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Mississippi police officer who shot 11-year-old boy in his home while responding to a 911 call reinstated after suspension

By Nick Valencia and Alta Spells, CNN (CNN) — The Board of Aldermen of a Mississippi town voted nearly unanimously Thursday to reinstate a police officer who shot an 11-year-old boy inside his own home earlier this year, the officer’s attorney told CNN. On May 20, Sgt. Greg Capers mistakenly shot in the chest and seriously injured Aderrien Murry

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An 84-year-old woman was brutally killed nearly 30 years ago. DNA advancements led police to her neighbor

By Sara Smart and Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — For more than two decades, the brutal killing of 84-year-old Wilma Mobley remained a cold case. Mobley was found dead in Jerome, Idaho, on August 10, 1995, and had been strangled and attacked with an “axe type instrument,” authorities say. Police had identified several potential suspects,

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2 men charged with assault in altercation that led to fan’s death fan at Patriots game, prosecutors say

By Zenebou Sylla, CNN (CNN) — Two Rhode Island men have been charged with assault and battery in connection with an altercation at a New England Patriots game that preceded the death of a fan, prosecutors said Thursday. A medical examiner recently ruled Dale Mooney’s September 17 death to be a homicide, but prosecutors found the evidence didn’t

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Former NBA G League player confessed to kidnapping and killing missing woman in Las Vegas, police say

By Cheri Mossburg and Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — Chance Comanche, a former player with the NBA G League’s Stockton Kings, confessed to kidnapping and killing a Washington state woman with his ex-girlfriend in Las Vegas earlier this month, according to police. Comanche, 27, and Sakari Harnden, 19, were arrested last week and charged

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3 Tacoma police officers found not guilty on all charges in 2020 death of Black man in police custody

By Veronica Miracle, Eric Levenson and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — A jury found Tacoma police officers Christopher Burbank, Matthew Collins and Timothy Rankine not guilty on all charges Thursday in the 2020 death of Manuel “Manny” Ellis, a Black man who died in custody after saying he couldn’t breathe. After a monthslong trial, Burbank

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A timeline of Elijah McClain’s death and the trials of the officers and paramedics accused of wrongdoing

By Aya Elamroussi, CNN (CNN) — Three police officers and two paramedics have faced juries on charges of manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide stemming from the 2019 death of Elijah McClain in Aurora, Colorado. But the path to court was anything but straightforward. McClain, a 23-year-old massage therapist, was confronted by police officers on August

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Porter Goss Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Porter Goss, former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director and Florida congressman. Personal Birth date: November 26, 1938 Birth place: Waterbury, Connecticut Birth name: Porter Johnston Goss Father: Richard Goss, manager at a manufacturing company Mother: Virginia (Johnson) Goss Marriage: Mariel (Robinson) Goss

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Texas’ new immigration law sows confusion and uncertainty along the border

CNN By Nicole Chavez, Rosa Flores and Sara Weisfeldt, CNN (CNN) — A new law that makes entering Texas illegally a state crime is sowing confusion and uncertainty among undocumented migrants and mixed status families along the US-Mexico border, according to immigration advocates. Many of those advocates tell CNN they fear a wave of racial profiling as well as detentions and attempted

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Texas’ new immigration law sows confusion and uncertainty along the border

By Nicole Chavez, Rosa Flores and Sara Weisfeldt, CNN (CNN) — A new law that makes entering Texas illegally a state crime is sowing confusion and uncertainty among undocumented migrants and mixed status families along the US-Mexico border, according to immigration advocates. Many of those advocates tell CNN they fear a wave of racial profiling as well as detentions and attempted deportations

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