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By Karina Tsui, Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — A Massachusetts teen charged in the double murder of his mother and younger brother had used the artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT to search for “theoretical ideas or fantasy stories” about the killing of his family, prosecutors have said. A plea of not guilty was entered Thursday for

By Kara Scannell, Nicki Brown, Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — More than a year after the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, 28-year-old Luigi Mangione confessed to the killing in his own words as he pleaded guilty to federal charges in court Friday – a move that raises questions about the future of

By Mark Morales, Karina Tsui, Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — A man who a law enforcement official says has a history of mental health issues has been arrested and charged with multiple federal and state hate crimes after disrupting Shabbat services and injuring a woman at Central Synagogue in Manhattan Friday night, officials said. The

By Aaron Cooper, CNN (CNN) — The United States Army is temporarily halting all Apache helicopter training flights after a crash this week near Fort Hood, Texas, killed two soldiers. “Army leaders directed a temporary stand-down of AH64 Apache training flight operations,” the Army said in a statement. “The stand-down will remain in effect until

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of US Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch. Personal Birth date: August 29, 1967 Birth place: Denver, Colorado Birth name: Neil McGill Gorsuch Father: David Gorsuch, lawyer Mother: Anne Gorsuch Burford, lawyer and administrator of the EPA for nearly two years under President Ronald

By Emma Balleste, CNN (CNN) — NASA is using a modified version of the U-2 spy plane, created during the Cold War, to study one of Earth’s least understood weather phenomena: wildfire generated storms. The jet, which NASA calls the ER-2, contains a flying laboratory of scientific instruments rather than military defenses and has different

CNN By Kara Scannell, Hannah Rabinowitz, Elizabeth Wolfe NEW YORK (CNN) – Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty Friday to federal stalking charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. “I shot Mr. Thompson and he died,” he told the court. “I knew what I was doing was illegal.” Judge Margaret Garnett began by asking Luigi

By Kara Scannell, Hannah Rabinowitz, Elizabeth Wolfe NEW YORK (CNN) – Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty Friday to federal stalking charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. “I shot Mr. Thompson and he died,” he told the court. “I knew what I was doing was illegal.” Judge Margaret Garnett began by asking Luigi Mangione

By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Along the steep Pali Puka trail last spring, the verdant beauty of Oahu spilled out to the Pacific Ocean from the scenic path where Gerhardt and Arielle Konig stood. On that high ridge, they fought for their lives – emotionally, then physically – each later would testify. A trip

By Dianne Gallagher, Devon M. Sayers, Andy Rose, CNN Lexington, South Carolina (CNN) — The second double-murder trial of disbarred South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh will be moved out of his home county over concerns he can’t get an impartial proceeding there, a judge said Friday in a series of rulings impacting the long-running legal

By Associated Press Minneapolis (AP) — Federal agents launched a sweeping undercover surveillance operation earlier this year targeting progressive organizations, labor unions and other groups protesting the immigration crackdown then raging through Minneapolis, according to court documents filed Thursday. The program, dubbed Operation Puppet Master, was aimed at what officials called a network of conspirators

By Lex Harvey, Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — Kevin Rideout, an American missionary who was held captive in Niger for nine months has been released to US officials, the missionary organization he worked for said Friday. “We are grateful to confirm that our good friend and brother in Christ, Kevin Rideout, has been released after

By Ed Lavandera, Ashley Killough, Rachel Clarke, CNN Big Bend National Park, Texas (CNN) — The towering cliffs, jagged mountain tops, and punishing desert climate of the Big Bend region in Texas have long proved to be the best barrier the United States could have with Mexico. For generations, the idea of needing to build

By Nicki Brown, CNN (CNN) — “Medication stole my motherhood and my life.” That’s what prosecutors say was written in a note found on Lindsay Clancy’s cellphone, which was last modified the day before she fatally strangled her three young children in January 2023. “I was the healthiest, happiest mom,” the note, which was created

By Alisha Ebrahimji, Ryan Young and Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — On July 4, a group of friends boarded boats and set out from Ocean Springs, Mississippi, to celebrate the holiday on nearby Horn Island. It was a trip many had been looking forward to all year, their attorneys would later tell CNN. But it

By Kara Scannell, Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — Luigi Mangione could plead guilty as soon as Friday to federal criminal charges tied to the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, people familiar with the matter said. Plea negotiations are ongoing between Mangione’s attorneys and federal prosecutors, but sources familiar with the discussions caution talks

By Gina Park, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Caught eclipse fever after seeing photos and videos from Wednesday’s dazzling show? It may be time to dust off your passport and start booking accommodations for the next one. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 things 1️⃣ Uncharted territory

By Zoe Sottile, CNN Las Vegas (CNN) — Close to 30 years after Tupac Shakur was fatally shot near the Las Vegas Strip, 12 jurors and four alternates have been selected and tasked with determining whether Duane “Keffe D” Davis is guilty of murdering the rap legend. The group consists of 10 women and 6

By Andy Rose, Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge in Boston dismissed the Trump administration’s multi-billion-dollar lawsuit against Harvard University that alleged the school failed to protect its Jewish students from discrimination, marking the latest development in their lengthy dispute over funding and academic independence. US District Judge Richard G. Stearns, a Clinton

CNN, NATALIE NEWMAN By Ed Lavandera, Ashley Killough, Rachel Clarke, CNN Big Bend National Park, Texas (CNN) — The towering cliffs, jagged mountain tops, and punishing desert climate of the Big Bend region in Texas have long proved to be the best barrier the United States could have with Mexico. For generations, the idea of