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By Eric Levenson, CNN Brandy Bottone was driving in the HOV lane meant for at least two people per vehicle in Dallas, Texas, two weeks ago when she was pulled over by police. The officer noted there didn’t seem to be anyone else in the car, but Bottone had a retort — she was 34

WJLA By Sonnet Swire, CNN Three churches located on the same road in Maryland, just outside Washington, DC, were vandalized over the weekend, and authorities are investigating fires set at two of the churches as arson. “These churches are within a few mile radius of each other,” said Pete Piringer, spokesperson for the Montgomery County

By Eric Levenson, CNN Photographs by Taylor Glascock and Kristan Lieb for CNN A stroll through Central Avenue’s tree-lined, cobblestone sidewalks shows the appeal of suburban Highland Park. The boutique stores that dot the street and the banana pancakes at Walker Bros. call out to the casual pedestrian, as does the shaded playground of Sunset

By Dakin Andone, CNN A Texas death row inmate who’d asked for his execution to be delayed so he can donate a kidney was granted a stay of execution Monday on an unrelated appeal over allegedly false testimony during the penalty phase of his trial. Ramiro Gonzales, 39, who was to be executed Wednesday, had

By Sonnet Swire, CNN Three churches located on the same road in Maryland, just outside Washington, DC, were vandalized over the weekend, and authorities are investigating fires set at two of the churches as arson. “These churches are within a few mile radius of each other,” said Pete Piringer, spokesperson for the Montgomery County Fire

By Rosa Flores and Rosalina Nieves, CNN The Texas House committee investigating the Uvalde school shooting is planning to release hallway surveillance video of what police were doing, along with a fact-focused report to the families of those who were massacred, according to a source close to the committee. The intention of the committee and

By Emma Tucker A dog visiting the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in Michigan was rescued by park rangers after jumping over a railing and falling up to 30 feet down a cliff, according to the National Park Service. The 4-year-old cocker spaniel-poodle mix named Leo visiting the Miners Castle landmark with his Wisconsin family was

By Alaa Elassar, Chuck Johnston and Andy Rose, CNN A Missouri resident diagnosed this month with an infection from a brain-eating amoeba after visiting a beach in Iowa has died, according to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS). The beach at Lake of Three Fires State Park in Taylor County was closed

By Isa Kaufman-Geballe, Samantha Beech and Alaa Elassar, CNN Five people were injured in a shooting on the boardwalk near the popular amusement area of New York City’s Coney Island early Sunday morning, authorities said. Police are still trying to identify a suspect in the shooting, which happened around 2 a.m. and resulted in two

By Stephanie Elam, CNN With a megadrought draining water reserves in the West, states are looking for alternatives to handle water rights, many of which were set more than 100 years ago when water supplies were far more abundant. Back then, just posting a sign next to a water diversion was enough to be considered

By Holly Yan, CNN The barstool on the far left at Norton’s Restaurant shouldn’t be empty. Every week, 88-year-old Stephen Straus filled the seat with his jovial personality, making fast friends with strangers at the fixture in Highland Park, Illinois. “Norton’s is our version of ‘Cheers‘ in Highland Park. Everyone knows your name and all

By Michelle Watson, CNN A 14-year-old boy who was stabbed during a fight inside a subway station on Saturday has died, according to the New York Police Department. Officers responding to a 911 call found the boy on a train platform in a north Harlem subway station with a stab wound to the abdomen, police

By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN Kerwin Webb said he knows the terror that young Black men experience when being pulled over by police. Webb said tensions are often high and adrenaline is rushing because in too many cases, Black people have lost their lives during police encounters. So he understands why Jayland Walker led Akron,

By Emma Tucker, CNN The decision by Ohio police officers to handcuff Jayland Walker after they fired dozens of shots, killing the unarmed 25-year-old at the end of a high-speed chase, has come under intense scrutiny by Walker’s family and the public, as they continue to demand answers and accountability from city officials. Walker, who

CNN By Samantha Beech and Christina Maxouris, CNN Massachusetts firefighters battled a large blaze Saturday that was first reported at a hotel on Nantucket Island. Authorities received a report about a fire at the Veranda House hotel just after 6:45 a.m. Saturday, at which time an off-duty captain and several people ran to the scene

By Samantha Beech and Christina Maxouris, CNN Massachusetts firefighters battled a large blaze Saturday that was first reported at a hotel on Nantucket Island. Authorities received a report about a fire at the Veranda House hotel just after 6:45 a.m. Saturday, at which time an off-duty captain and several people ran to the scene to

By Hannah Sarisohn, Rosa Flores and Alaa Elassar, CNN The Jewish Federation of San Antonio says there is no longer a “known imminent threat” to the San Antonio, Texas, Jewish community after urging synagogues and Jewish organizations to cancel events. The Jewish Federation had said earlier Saturday they received a warning from the FBI about