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Federal prosecutors have taken over the case against the captain of a boat that capsized in the busy waters near the Statue of Liberty on Saturday night

Feds charge unlicensed boat captain after a mother, baby were killed in New York Harbor capsizing

By Mark Morales, Hanna Park, Martin Goillandeau, Gloria Pazmino, Danya Gainor, CNN (CNN) — Saturday evening’s favorable summer weather drew a steady stream of commercial ferries and private boats into a crowded New York Harbor, where passengers leaned over rails, straining for a clear glimpse of the city’s torch-bearing icon, the Statue of Liberty. Below

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Spokane Valley firefighters battle flames in response to the Fairview Fire on the weekend of August 1.

He waited and planned for the perfect time, then set the blaze, officials say. Inside the Spokane arson case

By Alaa Elassar, Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — In a matter of days, three wildfires tore through the Spokane area in eastern Washington state, blackening once-green hillsides, leveling homes and leaving behind skeletal trees and the scorched shells of cars. Hundreds of homes have been destroyed, tens of thousands of people were forced to

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The Statue of Liberty seen from the Staten Island Ferry

Feds charge unlicensed boat captain after a mother, baby were killed in New York Harbor capsizing

CNN By Mark Morales, Hanna Park, Martin Goillandeau, Gloria Pazmino, Danya Gainor, CNN (CNN) — Saturday evening’s favorable summer weather drew a steady stream of commercial ferries and private boats into a crowded New York Harbor, where passengers leaned over rails, straining for a clear glimpse of the city’s torch-bearing icon, the Statue of Liberty.

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Delta Air Lines planes sit parked at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on June 28

Passengers evacuated after Delta flight returns to Atlanta due to report of fumes in the flight deck, airline says

By Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — A Florida-bound Delta flight on Saturday returned to Atlanta and evacuated passengers on slides after reports of smoke in the cockpit. “Delta 2204, change of plans. We now have smoke in the back, and we need to deplane immediately,” according to air traffic control audio captured by ATC.com. “The

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Mourners pay tribute to Nolan Wells at a memorial service for Nolan Wells on July 20 in Ocean Springs

A month after Nolan Wells’ death, a lack of clear answers has fueled speculation, distrust and threats

By Holly Yan, Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — At first, the mysterious death of a beloved 18-year-old unified a small Mississippi community in grief and uncertainty. One month later, a dearth of answers about what happened have led strangers nationwide to fill the void with speculation, vitriol and even threats. Some of the conjecture stemmed

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A person wears a face mask as a massive warehouse fire at a cold storage facility continues to burn and spread smoke around the city on June 20 in Los Angeles

An L.A. neighborhood was terrorized by a warehouse inferno. The big cleanup is done, but the suffocating stench remains

By Celina Tebor, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — For eight brutal days, residents of Boyle Heights watched smoke billow from a burning warehouse and prayed the flames would spare their homes. There was no escaping the black pollution that choked the neighborhood then, and no reprieve now, even five weeks after the fire was extinguished.

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Timothy Geithner Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) – Here is a look at the life of former US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner. Personal Birth date: August 18, 1961 Birth place: New York, New York Birth name: Timothy Franz Geithner Father: Peter Geithner, international development official Mother: Deborah (Moore) Geithner Marriage: Carole (Sonnenfeld) Geithner (June 8, 1985-present) Children: Elise

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Three homeowners filed a lawsuit against Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the city's Department of Finance director to challenge the city's rollout of its new pied-a-terre tax.

New York City homeowners file lawsuit challenging rollout of Mamdani’s pied-à-terre tax

By Katherine Koretski, CNN (CNN) — A group of New York City homeowners sued Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the city’s finance director over the rollout of the new pied-à-terre tax Friday. Three petitioners, Simon Hedley, Rachel O’Brien and Carmine Morano, allege “the City incorrectly identified their homes as potentially subject to the surcharge despite those

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