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By Jason Hanna, Michelle Watson and Jennifer Feldman, CNN (CNN) — A gunman wearing a bulletproof vest opened fire along several blocks in southwestern Philadelphia before police apprehended him on Monday evening – a shooting that’s left four people dead and two children injured, authorities said. A second person who investigators believe picked up a

By Meron Moges-Gerbi, Athena Jones and Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — Three minority advocacy groups are suing Harvard University’s governing body, accusing the school of discrimination by giving preferential treatment to children of wealthy donors and alumni, and are citing the recent US Supreme Court ruling that gutted affirmative action to bolster their lawsuit. The

By Artemis Moshtaghian and Mark Morales, CNN (CNN) — New York officials say there are no credible threats ahead of Tuesday’s annual Fourth of July fireworks celebration in Manhattan, but there will be heightened security, including thousands of police officers, across the city. “Currently there are no specific credible threats directed towards the July Fourth

By Laura Studley and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Ahead of the Fourth of July holiday, public health officials in Los Angeles are advising beachgoers to avoid sea lions that have been sickened by toxins from large algae blooms coating California beaches. In a Friday Facebook post, the Los Angeles County Department of Beaches and

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the first moon landing on July 20, 1969. The moon landing was watched by an estimated 600 million people around the world. Facts July 20, 1969 – [4:17 p.m. EDT] Apollo 11 becomes the first manned spacecraft to land on the moon. Neil Armstrong (commander), Buzz

By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Thousands of people will gather at Coney Island on Tuesday to watch competitive eaters scarf down mountains of sausages and buns during the annual Nathan’s Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest. Competitors will have just 10 minutes to devour as many wieners as they can for a shot at

By Kristina Sgueglia and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — A former OceanGate Expeditions employee emailed another ex-associate of the company years ago with concerns about the potential failings of its Titan submersible and an ominous warning about its CEO, who was killed last month with four others when the vessel imploded on a dive in

By Bill Weir, CNN Chief Climate Correspondent Jasper, Tennessee (CNN) — In a world suddenly brimming with potential solutions for the climate crisis, it sounds like clickbait: How this one weird cow trick can improve soil, water, wildlife, and farmer wealth while pulling tons of planet-cooking carbon from the sky. With methane burping out of

By Rosa Flores and Melissa Alonso, CNN (CNN) — A Houston man who went missing as a teen more than eight years ago was found sleeping in front of a local church, according to police. Rudolph “Rudy” Farias IV had been missing since March 6, 2015, according to a missing persons flyer published by the

By Elizabeth Wolfe, Melissa Alonso and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Investigators in Baltimore are searching for multiple suspects in a mass shooting that turned a beloved annual neighborhood block party into chaos early Sunday, killing two people and injuring 28 others, most of whom were teens, officials said. The search for the shooters –

By Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — Authorities have launched a murder investigation after six people died and one person was critically injured in a house fire in Green Pond, South Carolina, Sunday, the county sheriff says. Officers found the bodies after responding to reports of a fire on Folly Creek Lane around 11 a.m. on

By Artemis Moshtaghian and Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — Nearly three dozen people were injured in New Hampshire Sunday after an SUV plowed into a roadside restaurant in Laconia, officials said. The SUV crashed into the Looney Bin Bar and Grill during lunchtime and injured 34 people, according to the Laconia Fire Department. A

By Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — Five people have died following a plane crash in North Myrtle Beach on Sunday, according to police. The plane, a Piper PA-32R-300, had departed Grand Strand Airport before crashing two miles northwest of the airport, the National Transportation Safety Board said on Sunday. “The Horry County Coroner’s Office is still in

By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — A Maine woman was bitten Friday after she punched a bear in the face after it started chasing her dog. The woman, 64-year-old Lynn Kelly, was working in her backyard in Porter, which hugs the New Hampshire border, when her dog started barking and ran into the woods, according

By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — A man in eastern Texas who dove about 40 feet from an embankment into a shallow portion of a lake has died from his injuries, according to authorities. Police said the incident happened Saturday at Lake Gladewater, a 481-acre body of water 20 miles west of Longview, Texas.

By Joe Sutton and Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — An Oregon man died on a hike with this family after falling from a cliff at a popular natural recreation site, according to law enforcement. The 40-year-old man, his wife and five children were hiking at Multnomah Falls, located about 30 miles east of downtown

By Joe Sutton, Priscilla Alvarez and Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — A 9-year-old migrant died from medical complications which included seizures after crossing into the US along the Arizona border in the midst of sweltering summer heat, Border Patrol officials said. The young boy was traveling with his mother and brother on June 15 when

By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — To her tens of thousands of adoring online fans, fashionable two-legged feline Cecily is the cat’s pajamas. The 5-year-old Siamese-mix is a permanent resident of The Cattery animal shelter in Corpus Christi, Texas, where she’s lived since she was 2 months old, said Katie Hatfield, The Cattery’s social

By AJ Willingham, CNN (CNN) — On a spring day in Oakland, California, under the beams of a Victorian-age mansion, Karen Tierney stood surrounded by centuries of history. Tierney is a professional dressmaker and textile restorer, and had gathered 12 of her clients to model wedding dresses sewed or restored by Tierney’s own hand. Some