By Eric Levenson and Gregory Lemos, CNN A former Marine sharpshooter who said he received messages from God broke into two homes outside Lakeland, Florida, early Sunday and fatally shot four people he didn’t know — including a 3-month-old baby — and wounded an 11-year-old, according to a criminal affidavit. Outfitted in body armor, the
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By Keith Allen, CNN Divers using underwater sonar discovered a 12-inch oil pipeline Sunday that had become dislodged and is possibly the source of an oil spill discovered off the coast of Louisiana, officials said. Houston-based Talos Energy said in a statement that it was informed of a potential oil release Tuesday by Clean Gulf
Continue ReadingBy Dakin Andone and Shawn Nottingham, CNN A prominent South Carolina attorney says he was shot Saturday, according to law enforcement, about three months after he discovered the bodies of his wife and son shot dead outside the family’s home, deepening the mystery surrounding their unsolved murders. Alex Murdaugh, who comes from a long line
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By Carma Hassan, Alta Spells, Theresa Waldrop and Shawn Nottingham, CNN At least eight children have been shot, one fatally, so far over the Labor Day weekend in Chicago, authorities said A 4-year-old was getting his hair cut in his own home when bullets came through the house, striking him in the head. He died
Continue ReadingBy Sahar Akbarzai, Theresa Waldrop and Steve Almasy, CNN A leak at a Ford Motor Company assembly plant in Flat Rock, Michigan, resulted in 1,400 gallons of gas spilling into the city sewers, according to a spokesperson from the state Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy. The Flat Rock Fire Department has determined that
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By Gregory Lemos, CNN One person is dead and four people were injured in a shooting Saturday night in Warner Robins, Georgia, police said. Officers were dispatched to a disturbance of the peace call before 10 p.m., according to a release from the Warner Robins Police Department. “A caller advised there was a large party
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By Alta Spells, CNN The Caldor Fire, which has threatened the popular tourist spot of Lake Tahoe, came under better control this weekend, and some evacuation orders have been downgraded. The growth of the fire burning along the California and Nevada border has slowed significantly. In the 24-hour period between Friday night and Saturday night,
Continue Reading By Dominic Rech, CNN It’s Labor Day! If you have the day off, you might be curious about what’s open and what’s closed. At the White House, there is no rest, as President Biden tackles multiple crises. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can
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By Eric Levenson, CNN Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady had Covid-19 in February shortly after the Super Bowl championship boat parade and is now vaccinated, the Tampa Bay Times reported Saturday. “You guys beat Covid last year. It’s still around. You’ve had it?” reporter Rick Stroud asked. “Yeah,” Brady said, according to the Times.
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By Rachel Ramirez and Drew Kann, CNN When Superstorm Sandy wreaked havoc on parts of the Northeast in 2012, it exposed the dire need to strengthen New York City’s infrastructure to adapt to what was then a looming threat of the climate crisis. Nearly a decade later, the city is picking up the pieces after
Continue ReadingBy Kaanita Iyer, CNN US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently seized two shipments of counterfeit jewelry that would have been worth more than $5.2 million if it had been authentic, the agency said. On August 16, officers in Cincinnati, Ohio, found 450 fake Cartier Love bracelets and rings in a shipment from China traveling
Continue ReadingBy Leah Asmelash, CNN After years of fundraising, the US Military Academy at West Point will finally unveil a new monument dedicated to the Buffalo Soldiers, a group of Black soldiers who played a key role in the westward expansion of the United States. The monument — a 10-foot-tall bronze statue depicting a Buffalo Soldier
Continue ReadingBy Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN It was 230 years ago Sunday that Robert Carter III, the patriarch of one of the wealthiest families in Virginia, quietly walked into a Northumberland County courthouse and delivered an airtight legal document announcing his intention to free, or manumit, more than 500 slaves. He titled it the “deed of
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By Ashley Killough and Ed Lavandera, CNN Dennis Duplessis despised the nearly 100-foot oak tree that loomed over his house in Gonzales, Louisiana. For almost 10 years, he told his family he wanted to cut it down, but he couldn’t afford the expense of a tree-cutting service. On Sunday night, as Hurricane Ida started shredding
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Killough and Ed Lavandera, CNN Dennis Duplessis despised the nearly 100-foot oak tree that loomed over his house in Gonzales, Louisiana. For almost 10 years, he told his family he wanted to cut it down, but he couldn’t afford the expense of a tree-cutting service. On Sunday night, as Hurricane Ida started shredding
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By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN A public health nurse in Colorado took empty Covid-19 vaccine vials and made them into beautiful art, paying tribute to her fellow healthcare workers. Laura Weiss told CNN she was a retired nurse when Boulder County Public Health asked for help administering vaccines in February. “I had noticed all these
Continue ReadingBy Kaanita Iyer, CNN Watching TV paid off for a South Carolina man who chose five lucky numbers to win a $200,000 lottery prize, beating the more than 1 in 500,000 odds. “I saw them on television,” the winner, who remains anonymous but has been identified as a male, told South Carolina Education Lottery officials.
Continue ReadingBy Sonia Moghe, CNN People who were once in R. Kelly’s orbit — including former romantic partners and employees — testified during the first few weeks of the singer’s trial about his repeated demands that they write letters to give to him. The letters, witnesses say, ranged from apologies to letters that made false claims
Continue ReadingBy Dakin Andone, Jaide Timm-Garcia and Raja Razek, CNN Prosecutors and witnesses in the future trial of Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz will not be allowed to use derogatory words to refer to the defendant, according to a ruling by a Florida judge. It would not be feasible, Broward County Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer said,
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By Shawn Nottingham and Christina Maxouris, CNN Former Pittsburgh Steelers lineman Tunch Ilkin has died, according to a statement from Steelers President Art Rooney II. He was 63. Ilkin was a two-time NFL Pro Bowl player, the statement said. “His passion for the game of football was evident in his everyday life,” Rooney said. “As
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