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By Amy Simonson, CNN The 22-year-old man authorities believe dumped hundreds of FedEx packages into an Alabama ravine is expected to turn himself in Friday, according to Blount County Sheriff Mark Moon. “He is working today. And he is delivering packages for another company. So hopefully we will have him in custody by the end

By Carma Hassan and Theresa Waldrop, CNN A former supervisor testified Friday in Kim Potter’s manslaughter trial that the then-officer had the right to use deadly force to prevent Daunte Wright from driving away and harming him in the process. Mychal Johnson, a former Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, police sergeant, testified that he arrived at the

By Artemis Moshtaghian, Laura Ly and Kelly Murray, CNN New York Governor Kathy Hochul has announced a new temporary indoor mask mandate, but at least one county leader says he won’t be enforcing it. On Friday, Hochul announced the rule, in place from Monday, December 13, until at least January 15, 2022. It requires New

By Miguel Marquez, Holly Yan and Michelle Krupa, CNN At one hospital in Lansing, Michigan, the latest Covid-19 surge is as bad as health care workers there have seen. And it may well be the leading edge of what’s coming soon to the rest of the United States. Already 23 states have had a more

By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN A jury in Texas has awarded the largest-ever personal injury compensation in the country to a family who lost two people killed by a drunk driver. The sum is symbolic, lawyers for the family say, but the eye-popping size of the judgment is meant to send a message about the consequences

CNN, KHOU By Rosa Flores, CNN In the aftermath of the Astroworld Festival tragedy, Travis Scott offered to pay for the funeral expenses of the 10 victims who died. At least seven of the victims’ families declined Scott’s offer, according to their attorneys. Valerie Cortinas Fisher, the attorney representing the family of Rodolfo Peña, told

By Rosa Flores, CNN In the aftermath of the Astroworld Festival tragedy, Travis Scott offered to pay for the funeral expenses of the 10 victims who died. At least seven of the victims’ families declined Scott’s offer, according to their attorneys. Valerie Cortinas Fisher, the attorney representing the family of Rodolfo Peña, told CNN that

By Lauren del Valle and Jay Croft, CNN The government on Friday rested its case in the criminal sex trafficking trial of Ghislaine Maxwell after prosecutors called 24 witnesses across 10 days of testimony. Friday’s witnesses included Annie Farmer, the fourth and final accuser to take the stand. She testified she was 16 years old

WESH, DAYTONA BEACH POLICE DEPT, CNN By Mallika Kallingal and Amy Simonson, CNN Police in Florida arrested a student attending Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University for allegedly “plotting to shoot up the campus” on Thursday, which was the final day before winter break, officials said. John Hagins, 19, threatened an attack similar to the 1999 mass shooting

CNN, WTVF By Amy Simonson and Mallika Kallingal, CNN A scuba-diving YouTuber, who has made it his mission to find missing people, discovered the vehicle of two teens who disappeared 21 years ago in rural Tennessee. Police in White County on December 1 confirmed his discovery of a car that matched the one driven by

By Maria Cartaya and Wesley Bruer, CNN Alex Murdaugh, the South Carolina attorney accused of arranging for a former client to kill him so his son could collect a life insurance payout worth millions, faces a slew of new criminal charges over alleged financial crimes. Seven new indictments with 21 criminal charges have been filed

By Amy Simonson and Mallika Kallingal, CNN A scuba-diving YouTuber, who has made it his mission to find missing people, discovered the vehicle of two teens who disappeared 21 years ago in rural Tennessee. Police in White County on December 1 confirmed his discovery of a car that matched the one driven by Erin Foster,

By Andy Rose, CNN Demaryius Thomas, who played 10 seasons in the NFL and is considered one of the best wide receivers in Denver Broncos history, was found dead at his home in Roswell, Georgia, according to officials. He was 33 years old. Based on preliminary information, his death stemmed from a medical issue, Officer

CNN, WBBM By Omar Jimenez and Travis Caldwell, CNN Former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett was found guilty Thursday on five counts of felony disorderly conduct for making false reports to police that he was the victim of a hate crime in January 2019. His defense team said it will appeal the verdict. Jurors deliberated over

By Omar Jimenez and Travis Caldwell, CNN Former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett was found guilty Thursday on five counts of felony disorderly conduct for making false reports to police that he was the victim of a hate crime in January 2019. His defense team said it will appeal the verdict. Jurors deliberated over the course

By Mallika Kallingal and Amy Simonson, CNN Police in Florida arrested a student attending Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University for allegedly “plotting to shoot up the campus” on Thursday, which was the final day before winter break, officials said. John Hagins, 19, threatened an attack similar to the 1999 mass shooting at the Columbine High School in