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By Jennifer Hauser, CNN It was right after Thanksgiving that registered nurse Jennifer Smith got an early morning phone call from John Burley, one of her favorite patients. He was distraught about his beloved dog, Boomer. “I came into work the Monday after Thanksgiving to the phone ringing at 7 a.m.,” Smith told CNN. “John

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN A male surfer was killed in a shark attack in Morro Bay, California, on Christmas Eve, the Morro Bay Harbor Department confirmed to CNN. “Harbor, Police and Fire Departments responded to a report of a male victim unresponsive on the beach after he was pulled from the water suffering from an

By Sara Sidner, CNN They heard their dad take his last breath. With little warning four months ago, Alec and Gabriella’s father, Billy Walker — who rarely ever caught a cold — lay in the hospital in Portland, Oregon. He had chosen not the get the Covid-19 vaccine: He was healthy, no medical problems. He

By Sonia Moghe, CNN Prosecutors in a filing say the parents of alleged Oxford High School shooter Ethan Crumbley are at a “greater risk of flight” now than when they were arraigned on involuntary manslaughter charges earlier this month and allege the couple “willfully ignored the needs and well-being of their son and the threat

By David Williams, CNN Carolina Panthers star Christian McCaffrey delivered a Christmas surprise to dozens of military families by paying off their layaway balances. The running back announced through his foundation that he’d worked with the non-profit Pay Away the Layaway to pay the balances at all Army & Air Force Exchange and the Navy

By Sara Smart, CNN Struggling to find a last-minute Christmas gift? A trip to your local convenience store could make you the best gift-giver ever. The Powerball jackpot is now up to an estimated $400 million, and the winning numbers will be drawn on Christmas Day. The cash value of the prize is placed at

By Jason Hanna, CNN Daunte Wright’s mother said Friday the guilty verdict against former police officer Kim Potter for fatally shooting Wright isn’t quite justice, but it is accountability, and she’s thankful for it. “Justice would be Daunte being home. Justice would be no more names being yelled in our streets. And (when) that happens

By Nicole Chavez, CNN As she knocked on doors across New Jersey talking about Covid-19, Nayeli Salazar de Noguera couldn’t forget about how the virus nearly killed her grandmother last year. She knew firsthand the toll the virus took on Latinos before the Omicron variant hit the state. “She only had a 5% chance of

By Paul P. Murphy and Emma Tucker, CNN Members of a southeastern Idaho youth church group were being driven around by their chaperone last month,delivering Thanksgiving cards in the neighborhood to those they were thankful for when they decided last-minute to stop at the home of the county sheriff’s house, according to a probable cause

By Dave Alsup and Andy Rose, CNN At least one person is in custody after three women suffered non-life-threatening injuries when they were caught in crossfire the day before Christmas Eve in a mall in suburban Chicago, police said Thursday night. Another person involved in the gunfire may still be at large, Oak Brook Police

By Aya Elamroussi, Ray Sanchez and Adrienne Broaddus, CNN The conviction of former Minnesota police officer Kim Potter in the fatal shooting of Daunte Wright would not have happened just a few years ago, according to legal experts surprised by the jury’s verdict. Potter, who is White, was found guilty Thursday of first- and second-degree

By Amanda Jackson, CNN Santa Claus has packed his sleigh with toys for all the good girls and boys and he has made sure the reindeer are secured for takeoff. Now, they are traveling around the world to visit millions of households. While you are waiting to hear the jingle of bells in the air

By Alaa Elassar, Ed Lavandera and Ashley Killough, CNN Dr. Jack Lyons remembers the pandemic’s early days when grateful communities banged pots and pans to honor frontline health care workers. But now, faced with hostility just for trying to save his patients’ lives, he says that, sadly, those days are long gone. Lyons is one

By Topher Gauk-Roger, Andy Rose and Eric Levenson, CNN A 14-year-old who was in a California department store dressing room with her mother was killed Thursday when police fired at a man suspected of attacking a woman in the store, authorities said. One of the shots penetrated a wall and struck the girl, Los Angeles

By Michelle Watson, CNN A monk seal found on Hawaii’s Moloka’i Island in September died of “an intentional gunshot wound to the head,” The Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) announced in a news release Tuesday. This is the third confirmed intentional killing of a monk seal this year, according to the department.

By Raja Razek, CNN Citing procedural errors, the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles has withdrawn George Floyd’s Clemency recommendation, according to a news release from Gov. Greg Abbott’s Office. “The Board of Pardons and Paroles has withdrawn 25 clemency recommendations that contained procedural errors and lack of compliance with Board rules,” said office of