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By Michelle Watson and Zoe Sottile, CNN Officials are offering a total of $10,000 for information that leads to the arrest of 16-year-old Tahj Brewton, the third suspect sought in connection with the recent shooting deaths of three Florida teenagers. The Florida Sheriff’s Association Criminal Apprehension Assistance Program and the US Marshals Service are offering

By Zenebou Sylla and Zoe Sottile, CNN A Massachusetts woman pleaded guilty on Thursday to manslaughter in the death of her newborn, whose body was discovered by a dog in a gravel pit nearly 40 years ago in Maine, according to the Office of the Maine Attorney General. Lee Ann Daigle, 59, of Lowell, was

By Paradise Afshar, CNN A Washington state woman who has refused to isolate or get treatment for tuberculosis for more than a year was found in contempt of court Friday. “Law enforcement has the civil arrest warrant that authorizes them to detain the patient who is still refusing treatment,” the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department said

By Michelle Watson, CNN Nearly 2,000 people have searched this week for a missing woman in Minnesota, authorities said in a Facebook post Friday. Madeline Kingsbury, 26, was last seen the morning of March 31, according to the Winona Police Department. Searchers include volunteers, first responders, and members of the fire department. Kingsbury did not

By John Blake, CNN The cross, and the empty tomb. Both Christian symbols are bookends to the Easter story. One symbolizes the tragic execution of Jesus while the other represents the Christian belief in his resurrection, and the claim that death does not have the final word on him or his followers. As millions of

By Emma Tucker and Sabrina Souza, CNN A former New York police officer and cellmate of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein was found guilty Thursday of killing four men in 2015, the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced. Nicholas Tartaglione, who is described by US Attorney Damien Williams as “a former police

By Zoe Sottile, CNN Washington firefighters rescued an unlucky parachutist after he became stuck in a tree. The man landed in a tree in Central Mason County on April 1, according to a news release from Central Mason Fire and EMS. Luckily, the man avoided hitting the “high-capacity” power lines and was uninjured, the release

By Zoe Sottile, CNN The tiny population of critically endangered Amur leopards has increased by two with the birth of twins at the San Diego Zoo. The San Diego Zoo announced the birth of the still-unnamed cubs in a March 28 news release. Estimates place the Amur leopard population at fewer than 300 cats, with

By Paradise Afshar and Aya Elamroussi, CNN The University of Oklahoma’s campus in the city of Norman is secure and there is no threat to the community, officials said nearly 90 minutes after the school alerted that an active shooter was present on Friday. Oklahoma State Highway Patrol Trooper Eric Foster confirmed to CNN the

By Sara Smart, CNN Six people were injured in a shooting after fights broke out on a South Carolina beach Friday while high school seniors were skipping school before spring break was set to start, police said. Hundreds of people were at the beach in the coastal city of Isle of Palms, about 15 miles