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CNN By Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — A series of encrypted phone calls – secretly recorded by a confidential FBI source – tipped off federal agents that a group was allegedly planning to carry out a terrorist attack in Michigan on behalf of ISIS, according to a criminal complaint unsealed Monday. Mohmed Ali, 20, and

WCCO By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington (CNN) — For certain workers at the Federal Aviation Administration, the government shutdown hit hardest this week with a $0 paycheck. It’s “disheartening,” to not be paid by an employer, said Cleverson Schmidt, a radar technician based in Washington, DC. “I’m trying to stay level, and I’m praying I

By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington (CNN) — The investigation into the crash of a Learjet, owned by Mötley Crüe frontman Vince Neil, has prompted the National Transportation Safety Board to issue an urgent recommendation to make sure similar planes’ landing gear are “securely attached.” On February 10, Neil’s Learjet 35A was landing at Scottsdale Airport

By Devan Cole, Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino is expected to sit for a deposition Thursday morning in a lawsuit over his agency’s immigration enforcement tactics in the Chicago area. The debrief from plaintiff’s attorneys, who accuse federal agents of aggressive behavior against peaceful protesters, is scheduled to last up

By Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — In the latest antisemitic incident to rock a community, threatened attacks on synagogues in Alabama and surrounding states were thwarted when a person was arrested with a suitcase full of ammunition, body armor and other items, officials said Tuesday. The FBI and other agencies were notified of “credible

By Devan Cole, Bill Kirkos, Andy Rose, Rebekah Riess, Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Top Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino, who oversees the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in the Chicago area, came under the microscope of a federal judge Tuesday after she received reports federal agents were not following her order to limit aggressive tactics

By Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — A 28-year-old man stabbed two teenagers with a fork and tried to slap a crew member on a flight from Chicago to Germany over the weekend, causing the flight to be diverted, officials said. The dramatic incident comes during an already tense period in aviation, with significant delays

By Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — A school administrator reported a 9-year-old girl missing after she hadn’t been seen in months. When deputies went to Melodee Buzzard’s home to investigate, her mother was there – but the young girl was nowhere to be found. Now, officials are investigating why her mom drove them in a

By Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — You can picture the scene. Tucked somewhere between the glitter and grit of Manhattan, a room wafting smoke with the rhythm of a poker game seemingly like any other: Cards whisper against felt, chips click in steady tempo, and players sit around a table, guarding their hands – and

By Alexandra Skores, Aaron Cooper, CNN Washington (CNN) — Every day of the federal government shutdown air traffic controllers calling out sick have caused flight delays, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Friday. “It’s different every day,” he told reporters at a news conference at Philadelphia International Airport. “The average… is about 5% of our delays

By Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — The catastrophe at a Tennessee explosives plant started in a building that made devices used for mining and detonated more than 24,000 pounds of explosives, authorities said Friday. The October 10 disaster killed 16 employees at Accurate Energetic Systems, which makes military and demolition explosives about 60 miles west

By Kathleen Toner, CNN Chicago (CNN) — Abandoned homes, run-down businesses, and vacant lots where condemned buildings once stood: These signs of urban decay are everywhere in Englewood, a community on Chicago’s South Side. It’s one of the city’s most dangerous neighborhoods, with a high poverty rate. Many people avoid Englewood because of these problems;

KOMO, VIEWER HANDOUT, CNN By Aaron Cooper, CNN (CNN) — Alaska Airlines has resumed operations after a failure at a data center forced hundreds of its flights to be grounded Thursday night. A ground stop for all Alaska Airlines flights and flights of its subsidiary, Horizon Air, was lifted at 11:30 p.m. PT, the airline

By Aaron Cooper, CNN (CNN) — Alaska Airlines has resumed operations after a failure at a data center forced hundreds of its flights to be grounded Thursday night. A ground stop for all Alaska Airlines flights and flights of its subsidiary, Horizon Air, was lifted at 11:30 p.m. PT, the airline said in a statement.

