National-World

By Josh Campbell, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — An elaborate scheme to stalk and rob truck drivers hauling millions of dollars of jewelry and other high-end merchandise has resulted in criminal charges against seven alleged co-conspirators, the Justice Department announced. A newly-unsealed federal grand jury indictment provides insights into the massive theft of $100 million

By Danny Freeman, CNN (CNN) — A 31-year-old Pennsylvania man initially arrested on suspicion of illegally carrying a gun near a “No Kings” protest outside Philadelphia over the weekend was rearrested this week after investigators found a pipe bomb and several other explosive devices at his home, authorities said. Kevin Krebs, of Malvern in suburban

By Pete Muntean, Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — The private jet that crashed into a San Diego neighborhood last month was too low on its descent path for more than a mile before clipping power lines less than 100 feet above the ground, National Transportation Safety Board investigators said Wednesday. The new findings

CNN By Dakin Andone, Jean Casarez, Sarah Boxer, CNN Dedham, Massachusetts (CNN) — Karen Read was acquitted in the killing of her Boston police officer boyfriend John O’Keefe on Wednesday, vindicating a defendant who had claimed to be the victim of a sweeping cover-up across two divisive trials. Though she was found guilty of drunk

By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — Police in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, are investigating an apparent break-in at the home of state Rep. Melissa Hortman, who was shot and killed at the house with her husband, Mark Hortman, early Saturday in what Gov. Tim Walz called “a politically motivated assassination.” “The home appeared to have been

By Andy Rose, Veronica Miracle, Jack Hannah, CNN (CNN) — Amid a critical hearing in the Bryan Kohberger murder trial, an 8-month-old police video is drawing attention for a woman who said she will be a key witness in the case. “I’m a DoorDash driver,” the woman told a police officer after an unrelated traffic

By Jade Walker, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump has nominated Jeanine Pirro to a full term as the top federal prosecutor in Washington, DC. The former Fox News host, who boosted claims that the 2020 election was stolen, is already serving as the interim US Attorney. Here’s what else you need to know to

By Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — Despite Juneteenth’s status as a federal holiday, celebrations across the country are being scaled back or canceled. Organizers say safety issues along with mounting resistance to diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives are making it harder to hold events – raising concerns that political backlash is threatening the commemoration of

By Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — New York City comptroller and mayoral candidate Brad Lander was arrested at Manhattan’s immigration court Tuesday, becoming the latest elected official to be detained or forcibly removed from immigration-related proceedings amid the Trump administration’s sweeping deportation efforts. At least four other elected officials have recently faced similar confrontations with

By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN (CNN) — Marva Johnson, a telecommunications executive, will become the 13th president of Florida A&M University, despite opposition from thousands of students and alumni. The Florida Board of Governors voted Wednesday to confirm Johnson’s appointment by the FAMU board of trustees. FAMU is Florida’s only public historically Black college. Several

By Taylor Romine, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — Over the past several months, the nation has been exposed to images of immigration raids – at homes, food-processing plants and farmland, and favorite neighborhood restaurants. Protests have erupted in Los Angeles and other cities across the country in response as people voice their frustration with US

By Danya Gainor, CNN (CNN) — Mark Bruley’s phone went off at 3:45 a.m. on June 14 — the loud ring shattering the quiet darkness surrounding the Brooklyn Park police chief’s home in Minnesota. The sergeant on the other end of the line was grim, her voice thick with the weight of a crisis unfolding.