By Amy Simonson, CNN Three people were killed and one is in critical condition after a shooting Tuesday morning in southeastern Virginia, according to the Portsmouth Police Department. The shooting was the second of the day and the 12th in the coastal city in the past seven days, Portsmouth Police spokesperson Victoria Varnedoe said. The
Continue ReadingBy Raja Razek, Rebekah Riess and Christina Maxouris, CNN One of the three inmates who escaped from a Barry County, Missouri, jail last week has been captured — more than 800 miles away, authorities announced. Christopher Allen Blevins, 37, was taken into custody near Casper, Wyoming, on Wednesday, the Barry County Sheriff’s Office said in
Continue ReadingBy Laura Ly, CNN Family members of victims of the mass shooting at Tops supermarket in Buffalo, New York, called for gun reform and legislative action against anti-Black hate on Tuesday. The family members spoke in Washington, D.C. after a Senate Judiciary hearing on domestic terrorism in the wake of the Buffalo attack and were
Continue ReadingBy Emily Smith, CNN California has some of the strictest gun laws in the country, according to advocacy groups. And still the state has been rocked by three mass shootings in 44 hours. At least two of the suspected gunmen carried out the attacks using semi-automatic weapons and at least one of the guns was
Continue ReadingBy Peter Nickeas and Mark Morales, CNN City and law enforcement officials across New York state are worried that a looming US Supreme Court decision could lead to more people concealing and carrying guns — and officials are considering legislative efforts to counter the potential ruling. A ruling from the Supreme Court on the legality
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Henderson, CNN George Gilbert, a sailor killed in the Pearl Harbor attack who remained unidentified for decades, was laid to rest Monday — more than 80 years after his death, officials said. He was 20 years old when he died. A Fire Controlman 2nd class, Gilbert was stationed on the USS Oklahoma after
Continue ReadingBy Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN For Shavonda Sisson, the idea of police officers patrolling the halls of her son’s school is terrifying. “I do everything I can to avoid police contact for myself and for my children,” said Sisson, whose son is a rising senior at Rufus King High School in Milwaukee. “I do not
Continue ReadingBy Jamiel Lynch and Devon M. Sayers, CNN The estate of Andrew Brown, Jr. has settled its lawsuit against a North Carolina county sheriff’s office over his shooting death during an arrest last year, according to an attorney for the estate. Brown’s family settled with Pasquotank County for $3 million, according to attorney Bakari Sellers,
Continue ReadingBy Kylie Atwood and Michael Conte, CNN The Biden administration attempted to contact North Korea in the last month to discuss “possible cooperation on humanitarian issues, including Covid-19 cooperation” but they have not received a response, the US Special Representative for North Korea Policy said Tuesday as he warned the US believes the country is
Continue ReadingBy Melissa Alonso and Dakin Andone, CNN The woman suspected of fatally shooting elite cyclist Anna Moriah “Mo” Wilson in Texas last month was seen at Newark Liberty International Airport just one day after Austin police obtained a warrant for her arrest, according to the US Marshals Service. Kaitlin Marie Armstrong, 34, was at the
Continue ReadingBy Eric Levenson and Rebekah Riess, CNN The mayor of Uvalde, Texas, said Tuesday he was frustrated by law enforcement’s lack of transparency in the investigation into the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School two weeks ago. “We’ve asked for a briefing or something but we’re not getting it. I’ve been told they’re law enforcement
Continue ReadingBy Tina Burnside, Chris Boyette and Eric Levenson, CNN A Florida mother of three has been charged with manslaughter after her 2-year-old son got hold of an unlocked handgun and fatally shot his father in their home, authorities said. The investigation began May 26 when deputies responded to an Orlando home in reference to a
Continue ReadingBy Stephanie Elam and Rachel Ramirez, CNN In response to prolonged drought across the West and ahead of the scorching summer months, California is asking its urban water suppliers to voluntarily report water consumption data sooner — so the state can better assess whether its water conservation goals are being met. Years of low rainfall
Continue ReadingBy Stephanie Elam and Rachel Ramirez, CNN In response to prolonged drought across the West and ahead of the scorching summer months, California is asking its urban water suppliers to voluntarily report water consumption data sooner — so the state can better assess whether its water conservation goals are being met. Years of low rainfall
Continue ReadingBy Priya Krishnakumar and Dakin Andone, CNN The United States is on pace to match or surpass its worst year on record for the number of mass shootings, according to data compiled by the Gun Violence Archive, a non-profit that tracks gun violence incidents across the country. There have been at least 246 mass shootings
Continue ReadingBy Priya Krishnakumar and Dakin Andone, CNN The United States is on pace to match or surpass its worst year on record for the number of mass shootings, according to data compiled by the Gun Violence Archive, a non-profit that tracks gun violence incidents across the country. There have been at least 246 mass shootings
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Oscar-winning actress Meryl Streep. Personal Birth date: June 22, 1949 Birth place: Summit, New Jersey Birth name: Mary Louise Streep Father: Harry Streep Jr., pharmaceutical company executive Mother: Mary (Wilkinson) Streep, commercial artist Marriage: Don Gummer (1978-present) Children: Louisa, 1991; Grace, 1986; Mary Willa “Mamie,”
Continue ReadingBy Claudia Dominguez and Amy Simonson, CNN State and local agencies will investigate the death of a man in Tempe, Arizona, last month who drowned after police officers responding to a disturbance call did not enter the water to reach the man, city and state officials announced Monday. In the early morning hours of May
Continue ReadingBy Jason Hanna, Amanda Musa and Tina Burnside, CNN Arnulfo Reyes can’t forgive law enforcement for taking more than an hour to stop a gunman who killed 11 fourth-graders in his Texas elementary school classroom and 10 other people in the next room, he told ABC. Reyes, a teacher who was shot twice during the
Continue ReadingBy Jason Hanna, Amanda Musa and Tina Burnside, CNN Arnulfo Reyes can’t forgive law enforcement for taking more than an hour to stop a gunman who killed 11 fourth-graders in his Texas elementary school classroom and 10 other people in the next room, he told ABC. Reyes, a teacher who was shot twice during the
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