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By Rob Frehse, CNN (CNN) — Attorneys representing survivors and a family member of one of the victims who died in the racist mass shooting in a Buffalo grocery store last year have filed two lawsuits against social media companies, the shooter’s parents and gun companies alleging they facilitated and equipped the gunman, according to

By Rob Frehse and Zenebou Sylla, CNN (CNN) — At least three people have died in Connecticut and New York after contracting a rare flesh-eating bacteria that can be found in warm, brackish waters or raw shellfish, officials confirmed Wednesday. Two people in Connecticut became infected with Vibrio vulnificus and died after swimming in two

By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — A San Antonio man was arrested Tuesday after a teacher found a handgun in the backpack of the man’s 3-year-old child at a San Antonio pre-K center, police said. An off-duty parks police officer providing security at the center contacted city police officers when the gun was found Tuesday

CNN By Nouran Salahieh, Raja Razek and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — The search for victims isn’t even halfway over, but the devastation wrought by Maui’s wildfires already defies imagination as scrutiny mounts over their cause – and officials’ response. At least 111 people – including children – were killed in last week’s catastrophe. And

By Bill Weir, CNN Chief Climate Correspondent Waiehu, Hawaii (CNN) — Two days before the Maui inferno, Brenda Keau’s husband Tony called his mom for a chat. He didn’t worry when he didn’t reach her, figuring he would try again in a couple of days. “That opportunity never came,” Keau said. Now he’s given his

By Sabrina Souza, CNN (CNN) — Authorities are investigating a series of hoax phone calls and fake bomb threats targeting synagogues across the country. The threats have been occurring across 10 states to at least 25 synagogues, two Anti-Defamation League offices, including their headquarters in New York City, and three Jewish day schools, according to

By Maria Sole Campinoti, CNN (CNN) — The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Catholic school that terminated a teacher for having premarital sex, according to court documents. Victoria Crisitello began as a caregiver at St. Theresa School in Kenilworth in 2011, and in 2014, the school’s principal, Sister Theresa Lee, approached

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (FLDS), a religious sect that broke away from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, also known as the Mormon Church, over the practice of polygamy. 2002-present – Warren Jeffs is the spiritual leader of

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Rudy Giuliani, former mayor of New York City. Personal Birth date: May 28, 1944 Birth place: Brooklyn, New York Birth name: Rudolph William Louis Giuliani Father: Harold Giuliani, tavern owner Mother: Helen (D’Avanzo) Giuliani, secretary Marriages: Judith Nathan (May 24, 2003-2019, divorced);

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at same-sex marriage in the United States and worldwide. Facts: According to Pew Research Center, support for same-sex marriage in the United States has steadily increased over the last several years. More than 30 countries outside of the United States have laws allowing same-sex marriage. Most of

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at concussions in the National Football League. A concussion is a type of traumatic brain injury caused by a blow to the head. Reports show an increasing number of retired NFL players who have suffered concussions have developed memory and cognitive issues such as dementia, Alzheimer’s, depression