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By Stella Chan, CNN Police in central California say they are treating the early August disappearance of 22-year-old Jolissa Fuentes, last seen…

By Melissa Alonso and Zoe Sottile, CNN An 11-year-old boy died after he fell into the water and was swept into a storm drain during a flash flood in…

By Zoe Sottile, CNN A shipment of baby wipes at the US-Mexico border turned out to be something quite different: $11.8 million worth of cocaine. US…

By Amanda Watts, CNN A brick column at Lewis & Clark College in Oregon collapsed Monday, killing one student and injuring two others while they…

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN When it comes to your wireless device, carriers not only know where you are every time you make a phone call or use your data…

By Chris Boyette, Rebekah Riess and Zoe Sottile, CNN A train conductor was killed in a train derailment in El Paso, Texas, late Monday night,…

By Amir Vera, Jason Hanna and Nouran Salahieh, CNN Recent torrential rain coupled with years of water system issues have resulted in a crisis in…

By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN As shoppers at a grocery in Bend, Oregon, meandered down aisles and considered produce choices Sunday night, a 20-year-old…

By Amanda Musa, CNN Dean “Diz” Laird, the only known Navy ace to shoot down both German and Japanese planes during World War II, has…

By Meron Moges-Gerbi, CNN Sixty high schools across the United States have started offering Advanced Placement courses on African American studies…

By Amy Simonson and Dave Alsup, CNN A series of home invasions over more than four years targeted high-profile celebrities and wealthy homeowners…

By Taylor Romine, CNN A Houston-based oil company and two subsidiaries have agreed to plead guilty to violating the federal Clean Water Act and pay a…

By Dakin Andone and Raja Razek, CNN A gunman who killed two people and injured five others — including two police officers — in Phoenix…

CNN Library Here is a look at the life of civil rights activist Julian Bond. Personal Birth date: January 14, 1940 Death date: August 15, 2015 Birth…