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A Frontier Airlines airplane is parked at a gate at San Diego International Airport on May 27

Frontier passenger chokes off-duty flight attendant after trying to open exit door and cockpit on Chicago flight, police say

By Alexandra Skores, CNN (CNN) — A Frontier Airlines flight heading to Chicago on Sunday had to divert to Miami International Airport because a passenger choked an off-duty flight attendant shortly after he tried to open an emergency exit door and enter the cockpit, police records show. The passenger, Juan Gabriel Reyes, 51, has been

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Yue “Emily” Yu

Charges dismissed against California dermatologist accused of poisoning husband with liquid drain cleaner

By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — A California judge dismissed charges against a dermatologist accused of poisoning her husband with liquid drain cleaner, ruling that the Orange County District Attorney’s Office had withheld evidence from the grand jury that indicted her. According to a news release from her attorney, Orange County Superior Court Judge Patrick

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Colombian presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella of the political movement Defenders of the Homeland shows his ballot at a polling station during the first round of the presidential election

Colombian presidency goes to runoff election that could redefine relations with the US

By Sebastian Jimenez, Alessandra Freitas, Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN Bogota, Colombia (CNN) — In a surprisingly strong performance, right-wing outsider candidate Abelardo de la Espriella will face leftist candidate senator Iván Cepeda in a June runoff election to decide Colombia’s presidency, setting the stage for a battle over the country’s political future and the direction of

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A police officer in Shelby

North Carolina police officer charged with assault after video shows him repeatedly punching Black woman during arrest

By Taylor Galgano, Zoe Sottile, Dianne Gallagher, CNN (CNN) — A police officer in Shelby, North Carolina, has been charged with assault and fired after he was seen repeatedly punching a Black woman during an arrest Friday. The officer, Karson Hyder, 22, turned himself in to the Cleveland County Detention Center and was released on

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