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By Andrew Torgan and Daniel Wine, CNN (CNN) — You may have heard recently about a new social media app called Threads from Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram. Here’s everything you need to know about what some are calling a potential “Twitter killer.” And here’s what else you need to know to Start Your

By Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — The family of Melissa Perez, who was fatally shot in her home by San Antonio police in June, is filing a wrongful-death lawsuit against the city and three officers involved who have been charged with murder. The suit alleges the San Antonio Police Department’s “formal and informal policies were

By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Florida vacations are back on, sans stinky seaweed. The record-breaking mass of stinky seaweed that began appearing on Florida’s iconic beaches this spring, known as the Great Atlantic Sargassum Seaweed Belt, shrunk in the Gulf of Mexico by 75% last month, according to scientists from the University of South

By Nouran Salahieh, Ashley Williams and Melissa Alonso, CNN (CNN) — There were no jackpot winners after Saturday’s Powerball drawing for the massive $615 million prize – the 10th largest Powerball prize in history, according to its website. The winning numbers were 7, 23, 24, 32, 43 and the Powerball was 18. Monday’s estimated jackpot

By Omar Jimenez and Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — An Oklahoma judge dismissed the reparations lawsuit filed by the last three known survivors of the Tulsa race massacre on Friday, court records show. The three had been locked in a yearslong court battle against the City of Tulsa and other groups and officials over the

By Nic F. Anderson, Artemis Moshtaghian and Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — A Brooklyn man has been arrested and charged with murder after allegedly shooting four people from a scooter in New York City Saturday, killing one and injuring three others. Thomas Abreu, 25, was arrested and faces several charges including murder, two counts

By Claudia Dominguez and Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — At least eight people ages 15 to 18 were injured in a shooting after an argument broke out between two groups at a house party in El Paso, Texas, authorities said Saturday. The shooting happened Friday night at a house where El Paso city police

By Rebekah Riess and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — The body of an Arizona hiker was recovered Friday after he apparently “slipped and fell to his death” while hiking near Sedona, according to authorities. The 38-year-old man was hiking an “extremely technical” section of one of the main trails to the top of Bell Rock

By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — A Cessna business jet crashed near French Valley Airport in Murrieta, California, early Saturday morning, the FAA said. All six people on board were found dead at the scene, the Riverside County sheriff’s office said. The victims were Abigail Tellez-Vargas, 33, Riese Lenders, 25, Manuel Vargas-Regalado, 32, Lindsey Gleiche,

By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — One hiker was killed and two others injured in a “wet, loose avalanche” on Split Mountain in California, authorities said Friday. The incident occurred Sunday afternoon near Big Pine, according to the Eastern Sierra Avalanche Center and the Inyo County Sheriff’s Office. The mountain is about 80 miles east

By Sara Smart and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Almost 80 years after Anthony Di Petta’s plane was shot down by enemy fire in World War II and over 70 years after he was declared “non-recoverable,” he’s finally home. The remains of the sailor arrived back in the US on Friday afternoon, according to an

By AJ Willingham, CNN (CNN) — We have seen enough of artificial intelligence to know the term is, quite often, a misnomer. Publicly available AI programs still churn out hilariously telling moments of non-intelligence as concepts like ears, the correct number of fingers, a natural voice cadence or cohesive complex thought continue to evade them.

By Rebekah Riess and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — South Carolina law enforcement officials say there is “no danger to the transgender community” as a transgender teenager was found dead this week after going missing and two suspects were taken into custody. Family members reported Jacob Williamson, 18, as a missing person to authorities in

By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — Feeling lucky? The potential prize for the massive Powerball jackpot just made history, lottery officials announced Friday. A fortunate player could end up taking home $615 million in Saturday’s drawing – the 10th-largest Powerball prize ever. The jackpot has a $310.6 million lump-sum cash value, according to a

By Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — The father of a Parkland, Florida, high school shooting victim who visited the untouched site five years after the massacre that left 17 people dead said he was not prepared for what he saw at the crime scene, which had “blood everywhere.” Max Schachter, father of Alex Schachter, told

By Rosa Flores and Dave Alsup, CNN (CNN) — The state of Texas on Friday began deploying a marine floating barrier on the Rio Grande River in an attempt to deter migrant crossings along the US-Mexico border, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said. Abbott posted a 15-second video to Twitter showing buoys being loaded from trailers

By Natasha Chen and Virginia Langmaid, CNN (CNN) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office on Friday announced it will not challenge a May state appellate court’s panel ruling that opened the possibility of parole for Leslie Van Houten, a former Charles Manson follower and convicted murderer. Van Houten is serving concurrent sentences of seven years

By Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — Texas authorities made two arrests Friday in connection to the mass shooting that left three dead and eight others injured in the city of Fort Worth on Monday. The suspects, 20-year-old Christopher Redic Jr. and 19-year-old Brandon Williams, were taken into custody on murder charges, Fort Worth Police Department