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By Leigh Waldman, CNN (CNN) — A decision whether to mandate air conditioning inside Texas prisons is in the hands of a federal judge, as advocacy organizations try to force the state to address what they allege are dangerous, deadly temperatures inmates endure. For years leading up to the two-week trial in Austin, the Texas

By Ray Sanchez, Isabel Rosales, Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Zamil Limon was last seen on the morning of April 16 at his home about three blocks from the University of South Florida campus in Tampa. Nahida Bristy was last seen later that same morning at the Natural and Environmental Sciences building on campus. They

By Kristen Holmes, Casey Tolan, Alayna Treene, John Miller, Holmes Lybrand, Kyung Lah, CNN (CNN) — The day after a man opened fire at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner, authorities are combing through a message sent by the shooting suspect, seeking to understand what allegedly led him from his life as a respected California

CNN By Kristen Holmes, Casey Tolan, Alayna Treene, John Miller, Holmes Lybrand, Kyung Lah, CNN (CNN) — The day after a man opened fire at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner, authorities are combing through a message sent by the shooting suspect, seeking to understand what allegedly led him from his life as a respected

By Leah Asmelash, Zoe Sottile, Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — A Chicago man faces 20 felony charges after authorities say he shot and killed a police officer and critically wounded another while being escorted through a local hospital over the weekend. Alphanso Tally, 26, was initially arrested in connection with an armed robbery on Saturday,

By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — Last week, the “looksmaxxing” livestreamer Clavicular collapsed as thousands watched. The 20-year-old self-styled master of looking good was live on camera in a Miami mall when he slumped and started to slur his words. Taking shelter from fans he’d been taking selfies with, he stumbled into a booth at

By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — To speak, or not to speak? That is the question criminal defendants face at trial. In three recent high-profile criminal trials, the defendant answered that question with a firm yes and took the stand to give their side of the story. It’s a rare, risky move – and the

By Zoe Sottile, Sara Smart, Sarah Hutter, CNN (CNN) — It took just 30 minutes for Brytney Quinn to lose everything. On Tuesday, the mother was going through the motions of a normal day in southeast Georgia’s Brantley County: getting her children ready for school as her husband prepared for work. But around noon, multiple

By Nicki Brown, CNN (CNN) — A federal appeals court reversed a terrorism-related conviction for the 2017 New York City subway bomber in a decision that could have wide-reaching effects for the prosecutions of accused terrorists. Akayed Ullah detonated a pipe bomb inside a busy Manhattan transit station in 2017, causing panic among commuters and

By Isabel Rosales, Elizabeth Wolfe, Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — After a University of South Florida doctoral student was found dead on a Tampa Bay bridge, his roommate has been charged with killing him and his friend – also a USF doctoral student – the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said Saturday. Hisham Abugharbieh has been

By Ray Sanchez, Kyung Lah, CNN (CNN) — The tightknit and family-friendly city of Lake Elsinore in Riverside County is about 70 miles southeast and a world apart from the glitz and glamour of the Hollywood Hills. Celeste Rivas Hernandez grew up in Lake Elsinore, where she was a regular at the corner store down

By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — The path to identifying Rex Heuermann as the Gilgo Beach serial killer began with Shannan Gilbert. Gilbert, a 23-year-old sex worker, had gone missing in May 2010 after a visit to a client in Oak Beach, a Long Island, New York, community near Gilgo. Spurred by her mother, police

CNN, WAFB By Cindy Von Quednow, Ashley Killough, Isabel Rosales, CNN (CNN) — One person was killed and at least five others were injured after an apparent argument led to a shooting at the Mall of Louisiana in Baton Rouge on Thursday, police said. Five people are in custody. “Two groups of people got into

By Elizabeth Wolfe, Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — Law enforcement across three states thwarted the plans of an experienced former cop who they say expressed a desire to harm Black people and threatened to carry out a mass shooting at a New Orleans festival. North Carolina resident Christopher Gillum, 45, was reported missing on Tuesday

By Aaron Cooper, CNN (CNN) — The National Transportation Safety Board says “extensive corrosion… consistent with exposure to a saltwater environment” caused both engines of a Bombardier Challenger 600 charter jet to stop working at virtually the same time, leading the pilots to crash land on a busy Florida highway. Problems with the engines were

By Daniel Wine, Toni Odejimi, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! What could go wrong when trying to touch the genitals of a 16th‑century statue during a bachelorette trip? A lot, apparently. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 things 1️⃣ Dire conditions The worst spring drought on record

By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — The image was instantly iconic: Donald Trump, moments after an attempt on his life, is surrounded by Secret Service agents attempting to rush him to a car. Face bloodied, he takes a defiant turn toward his supporters and pumps a fist into the air. An American flag waves in

WAFB, CNN By Cindy Von Quednow, Ashley Killough, Isabel Rosales, CNN (CNN) — One person was killed and at least five others were injured after an apparent argument led to a shooting at the Mall of Louisiana in Baton Rouge on Thursday, police said. Five people are in custody. “Two groups of people got into