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By Kara Nelson, CNN (CNN) — Giles, a charismatic black kitty, took home a trophy and some stitches after finding himself stuck between a cushion and a hard place. Giles won the 15th Annual Hambone Award, and this year’s competition was stiff. Some of the finalists included a Labrador that took an unexpected jump off

By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — A suspect has been arrested after the former assistant to the Duchess of York was found dead in a Dallas apartment earlier this week, officials said. Officers responded Monday afternoon to a home in downtown Dallas where they found Jenean Chapman, 46, had died, according to the Dallas Police

By Maria Sole Campinoti and Jessica Xing, CNN (CNN) — The family of an 8-year-old girl who was shot and killed by police gunfire near a Pennsylvania high school football game in 2021 has settled its lawsuit against a Philadelphia suburb, its police chief, and the three officers involved for $11 million. Fanta Bility was

By Kelly Murray (CNN) — Any potential winner of tonight’s nearly $1 billion Powerball jackpot would be very, very rich. Saturday night’s drawing produced white balls 19, 30, 37, 44 and 46 with red Powerball 22. After Wednesday’s drawing became the 30th consecutive drawing without a grand prize winner, the Powerball jackpot grew to $960

By Sara Smart, CNN and Kara Nelson, CNN (CNN) — A microscopic parasite was detected in the Druid Lake Reservoir in Baltimore, and vulnerable residents are being told to take precautions when drinking water. Traces of Cryptosporidium were found in the lake during a routine test by the Baltimore City Department of Public Works crew

By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — An Iowa firefighter has been arrested and charged with 13 counts of arson after he allegedly set a series of fires and then later responded to them, authorities say. Kendall Rhoads, 60, was also charged with one count of reckless use of fire or explosives, according to the Grundy

By Paradise Afshar and Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — At least five people were killed and parts of an Illinois neighborhood were evacuated due to a Friday crash involving a semi-truck carrying thousands of gallons of anhydrous ammonia. The truck was carrying about 7,500 gallons of the toxic substance at the time of the wreck

CNN By Aya Elamroussi, CNN (CNN) — As far back as 1998, Duane Keith Davis was telling a cable channel that he was a front-seat passenger in a car from which a fellow passenger fired the shots that killed Tupac Shakur. In 2009, Davis, known as “Keffe D,” confessed to police a role in the

By Aya Elamroussi, CNN (CNN) — As far back as 1998, Duane Keith Davis was telling a cable channel that he was a front-seat passenger in a car from which a fellow passenger fired the shots that killed Tupac Shakur. In 2009, Davis, known as “Keffe D,” confessed to police a role in the case,

By Chandelis Duster, CNN Northumberland County, Virginia (CNN) — Everyday when PJ Haynie wakes up, he prays to God for two things.  “As farmers, we go out and as they say, we plant and pray,” Haynie said. “We plant a crop … we pray for rain; we pray for prices.” It’s a hot Saturday morning

By Carlos Suarez and Denise Royal, CNN (CNN) — The New College of Florida said it has entered an agreement with the US Department of Education regarding a federal investigation launched earlier this month into allegations of discrimination based on disability. The federal investigation pertains “specifically” to the New College website, as well as third-party

By Jennifer Henderson, CNN (CNN) — Two former Chicago police officers were acquitted Thursday of felony charges after opening fire and injuring an unarmed man in 2022. The officers, Sgt. Christopher Liakopoulos and Officer Ruben Reynoso, were facing charges of aggravated battery with a firearm, aggravated discharge of a firearm and official misconduct, which are

By Jessica Xing, CNN (CNN) — A parent whose daughter was one of several high school marching band students injured in a fatal bus crash in upstate New York last week has filed a lawsuit against the bus company and the driver, court records show. Lawrence Doreson, the father of a 14-year-old Farmingdale High School

By Maria Sole Campinoti and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — A female sea lion briefly escaped from her enclosure in New York’s Central Park Zoo Friday when heavy rain caused her pool to flood. The sea lion managed to swim out of the flooded pool and roam throughout the surrounding area before returning to her

By Brynn Gingras and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — A Tennessee judge signed an order Friday ending Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy’s conservatorship over Michael Oher, a month after the former NFL player accused the couple of representing themselves publicly as his adoptive parents and using him for financial benefit. Oher, whose life story was

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the Supreme Court of the United States. Facts The US Supreme Court was created in accordance with Article III, Section 1 of the Constitution of the United States and by the authority of the Judiciary Act of September 24, 1789. Nine justices comprise the US

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Trent Lott, former Republican senator from Mississippi. Personal Birth date: October 9, 1941 Birth place: Grenada, Mississippi Birth name: Chester Trent Lott Father: Chester Paul Lott, shipyard worker Mother: Iona (Watson) Lott, schoolteacher Marriage: Patricia (Thompson) Lott (1964-present) Children: Chester and Tyler

CNN, KTNV By Aya Elamroussi, CNN (CNN) — As far back as 1998, Duane Keith Davis was telling a cable channel that he was a front-seat passenger in a car from which a fellow passenger fired the shots that killed Tupac Shakur. In 2009, Davis, known as “Keffe D,” confessed to police a role in

By Macie Goldfarb, CNN (CNN) — A Florida teenager is dead after lightning struck her and her father while they were hunting, the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook update Thursday. Baylee Holbrook, 16, and her father, Matthew Holbrook, had been hunting late Tuesday afternoon in a wooded area just north of Palatka,

By Chris Youd, CNN (CNN) — A former Georgia detention officer was charged on Tuesday with one federal count of using excessive force on a female pretrial detainee, identified only as C.B., at the Fulton County North Annex Jail in Alpharetta, Georgia. The indictment alleges that Fulton County Detention Officer Monique Clark “willfully deprived C.B.