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Crime|Election|Political|US

Rep. Ilhan Omar challenges legality of Trump administration search of her home

October 17, 2026

Crime|Education

This university cracked down on Greek life. Here’s how it’s going

October 17, 2026

Police seek answers after children killed in Oregon school shooting

US police were investigating on Friday why a 16-year-old boy shot dead three children and a teacher at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, and how he got hold of the long gun used

October 16, 2026

Arts|Crime|Education

How a driver, a dad and a teacher tried to stop the Oregon school shooter

A driver, a dad and a teacher are among at least three people who tried to stop a 16-year-old gunman who attacked an Oregon elementary school this week

October 17, 2026

Crime

Suspicious substances mailed to dozens of election and congressional offices nationwide

October 15, 2026

Crime|Travel

Three sentenced to 158 years in Mexico for murder of Australian, US surfers

A Mexican judge on Friday sentenced three men to 158 years and nine months in prison each for the killings of two Australian

October 17, 2026

Teen shooter who killed 4 at Oregon elementary school was a former student, police say

Police say a teacher threw her phone at the teenage gunman who killed four people at an Oregon elementary school, then tackled and fought with him

October 16, 2026

Rep. Ilhan Omar's attorneys demand return of property seized in federal search of her home

Attorneys for Rep_ Ilhan Omar are asking the Justice Department to immediately return property that federal agents seized from her home this week, arguing that the search stemming from an investigation into her citizenship status was “neither justified nor lawful.”

October 17, 2026

Crime|Election|Political

California officials who process ballots from suspected noncitizens risk prosecution, US warns

The Trump administration is escalating its fight with California ahead of next month’s midterm election, warning that local officials who process ballots submitted by suspected noncitizen voters are putting themselves at risk of criminal investigation and potential prosecution

October 16, 2026

Records reveal mechanical failures, faulty restraints and broken bones at Six Flags parks

In the years leading up to this week’s fatal accident at its Georgia theme park, Six Flags has been accused of failing to maintain its parks amid hundreds of reports of injuries and dangerous malfunctions on its aging thrill rides, according to a CNN analysis of public records and court filings. Kyung Lah reports.

October 16, 2026

Meta denies accusation of anti-Lula political bias in Brazil after electoral court ruling

Tech giant Meta has denied accusations it has acted with political bias during Brazil’s presidential campaign

October 16, 2026

Arts|Crime

Florida art dealer gets nearly 4 years in prison for scheme to sell fake Andy Warhol artworks

A South Florida art dealer has been sentenced to nearly four years in federal prison for a scheme that involved selling fake Andy Warhol artworks

October 16, 2026

The Latest: Teacher threw cellphone and tackled gunman who killed 4 at Oregon school, police say

A 16-year-old opened fire at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, killing three children and a teacher before he was shot by a person at the scene who pursued him into the school

October 16, 2026

Crime|Economy|Education|Lifestyle|Political

DOJ reaches settlement with Mississippi police department it found routinely violated civil rights

The U.S. Department of Justice announced Friday it reached a settlement forcing reforms for a Mississippi city and its police department, which the DOJ found discriminated against Black people, used excessive force and retaliated against critics

October 16, 2026

ICE pursuit in Houston that broke a man's leg targeted a suspect who died years ago, family says

A federal immigration vehicle hit a Houston construction worker while pursuing a man who apparently died years ago

October 16, 2026

Arts|Business|Crime|Economy

Vandalism threatens nearly $1 billion Metrocenter Mall redevelopment in Jackson

October 16, 2026

Crime|Political|World

Lebanon opens investigation into Syrian militia leader's abduction and transfer to Syria

Lebanese authorities are investigating how a former Syrian militia commander was kidnapped in Lebanon and taken to Syria

October 16, 2026

Arts|Asia|Crime|Europe|MidEast

Community leaders say foiled Illinois mass shooting was result of surge in anti-Hindu hate online

Authorities have arrested a 19-year-old man on suspicion of attempting a mass shooting at a Hindu temple in Aurora, Illinois

October 16, 2026

Crime|Education

Sources: Oregon elementary school shooter is a 16-year-old male

Multiple law enforcement officers tell CNN a 16-year-old male was behind a deadly shooting at an elementary school that killed three children and one adult. The shooter is also dead. Chief Law Enforcement and Intelligence Analyst John Miller breaks the news on OutFront.

