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Inside the high-risk decision to testify in your own defense
3+ hour, 43+ min ago (1116+ words) (CNN) " To speak, or not to speak? That is the question criminal defendants face at trial. In three recent high-profile criminal trials, the defendant answered that question with a firm yes and took the stand to give their side of…...
Open AI's Sam Altman apologizes to Canadian community after failing to flag mass shooter's conversations with its AI chatbot
14+ hour, 47+ min ago (330+ words) By Paula Newton, CNN Ottawa (CNN) " Sam Altman, the head of Open AI, has formally apologized to the community of Tumbler Ridge, BC, after a mass shooting in February. He admitted his company did not alert authorities to the shooter's…...
EPSO investigating early morning shooting during attempted car break-in
20+ hour, 44+ min ago (244+ words) EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) -- El Paso County Sheriff's Office (EPSO) is investigating a shooting that left one victim shot in the chest after they allegedly confronted three people attempting to break into their car. EPSO says they received multiple…...
Ex-Philippines leader to go on trial over dozens of murders committed when he was mayor and president
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (568+ words) A three-judge panel found unanimously there were "substantial grounds" to believe the ex-leader was responsible for dozens of murders, first as mayor of the southern Philippine city of Davao and later when he was president. Duterte, who served as president…...
Police responding to a report of a shooting at Baton Rouge mall, officials say
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (109+ words) By Cindy Von Quednow, Isabel Rosales, CNN (CNN) " Law enforcement is responding to a report of a shooting at the Mall of Louisiana in Baton Rouge on Thursday, authorities said. "I am aware of the active shooter scene at the…...
Former police officer arrested for allegedly planning mass shooting at New Orleans festival
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (477+ words) By Rebekah Riess, Dianne Gallagher, CNN (CNN) " A former police officer was arrested in Florida on Wednesday after authorities found information suggesting he planned a mass shooting at a festival in New Orleans, according to the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office....
The New York Times decries "alarming" probe of reporter who wrote about FBI director"s girlfriend
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (756+ words) (CNN) " The New York Times said the Federal Bureau of Investigation "began investigating" its reporter Elizabeth Williamson after she wrote a story involving FBI director Kash Patel titled "Patel's girlfriend seeks fame and fortune, escorted by an FBI SWAT team....
Two dead in suspected homicide-suicide in Pueblo
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (125+ words) PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) -- Police are investigating after two people were found dead Wednesday morning in what authorities believe is a homicide-suicide. According to the Pueblo Police Department, officers were dispatched around 9: 18 a. m. on April 22 to a home in the 3300 block of…...
Big smiles and bigger hearts: These are the 8 children killed in the Shreveport mass shooting
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (1276+ words) By Andy Rose, Lauren Mascarenhas, Isabel Rosales, Caroll Alvarado, CNN Elkins stretched his hands behind them, enveloping his kids like a big hug. On Facebook, he said it was the first time he had all of his children together at…...
A Louisiana man killed 8 children, 7 of his own. His family said warning signs preceded the tragedy
3+ day, 29+ min ago (1700+ words) By Zoe Sottile, Lauren Mascarenhas, Isabel Rosales, Maria Sole Campinoti, Taylor Romine, CNN Shreveport, Louisiana (CNN) " Freddie Montgomery looked across the street as he walked home from visiting a neighbor and saw Shamar Elkins. The 31-year-old was sitting on the…...