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11-year-old Julián Guzman was fatally shot while playing a doorbell ditch prank

A vivacious 11-year-old killed in a ‘ding dong ditch’ prank will be laid to rest Saturday. A veteran is charged in his death

By Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — He was a delightful charmer known as a little “ladies’ man.” A gregarious Houston boy who loved cooking as much as he adored sports and video games. But instead of playing soccer with his friends, 11-year-old Julián Guzman will be laid to rest Saturday – exactly one week after

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Suspected serial killer Rex A. Heuermann appears inside Judge Tim Mazzei's courtroom at Suffolk County Court in Riverhead on July 17.

Judge allows cutting-edge DNA technology in case against suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer

By Michelle Watson, Mark Morales, Rebekah Riess, CNN Riverhead, New York (CNN) — Evidence derived from cutting-edge DNA technology that prosecutors say points directly at Rex Heuermann being the Gilgo Beach serial killer will be admissible at his trial, a Suffolk County judge ruled Wednesday. The decision by Suffolk County Supreme Court Judge Timothy Mazzei

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Willie Nelson, Neil Young and John Mellencamp to headline Farm Aid festival’s 40th anniversary from Minneapolis

By CNN Staff (CNN) — Willie Nelson, Neil Young and John Mellencamp are back for the 40th annual Farm Aid festival. For the first time, Farm Aid, a nonprofit agricultural organization, will bring its annual music and food festival to Minneapolis. Board members Nelson, Young, Mellencamp, Dave Matthews (with Tim Reynolds) and Margo Price are

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Aircraft park near terminal buildings in 2023 at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Texas.

2 injured when Houston-bound SkyWest flight hits turbulence and diverts to Austin, Texas

By Martin Goillandeau, Diego Mendoza, CNN (CNN) — Two passengers were taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after a Houston-bound United Express flight operated by SkyWest met with severe turbulence and was forced to divert to Austin, Texas, officials said. “We’re going to need a stretcher, and there is bleeding as well. SkyWest 5971,”

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Law enforcement officers set up barriers after a shooting at Annunciation Church in Minneapolis on Wednesday.

‘There is no message’: Journal details warning signs, violent obsessions of Minneapolis shooter

CNN, WCCO, KARE, YOUTUBE, SAINT THOMAS ACADEMY , YOUTUBE, CHURCH OF THE ANNUNCIATION, Saint Thomas Academy / Youtube By Casey Tolan, Curt Devine, Allison Gordon, Audrey Ash, Rob Kuznia, John Miller, Nina Subkhanberdina, CNN Minneapolis (CNN) — As a teenager, Robin Westman claimed to have been suspended after discussing school shootings with classmates – later

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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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