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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (VCF) and the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010. Facts From 2001 to 2003, the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (VCF) processed claims relating to injuries and deaths caused by the terrorist attacks of September 11,

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Warren Buffett, chairman and chief executive officer of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Personal Birth date: August 30, 1930 Birth place: Omaha, Nebraska Birth name: Warren Edward Buffett Father: Howard Buffett, politician and businessman Mother: Leila (Stahl) Buffett Marriages: Astrid Menks (August 30, 2006-present); Susan

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Carly Fiorina, former Hewlett-Packard CEO and 2016 Republican presidential candidate. Personal Birth date: September 6, 1954 Birth place: Austin, Texas Birth name: Cara Carleton Sneed Father: Joseph T. Sneed III, federal judge and law professor Mother: Madelon Montross Juergens, artist Marriages: Frank Fiorina

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of former Treasury Secretary Jacob “Jack” Lew. Personal Birth date: August 29, 1955 Birth place: New York, New York Birth name: Jacob Joseph Lew Father: Irving Lew, lawyer and rare book dealer Mother: Ruth (Turoff) Lew Marriage: Ruth Schwartz Children: Isaac “Danny” and

By Amanda Musa and Melissa Alonso, CNN (CNN) — Authorities have captured Joshua Zimmerman, a Mississippi inmate who escaped two months ago and barricaded himself in a Chicago restaurant where he had apparently found a job, the US Marshals Service said Wednesday. No other details were immediately released about Zimmerman’s capture, whether he was armed or

By Emma Tucker and Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — A doctor who federal prosecutors say profited off actor Matthew Perry by taking advantage of his addiction issues and supplying him with ketamine, the drug that ultimately killed him, will resume seeing patients at his practice this week, his lawyer told CNN on Tuesday. Dr. Salvador

By Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — Missouri death row inmate Marcellus Williams is expected to be resentenced to life without parole under a consent judgment reached Wednesday, the St. Louis Prosecuting Attorney’s Office announced, just over a month before he was scheduled to be put to death for the 1998 murder of Felicia Gayle, a killing he

By Amy Simonson, CNN (CNN) — Three Florida residents have been arrested in connection to an apparent acid attack on a New Jersey woman who suffered burns to more than 35% of her body, the Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office said. Investigators believe suspects Betty Jo Lane, 38, and Jmarr McNeil, 39, were hired by William DiBernardino,

By Cindy Von Quednow and Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — A former California school safety officer has pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter nearly three years after he was charged with murder for fatally shooting an 18-year-old woman as she tried to flee a physical altercation, officials said Tuesday. Eddie Gonzalez is scheduled to be

By Celina Tebor, CNN (CNN) — A Kentucky man who faked his own death by hacking into a death registry to avoid paying child support was sentenced to over 6 years in prison Monday, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Eastern District of Kentucky. Jesse Kipf accessed the Hawaii death registry system

By Jeff Winter, CNN (CNN) — An Oregon man who is accused of targeting several Jewish hospitals and care centers in New York City and Long Island with fake bomb threats was arrested on federal charges Tuesday, according to prosecutors. Domagoj Patkovic, 31, of Portland, Oregon, is charged with multiple counts of conspiring to make

By Daniel Wine, CNN Editor’s Note: CNN’s 5 Things newsletter is your one-stop shop for the latest headlines and fascinating stories to start and end your busy day. Sign up here. 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Scientists discovered that aging isn’t gradual or linear, and that humans age dramatically at two key points in their

By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — Thomas Lane, one of the four former Minneapolis police officers convicted in connection with the killing of George Floyd, was released from federal prison Tuesday, a Federal Bureau of Prisons spokesperson told CNN. Lane, 41, was found guilty in 2022 of violating Floyd’s civil rights when he was fatally restrained

By Taylor Romine and Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — Five people have been charged in connection with the death of beloved actor Matthew Perry after prosecutors say they took advantage of his vulnerability as an addict and supplied him with the drug that would ultimately kill him. Prosecutors say an underground network of drug sellers and suppliers –

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of former New York police commissioner, Bernard Kerik, who served time in prison for tax fraud and lying to officials. Personal Birth date: September 4, 1955 Birth place: Newark, New Jersey Birth name: Bernard Bailey Kerik Father: Donald Kerik, a machinist Mother: Patricia Bailey

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of actor Charlie Sheen. Personal Birth date: September 3, 1965 Birth place: New York, New York Birth name: Carlos Irwin Estevez Father: Martin Sheen (Ramon Estevez), actor Mother: Janet (Templeton) Estevez Marriages: Brooke Mueller (May 30, 2008-May 2, 2011, divorced); Denise Richards (June 15,

By Dakin Andone and Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — An independent commission tasked with reviewing the shooting rampage in Lewiston, Maine, last October found the local sheriff’s office and leaders of the gunman’s Army Reserve Unit failed to take actions that might have prevented the shooting. While Robert Card was “solely responsible” for the shootings

By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — A Texas jury found the parents of a school shooter not liable for negligence on Monday in a civil trial brought in connection with the 2018 shooting at Santa Fe High School. However, the jury found gunman Dimitrios Pagourtzis liable and awarded the plaintiffs more than $300 million. Dimitrios Pagourtzis

By Amy Simonson, CNN (CNN) — A Milwaukee woman who argued she was immune from prosecution because the man she fatally shot was sexually trafficking her was sentenced Monday to 11 years in prison, according to Kenosha County Court documents. Chrystul Kizer – who earlier this year pleaded guilty to reckless homicide in the case – will

WFSB, CNN By Lauren Mascarenhas, Caroll Alvarado and Robert Shackelford, CNN (CNN) — The governor of Connecticut declared a state of emergency after historic flooding left two dead and prompted hundreds of evacuations over the weekend, he said in a Monday news conference. “This declaration can help expedite some of the resources needed for us