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By Jennifer Henderson and Amanda Musa, CNN Nearly one week after the deadly school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, victims killed in the massacre are being laid to rest. Nineteen of those killed during the massacre at Robb Elementary School — 18 children and one teacher — will be buried in custom caskets made by Trey

By Amir Vera and David Close, CNN Jeff Gladney, a cornerback for the Arizona Cardinals, died in a car crash Monday morning in Dallas, according to the team’s official website. Gladney, 25, was among two people who died in the crash, according to CNN affiliate WFAA. CNN has reached out to Gladney’s agent for comment.

By Sara Smart, CNN Ten-year-old Tess Marie Mata hoped to one day go viral on TikTok — even though she was too young to have an account. Last Tuesday, Tess was one of the 21 victims killed at the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting. Her family is now doing what they can to fulfill her dreams.

By Amanda Watts and Holly Yan, CNN A man has been arrested after an 18-month-old boy was killed in a drive-by shooting in Pittsburgh, authorities said. The boy and his mother were in a vehicle in the 100 block of Fourth Avenue when the shooting happened around 2:44 p.m. Sunday, the Pittsburgh Department of Public

By Claudia Dominguez and Leslie Perrot, CNN A climber died and two others were injured after a rockfall and avalanche on Mount Meeker in Colorado’s Rocky Mountain National Park on Sunday morning, park authorities said. Three climbers were involved in the accident, two males and a female, according to a news release. One of the

By Alaa Elassar, CNN Uvalde, Texas — Carlos Hernandez enjoys cooking, especially when he gets to do it for the people he loves. But on Tuesday, for the first time in his life, he wasn’t able to fire up the grill. “There’s no possible way I can open my kitchen with a broken heart and

By Rebekah Riess, Holly Yan and Michelle Watson, CNN Two people died after a boat flipped over in Colorado’s Lake Pueblo State Park over Memorial Day weekend, officials said. The boat capsized with 13 people on board around 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s Southeast Region tweeted. Shortly after the accident, rescuers saved eight

By Travis Caldwell, CNN As a gunman entered Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, and started firing, one student said his wounded teacher texted 911 for help. Daniel, 9, alongside his mother, Briana Ruiz, told CNN the gunman fired several shots into his classroom after being unable to enter. The door had been locked by

By Michelle Watson, CNN Two people are dead and at least 19 others injured after a two-car crash struck multiple pedestrians in Lincoln, Nebraska, according to authorities. At least one of the 19 injured is in critical condition while the others transported to hospitals have non-life-threatening injuries, Lincoln Police Captain Max Hubka told CNN early

By Hannah Sarisohn and Theresa Waldrop, CNN A 39-year-old woman died and seven other people were wounded, including a 9-year-old child, after a shooting early Sunday at an outdoor Memorial Day festival in Taft, Oklahoma, officials said. The shooting took place shortly after midnight when festival goers got into an argument and gunfire followed, according

By Michelle Watson, CNN Police on Saturday arrested a fourth suspect in last month’s mass shooting in downtown Sacramento, California, that left six people dead and 12 injured, said Sacramento Police Chief Katherine Lester. With the help of the Las Vegas Metro Police Department and the FBI, officers were able to locate and arrest Mtula

By Zoe Sottile, CNN An online fundraiser for the children of Irma Garcia, a beloved schoolteacher killed in the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting, and Joe Garcia, her husband, who died of a heart attack days later, has raised more than $2.5 million. “Irma was a wife, a mother of 4, a cousin, a sister a