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By Holly Yan, Sara Smart, Raja Razek, Omar Jimenez and Lauren Koenig, CNN (CNN) — The 26-year-old tech executive whose body was found on the rooftop of her Baltimore apartment building Monday died of strangulation and blunt force trauma, court documents say. Pava LaPere was killed Friday, but authorities didn’t discover her body for at

By Kevin Conlon and Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — Three Baton Rouge Police Department officers have been placed on administrative leave as investigations continue into an alleged police “torture warehouse” in Louisiana dubbed the Brave Cave. Among the three now on leave is Deputy Chief Troy Lawrence, Baton Rouge Police Chief Murphy Paul announced Wednesday.

CNN, WBFF By Elizabeth Wolfe, Andy Rose and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — A convicted felon suspected of killing tech executive Pava LaPere in Baltimore this week has been arrested, ending a dayslong manhunt across the city, police said early Thursday. Jason Dean Billingsley was wanted on first-degree murder and other charges in connection with

By Steve Almasy, Andi Babineau and Jeremy Harlan, CNN (CNN) — The remains of Suzanne Morphew, a Colorado woman who went missing on Mother’s Day 2020 while on a bike ride, have been found, according to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation. Morphew, 49, vanished after going cycling in the area of County Road 225 and

By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — And the winner is … anonymous. The lucky player who won the $1.6 billion Mega Millions prize last month has stepped forward to claim the winnings, the Florida Lottery told CNN. The winning numbers were announced on August 8. The ticket was bought at a Publix supermarket in Neptune

By Rachel Ramirez and Eric Zerkel, CNN (CNN) — Water barges and salt-filtering reverse osmosis units will not be enough to prevent saltwater from contaminating New Orleans’ largest water facility, officials said at city council meeting on Wednesday. Instead, a pipeline will be needed to deliver freshwater from upstream — not just for New Orleans,

By Celina Tebor, CNN (CNN) — Three people, including two minors, were arrested after multiple 3D-printed firearms were found inside a Manhattan day care, New York City officials said Wednesday. The arrests come nearly two weeks after a 1-year-old boy died of suspected fentanyl exposure and two other children overdosed at a Bronx day care.

By Raja Razek and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — A homicide suspect who was mistakenly released from a detention center in Indianapolis two weeks ago due to a clerical error was captured Wednesday in St. Paul, Minnesota, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office said. Kevin Mason, 28, was apprehended at about 2 p.m. ET by the

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Emmy-winning actor and writer, Chevy Chase. Personal Birth date: October 8, 1943 Birth place: New York, New York Birth name: Cornelius Crane Chase Father: Edward Tinsley Chase, book editor Mother: Cathalene (Crane) Chase, concert pianist Marriages: Jayni (Luke) Chase (1982-present); Jacqueline Carlin (1976-1980,

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the Super Bowl, the championship game of the National Football League. February 11, 2024 – Super Bowl LVIII is scheduled to take place at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. Usher will headline the halftime show. February 12, 2023 – Super Bowl LVII takes place at State

By Dakin Andone, Melissa Alonso and David Williams, CNN (CNN) — The boyfriend of Crystal Rogers, a Kentucky mother of five who vanished in 2015, has been arrested and indicted on a murder charge in her killing, court records show. Brooks Houck was arrested “without incident” by FBI agents and the Kentucky State Police “on

By Josh Campbell and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a series of gun control measures into law Tuesday, impacting where Californians can legally carry weapons and levying the nation’s first state tax on firearms and ammunition, prompting at least one lawsuit and likely future legal challenges from gun rights advocates.

By Faith Karimi, CNN (CNN) — Eric Ulis was only 5 when a dapper man in a suit and sunglasses boarded a commercial flight in Portland, Oregon, ordered a bourbon and soda from his seat in 18E and then handed a flight attendant a handwritten note saying he had a bomb. It was November 24,

CNN Opinion by Frida Ghitis (CNN) — Editor’s note: Frida Ghitis, a former CNN producer and correspondent, is a world affairs columnist. She is a weekly opinion contributor to CNN, a contributing columnist to The Washington Post and a columnist for World Politics Review. The views expressed in this commentary are her own. View more opinion on CNN. It

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — A surge of saltwater is creeping up the Mississippi River toward New Orleans, threatening to pollute the drinking water of around 800,000 people. Officials are working to quickly find solutions before the end of October — when the saltwater is expected to infiltrate several treatment plants and make tap

By Elizabeth Wolfe, Jamiel Lynch and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — Baltimore police are scrambling to find an “extremely dangerous” man suspected of killing 26-year-old tech CEO Pava LaPere, who was found dead in an apartment building Monday. The suspect, 32-year-old Jason Dean Billingsley, should be considered armed and dangerous as he is wanted on

CNN, KYW, WPVI By Alisha Ebrahimji, Andy Rose and Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — All liquor stores in Philadelphia were closed Wednesday after several locations were looted shortly after the conclusion of peaceful protests against a judge’s decision to dismiss all charges against a former Philadelphia police officer in a fatal traffic stop shooting. Police,

By Alisha Ebrahimji, Andy Rose and Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — All liquor stores in Philadelphia were closed Wednesday after several locations were looted shortly after the conclusion of peaceful protests against a judge’s decision to dismiss all charges against a former Philadelphia police officer in a fatal traffic stop shooting. Police, who made dozens

By Jeremy Harlan, CNN (CNN) — After a California man spent nearly three decades in prison for kidnapping, sexual assault and robbery convictions, new DNA testing has revealed he was innocent of those crimes, a prosecutor announced. Gerardo Cabanillas was exonerated last week, 28 years after he was accused of robbing a man and woman

By Aya Elamroussi, CNN (CNN) — The winning numbers for Wednesday’s night’s $850 million Powerball jackpot – the fourth largest jackpot prize in the game’s history – have been drawn. The numbers are 1, 7, 46, 47, 63 and the Powerball is 7, the lottery said. A jackpot winner Wednesday night would have the option