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By Kiely Westhoff, CNN An off-duty New York City correction officer accused of fatally shooting a teenager in the face was indicted on murder and manslaughter charges Monday, prosecutors said. The indictment alleges Dion Middleton shot and killed 18-year-old Raymond Chaluisant in the Bronx on July 21. Middleton, 45, was charged with one count of

By Elizabeth Wolfe and Raja Razek, CNN After torrential rains struck parts of northeastern Texas and sent floodwaters rushing through streets and homes, rescue crews fanned out across the region on Monday, responding to hundreds of calls for aid from residents stunned by the severity of the downpour. Heavy rain and flash flooding brought record

By Amy Simonson, CNN A jury in Oregon awarded a Black man $4.4 million in damages after he claimed in a lawsuit that a White Walmart employee racially profiled him while shopping and tried to have law enforcement act on false charges, according to court documents. Michael Mangum was awarded $400,000 in non-economic damages and

By Nouran Salahieh and Amy Simonson, CNN A man in custody on suspicion of killing two Muslim men in Albuquerque has been charged with the murder of a third man, authorities announced Monday. Muhammad Syed, 51, now faces murder charges in the case of three of four fatal shootings of South Asian men that rattled

By Matthew J. Friedman and Taylor Romine, CNN The parent of a Robb Elementary student who was not injured but is suffering emotional effects following the massacre that left 19 children and two teachers dead said Monday he and four other parents have each filed complaints with the school district calling for the superintendent’s removal.

By Amir Vera and Kacey Cherry, CNN Law enforcement officials believe the body found in a submerged vehicle Sunday is “more than likely” that of Kiely Rodni, the missing 16-year-old last seen almost three weeks ago at a campground party in Northern California, authorities said Monday. Kiely was at the Prosser Family Campground on August

By Amanda Watts, CNN Two people have died following multiple shootings in Midtown Atlanta and a suspect was detained at the airport, police department officials said Monday. “The female suspect was located at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and taken into custody without incident,” police said in a tweet. Another victim who was wounded is hospitalized,

By Sonia Moghe, CNN Rapper Fetty Wap has pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy to possess and distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine, according to the prosecutor’s office. No sentencing date has been set. but an attorney for the rapper requested an expedited sentencing date, a spokesperson for the US Attorney’s Office for

By Eric Levenson, Denise Royal and Sara Weisfeldt, CNN An attorney for Nikolas Cruz asked jurors Monday to consider the Parkland school shooter’s dysfunctional family life and his serious mental health issues when they decide whether to sentence him to death. “In telling you Nik’s story, in telling you the chapters of his life, we

By Alisha Ebrahimji, Jennifer Henderson, Caroll Alvarado and Rachel Ramirez, CNN and Brandon Miller, CNN Meteorologist Dozens of high-water rescues were underway Monday — amid more than 450 such pleas since the prior night — as greater Dallas faces the threat of more flooding caused by sudden, climate crisis-fueled storms that have stunned parts of

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Of all the pandemic-inspired business changes, there’s one that will likely stick around for the long haul: QR codes. Many restaurants utilized the technology when they ditched physical menus to help slow the spread of Covid-19. But now, QR codes are more than just a way for businesses to offer a

By Chris Boyette, Michelle Watson and Amir Vera, CNN Teachers at Ohio’s largest school district voted Sunday to go on strike for better learning and teaching conditions, just days before school is scheduled to start, according to the teachers’ union. The Columbus Education Association union — which represents more than 4,000 teachers, nurses and other

By Eliott C. McLaughlin, Andy Rose and Hannah Sarisohn, CNN Three Arkansas law enforcement officers have been removed from duty and are facing state and federal investigations, officials confirmed Monday, after bystander video captured at least two of them punching and kneeing a suspect during an arrest. At one point in the 34-second video recorded