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By Sabrina Souza and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Michigan has become the last state to decriminalize paid surrogacy on Monday, after Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a package of bills intended to protect families using surrogacy and in vitro fertilization (IVF). Whitmer signed the Michigan Family Protection Act on Monday. She described the act

By Omar Jimenez and Yon Pomrenze, CNN (CNN) — There are only two people alive who remember firsthand what the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre was like. One of them is 109-year-old Viola Ford Fletcher, otherwise known as “Mother Fletcher.” She specifically remembers “people getting killed, houses, property, schools, churches, and stores getting destroyed with fire,”

CNN By Omar Jimenez, CNN (CNN) — It was just past 1 a.m. on March 26 and Larry DeSantis was headed to his second job at Herman’s Bakery in the Baltimore area -– the halfway point of another long, but normal workday. When a ship collided with the Francis Scott Key Bridge, causing its catastrophic

WBAL, STREAMTIMELIVE, CNN By Omar Jimenez, CNN (CNN) — It was just past 1 a.m. on March 26 and Larry DeSantis was headed to his second job at Herman’s Bakery in the Baltimore area -– the halfway point of another long, but normal, workday. When a ship collided with the Francis Scott Key Bridge, causing

By Dakin Andone and Dianne Gallagher, CNN Charleston, South Carolina (CNN) — Convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh received another prison sentence Monday, this time in federal court, where a judge sentenced him to 40 years after he pleaded guilty to a raft of financial crimes, including nearly two dozen charges of conspiracy, fraud and money laundering.

CNN, WCSC, WTOC, POOL VIA COURT TV, ERIC BLAND, FAMILY PHOTOS, ORANGE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE By Dakin Andone and Dianne Gallagher, CNN Charleston, South Carolina (CNN) — Convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh received another prison sentence Monday, this time in federal court, where a judge sentenced him to 40 years after he pleaded guilty to a

By Omar Jimenez, CNN (CNN) — It was just past 1 a.m. on March 26 and Larry DeSantis was headed to his second job at Herman’s Bakery in the Baltimore area -– the halfway point of another long, but normal workday. When a ship collided with the Francis Scott Key Bridge, causing its catastrophic collapse,

By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — Former NFL cornerback Cameron Sutton has turned himself in to Florida authorities nearly one month after a warrant was issued for his arrest on charges of domestic battery by strangulation, according to a news release from Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office. The Sheriff’s office said Sutton turned himself in at

By Melissa Alonso and Steve Almasy, CNN (CNN) — One person was killed and at least five others were wounded in a shooting at a Nashville restaurant during Easter brunch celebrations Sunday afternoon and police say they are looking for a suspect who fled in an SUV. “This was not a shootout …This was one

By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — The remains of a ship that sank over 100 years ago has been discovered off the shores of western Michigan – thanks in part to archival news articles that provided clues to the ship’s location. The Michigan Shipwreck Research Association announced the discovery on March 23 in Holland, Michigan,

CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Be forewarned: Today is April Fools’ Day, so keep your eyes peeled for possible hoaxes and pranks. While the exact origins of the tradition are unclear, some historians believe that practical jokes date back to the 1500s. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and

By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Citing new DNA evidence, a Pennsylvania judge on Thursday overturned the murder convictions of three men known as the “Chester Trio” who have been imprisoned for nearly 25 years for a crime they say they did not commit. Derrick Chappell, 41, Morton Johnson, 44, and Samuel Grasty, 47, were

By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — DNA evidence has linked two brothers to multiple unsolved rape cases around metro Atlanta in the 1980s, the DeKalb County District Attorney announced this week. Jeffrey Briney, 59, and David Briney, 62, have been indicted on a slew of charges ranging from rape, kidnapping, aggravated sodomy, armed robbery and

By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — For Southside Blooms owners Quilen and Hannah Blackwell, who run the Chicago floral nonprofit staffed by at-risk youth and young adults, their biggest competition isn’t other flower shops. It’s the constant draw of the streets. “(There were) kids that were in our after-school program that we heard joined

By Sara Smart and Sarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — At least seven children between the ages of 12 and 17 were wounded in a shooting Saturday night in downtown Indianapolis, where a large group was gathered, police said. Officers were on patrol when they heard “several shots actively being fired” near the Circle Centre Mall

By Dalia Faheid, Sara Smart, Chris Boyette, Gloria Pazmino and Nicole Grether, CNN (CNN) — Crews are working to remove the first portion of Baltimore bridge wreckage – the starting point in a complicated, extensive cleanup process that could help open up a temporary channel to get more vessels into the water around the collapse

By Emma Tucker and Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — A Texas appeals court upheld two injunctions in a pair of legal cases Friday, in an order blocking the state’s Department of Family and Protective Services from investigating families of transgender youth who are seeking gender-affirming medical care for their children. The legal battle began after

By Rafael Romo and Jaide Timm-Garcia, CNN Atlanta (CNN) — Audrey Collins looks longingly up the hill towards her grandmother’s grave. The pathway to get there is impassible for the 71-year-old, who would need to climb over fallen trees and overgrown vines to reach the headstone, which itself may not even be visible in the

By Dalia Faheid, Aditi Sangal, Michelle Watson, Ashley R. Williams and Sarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — It could take weeks for the Port of Baltimore to reopen, according to the US Army Corps of Engineers, as an arduous cleanup process to clear the massive wreckage from this week’s catastrophic bridge collapse begins, leaving commuters and

By Zenebou Sylla, CNN (CNN) — Officials using DNA analysis have identified the remains of a 19-year-old Virginian sailor killed in a World War II attack more than 80 years ago, the United States Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced Thursday. David Walker, of Norfolk, Virginia, served as a Mess Attendant 3rd Class while assigned to