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By Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — Mari Gilbert did not live to witness the arrest of an architect from Long Island suspected of killing four young women whose remains were discovered in Gilgo Beach more than a decade ago. But the search for her daughter Shannan Gilbert, who went missing in May 2010, ultimately led

By Sydney Bishop, CNN (CNN) — A Mega Millions jackpot prize of $552 million has been won by a ticket buyer in Illinois who did it the new-fashioned way, making the purchase online. The winner has yet to come forward to claim their prize, Meghan Powers, the director of communications for Illinois Lottery, told CNN

By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — The nation’s first government program providing cash reparations to Black residents in response to past discriminatory housing practices is being challenged in court by Judicial Watch, a conservative activist group. The lawsuit, filed last month, against the city of Evanston, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, alleges the program’s requirement that applicants state whether they and

By Cheri Mossburg and Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — More than a dozen pro-Palestinian protesters were arrested and a public safety officer was injured on Wednesday at Stanford University, the school said, after demonstrators broke into and occupied the office of the president demanding divestment, transparency and amnesty. Shortly after 8 a.m. local time, about two

CNN By Nicole Chavez, CNN (CNN) — A Black medic credited with treating many wounded soldiers on D-Day has been posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland announced Monday. Army medic Cpl. Waverly Woodson, Jr., was part of the 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion, an all-Black unit tasked with deploying balloons

By Nicole Chavez, CNN (CNN) — A Black medic credited with treating many wounded soldiers on D-Day has been posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland announced Monday. Army medic Cpl. Waverly Woodson, Jr., was part of the 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion, an all-Black unit tasked with deploying balloons to

By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — The US job market has been historically strong over the last few years, with layoffs at their lowest level since December 2022. However, a decline in job openings is now driving up the unemployment rate for recent college graduates trying to enter the workforce, according to federal data. Here’s

By Elizabeth Wolfe, Rebekah Riess and Amy Simonson, CNN (CNN) — Crews in Atlanta have completed repairs to a key water main whose break, among others, contributed to a huge swath of the city spending days without safe drinking water – though a boil advisory remains in effect for many homes and businesses “out of

WXIA By Elizabeth Wolfe, Rebekah Riess and Amy Simonson, CNN (CNN) — Crews in Atlanta have completed repairs to a key water main whose break, among others, contributed to a huge swath of the city spending days without safe drinking water – though a boil advisory remains in effect for many homes and businesses “out

By Amy Simonson and Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — Two families have filed a federal lawsuit against Tennessee Governor Bill Lee and the Williamson County School District, claiming their middle school kids were arrested, strip-searched, placed in solitary confinement, forced to undergo evaluations and placed on house arrest after officials misinterpreted a Tennessee statute and claimed that

By Rob Frehse and Steve Almasy, CNN (CNN) — A Brooklyn man was charged with conspiring with three others to defraud a sports betting company by using inside information from an NBA player to successfully bet on the performance of that player, who was later banned from the league, according to a federal complaint filed