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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at Alex Rodriguez, former New York Yankees infielder, who is in fifth place for the most career home runs in Major League Baseball history. He was suspended for the entire 2014 season after an investigation into the use of performance-enhancing drugs. Personal Birth date: July 27,

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the 1996 Olympic Park Bombing in Atlanta. Facts Two people died and more than 100 others were injured as a result of a bombing at the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta. Alice Hawthorne, 44, of Albany, Georgia, was killed by the explosion. Turkish cameraman

By Lauren Mascarenhas, Bill Kirkos, Whitney Wild, CNN (CNN) — An Idaho mother who claimed her toddler twins died last year shortly after being vaccinated is now facing murder charges after prosecutors accused her of suffocating the children. Andrea Shaw was charged with two counts of first-degree murder last week for the May 2025 deaths

CNN By Gloria Pazmino, Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — A high-rise under construction in New York City and nearby buildings have been evacuated after structural columns buckled on the 21st floor of the 33-story building, sending bricks falling onto the street below, according to the fire department. Inspectors also found multiple cracks and sagging floors

By Gloria Pazmino, Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — A high-rise under construction in New York City and nearby buildings have been evacuated after structural columns buckled on the 21st floor of the 33-story building, sending bricks falling onto the street below, according to the fire department. Inspectors also found multiple cracks and sagging floors on

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Baseball Hall of Fame center fielder Willie Mays. Personal Birth date: May 6, 1931 Death date: June 18, 2024 Birth place: Westfield, Alabama Birth name: William Howard Mays Jr. Father: William Mays Mother: Ann (Satterwhite) Mays Marriages: Mae Louise Allen (1971-2013, her death);

By Nicki Brown, Andi Babineau, CNN Provo, Utah (CNN) — The widow of conservative activist Charlie Kirk faced her husband’s accused killer, Tyler Robinson, in court for the first time Monday as Utah prosecutors began presenting some of their evidence in hopes of convincing a judge to allow the case to proceed to trial. Erika

CNN By Allison Gordon, Jake Tapper, CNN (CNN) — A woman said Monday that Graham Platner, the Democratic nominee for US Senate in Maine, entered her home without permission and raped her while he was heavily intoxicated nearly five years ago when they were in a casual dating relationship – an allegation Platner denies. The

CNN By Allison Gordon, Jake Tapper, CNN (CNN) — A woman said Monday that Graham Platner, the Democratic nominee for US Senate in Maine, entered her home without permission and raped her while he was heavily intoxicated nearly five years ago when they were in a casual dating relationship – an allegation Platner denies. The

By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Tonight’s World Cup showdown between the US and Belgium was already huge. Now the red card controversy — and President Donald Trump’s role in getting a top American player’s suspension overturned — has amped things up even more. ⚽ Sign up for The Beautiful Game

By Allison Gordon, Jake Tapper, CNN (CNN) — A woman said Monday that Graham Platner, the Democratic nominee for US Senate in Maine, entered her home without permission and raped her while he was heavily intoxicated nearly five years ago when they were in a casual dating relationship – an allegation Platner denies. The alleged

By Matt Stiles and Gillian Roberts, CNN (CNN) — Tyler Robinson, the suspect in the September killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, is in court this week for a multiday hearing where Utah prosecutors are expected to preview some of their evidence in the case. Texts that Robinson allegedly sent to his then-roommate the day

By Janie Boschma, Curt Merrill, John Murphy-Teixidor, CNN Last year, the United States recorded 407 mass shootings, the lowest total in a year since before the pandemic began. 2021 remains the worst year for mass shootings in the US since GVA began tracking them in 2013, with 690 across 44 states and Washington, DC. GVA

By Matt Stiles, Byron Manley, CNN (CNN) — CNN is tracking how daily flight cancellations and delays to, from or within the United States compare to historical averages from FlightAware. The figures in the charts below update every 15 minutes. On average, there were roughly 5,600 daily delays and about 340 daily cancellations last year,

By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — When the Guadalupe River surged through Texas Hill Country last summer, Elida Sierra Lutz and her three children were swept into the deadly flooding like debris in the current. The family fought for three hours last July Fourth to stay alive after more than a summer’s worth of rain

By Nicki Brown, Andi Babineau, CNN Provo, Utah (CNN) — The widow of conservative activist Charlie Kirk faced her husband’s accused killer, Tyler Robinson, in court for the first time Monday as Utah prosecutors began presenting some of their evidence in hopes of convincing a judge to allow the case to proceed to trial. Erika

By Sneha Dhandapani, CNN The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating after a seaplane with eight people onboard made a hard landing in the East River between Brooklyn and Manhattan on Sunday, causing “substantial damage” to the aircraft, a spokesperson tells CNN. The New York Fire Department received a call at 12:01 p.m. about the

By Kara Nelson, Karina Tsui, Diego Mendoza, Bill Kirkos, CNN (CNN) — A Delta Air Lines flight that reported being hit by a firework as it descended into Chicago Midway International Airport on July 4 had “minor paint damage,” the Chicago Police Department confirmed Monday. “We just had a firework hit our plane,” the pilot

By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — A 19-year-old man was killed and six others were injured in an overnight shooting after hundreds of teens filled downtown Pensacola, Florida, for the Fourth of July, police said. Phillip Devon Monte Sheppard Jr. was killed in the shooting, Pensacola Police Chief Eric Winstrom said at a Monday news

By Chris Boyette, Gloria Pazmino, CNN (CNN) — At least eight people, including four children, were shot during a July 4 barbecue in the Coney Island neighborhood of Brooklyn on Saturday, according to police. As a family celebrated in the front courtyard of a high-rise apartment building near Surf Avenue, an unknown man dressed in