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By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — If you could describe your overall vibe with two phrases, what would they be? “Five-foot-three and an attitude”? “Gen Z boss and a mini”? Maybe even “cargo shorts and a really cool mullet”? If you can think of two catchy descriptors that encapsulate your outfit and unique aura, you’ve

By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — The assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump fits into a larger history of political violence in America. A long list of presidents have been shot or shot at, but Trump’s wounding underscores the ever-present threat that hangs over the office — especially for those who claim it. Here’s

By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott threatened to issue an executive order forcing electricity provider CenterPoint Energy to improve the reliability of its equipment and its level of storm preparedness if the company fails to address his concerns in the wake of deadly Hurricane Beryl. If CenterPoint does not comply

By Casey Tolan, Danny Freeman, Majlie de Puy Kamp, Curt Devine and Isabelle Chapman, CNN Bethel Park, Pennsylvania (CNN) — This November, Thomas Matthew Crooks was set to reach a political milestone: The first presidential election he was old enough to vote in. A 20-year-old living in a crucial swing state, Crooks had already shown

By Andrew Torgan and Daniel Wine, CNN (CNN) — Let’s get right to the news. There’s a lot to catch up on, so we are devoting the weekend summary to last night’s attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania. The weekend that was • What happened: Trump was injured Saturday

CNN By Andrew Torgan and Daniel Wine, CNN (CNN) — Let’s get right to the news. There’s a lot to catch up on, so we are devoting the weekend summary to last night’s attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania. The weekend that was • What happened: Trump was injured

By Curt Merrill and Matt Stiles, CNN (CNN) — Forecasters are bracing for an abnormally active Atlantic hurricane season in 2024, with as many as 25 named storms forming from now through November. This season has already produced Hurricane Beryl, which emerged in July as the earliest category 5 storm on record. Several factors contributed

By Paradise Afshar, CNN (CNN) — At least four people were killed and nine others were wounded in a shooting at a Birmingham, Alabama, nightclub late Saturday night, police said. Investigators believe at least one person fired shots from the street into the nightclub on 27th Street North, where responding officers found multiple gunshot victims

CNN By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Authorities have identified the gunman involved in the attack against former US President Donald Trump on Saturday as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, who was killed by Secret Service agents at the scene after the shooting. The FBI named Crooks in a statement early Sunday morning, identifying him as a resident

By Kara Mihm and Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — The stranding of more than 140 dolphins off Cape Cod last month has been confirmed as the largest mass stranding of the mammals in United States history, animal rescuers say. A final review of data and aerial imagery of the mass stranding event near Wellfleet,

By Brammhi Balarajan and Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — An Ohio mother was struck by her own vehicle and later died after trying to save her child from someone attempting to steal her car, according to the Columbus Division of Police. Alexa Stakely, 29, was picking up her 6-year-old child from her babysitter’s apartment

By Zoe Sottile and Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — DeAsia Harmon’s husband was a “beautiful person” and a “wonderful father,” she told CNN’s Victor Blackwell in an interview Saturday morning. He was “funny and energetic” and deeply loved his children, Harmon said. But her husband, D’Vontaye Mitchell, will never see his children again: The 43-year-old

By AJ Willingham and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN (CNN) — Dr. Ruth Westheimer, the iconic sex therapist whose cheerful and disarming advice helped educate millions of Americans about sexual desires and practices, has died, her publicist Pierre Lehu told CNN on Saturday. She was 96. The diminutive, grandmotherly Westheimer was a leading advocate of sexual education

By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — A 25-year-old World War II pilot who went missing in action 80 years ago during a mission in southeast Asia was given full honors and laid to rest in Kansas earlier this week. Second Lt. John E. McLauchlen Jr., of Detroit, was killed during World War II in