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By Nicole Chavez and Jean Casarez, CNN (CNN) — Jurors heard opening statements Friday in the murder trial of Richard Allen, the man charged in the 2017 killings of two Delphi, Indiana, teenagers – a case that left authorities searching for a suspect for five years. Allen, 52, is accused of killing Liberty “Libby” German,

By Mallika Kallingal and Devon M. Sayers, CNN (CNN) — A Georgia grand jury indicted a father and son on murder and other charges Thursday in the mass shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, last month that left four people dead and another nine injured. Colt Gray, 14, was indicted on a total

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! Election Day will be here before you know it, and Americans across the country are already casting ballots. What

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! Election Day will be here before you know it, and Americans across the country are already casting ballots.

By Omar Jimenez and Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — The survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre want the individuals who carried out the violence “to be identified,” an attorney representing them said Thursday, days after the Department of Justice began interviewing survivors and descendants as part of the first-ever federal probe into the

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at hacking incidents during the 2016 presidential race between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. For details about investigations into hacking and efforts to interfere with the election, see 2016 Presidential Election Investigation Fast Facts. Timeline September 2015 – The FBI contacts the Democratic National Committee’s help desk,

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Elizabeth Smart, children’s advocate and kidnapping survivor. Personal Birth date: November 3, 1987 Birth name: Elizabeth Ann Smart Father: Ed Smart, real-estate and mortgage broker Mother: Lois Smart Marriage: Matthew Gilmour (February 18, 2012-present) Children: Olivia, November 2018; James, April 2017; Chloe, February

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Scott Walker, former Republican governor of Wisconsin. Personal Birth date: November 2, 1967 Birth place: Colorado Springs, Colorado Birth name: Scott Kevin Walker Father: Llewellyn Walker, Baptist preacher Mother: Patricia (Fitch) Walker, bookkeeper Marriage: Tonette (Tarantino) Walker Children: Matt; Alex Education: Attended

By Dalia Faheid and Jillian Sykes, CNN (CNN) — Parents in a Minnesota school district are calling for accountability from a now-banned substitute teacher who was accused of “inappropriate and racially harmful behavior” that included a reenactment of George Floyd’s murder during a high school English class earlier this week. Wisconsin police officer Steven Dwayne Williams – who

By Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN (CNN) — Three people were killed and four others were injured when a bridge, which was being prepared for demolition, collapsed in a “work site accident” in Mississippi on Wednesday afternoon, according to authorities. Gov. Tate Reeves posted on X that the state had “confirmed multiple injuries and at least three

By Dakin Andone, Ed Lavandera, Ashley Killough and John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The scheduled execution of Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson for the murder of his 2-year-old daughter has been halted after the Texas Supreme Court issued a partial stay late Thursday night, according to court documents. The 11th-hour stay came just over

By Melissa Alonso and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — A 22-year-old man has been arrested and charged with murder in connection with three cases in Birmingham, Alabama, last month, including a mass shooting that left four people dead and 17 others wounded in the city’s lively entertainment district, police announced. The suspect, Damien McDaniel, faces

By Cindy Von Quednow and Phil Gast, CNN (CNN) — Colin Gray, the father of the teenager accused of killing four people at a Georgia high school, knew of his son’s deteriorating mental state and his fascination with campus shootings, investigators testified Wednesday during a hearing that elicited troubling new details of what led up

By Sabrina Souza, CNN (CNN) – Columbia University has temporarily banned pro-Israel professor Shai Davidai from campus for “repeatedly harassing and intimidating” school employees, according to a university spokesperson. “Because Assistant Professor Davidai repeatedly harassed and intimidated University employees in violation of University policy, we have temporarily limited his access to campus while he undertakes appropriate training on our policies governing