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Satellite view of the Bear Gulch Fire shows a dense smoke plume over Mason County

Border Patrol arrests 2 crew workers helping battle Washington’s biggest wildfire for being in the country illegally

KING, VIDEO OBTAINED BY KING, CNN By Celina Tebor, CNN (CNN) — Border Patrol agents on Wednesday arrested two crew workers helping to contain Washington state’s biggest wildfire, saying they were in the United States illegally. Lawyers for one of the men dispute that characterization, alleging he was already on track for legal status. The

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Fort Lauderdale is latest to contest rainbow crosswalk removal order as Florida cities face deadline

By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — As cities across Florida face a state-imposed deadline next week to remove rainbow-colored crosswalks and other street art, at least three say they will appeal, arguing in part that the directive robs their neighborhoods of artistic expressions representing their cities’ dedication to diversity and inclusivity of LGBTQ+ communities. Others,

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Satellite view of the Bear Gulch Fire shows a dense smoke plume over Mason County

Border Patrol arrests 2 crew workers helping battle Washington’s biggest wildfire for being in the country illegally

By Celina Tebor, CNN (CNN) — Border Patrol agents on Wednesday arrested two crew workers helping to contain Washington state’s biggest wildfire, saying they were in the United States illegally. The Bureau of Land Management and the US Forest Service had requested support from a local Border Patrol station as the agencies terminated work contracts

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Emmanuel Haro

Two parents said their 7-month-old son was kidnapped. They’re now charged with his murder

By Eric Levenson, Stephanie Elam, CNN Riverside, California (CNN) — The call came to police on the night of August 14 and described every parent’s worst nightmare. Rebecca Haro told police she was changing her 7-month-old baby Emmanuel’s diaper at her vehicle outside a sporting goods store in Yucaipa, California, when she was suddenly assaulted

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Families and loved ones reunite outside the police barricades after the shooting in Minneapolis on August 27.

2 children killed and 17 people injured in shooting at Minneapolis Catholic school Mass

KARE, WCCO By Elise Hammond, Emma Tucker, Tori B. Powell, Andi Babineau, Matt Lait, Maureen Chowdhury, Dakin Andone, Arit John, Hannah Rabinowitz, Mark Morales MINNEAPOLIS – The FBI is investigating a deadly shooting in Minneapolis during a Catholic school Mass as “an act of domestic terrorism and hate crimes targeting Catholics,” the agency’s director, Kash

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Families and loved ones reunite outside the police barricades after the shooting in Minneapolis on August 27.

2 children killed and 17 people injured in shooting at Minneapolis Catholic school Mass

By Elise Hammond, Emma Tucker, Tori B. Powell, Andi Babineau, Matt Lait, Maureen Chowdhury, Dakin Andone, Arit John, Hannah Rabinowitz, Mark Morales MINNEAPOLIS – The FBI is investigating a deadly shooting in Minneapolis during a Catholic school Mass as “an act of domestic terrorism and hate crimes targeting Catholics,” the agency’s director, Kash Patel, announced

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Changing Title IX policies have left some schools scrambling to keep up.

Campuses reopen under Trump administration sexual assault rules critics say protect the accused more than survivors

By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — College students are heading back to campus under sexual assault rules created during President Donald Trump’s first term – ones that survivor advocates say offer more protections for students accused of sexual assault than those who survive it. The Trump administration told schools in January that Title IX, the

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Police gather at Villanova University after an active shooter was reported August 21

A wave of active shooter hoaxes at universities brings panic and turmoil to the start of the school year

By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — A terrifying text message sent students running for cover, barricading themselves in bathrooms and knocking over chairs in the frantic rush to hide from the active shooter reported on their university campuses. Then, a few hours later and 700 miles away, it happened again. Reports of active shooters wielding

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Erik Menendez appears virtually for his parole board hearing from the RJ Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego.

Lyle Menendez denied parole a day after his brother’s bid was rejected. Here’s what’s next for the brothers

CNN By Taylor Romine, Elizabeth Wolfe, Matthew J. Friedman, CNN (CNN) — A California parole board has denied parole for Lyle Menendez, who was convicted alongside his brother of murdering their parents in 1989. The parole board also denied Erik Menendez parole Thursday. The decisions are a crippling blow to both brothers after a yearslong

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The air traffic control tower at Reagan National Airport in Arlington

Close call with passenger jet happened after Army helicopter tried to land without clearance, preliminary report confirms

By Alexandra Skores, Pete Muntean, CNN Washington (CNN) — A Pentagon-bound Army helicopter that got less than half a mile from a commercial flight landing at nearby Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in May did not have the proper clearance from Pentagon air traffic controllers, a preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board said

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Ingrid Lewis-Martin appears at a news conference on December 16

Fast-tracked karaoke bar permit and a chip bag of cash: New corruption accusations hit Eric Adams’ associates before election

By Gloria Pazmino, Nicki Brown, CNN New York City (CNN) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ former chief advisor was accused of accepting thousands of dollars in bribes, the latest in a long string of corruption scandals involving the mayor’s inner circle as he seeks reelection in November. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and

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A Camp Mystic sign is seen along the banks of the Guadalupe River in Hunt

Parents of girls killed in Texas camp flooding say ‘commonsense’ measures were absent as lawmakers consider safety bill

By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN (CNN) — Michael McCown sent his 8-year-old daughter Linnie to a summer camp in central Texas trusting she would be safe. But that trust was tragically broken when Linnie and at least 26 other campers and counselors were killed after a catastrophic flood swept through Camp Mystic on July 4.

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The makeshift detention center dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz" is deep in the marshy wetlands of the Florida Everglades.

Federal court hearing about legal conditions of ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detainees ends without immediate ruling

CNN, POOL, GETTY IMAGES, WSVN By Devon M. Sayers, CNN Miami (CNN) — A federal judge heard arguments Monday but declined to make an immediate ruling about the legal conditions of detainees at “Alligator Alcatraz.” US District Judge Rodolfo Ruiz II heard arguments over detainee access to attorneys, if a clear immigration court was assigned

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