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By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Border Patrol agents in Arizona have confiscated the turbans of dozens of Sikh men seeking asylum in the United States, violating their civil rights and government policies, the ACLU says in a letter calling for an end to the practice. Representatives of the American Civil Liberties Union decried what they

By AJ Willingham, CNN Gas prices have been sinking for more than 50 days straight now, with the average nationwide price hovering around $4.16 a gallon. Still high, but better than the average of $5.02 a gallon in mid-June. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day.

By Dakin Andone, Steve Almasy and Karan Olson, CNN Jurors in the sentencing phase of the Parkland, Florida, school shooter’s trial on Thursday visited the scene of the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School’s 1200 building, which has been sealed since the attack on February 14, 2018. They saw bloodstains where the victims were

By Josh Campbell, CNN An attempted convenience store robbery by a suspect wielding an assault-style rifle was foiled when the 80-year-old owner grabbed a gun and opened fire, authorities said. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department said deputies were called to the business on Sunday around 2:47 a.m. following a report of an attempted armed robbery.

By Cheri Mossburg, CNN One of the people charged in the shooting and robbery of Lady Gaga’s dog walker in Los Angeles was sentenced Wednesday to four years in prison, authorities said. Jaylin White, 20, pleaded no contest to one count of second-degree robbery and admitted to an allegation that a member of the group

By Claudia Dominguez, CNN A 26-year-old man who was arrested for starting a wildfire told Utah authorities he had been attempting to kill a spider with a lighter when he started the blaze, according to the Utah County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded Monday to the Bonneville Shoreline area near Springville for a fire that was

By Laura Ly and Ray Sanchez, CNN New York City Mayor Eric Adams and police officials on Wednesday released data showing that the number of people arrested three or more times a year for crimes such as robbery, burglary and grand larceny increased significantly during the first six months of 2022. Adams, a moderate Democrat

By Kristina Sgueglia, CNN A man accused of shooting two Rochester police officers, killing one, was indicted on 8 counts Wednesday including aggravated murder, second-degree murder, attempted aggravated murder and attempted second-degree murder, according to a grand jury indictment obtained by CNN. Kelvin J. Vickers Jr is accused of shooting and killing Officer Tony Mazurkiewicz,

By Rebekah Riess and Omar Jimenez, CNN The 21-year-old accused of opening fire at a July 4th parade in Highland Park, Illinois, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to 117 criminal charges, including 21 counts of first-degree murder, court officials said. The gunman, Robert E. Crimo III, also was arraigned on 48 counts of attempted first-degree murder

By Dakin Andone, Sara Weisfeldt and Leyla Santiago, CNN It wasn’t until Anthony Montalto was sitting next to his wife testifying in a Florida courtroom Wednesday that he realized he was wearing the same clothes he wore the last time he took his daughter Gina to a father-daughter dance. “I was so happy to be