October 15, 2026

Putin says Russia is building non-negotiable 'security zone' in Ukraine along border

Russia is establishing a "security zone" inside Ukraine along their border, which will be non-negotiable in any future talks with Kyiv, President Vladimir Putin said on

October 16, 2026

7-year-old cancer survivor returns home after 10 months at St. Jude

October 16, 2026

Crime

New York Democrats want parking lot owners to ban ICE from their properties

Mayor Zohran Mamdani and top New York Democrats are urging private parking lot owners to block federal immigration officers from using their properties

October 16, 2026

Arts|Crime

Massachusetts man pleads not guilty to killing his mother after argument over cats

October 16, 2026

Russian strikes and winter hardship may drive more Ukrainians from homes, UN agency warns

Millions of Ukrainians face another winter of

October 16, 2026

Arts|Celebrity|Crime|Entertainment

Sean 'Diddy' Combs moved to a new prison after reports of a luxury lifestyle behind bars

Sean “Diddy” Combs has been moved to a federal prison in Pennsylvania after reports that the hip-hop mogul was living the high life and was injured in a fight at his New Jersey lockup

October 16, 2026

Crime|Europe|MidEast

Norwegian teen sentenced to 20 years in prison for plotting murder in UK for Iran-linked gang

A Norwegian teenager has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for traveling to Britain to carry out a contract killing for an international crime gang linked to Iran

October 16, 2026

Crime|World

Italy names senior Israelis, Katz in probe over Gaza flotilla activists

Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz and senior military, police and prison officials have been placed under investigation in Italy over the treatment of Gaza flotilla

October 16, 2026

Crime|Health

12-year-old bicyclist hospitalized after being pinned under truck in Michigan

October 16, 2026

Crime

Judge in Alex Murdaugh’s retrial insists case will not ‘become a circus’ as parties clash over evidence

October 16, 2026

Swiss journalist risks court sentence for exposing top banker

Zurich prosecutors this week charged Swiss journalist Lukas Haessig with violating banking secrecy over reporting that set off a high-profile corporate criminal trial of the

October 16, 2026

Arts|Crime|Entertainment

'Wild-eyed' comedian Russell Brand tried to drag me into toilets, woman tells UK court

One of six women who accuse Russell Brand of sex offences told a London court on Friday that the British actor and comedian turned into a "wild-eyed maniac

October 16, 2026

Arts|Crime|Education|Entertainment|Lifestyle

Behind bars, 27 Colorado women graduate from program aimed at breaking cycle of incarceration

October 16, 2026

Trump administration sued over accelerated immigration process for migrant kids

October 16, 2026

Crime|Health|Science

Minnesota man dies after routine dental cleaning in Hopkins, police investigating

October 16, 2026

Crime

Bones found at Horsch "house of horrors" in Olney section of Philadelphia, sources say

October 16, 2026

Crime|Education

3 children and a teacher were killed in Oregon elementary school shooting, police say. The teen shooter is also dead

October 15, 2026

Crime|Education|Entertainment

Teen shooter kills 4 at Oregon elementary school before being shot by a witness

Authorities say a 16-year-old opened fire at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, killing three children and a teacher

October 15, 2026

Crime|Environment|US

Body found in barrel in Lake Mead identified as Arkansas man after DNA testing, Las Vegas authorities say

October 15, 2026

Arts|Crime|Environment

Las Vegas officials identify a homicide victim whose body was found in a barrel in Lake Mead

Las Vegas officials have identified a homicide victim whose remains were found in a rusted barrel on a Lake Mead shore after the lake’s level was depleted amid drought

October 15, 2026

Crime|Education|US

Shooter kills four at Oregon elementary school before being shot dead by community member

A 16-year-old shooter opened fire on Thursday at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, killing four people including three children, before being

October 15, 2026

Trump administration sues California to block state from counting alleged noncitizen mail-in ballots

The Trump administration has sued California election officials

October 15, 2026

Car registered to man accused of planning mass shooting was at Hindu temple he targeted, police say

Illinois authorities believe a 19-year-old man charged with planning a mass shooting at a Hindu temple in suburban Chicago entered the building’s parking lot on Sunday, hours before police arrested him near his home after receiving a tip about the alleged attack plan

October 15, 2026

Crime|Education|News|US

School shootings in the US: Fast facts

September 22, 2023

Authorities investigate letters with 'suspicious substances' sent to congressional, election offices

Federal authorities are investigating letters with “suspicious substances” that have been mailed to congressional and election offices nationwide

October 15, 2026

Hurricane Trudy looms over Mexico's Pacific coast, severe rainfall expected

Hurricane Trudy moved parallel to Mexico's western coast on Thursday, threatening further rain and strong winds in a region already battered in recent weeks by storms

October 15, 2026

Yemen's Houthis hit palace in Aden, coalition details attacks on Saudi infrastructure

Yemen's Houthis fired missiles at the presidential palace complex in the southern city of Aden on Thursday,

October 15, 2026

Crime|Education

Woman chases man she believes sexually assaulted her friend at a University of Chicago fraternity party

October 16, 2026

Crime

Pennsylvania man who killed family had controlled their movements and finances: police

Police say a Pennsylvania gunman who killed several family members had strictly controlled their finances and interactions with others

October 16, 2026

Custodian sentenced for role in audacious New Orleans jailbreak of 10 inmates

A New Orleans jail worker received a 2.5-year prison sentence Thursday for enabling 10 inmates to escape through a hole behind a toilet after he turned off its water

October 16, 2026

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