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KING By Kay Jones, CNN One person died and five others were rescued after an avalanche near a Seattle-area ski resort. A witness reported that six skiers were swept up by the avalanche in the Silver Basin area in the Crystal Mountain backcountry Saturday morning, the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department said. All six were wearing

By Kay Jones, CNN One person died and five others were rescued after an avalanche near a Seattle-area ski resort. A witness reported that six skiers were swept up by the avalanche in the Silver Basin area in the Crystal Mountain backcountry Saturday morning, the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department said. All six were wearing avalanche

By CNN Staff Celebrities and musicians have converged on the Museum of Natural History in New York City tonight to honor everyday people who are making the world a better place. CNN’s Anderson Cooper and ABC’s Kelly Ripa are co-hosting the 15th Annual CNN Heroes All-Star Tribute, starting at 8 p.m. ET. They will be

CNN, WDSU, KEYE, WCCO, WLS, WBFF By Priya Krishnakumar, Emma Tucker, Ryan Young and Pamela Kirkland, CNN One of the fastest-growing cities in the country, the capital of Texas is nearing the end of its deadliest year on record in 2021 as cities nationwide are experiencing a rise in homicides and gun violence incidents that

By Andy Rose, CNN A work release inmate who went missing after being rescued from a Kentucky candle factory that collapsed during deadly tornadoes Friday night has turned himself in to the Calloway County Jail, Kentucky State Police said on Facebook. The jail is about 25 miles from Mayfield, where Francisco Starks, 44, was treated

By Priya Krishnakumar, Emma Tucker, Ryan Young and Pamela Kirkland, CNN One of the fastest-growing cities in the country, the capital of Texas is nearing the end of its deadliest year on record in 2021 as cities nationwide are experiencing a rise in homicides and gun violence incidents that began last year when the pandemic

CNN, WSBT, WFAA, KEYE, KHOU By Andy Rose, CNN California Gov. Gavin Newsom expressed his “outrage” Saturday at a Supreme Court decision to allow the Texas six-week abortion ban to remain in effect and said he would use similar legal tactics to tackle gun control in his state. “I am outraged by yesterday’s US Supreme

By Andy Rose, CNN California Gov. Gavin Newsom expressed his “outrage” Saturday at a Supreme Court decision to allow the Texas six-week abortion ban to remain in effect and said he would use similar legal tactics to tackle gun control in his state. “I am outraged by yesterday’s US Supreme Court decision allowing Texas’s ban

By Faith Karimi, CNN Wendy Wein wanted her ex-husband dead. In July of 2020 the Michigan woman came across a website, Rent-A-Hitman, that promised to “handle your delicate situation” privately and in a timely manner. The site boasts having almost 18,000 field operatives who can do a job anywhere in the United States. It features

By Laura Studley, CNN A decades-old family photo from a home in Kentucky turned up more than 150 miles away in Indiana on Saturday after apparently being whipped up into the debris of deadly tornadoes that tore through the region. “Walked out to my car in New Albany, Indiana and found this picture stuck to

By Noah Sheidlower and Radhika Marya, CNN Leonardo Nourafchan wanted to do something different. After trying out jobs in real estate, the California native knew he wanted to break into the food industry, starting with catering from his home and creating blogs. He worked long hours in the kitchens of New York restaurants, including Mike’s

By Christina Maxouris, CNN Connecticut man John Griffin was arrested Friday and charged with three counts of using a facility of interstate commerce to attempt to entice minors to engage in unlawful sexual activity, the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont said in a news release. Griffin, 44, has been a producer

By Ashley Vaughan and Jennifer Grubb, CNN At least 50 tornadoes were reported over the span of two days across Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Mississippi, Ohio and Tennessee. They struck overnight, catching families asleep and unable to prepare. More than 80 people died, most of them in Kentucky. “This is the deadliest tornado that

CNN By Nadia Romero, Paul P. Murphy and Theresa Waldrop, CNN Kyanna Parsons-Perez was in a storm shelter with other employees at a candle factory in Mayfield, Kentucky, on Friday night when she felt wind, even though she was deep inside the building. Someone was taking attendance, “and then the next thing you know, there

By Nadia Romero, Paul P. Murphy and Theresa Waldrop, CNN Kyanna Parsons-Perez was in a storm shelter with other employees at a candle factory in Mayfield, Kentucky, on Friday night when she felt wind, even though she was deep inside the building. Someone was taking attendance, “and then the next thing you know, there was

By Nadeem Muaddi, CNN Sometimes dreams do come true. A 46-year-old woman from Kalamazoo County, Michigan, won a $300,000 lottery jackpot after having previously dreamed it would happen. The woman, who is choosing to remain anonymous, won playing the Cashword Multiplier scratch-off game, which she bought from a Citgo gas station in Kalamazoo. “Years ago,

By Nadeem Muaddi, CNN The US Marshals Service announced the end of a 26-long-week, multiagency crime sweep, resulting in the arrest of more than 350 people on the Gulf Coast. The action, dubbed “Operation Triple Beam – Third Coast,” targeted documented gang members and violent offenders, and sought to identify targets and collect criminal intelligence,

By Leyla Santiago and Alta Spells, CNN A formal investigation has been launched by the University of Florida after an internal report detailed a culture of fear among faculty members claiming political influence on campus as well as instances of pressure to destroy and delay publication of Covid-19 research data. Vice President of UF Research