National-World

By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN On the day she was killed, Simone Crawley’s grandmother, Ruth E. Whitfield, was buying seeds for her garden — a labor of love — where she planted sweet peppers and sweet potatoes. Whitfield, the family’s matriarch, was among the 10 people who died in a racist mass shooting at a

By Melissa Alonso, CNN A 16-year-old from Dania Beach, Florida, was arrested on suspicion of making a series of false reports of bomb threats at several schools and the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on Friday, authorities said. The teenager, who has not been publicly identified, allegedly made the first call to 9-1-1 around 10 a.m.,

By Samantha Beech, CNN New York City will open the city’s first asylum-seeker arrival center next week, as hundreds of migrants continue to arrive in the city each day, following the expiration of a pandemic-era border restriction, city officials said. The center will double as the city’s ninth Humanitarian Emergency Response and Relief Center, as

By Mitchell McCluskey and Zoe Sottile, CNN A Maryland man was arrested after allegedly stealing a five-ton military vehicle and leading police on a chase on Friday night, according to local police. The Harford County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release that Michael D. Stevens II, 38, stole a privately owned 1986 923-A 5-ton

By Ashley R. Williams, CNN US Customs and Border Protection officers in Cincinnati seized dozens of shipments of unapproved injectable cosmetic treatments — including Juvéderm and Botox — over a two-week period, authorities said. The unregulated fillers from Bulgaria, Spain, China and Korea were being sent to Oregon, South Carolina, Florida, New York and other

By Ashley R. Williams, CNN Chances have dwindled for finding two climbers alive more than a week after they went missing in Alaska’s Denali National Park and Preserve, as park authorities announced they have scaled back their active search. A small slab avalanche may have swept Eli Michel, 34, of Columbia City, Indiana, and Nafiun

By Ashley R. Williams, CNN Wildlife officials in Colorado have euthanized a young mountain lion this week after the animal swatted and injured an 11-year-old girl in a “rare” attack. The child encountered the animal in her family’s wooden hen house Wednesday night at their rural home southwest of Buena Vista, about 94 miles west of

By Zoe Sottile, CNN Four influential video games have been inducted into the World Video Game Hall of Fame: “Wii Sports,” “The Last of Us,” “Computer Space,” and “Barbie Fashion Designer.” The four iconic games beat out other finalists like “Angry Birds” and “FIFA International Soccer,” according to a May 4 news release from the

By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Diocelina Querales cranes her neck as she tries to catch a glimpse of the faces behind the tinted windows of a bus that just rumbled in. In a matter of moments, she shakes her head. “Nada,” she says. Nothing. Only men are on this bus that’s just arrived from a

By Rebekah Riess, CNN One person died and a dozen people were injured when a tornado struck around 4 a.m. Saturday along the southern coast of Texas, near the Mexico border, a Cameron County official said. Port Isabel officials earlier said two people had been killed in Laguna Heights, which is between Port Isabel and

By Zoe Sottile, CNN Officials from the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks came across a fishy situation last Friday after finding a firearm allegedly being used to fish. A Finney County Game Warden seized a 9 mm handgun “that was being used to take fish in Garden City,” Kansas game wardens said in a

By Melissa Alonso CNN A man is suspected of shooting and killing his girlfriend after she reportedly went to another state for an abortion, Dallas police say. Officers were called to a parking lot Wednesday after Gabriella Gonzalez, 26, was killed, according to a Dallas County arrest warrant. Surveillance video shows Harold Lavance Thompson walking

By Randi Kaye and Stephen Samaniego, CNN The state of Idaho is in the beginning stages of a grand exodus. Doctors — specifically, those who care for pregnant women and perform abortions — are fleeing the state due to new abortion restrictions. Doctors like Lauren Miller, who has been treating women and performing abortions in

By Ray Sanchez, CNN The four University of Idaho students who were fatally stabbed in their off-campus home were remembered for their “strength and inspiration” Saturday on graduation day, exactly six months after they were killed. Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, Madison Mogen, 21, and Ethan Chapin, 20, are being awarded posthumous degrees. After

By Scottie Andrew, CNN The Social Security Administration has released the 20 most popular baby names of last year, and the results are … less than original. The results are near-identical to the 2021 rankings, with only one new name making an appearance. “Olivia,” “Emma” and “Charlotte” are still the top three female names, and

By Nicki Brown and Polo Sandoval, CNN Following New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ announcement last week that the city will bus some migrants to hotels in nearby counties temporarily, officials in Orange County and Rockland counties filed lawsuits attempting to stop the plan — even as some migrants have already arrived. The counties have

By Elizabeth Wolfe, Priscilla Alvarez and Ray Sanchez, CNN Amid pressing concerns that a surge of migrant crossings would be triggered by the expiration of the US border restriction policy known as Title 42, some southern border communities have reported receiving fewer-than-expected migrant arrivals since the policy has been lifted. “We continue to encounter high

By Faith Karimi, CNN Gavin Guffey sent a message to his younger brother and friends in the predawn hours of July 27 last year. It was short and cryptic: The heart-shaped symbol of love —

By Laura Studley, CNN A gray whale that set a record for time spent in San Francisco Bay has died after being found at Point Reyes National Seashore, according to a news release from the Marine Mammal Center. The whale, who had been spotted in the bay for at least 75 days, a record for