Osnabrück, Germany Birth name: Olaf Scholz Father: Gerhard Scholz, textile worker Mother: Christel Scholz, textile worker Marriage: Britta Ernst (1998-present) Education: University of Hamburg, J.D., 1984 Religion: Non-denominational

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Edward Snowden, who admitted to leaking information about US surveillance programs to the press. Personal Birth date: June 21, 1983 Birth place: Elizabeth City, North Carolina Birth name: Edward Joseph Snowden Father: Lonnie Snowden, former Coast Guard officer Mother: Elizabeth Snowden, federal

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the Stanley Cup, the annual championship of the National Hockey League. June 17, 2025 – The Florida Panthers defeat the Edmonton Oilers in Game 6 to win the Stanley Cup. This is the second year in a row the Panthers have defeated the Oilers. June

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at abortion in the United States. Facts January 22, 1973 – Roe v. Wade – The US Supreme Court, in a 7-2 decision, affirms the legality of a woman’s right to have an abortion under the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution. 2003 – President George W. Bush

By Pete Muntean, CNN (CNN) — The landmark near collision last year involving two commercial flights on the runway at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport was caused by pilots who were repeatedly distracted in the cockpit, according to early findings released by the National Transportation Safety Board. “Interruptions and multitasking led to distractions” of the three pilots in the cockpit of the American Airlines Boeing 777 that erroneously taxied across JFK’s runway 4

By Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — Rex Heuermann left his office near the Empire State Building and strolled down a still-bustling Fifth Avenue as the sun set on a hot Thursday evening in Manhattan. The architect, whose customers included Catholic Charities, American Airlines and other tenants at John F. Kennedy International Airport, is seen in

By Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — Mari Gilbert did not live to witness the arrest of an architect from Long Island suspected of killing four young women whose remains were discovered in Gilgo Beach more than a decade ago. But the search for her daughter Shannan Gilbert, who went missing in May 2010, ultimately led

By Sydney Bishop, CNN (CNN) — A Mega Millions jackpot prize of $552 million has been won by a ticket buyer in Illinois who did it the new-fashioned way, making the purchase online. The winner has yet to come forward to claim their prize, Meghan Powers, the director of communications for Illinois Lottery, told CNN

By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — The nation’s first government program providing cash reparations to Black residents in response to past discriminatory housing practices is being challenged in court by Judicial Watch, a conservative activist group. The lawsuit, filed last month, against the city of Evanston, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, alleges the program’s requirement that applicants state whether they and