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FBI agents respond after a man barricaded himself inside a bank Tuesday

Suspect who took 10 hostages is dead after hourslong bomb threat at California building, authorities say

By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — A man who took 10 hostages while claiming to have explosives in a California school district’s offices before authorities killed him Wednesday morning was an Army veteran and convicted sex offender, authorities said. Anthony Scott Searles-Harris, 41, took the hostages on the second floor of the Chase Bank building

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5 things to know for June 3: Election night results, NBA Finals, shaky ceasefire, unruly passengers, ‘60 Minutes’

By Alexandra Banner, CNN More shoppers are pausing in the grocery store to take a closer look at ingredient lists, especially since many products nowadays contain mysterious additives. A new poll suggests those concerns are widespread, with 77% of Republicans, Democrats and Independents now calling for large warning labels on ultraprocessed foods. Here’s what else

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Smoke is seen over the port of St. Petersburg after a Ukrainian drone attack.

Ukrainian drones strike St. Petersburg, hours before ‘Putin’s Davos’ opens

By Kosta Gak, Anna Chernova, Helen Regan, Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — Ukrainian drones rained down on St. Petersburg overnight, striking key infrastructure and wounding several people, just hours before Russian President Vladimir Putin’s signature economic forum drawing thousands of attendees opened in the city. Hundreds of drones hit several Russian cities, with Kyiv

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A Frontier Airlines airplane is parked at a gate at San Diego International Airport on May 27

Frontier passenger chokes off-duty flight attendant after trying to open exit door and cockpit on Chicago flight, police say

By Alexandra Skores, CNN (CNN) — A Frontier Airlines flight heading to Chicago on Sunday had to divert to Miami International Airport because a passenger choked an off-duty flight attendant shortly after he tried to open an emergency exit door and enter the cockpit, police records show. The passenger, Juan Gabriel Reyes, 51, has been

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Charges dismissed against California dermatologist accused of poisoning husband with liquid drain cleaner

By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — A California judge dismissed charges against a dermatologist accused of poisoning her husband with liquid drain cleaner, ruling that the Orange County District Attorney’s Office had withheld evidence from the grand jury that indicted her. According to a news release from her attorney, Orange County Superior Court Judge Patrick

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