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Robert MacMeekin's home in Phoenix

A Maryland attorney took in his daughter’s family. His son-in-law then fatally shot him, prosecutors say

By Mark Morales, CNN (CNN) — Mark Thomas Ryan arrived at his in-laws’ Phoenix, Maryland, home with a loaded handgun tucked in his pocket. Hours earlier, local law enforcement had issued a temporary restraining order against him, after his wife alleged Ryan had struck and threatened her the night before, according to court records. Now,

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Dalton Eatherly

Livestreamer known for posting racist content faces attempted murder charge after shooting outside courthouse

By Emma Tucker, Caroll Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — A livestreamer known for posting controversial videos using racial slurs toward Black people and other minorities is facing multiple charges, including attempted murder, after a shooting in front of a Tennessee courthouse Wednesday, officials said. The shooting happened during a confrontation between Dalton Eatherly, who goes by

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Work progresses on a new migrant detention facility dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz

‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ the controversial Florida migrant detention facility, expected to close, source says

By Elizabeth Wolfe, Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — Florida is expected to wind down its “Alligator Alcatraz” migrant detention facility sometime this summer, according to a source familiar with the planning. Vendors at the site were told Tuesday that detainees will be removed by “the start of” June and the center will be dismantled in

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Frontier Airlines sits outside the airlines technical operations center after striking a man on the runway at Denver International Airport.

Man hit by Frontier Airlines plane taking off at Denver airport intended to kill himself, officials say

By Alexandra Skores, CNN (CNN) — The man who was struck and killed by a Frontier Airlines jet after he jumped a perimeter fence at Denver International Airport intended to kill himself, officials confirmed Tuesday. The man was identified as 41-year-old Michael Mott, according to Sterling McLaren, Denver’s chief medical examiner. The manner of death

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5 things to know for May 12: High prices, US-China relations, hantavirus outbreak, Lincoln Memorial, Harvard

By Alexandra Banner, CNN It’s been 100 days since Nancy Guthrie disappeared, with few concrete answers emerging in the case. It’s also reigniting debate over whether crime dramas like “CSI” have inflated the public’s expectations of which cases police can realistically solve — and how quickly. Here’s what else you need to know to get

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