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By Christina Bowllan and Evan Simko-Bednarski, CNN A New Jersey man accused of four killings in two states was charged with a fifth this week, according to a criminal complaint from New Mexico. Sean Lannon was charged Tuesday in New Mexico for the February 24 killing of Randall Apostalon, whom authorities say he met through

By Ashley Vaughan , CNN Before Juneteenth became an official federal holiday, 94-year-old Opal Lee was on a mission. “I’m not just going to sit and rock, you know?” the determined “Grandmother of Juneteenth” told CNN. “The Lord is going to have to catch me.” Days later, the spirited nonagenarian shouted with delight as she

By Andy Rose, Jamiel Lynch and Jenn Selva, CNN Police arrested a 19-year-old man in connection with eight shootings near Phoenix, Arizona, on Thursday in which four people were shot, including one fatally. Ashin Tricarico of Surprise, Arizona, is charged with one count of first-degree murder for the death of a 56-year-old man who was

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Water in a key California reservoir will fall so low this summer that its hydroelectric power plant will be forced to shut down for the first time, officials said Thursday, straining the state’s already-taxed electric grid. An unrelenting drought and record heat have pushed the water supply at Northern California’s Lake

By David Williams, CNN Some Connecticut communities could lose out on their share of a multimillion-dollar grant from the state’s casino fund unless their public schools stop using Native American nicknames or mascots. A provision in the 837-page budget implementer bill that is on its way to Gov. Ned Lamont after clearing the state legislature

By Leah Asmelash, CNN This young West Virginia lawmaker wants everyone to know: It’s possible to be both a conservative Republican and gay. Joshua Higginbotham, a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, has been in office for five years. On Sunday, he came out as gay on social media. “Nothing has changed, other

By Neelam Bohra and Justin Lear, CNN The first reported Asian giant hornet of 2021 in the United States was found dead near Seattle by a Washington state resident in early June. The dead insect, nicknamed the “murder hornet,” found in Marysville, Washington, was dried out and emerged earlier than usual, so it may have

By Leah Asmelash, CNN Dozens of brown pelicans have been attacked and injured in California, with whoever is responsible snapping some of the birds’ wings. More than 30 injured brown pelicans have been found between San Clemente and Huntington Beach, Wetlands and Wildlife Care Center of Orange County said in a statement. Of those, 22

By Jason Hanna and Jamiel Lynch, CNN A north Georgia police officer and a motorist are dead after the fleeing driver’s car dragged the officer down a road and the officer shot the driver, authorities said Thursday. Holly Springs police Officer Joe Burson, 25, and at least one other officer had stopped Ansy Dolce on

San Francisco is experiencing a surge in shoplifting, forcing retailers to close. CNN’s Dan Simon reports.

Severe storms could bring some relief for the record heat which has been pushed into the Plains. CNN Meteorologist Pedram Javaheri has the temperature forecast.

By Ashley Killough and Ed Lavandera, CNN Mike Lewis Jr. was on a call with the doctor last month when he heard the sudden and frantic beeping of machines. His father, also named Mike Lewis, was being treated for Covid-19 at a hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida. The doctor called to say Lewis’ heart had

By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN A 2-year-old boy from Florida is back in the hospital after suffering complications from swallowing part of a toy composed of small magnetic balls. Hannah Arrington told CNN that Konin, the youngest of her five children, found the pieces to the toy, commonly known as a Buckyball or Buckycube, after

By Sarah Moon, CNN Three weeks after a gunman opened fire at a San Jose public transit rail yard and killed nine people, officials in the Northern California city passed a law requiring retailers to videotape all gun purchases. The San Jose City Council passed the ordinance in an unanimous vote Tuesday night in efforts

By Wayne Sterling and Jacob Lev, CNN Phoenix Suns guard Chris Paul has been sidelined following his placement on the league’s Covid-19 health and safety protocols, the team announced on Wednesday. Suns head coach Monty Williams said the team will approach Paul’s circumstance like they previously have with other players who have entered the league’s

By Andy Rose, Aya Elamroussi and Chris Boyette, CNN One Honolulu police officer has been charged with murder, and two others face attempted murder charges in the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old boy that followed a high-speed chase, prosecutors said in a news release. Iremamber Sykap was shot eight times through the rear window of

By Eric Levenson and Cheri Mossburg, CNN A brazen daytime shoplifting incident captured on video at a Walgreens in San Francisco on Monday has highlighted what local officials say has become a consistent problem, particularly for chain drug stores in the city. The video, captured by a reporter for CNN affiliate KGO, shows a suspected

By Harmeet Kaur, CNN For much of US history, Juneteenth has been a date observed mostly by Black Americans commemorating the symbolic end of slavery. Since the reckoning reignited by the killing of George Floyd last year, though, the tide has changed enormously. All but one state, as well as the District of Columbia, recognize