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By Michelle Watson, CNN A New Year’s Day police check on a stolen car report ended when the car plunged over 20 feet and landed on a house and another vehicle in North Caldwell, New Jersey, authorities said in a Facebook post. Officers were at the scene after responding to a report of a stationary

By Eric Levenson, CNN For many players, Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin’s on-field medical emergency on Monday was the first time they had ever witnessed such a serious health incident. Yet the history of professional football is no stranger to such crises. Since its earliest days, football has been a dangerous sport. From 1900 to

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Some passengers who were recently affected by Southwest Airlines’ holiday travel meltdown are receiving thousands of frequent flier miles as a “gesture of goodwill” for enduring such turbulent times. Meanwhile, lots of luggage remains in limbo — and it could be several days to weeks until some passengers are reunited with

By Eric Levenson and Lauren del Valle, CNN William “Rick” Singer, the mastermind of the sprawling college admissions scam aptly known as Operation Varsity Blues, was sentenced Wednesday to 3.5 years in federal prison, the longest sentence in a case that has rattled America’s higher education system. Singer was the central figure in the scam

By Taylor Romine, Aya Elamroussi, Stella Chan and Holly Yan, CNN A 41-year-old California man faces multiple charges after he allegedly drove off a cliff on the Pacific Coast Highway with his wife and two children, authorities said. All four occupants of the Tesla survived the crash Monday after the car plunged 250 to 300

By Rachel Ramirez, CNN Parts of drought-plagued California are facing an onslaught of powerful storms to start the new year, bringing flooding rainfall and even mud and debris flows to the state. The latest in the series of storms are expected to reach the coast Wednesday morning, and while the entire state will see impacts

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By Amanda Musa and Melissa Alonso, CNN A Louisiana police officer was charged with negligent homicide after he crashed into a vehicle carrying three teenagers while in pursuit of a suspect in a different vehicle during a high-speed chase, according to the District Attorney for the 18th Judicial District of Louisiana. Addis Police Department Officer,

By Celina Tebor, CNN New York Mayor Eric Adams was hit with new fines over a rat infestation at one of his properties in Brooklyn, just one day after a different rodent infestation ticket at the same property was dismissed. According to two summonses from the New York Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings (OATH)

By David Close and Ray Sanchez, CNN Minutes into Monday night’s nationally televised NFL game, Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin took a shot to the head and chest area while making a tackle following a completed pass. Hamlin, 24, quickly bounced on his feet, took a couple of steps and fell backward in a shocking

By Justin Gamble and Nicole Chavez, CNN Bruce’s Beach, an oceanfront property in Southern California that was taken from Black owners in the Jim Crow era and returned to their descendants last year, will be sold back to Los Angeles County for nearly $20 million, county officials said Tuesday. Family members of the original landowners,

By Brandon Griggs and Faith Karimi, CNN Two adults and two children somehow escaped serious injuries after their Tesla plunged off a cliff along California’s Pacific Coast Highway and crashed on a rocky beach some 250 feet below. The incident occurred Monday morning at an area called Devil’s Slide, some 20 miles south of San

By Chris Boyette and Holly Yan, CNN There was no winner Tuesday in the first Mega Millions drawing of 2023, which means the next drawing on Friday will be worth $940 million, according to the lottery. The winning numbers for Tuesday’s drawing were 25, 29, 33, 41, 44 with a Mega Ball of 18, according