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By Rachel Ramirez, Laura Paddison and Brandon Miller, CNN As parts of the West and Northern US face a winter storm with blizzard conditions and significant snowfall, much of the rest of the country is experiencing a summer-like heat that has never been felt before during the month of February. More than 130 cities from

By Aya Elamroussi, CNN Residents of a small Ohio town whose lives have been upended since a train hauling toxic chemicals derailed there earlier this month pressed top officials on the long-term health concerns and expressed their mounting distrust Wednesday night during a CNN town hall. Following the February 3 crash, angry and frustrated residents

By Paradise Afshar and Ray Sanchez, CNN A suspect accused of killing five people in a shooting at an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado, tried to blame the carnage on a patron who was subduing him, a police officer testified at a preliminary hearing on Wednesday. Anderson Lee Aldrich is charged with more than

By Cheri Mossburg, CNN A suspect in the shooting death of a prominent Los Angeles-area Catholic bishop has been charged with murder, a district attorney said Wednesday. Carlos Medina, the 61-year-old husband of the housekeeper for Auxiliary Bishop David O’Connell, was arrested Monday in connection with O’Connell’s death, authorities said. O’Connell was found fatally shot

By Amy Simonson, CNN An Orlando television reporter was among the dead in a shooting spree in Florida that killed three on Wednesday, while covering one of the shootings, police said. Orange County Sheriff John Mina told a news conference that the employees worked for Spectrum News 13. The sheriff’s office said earlier on Twitter

By Amy Simonson, Pete Muntean and Gregory Wallace, CNN American Airlines flight 3444 was diverted to Raleigh-Durham International Airport Wednesday due to a disruptive passenger, according to the North Carolina airport. “At approximately 3:41 p.m., flight AA 3444 departing Jacksonville to Washington, DC, diverted to RDU due to a disruptive passenger,” the airport said in

By Melissa Alonso, CNN An Atlanta-area police officer who was arrested for concealing the death of a 16-year-old girl has now been charged in her kidnapping and murder, police said Wednesday. Miles Bryant, 22, was arrested on preliminary charges of falsely reporting a crime and concealing the death of another in connection with Susana Morales’

By Leah Asmelash, CNN The two best students at one New York high school aren’t just related — they’re twins, and they’re bringing sibling rivalry to a whole new level. Twin sisters Gloria and Victoria Guerrier were respectively named valedictorian and salutatorian of West Hempstead Secondary School’s Class of 2023 last week. Gloria earned a

By Melissa Alonso, CNN Former University of Alabama basketball player Darius Miles, 21, who was arrested for his alleged involvement in a shooting that killed a 23-year-old woman last month, will be held without bond and his case will go before a grand jury, according to Tuscaloosa County court records. Miles and co-defendant Michael Lynn

By Harmeet Kaur, CNN Seattle is explicitly banning discrimination on the basis of caste, making it the first city in the US to take such a step. The Seattle City Council approved an ordinance on Tuesday that amends the city’s municipal code to include caste as a protected class, alongside categories such as race, religion