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By Amir Vera and Laura Studley, CNN An increase in Covid-19 cases in Cincinnati has led to staffing shortages in the fire department, a city spokesperson said Wednesday. “There are 27 firefighters out with Covid-19 right now and an additional 20 who are out sick. There are 774 firefighters total on staff,” said spokesperson Yasmin

By Carma Hassan and David Williams, CNN Police in Branson, Missouri, say they’ve identified the remains of David Koenig, an amateur mixed martial arts fighter, who had been missing for almost two years. The skeletal remains were found in the woods last week by a man who was looking for deer antlers, the Branson Police

By Jennifer Henderson, Joe Sutton and Keith Allen, CNN Aylee Gordon, a 3-year-old girl who accidentally suffered a gunshot wound on Christmas Day, died Tuesday evening, according to a release from the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office. A 911 call was placed around 2:30 p.m. Saturday reporting that a child had accessed a firearm and accidentally shot herself, according

By Eliott C. McLaughlin, Joe Sutton, Lucy Kafanov, Amir Vera and Ashley Killough, CNN The suspect in Monday’s metro Denver shooting spree foreshadowed the rampage in a series of books he wrote under a pseudonym, and he used the names of actual victims in his writings. Five people were killed in the shootings and several

By Alisha Ebrahimji and Joe Sutton, CNN There were no winners in the final Powerball drawing of 2021, and the jackpot grew to $483 million, according to the game operator. The winning numbers Wednesday were 02 – 06 – 09 – 33 – 39 and Powerball 11. The next drawing will take place place January

By Lauren del Valle, Steve Almasy and Ray Sanchez, CNN A jury in a New York federal court has found Ghislaine Maxwell guilty on five of six counts related to her role in Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse of minor girls between 1994 and 2004. Maxwell, 60, was found guilty of five federal charges: sex trafficking

By AJ Willingham, CNN Surprise medical bills may soon be a thing of the past. The No Surprises Act is set to go into effect on January 1, and will ban most unexpected charges from out-of-network providers. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can

By Raja Razek and Andy Rose, CNN A 14-year-old who is considered “armed and dangerous” has been identified as a suspect in a convenience store shooting Sunday that left three teenagers dead, and one teen injured in Garland, Texas, according to the Garland Police Department. CNN is not naming the 14-year-old at this time. The

By Laura Ly, CNN The murder conviction of a New Jersey mother who was charged in her son’s killing 23 years after he vanished has been vacated by a panel of judges, according to court documents. Michelle Lodzinski’s murder conviction was vacated by the New Jersey Supreme Court on Tuesday by a vote of 4-3

By Rachel Ramirez, CNN After months of extreme drought that triggered water shortages and stoked wildfires, heavy snow is falling in the Sierra Nevada — enough to break decades-old records. As of Tuesday, more than 202 inches of snow — nearly 17 feet (5.2 meters) — had fallen so far this month at the University