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CNN By Mary Gilbert, Taylor Ward, Emma Tucker and Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — Hurricane Helene is now forecast to reach catastrophic Category 4 strength by the time it makes landfall in Florida on Thursday, the National Hurricane Center says, with storm surge potentially climbing to 20 feet along some parts of the coast. Helene

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! If your employer lets you work remotely, you probably weren’t happy to learn that Amazon will require corporate workers

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the Supreme Court of the United States. Facts The US Supreme Court was created in accordance with Article III, Section 1 of the Constitution of the United States and by the authority of the Judiciary Act of September 24, 1789. Nine justices comprise the US

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of singer-songwriter Paul Simon. Personal Birth date: October 13, 1941 Birth place: Newark, New Jersey Birth name: Paul Frederic Simon Father: Louis Simon, college professor and professional musician Mother: Belle Simon, elementary school teacher Marriages: Edie Brickell (May 1992-present), Carrie Fisher (August 1983-July 1984,

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at notable cases in which US judges have been targets of lethal violence. US Marshals Service The US Marshals Service is in charge of protecting federal judges. The Marshals Service protects approximately 2,700 federal judges and about 30,300 other court officials at more than 800 court facilities

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of civil rights activist and clergyman Jesse Jackson. Personal Birth date: October 8, 1941 Birth place: Greenville, South Carolina Birth name: Jesse Louis Burns Father: Noah Robinson, cotton grader Mother: Helen (Burns) Jackson, hairdresser Marriage: Jacqueline Lavinia (Brown) Jackson (December 31, 1962-present) Children: with

By Cheri Mossburg and Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — A man who was facing a firearms charge walked into a California courthouse on the day of his arraignment Wednesday morning and threw a bag containing an explosive that went off, injuring several people, officials said. The incident at a courthouse in Santa Maria appears to

CNN By Lauren Mascarenhas, Josh Campbell and Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — One person is dead after a gunman hijacked a Los Angeles city bus overnight, leading police in a pursuit for more than an hour before the suspect was taken into custody. A person was found on the Metro bus early Wednesday with

By Artemis Moshtaghian, Melissa Alonso and Taylor Romine, CNN Cleves, Ohio (CNN) — All evacuations were lifted in a western Cincinnati suburb Wednesday evening, a day after a chemical leak from a railcar prompted tests of water and air quality. “All initial reports do not indicate any health concerns,” Little Miami Joint Fire and Rescue District

By Lauren Mascarenhas, Josh Campbell and Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — A man suspected of fatally shooting a bus passenger and hijacking the vehicle in Los Angeles before leading police on a pursuit for more than an hour has been charged with multiple counts, including murder and kidnapping, officials said. A person was found

By Andy Rose and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — The Kentucky sheriff accused of first-degree murder in the death of a district court judge entered a not guilty plea Wednesday during his first court appearance since the killing that shocked the small community of Letcher County. Shawn “Mickey” Stines, 43, remains jailed without bond after

By Pete Muntean, CNN (CNN) — The Federal Aviation Administration has opened an investigation into the jolt on a United Airlines flight that injured two passengers when the pilots responded to an onboard midair collision system warning. United Airlines says as flight 2428 from Newark, New Jersey, was descending into San Francisco International Airport last Thursday,

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! The slumping job market in the US is taking a toll on people’s moods. A consumer survey showed that

CNN 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! The slumping job market in the US is taking a toll on people’s moods. A consumer survey showed

By Lauren Mascarenhas and Paradise Afshar, CNN (CNN) — A student athlete is no longer enrolled at Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania after they allegedly etched a racial slur onto the chest of a teammate, school officials say. Several students were attending an informal gathering of the swim team at an on-campus residence on September 6 when one of

By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — A woman accused music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs and his bodyguard of drugging and assaulting her in 2001 and filming the attack, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday in a federal court in New York. Thalia Graves alleged that she met Combs when she was 25 through her boyfriend,

By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — The people who opened fire in a mass shooting in Birmingham, Alabama, late Saturday are suspected of using “conversion devices” in carrying out the attack, and over 100 shell casings were collected at the scene, according to a preliminary investigation from police. The shooting, which left four dead and

By Dakin Andone and Graham Hurley, CNN (CNN) — The company that built and operated the Titan submersible asked employees to forego their pay as it faced economic challenges, according to former employees testifying before the US Coast Guard panel probing the vessel’s deadly implosion last year. OceanGate employees were asked to “defer our paychecks”

By Cindy Von Quednow and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — Marcellus Williams, whose murder conviction was questioned by a prosecutor, died by lethal injection Tuesday evening in Missouri after the US Supreme Court denied a stay. The 55-year-old was put to death around 6 p.m. CT at the state prison in Bonne Terre. Williams’ attorneys

By Brammhi Balarajan and Andy Rose, CNN Winder, Georgia (CNN) — Isaiah Hooks was having a great start to his sophomore year at Apalachee High School: He was in the band, about to participate in a new leadership program and most importantly, focusing on just being happy. “I was mostly just trying to make the