By Casey Tolan, Majlie de Puy Kamp, Melanie Hicken, Blake Ellis, Isabelle Chapman, Curt Devine, Bob Ortega, Em Steck, CNN (CNN) — As demolition crews this week bulldozed the White House’s East Wing to replace it with a massive ballroom, President Donald Trump has emphasized that the dramatic changes will come at “zero cost to

CNN By Casey Tolan, Majlie de Puy Kamp, Melanie Hicken, Blake Ellis, Isabelle Chapman, Curt Devine, Bob Ortega, Em Steck, CNN (CNN) — As demolition crews this week bulldozed the White House’s East Wing to replace it with a massive ballroom, President Donald Trump has emphasized that the dramatic changes will come at “zero cost

By Thomas Bordeaux, CNN (CNN) — As excavators dug into the side of the White House this week, photos and videos made clear just how dramatically President Donald Trump’s plans to build a new ballroom will affect the historic structure. Now, satellite images offer a new perspective on the scope of the work. A satellite

KABC, KCAL, KCBS, CNN By Josh Campbell, Alex Stambaugh, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — A federal marshal and an undocumented immigrant were injured Tuesday after an agent’s weapon discharged during an immigration enforcement operation in Los Angeles, officials said. Federal prosecutors allege a man, identified as Carlitos Ricardo Parias, a 44-year-old Mexican national living in

By Cindy Von Quednow, Amanda Musa and Melissa Gray, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — Los Angeles County’s district attorney said Thursday he’ll recommend that a judge resentence Lyle and Erik Menendez nearly 30 years after the brothers were convicted of the murders of their parents – a recommendation that he said would make them eligible

By Josh Campbell, Alex Stambaugh, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — A federal marshal and an undocumented immigrant were injured Tuesday after an agent’s weapon discharged during an immigration enforcement operation in Los Angeles, officials said. Federal prosecutors allege a man, identified as Carlitos Ricardo Parias, a 44-year-old Mexican national living in South Los Angeles, rammed

WSB, ATLANTA POLICE DEPARTMENT, CNN By Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — Authorities arrested a man inside Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Monday after his family alerted police that he was armed and headed to the airport to “shoot it up.” The man, Billy Joe Cagle, was not armed when he was arrested but police found

By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington (CNN) — The plane Grammy-winning songwriter Brett James was piloting entered a “tightening spiral” before it crashed and killed everyone on board last month, according to a preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board. James, 57, was flying his single engine plane on Sept. 18, when it crashed into

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By Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — Authorities arrested a man inside Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Monday after his family alerted police that he was armed and headed to the airport to “shoot it up.” The man, Billy Joe Cagle, was not armed when he was arrested but police found an “AR-15 assault rifle” in

By Whitney Wild, Andi Babineau, Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Chicago (CNN) — Trump administration officials are defending themselves in court as a federal judge demands explanations for their response to tense protests against immigration enforcement actions in Chicago. Monday’s hearing began with a promise Customs and Border Protection is taking seriously the judge’s order for

By Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — A Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling Monday will allow the Trump administration to deploy National Guard troops in Portland, saying it is likely to succeed on its appeal of an order that blocked the deployment. The appellate court ruling — an important legal victory in a showdown over

By Laura Sharman, CNN (CNN) — A Wisconsin man has been charged with making threats against federal law enforcement after posting a series of TikTok videos in which he called for Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to be shot and killed, according to federal prosecutors. Andrew Stanton, 38, of Kenosha, was arrested last week and

By Bill Kirkos, Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — The Department of Justice and an attorney for Marimar Martinez, who was shot by a federal agent after an alleged car ramming in Chicago earlier this month, have painted vastly different pictures of who is responsible for the incident – the woman or the federal agents. But

By Bill Kirkos, Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — A judge in Illinois said she has “serious concerns” over whether federal law enforcement agents are following her order to avoid violent encounters with protesters and journalists in Chicago. “I’m a little startled frankly, that since Thursday when I entered the (temporary restraining order) last week, I’m

By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — After the sentencing of Susan Lorincz – the White woman who fatally shot her Black neighbor, Ajike “AJ” Owens, through an apartment door in a dispute over Owens’ children playing near her home – the victim’s mother said her family could finally start to heal. “Now, we truly can