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By Dave Alsup and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Zookeepers at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium arrived to a pair of unexpected discoveries Thursday morning: a newborn baby gorilla and the news that its mother wasn’t a male gorilla. The gorilla, Sully, has lived at the facility with her mother since 2019 and was thought

By Andy Rose and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Rescue crews have located the body of an Oregon climber who went missing earlier this week, according to local officials. After several days of searching by air, rescue crews in Oregon used drone footage Thursday to locate the body of 21-year-old Joel Tranby on North Sister

By Rob Frehse, CNN (CNN) — A search warrant for property in South Carolina owned by the suspect in the Gilgo Beach serial killings sought possible “trophies,” among other items, the suspect may have taken after the killings, according to the Chester News & Reporter, which has seen the warrant. The search warrant reveals authorities

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s an overview of the Chicago Transit Authority, both its history and its present-day status as the second largest public transportation system in the United States. The largest mass transit system in America is the MTA in New York. Facts The rail system is referred to as the “L” because

By Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — A 13-year-old kidnapping victim was rescued in Southern California after making a “Help Me!” sign to alert passersby, which then led to the arrest of a Texas man. Steven Robert Sablan, 61, is now facing federal kidnapping charges for the incident in which he is alleged to have pulled

By Rebekah Riess and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — A federal jury in Miami on Wednesday found a Florida family guilty of defrauding the United States by distributing a toxic bleaching agent as a Covid-19 cure, according to court records. Mark Grenon and his sons, Jonathan, Jordan and Joseph Grenon, were convicted of promoting and

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Arnold Schwarzenegger, actor and former governor of California. Personal Birth date: July 30, 1947 Birth place: Thal, Austria Birth name: Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger Father: Gustav Schwarzenegger, police officer Mother: Aurelia Jadrny Marriage: Maria Shriver (April 26, 1986-December 28, 2021, divorced) Children: with Maria

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Grammy-winning singer Tony Bennett, famous for his signature song, “I Left My Heart in San Francisco.” Personal Birth date: August 3, 1926 Death date: July 21, 2023 Birth place: Queens, New York Birth name: Anthony Dominick Benedetto Father: John Benedetto, grocer Mother: Anna

By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — For as much as offshore wind energy has become a hot-button issue, the United States only has seven turbines spinning over its oceans: five off the coast of Rhode Island and two near Virginia. Those numbers could soon rise, with two larger farms expected to be completed this year

By Chris Boyette and Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — An animal advocacy group is calling for changes to the federal government’s wild horse wrangling operations after a roundup in Nevada left multiple stallions, mares and foals injured or dead. Wild Horse Education wants the use of helicopters to corral the horses to be outlawed and

By Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — Your dream of buying 654 castles or maybe 171 private islands could become reality after tonight’s $720 million Mega Millions jackpot drawing. The six coveted numbers will be plucked at 11 p.m. ET Friday. If you hit the jackpot but don’t want to wait 29 years to collect all

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — The day that movie fans have been fervently anticipating is finally here. Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” and Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” both roll out in US theaters today — an ultimate double feature that could give the movie business a much-needed boost. Already, at least 40,000 people have bought tickets to

By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — A homicide case that went cold for more than 40 years has been solved with the help of forensic genetic genealogy technology, New Hampshire Attorney General John M. Formella said Thursday. Investigators sifted through hundreds of leads after 23-year-old Laura Kempton was found dead in her Portsmouth apartment in

By Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — Rex Heuermann has been charged with killing three women whose bodies were discovered along a stretch of Long Island’s Gilgo Beach in 2010, bound with belts or tape and wrapped in burlap. A married father accused by authorities of leading a double life, Heuermann faces three counts of first-degree

By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — A 6-year-old girl with special needs died in New Jersey this week after her wheelchair harness constricted her breathing while she was riding a school bus, leading prosecutors to charge the bus monitor with manslaughter, officials said. Authorities identified the child on Friday as Fajr Atiya Williams of Franklin

By Rosa Flores and Sara Weisfeldt, CNN (CNN) — Two pregnant migrant women who were looking to turn themselves in to US immigration authorities last week say Texas National Guard members denied them water when they asked for it. CNN spoke with Maria from El Salvador and Carmen from Honduras on Thursday at a shelter

By Roxanne Garcia and Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — A Florida judge tentatively agreed Thursday that live ammunition could be used in a reenactment of 2018’s mass shooting inside Florida’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School as part of a civil lawsuit. The judge also agreed the reenactment – part of a civil lawsuit against

By Ashley Killough and Ed Lavandera, CNN (CNN) — On the second day of hearings addressing the emergency medical exception for abortion restrictions in Texas, an obstetrics and gynecology specialist gave emotional testimony about getting an abortion out of state last year after learning her fetus had a life-threatening condition. Dr. Austin Dennard, an OB/GYN

By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — A woman accused of having an illegal abortion in Nebraska when she was 17 and disposing of the fetus was sentenced Thursday to 90 days in jail following a plea agreement. Celeste Burgess, 19, of Norfolk, had entered a guilty plea in May to a felony charge of removing,