11-year-old De'Evan McFall dreamed of making it to the NFL. A stray bullet stopped that goal in its tracks
De'Evan is among more than 1,300 children and teens that have been killed by a gun in 2023 in the US, according to the Gun Violence Archive.
1970-01-01 08:00
Congo boat tragedy death toll climbs to 52, dozens still missing
The bodies of at least 52 people have been recovered from the Congo River after their boat capsized late last week, a provincial minister said on Monday, warning that the death toll could rise further with many still missing.
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Zahmire Lopez, an 8-year-old with dance moves and rap skills, killed by gun violence in his Jersey home
The Newark boy is one of more than 1,300 children and teens killed by a gun so far in 2023 as firearms remain the top cause of death for US youth, according to the Gun Violence Archive and federal data.
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Sir'Antonio Brown would play outside until the sun went down -- until a shooting killed the 6-year-old near his Kansas City home
Since the kindergartener was fatally shot in May, his family has been committed to keeping his loving spirit alive.
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'You take that light away from a family and it's devastating': Loved ones mourn loss of 15-year-old Shadrach Hall-Turner
Shadrach was born in October 2007 in Washington state. When his parents started struggling with addiction, a loving and close-knit network of extended family members stepped in to help care for Shadrach. Now, that village is devastated.
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He stopped at a gas station for a chocolate bar and Gatorade. Then he was gunned down
Alexander Lara Delgado's mother lost her only child on the early morning of January 7, awoken by a phone call that her son had been shot after his car was struck by another at the gas station and an altercation ensued. The happy, lovable and outgoing teen left behind both parents, four half-siblings on his dad's side and two stepsiblings.
1970-01-01 08:00
UN 'deeply concerned' over reports women and children killed in Myanmar bombing
The United Nations says it is "deeply concerned" by reports that civilians, including women and children, were killed and injured in a bombing at a camp for internally displaced people in Myanmar.
1970-01-01 08:00
This 12-year-old treated every room like a stage and his family was his adoring audience. Then he was killed in a drive-by shooting
Eric Gregory Brown III treated every room like a stage. Always ready to dance and perform, he moved fast and used words too big for a 12-year-old to know.
1970-01-01 08:00
The arrest in Tupac Shakur's murder leaves many wondering: What about Biggie?
In the 50-year history of hip-hop, there have never been two stars whose lives -- and deaths -- have been more examined than Tupac Shakur and Christopher Wallace, the rapper known professionally as the Notorious B.I.G. or Biggie Smalls.
1970-01-01 08:00
Tupac murder: Detective who testified before grand jury said he believes murders of Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls related
A Las Vegas Metropolitan Police detective investigating the 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur testified before a grand jury in September that detectives had a theory that his murder and the murder of rapper Biggie Smalls may have been related.
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Frankie Rosiles was 10 when a stray bullet took his life. His best friend thinks about him every day
Frankie was an ambitious fourth grader who loved to sing in the car and make people laugh. He became one of more than 1,300 children killed by a gun in the US this year.
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4 horses have died at a San Francisco Bay Area race track within a 2-week span
Four horses have died at Golden Gate Fields in the San Francisco Bay Area in the past two weeks, California Horse Racing Board spokesperson Mike Marten told CNN on Tuesday.
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