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WVUE, ORLEANS PARISH SHERIFF’S OFFICE, CNN By Hanna Park, Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson, who oversees the jail where 10 inmates escaped last week, announced Tuesday she is suspending her reelection campaign, just hours after fielding tough questions from local leaders at a tense city council meeting. “I am

By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Christy Holstege, the former mayor of Palm Springs who is 18 weeks pregnant, was playing with her pre-schooler in their living room Saturday morning when a blast reverberated through her neighborhood and a plume of smoke began to grow on the horizon. It didn’t take long for word to

By Cindy Von Quednow, Rebekah Riess, Jason Morris, CNN (CNN) — A fifth inmate was recaptured following a breakout at a New Orleans jail last week, authorities announced, the same day a maintenance worker at the facility was arrested after allegedly helping with the escape. Corey Boyd, 19, was arrested Tuesday, days after he and

By Pete Muntean, Alexandra Skores, Aaron Cooper, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Federal Aviation Administration issued an order Tuesday decreasing the number of arrivals and departures allowed at Newark Liberty International Airport after weeks of delays caused by air traffic controller staffing shortages and runway construction. The order, which goes into effect immediately, will allow

By Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration intends to use a civil anti-fraud law to investigate and potentially punish and withdraw federal funding from universities that promote diversity and inclusion policies, the Department of Justice announced Monday. In a memo, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said that the False Claims Act –– part

By Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — Nearly three decades after Erik and Lyle Menendez were sentenced to life in prison for the murders of their parents, a California judge has reopened a door many believed would remain closed. In a stunning ruling on Tuesday, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Michael Jesic reduced the brothers’

By Alexandra Skores, CNN (CNN) — A close call earlier this month at LaGuardia Airport in New York City between two commercial jets is under investigation, the Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board confirmed Monday. The incident is one of many close calls, go-around and aviation accidents that has prompted calls for changes

KESQ, FBI, OBTAINED BY KESQ, PALM SPRINGS POLICE DEPARTMENT, CNN By Josh Campbell, CNN (CNN) — Before the man police believe detonated a large explosive that blasted through a fertility clinic in the California desert community of Palm Springs on Saturday, people who knew Guy Edward Bartkus should have alerted authorities about his warning signs,

By Holly Yan, Zoe Sottile, Rafael Romo, TuAnh Dam, CNN (CNN) — Authorities have arrested an Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office employee following the escape of 10 inmates, the Louisiana Attorney General’s office said Tuesday. The arrest comes after a fourth inmate who escaped from a New Orleans jail Friday was captured Monday in the New

X, TRYSTANNFT, CNN, X/TrystanNFT By Cindy Von Quednow, Mark Morales, CNN (CNN) — After several days in New York, it took less than five minutes for a Mexican Navy ship to hit the city’s iconic Brooklyn Bridge, snapping the masts like matchsticks and leaving two crew members dead and over a dozen injured as crowds

By Michelle Watson, Hanna Park, Cindy Von Quednow, Mark Morales, CNN (CNN) — After several days in New York, it took less than five minutes for a Mexican Navy ship to hit the city’s iconic Brooklyn Bridge, snapping the masts like matchsticks and leaving two crew members dead and over a dozen injured as crowds

By TuAnh Dam, Rafael Romo, CNN (CNN) — Just after midnight Friday, a corrections monitoring technician in New Orleans stepped away for food. When he left, the Orleans Justice Center had been in lockdown since 10:30 p.m., as it usually was, with inmates expected to be in their cells for the night. But in the

WDSU, CNN By Julianna Bragg, Holly Yan, Dalia Faheid, Isabel Rosales, CNN (CNN) — Ten inmates escaped from a New Orleans jail after breaching a wall behind a toilet and possibly having help, the local sheriff said Friday. So far only three of the men have been found. “We have indication that these detainees received

By Julianna Bragg, Holly Yan, Dalia Faheid, Isabel Rosales, Rafael Romo, CNN (CNN) — Louisiana officials are appealing for the public’s help to recapture seven inmates still on the run after escaping a New Orleans jail early Friday, warning any accomplices will be held accountable. Ten inmates escaped from a New Orleans jail after breaching

CNN By Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — New York University said it is withholding the diploma of a student who condemned “genocide” in Gaza while delivering a graduation speech Wednesday – a move the university called a violation of the student’s commitment to comply with school rules. Logan Rozos told members of his graduating class