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By Eric Levenson, Cindy Von Quednow, Steve Almasy and Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — Japanese baseball star Shohei Ohtani said he has “closure” and is ready to “move on” after his longtime interpreter Ippei Mizuhara pleaded guilty in court Tuesday to fraud and tax charges for stealing almost $17 million from the Los Angeles Dodgers

By Susannah Cullinane, Joe Sutton, Andy Rose and Michelle Krupa, CNN (CNN) — Constance Glantz had been in a nursing home – in hospice care. Whatever ailment had ushered the 74-year-old toward this inescapable brink, her death – as those whose business it is to care for the recently departed often say – had been

By Joe Sutton and Dave Alsup, CNN (CNN) — An 83-year-old woman suffered serious injuries when she was gored Saturday by a bison in the famed Yellowstone National Park, officials said Monday in a news release. The bison was “defending its space” when It came within a few feet of her and then used its

WLS, DEBBIE WAJVODA, CNN By WLS Digital Team, Leah Hope, and Eric Horng Click here for updates on this story     LOWELL, Indiana (WLS) — A hot air balloon crash in northwest Indiana left three people on board injured on Sunday evening. Two of those injured were airlifted to Chicago hospitals, and crews later moved the

By Jennifer Henderson and Kaila Nichols, CNN (CNN) — Two passengers and a pilot were injured after a hot air balloon hit power lines in Indiana on Sunday and the Federal Aviation Administration is now investigating the incident. The crash occurred in Lowell, Indiana – about an hour south of Chicago. The balloon envelope –

By Mark Morales, CNN (CNN) — Gilgo Beach killings suspect Rex Heuermann is expected to be indicted on a new murder charge this week in a New York court, according to CNN affiliate WCBS. Heuermann is expected in court Thursday, according to a spokesperson with the Suffolk County district attorney’s office. “There were a number

By Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — A Jewish University of Michigan regent’s law firm in Southfield, Michigan, was vandalized early Monday, spray painted with pro-Palestinian language in what the firm is calling an antisemitic attack. Jordan Acker, who serves as a regent for the University of Michigan and partner for Goodman Acker, called the crime “an enormously difficult moment for

By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Step aside, Pepsi. After years of steady growth, Dr Pepper is now the No. 2 soda brand in the United States. The peppery drink with a devoted following capitalized on our taste for sweet and spicy. Coke still holds the top spot by a comfortable margin with

By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN (CNN) — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit has blocked a Black-owned venture capitalist firm from awarding grants exclusively to Black women entrepreneurs. In an opinion released Monday, the judges ruled that the Fearless Fund’s Fearless Strivers Grant Contest is “substantially likely to violate” the provisions of Title 42

By Sydney Bishop, CNN (CNN) — Many may consider their jewelry necessary but for one Colorado man, his was, quite literally, a lifesaver. According to police in Commerce City, Colorado, about 10 miles northeast of Denver, a 32-year-old man was shot but escaped with only a puncture wound thanks to his silvery necklace. Witnesses told

By Andy Rose and Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — The criminal charges against a Minnesota state trooper who fatally shot a Black motorist during a traffic stop in Minneapolis last year are being dropped, the lead prosecutor announced Sunday, sparking fierce criticism from the victim’s family, who said they were outraged and want federal officials to investigate.