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Off-duty New York correction officer indicted on murder and manslaughter charges in fatal shooting of 18-year-old

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

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Severity of flash flooding in Dallas area surprises residents as rescue crews respond to hundreds of calls for help

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

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Severity of flash flooding in Dallas area surprises residents as rescue crews respond to hundreds of calls for help

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

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Body found in submerged car ‘more than likely’ Kiely Rodni, the missing California teen, authorities say

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

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Police catch suspect at airport after 2 people were killed and another was wounded in Midtown Atlanta shootings

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,

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Nikolas Cruz’s defense says his brain was ‘poisoned’ by birth mother’s addictions in death penalty trial

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

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2 Arkansas deputies suspended and 1 officer on administrative leave after video posted of violent encounter with man outside store

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

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Dozens of high-water rescues are underway as the drought-parched Dallas area gets a summer’s worth of rain in a day

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

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Teachers at Ohio’s largest school district vote to strike just before start of school year

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

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2 Arkansas deputies suspended and 1 officer on administrative leave after video posted of violent encounter with man outside store

By Andy Rose and Hannah Sarisohn, CNN Three Arkansas law enforcement officers have been removed from duty and are under investigation, their departments confirmed, after bystander video captured them appearing to punch and knee a suspect during an arrest Sunday. Two of the officers in the video are deputies with the Crawford County Sheriff’s Office

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2 Arkansas deputies suspended and 1 officer on administrative leave after video posted of violent encounter with man outside store

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

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