National-World

By Christina Zdanowicz, Amanda Jackson and Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — While on the phone with an emergency dispatcher, Nivardo Delatorre reassured a driver pinned in his wrecked pickup truck for days that help was on the way. Delatorre called 911 from Interstate 94 in northwest Indiana on Tuesday, where he and his father-in-law, Mario

By Sarah Engel, CNN (CNN) — Human remains found decades ago near Lake Tahoe have finally been identified as missing nurse Donna Lass. Lass was 25 years old when she was reported missing to South Lake Tahoe Police in 1971, the Placer County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post. Lass was last seen on

CNN, KXLY By Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — The University of Idaho on Thursday demolished the off-campus home where four students were fatally stabbed last year — the latest instance in which a property is razed following grisly, high-profile killings. Ethan Chapin, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle and Madison Mogen were killed inside the Moscow, Idaho,

By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — A pair of statues honoring the Confederacy in Jacksonville’s Springfield Park were taken down Wednesday by order of the Florida city’s mayor. “This is not in any way an attempt to erase history but to show that we’ve learned from it. That when we know better, we do better

By Danny Freeman, CNN (CNN) — A man arrested earlier this month in connection with two recent machete attacks and the rape and killing of a woman in a Philadelphia park 20 years ago has been charged in three more rape cases, law enforcement officials said Wednesday. Elias Diaz, 46, has now been charged with the

CNN, KSAT By Sara Smart and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Police in San Antonio said Thursday they are looking for two people who were seen on surveillance video near where the bodies of a pregnant teenager and her boyfriend were found dead earlier this week. Savannah Soto, 18, and Matthew Guerra, 22, were reported

By David Culver and Norma Galeana, CNN Jacumba Hot Springs, California (CNN) — Brian Silvas’ three dogs were usually the first to alert him that large groups of people were walking onto his San Diego County property. He’d wake up at all hours to Whisky, Soldier and Freedom barking incessantly. Today, the trio keep quiet

CNN By David Culver and Norma Galeana, CNN Jacumba Hot Springs, California (CNN) — Brian Silvas’ three dogs were usually the first to alert him that large groups of people were walking onto his San Diego County property. He’d wake up at all hours to Whisky, Soldier and Freedom barking incessantly. Today, the trio keep

By Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — The University of Idaho on Thursday demolished the off-campus home where four students were fatally stabbed last year — the latest instance in which a property is razed following grisly, high-profile killings. Ethan Chapin, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle and Madison Mogen were killed inside the Moscow, Idaho, off-campus rental

By Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — A 14-year-old has been charged with murder after being accused of fatally shooting his older sister on Christmas Eve during a family dispute over gifts, Tampa Bay area authorities say. His 15-year-old brother has also been charged with attempted murder after he allegedly shot the younger brother in retaliation

By Sarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — A Minnesota woman has filed a malpractice lawsuit claiming she was left disfigured after her Eden Prairie dentist performed more than 30 procedures during a single appointment. In a civil lawsuit filed last week against Dr. Kevin Molldrem and Molldrem Family Dentistry in Hennepin County District Court, Kathleen Wilson