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By Scottie Andrew, CNN The Social Security Administration has released the 20 most popular baby names of last year, and the results are … less than original. The results are near-identical to the 2021 rankings, with only one new name making an appearance. “Olivia,” “Emma” and “Charlotte” are still the top three female names, and

By Nicki Brown and Polo Sandoval, CNN Following New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ announcement last week that the city will bus some migrants to hotels in nearby counties temporarily, officials in Orange County and Rockland counties filed lawsuits attempting to stop the plan — even as some migrants have already arrived. The counties have

By Elizabeth Wolfe, Priscilla Alvarez and Ray Sanchez, CNN Amid pressing concerns that a surge of migrant crossings would be triggered by the expiration of the US border restriction policy known as Title 42, some southern border communities have reported receiving fewer-than-expected migrant arrivals since the policy has been lifted. “We continue to encounter high

By Faith Karimi, CNN Gavin Guffey sent a message to his younger brother and friends in the predawn hours of July 27 last year. It was short and cryptic: The heart-shaped symbol of love —

By Laura Studley, CNN A gray whale that set a record for time spent in San Francisco Bay has died after being found at Point Reyes National Seashore, according to a news release from the Marine Mammal Center. The whale, who had been spotted in the bay for at least 75 days, a record for

By Konstantin Toropin, Eric Levenson and Madeline Holcombe, CNN Chad Daybell, the stepfather of two children who have been missing since last year, was charged with destroying evidence Wednesday as prosecutors said two children’s remains were found on his Idaho property. The children of Lori Vallow, Daybell’s wife, have not been seen since September. Tylee

By Chris Boyette, CNN Chad Daybell pleaded not guilty Wednesday to the murder and conspiracy charges he faces in connection with the deaths of his first wife and the two children of his current wife, Lori Vallow. Idaho 7th Judicial District Magistrate Judge Steven W. Boyce said that a scheduling conference would take place in

By Rebekah Riess and Zoe Sottile, CNN The mother of Aiden Fucci, a Florida teenager convicted of first-degree murder for stabbing a 13-year-old to death in 2021, changed her plea Friday from “not guilty” to “no contest” on charges of evidence tampering related to her son’s case. Crystal Smith, 38, pleaded no contest to a

By Rebekah Riess and Zoe Sottile, CNN Just call it bovine intervention. A herd of cows helped a North Carolina police department corral a suspect on the run. The partnership began when a 34-year-old man fled during a traffic stop, according to a Facebook post from the Boone Police Department. He led police on a

By Maxime Tamsett and Devon Sayers, CNN Jamie Komoroski’s blood alcohol level was over three times the legal limit when she allegedly drove her car into a golf-cart style vehicle carrying a newly married couple away from their wedding reception last month, killing the bride, according to a South Carolina Law Enforcement Division toxicology report.

By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN It’s been almost 18 years since American teenager Natalee Holloway vanished during a high school graduation trip to Aruba. Now, the prime suspect in her disappearance soon could be extradited to the United States to face justice in a related case. He maintains his innocence, and no one has faced trial

By Nick Valencia, CNN The driver who police say crashed his car into a group of migrants outside a Brownsville, Texas, shelter on Sunday, killing eight, was “obviously intoxicated” when officers arrived and said in Spanish, “They got in my way,” according to the arrest report obtained by CNN. George Alvarez, 34, has been charged

By Bill Weir, CNN Chief Climate Correspondent After generations of trying to produce the power of a star on Earth, a successful nuclear fusion ignition happened in the middle of a December night and was over in 20-billionths of a second. That’s more than 100 billion times shorter than the Wright Brothers’ first, 12-second flight

By Jason Hanna, Ray Sanchez and Rosa Flores, CNN With tens of thousands of migrants massed in northern Mexico, the expiration overnight of the US Covid-era border restriction policy known as Title 42 has American border communities on edge, worried an already challenging humanitarian crisis will worsen as crossings climb. “We’re boarding up like there

By Steve Almasy, John Miller and Kara Scannell, CNN Daniel Penny, a US Marine veteran who held homeless street artist Jordan Neely in a fatal chokehold on a New York subway train earlier this month, has surrendered to police to face a second-degree manslaughter charge. Penny, 24, left the police precinct in handcuffs Friday morning

By Kara Scannell, CNN New York’s attorney general has filed a lawsuit against a gun component maker for allegedly aiding in the illegal possession of assault weapons in the state — including the weapon used in the Buffalo grocery store shooting last year — by marketing an ammunition lock that can be easily removed. State

By Rebekah Riess, CNN Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre has withdrawn his lawsuit filed earlier this year against sports commentator and former NFL punter Pat McAfee, according to statements from the two on Thursday. Favre had alleged that McAfee defamed him on his popular podcast, when McAfee called the former quarterback a