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By Melissa Alonso and Jeremy Grisham, CNN (CNN) — An Alabama woman who went missing after telling a 911 dispatcher that she saw a toddler walking alone on the side of an interstate has returned home, authorities said. Carlethia “Carlee” Nichole Russell, 25, had been missing since Thursday night, when she called 911 and told

By Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — The Powerball jackpot grand prize grew once again, climbing to a whopping $900 million after no ticket matched all six numbers in Saturday night’s drawing. The winning numbers for the estimated $875 million prize Saturday were 2-9-43-55-57 and the Powerball was 18. The jackpot for the next drawing on

By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — A Houston-area man was arrested Thursday and federally charged with the sexual exploitation of children for obtaining explicit images and videos of women throughout the United States, many of whom were minors, and using them for extortion, according to a criminal complaint. The man, identified as 23-year-old Andrew Venegas,

CNN By Brian Todd, Danny Freeman, Artemis Moshtaghian and Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — Michael Burham, the inmate with survivalist skills who escaped a prison in Pennsylvania, has been captured in a wooded area near Warren after more than a week on the run, authorities announced Saturday. A Warren County official told CNN they

By Brian Todd, Danny Freeman, Artemis Moshtaghian and Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — Michael Burham, the inmate with survivalist skills who escaped a prison in Pennsylvania, has been captured in a wooded area near Warren after more than a week on the run, authorities announced Saturday. A Warren County official told CNN they “are

By Claudia Dominguez, Joe Sutton and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Andre Longmore, the man accused of fatally shooting four people in Hampton, Georgia, on Saturday morning, was killed in a shootout with police, according to Henry County Sheriff Reginald Scandrett. At a Sunday news conference, Scandrett announced authorities tracked the suspect and confronted him.

By Rebekah Riess and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Federal officials are investigating after five wild burros were found shot and killed in Death Valley National Park earlier this week. In a Thursday news release, park officials made clear it is illegal to fire a gun in a national park, and said the animals’ abandoned

By Melissa Alonso, Zoe Sottile and Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — A Fargo police officer was killed in a Friday afternoon shooting that left two other officers in critical condition and one civilian injured, according to police. Police identified the deceased officer as Jake Wallin, 23, in a Saturday news release. Officers Andrew Dotas and

CNN, WVTM, WBRC By Jamiel Lynch and Chenelle Woody, CNN (CNN) — An Alabama woman has gone missing after telling a 911 dispatcher that she saw a toddler walking alone on the side of an interstate, according to local police. The woman, 25-year-old Carlethia “Carlee” Nichole Russell, called 911 around 9:34 p.m. local time on

CNN, WPIX, WABC, WCBS By Polo Sandoval and Samantha Beech, CNN (CNN) — A top investigator on the Gilgo Beach serial killings task force described the suspect, Rex Heuermann, as a “demon” and said authorities are still working full-time on the case that has terrorized the Long Island community for more than a decade. Suffolk

By Aya Elamroussi and Samantha Beech, CNN (CNN) — After the remains of four women were found near a beach in Long Island, New York, more than a decade ago, investigators say DNA evidence and cellphone data now point to a murder suspect – a local architect whose internet history showed him often searching the

CNN By Aya Elamroussi and Samantha Beech, CNN (CNN) — After the remains of four women were found near a beach in Long Island, New York, more than a decade ago, investigators say DNA evidence and cellphone data now point to a murder suspect – a local architect whose internet history showed him often searching