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A FedEx driver panicked after striking a 7-year-old girl in Texas with his work van and threw her in the truck, where he killed her, authorities said.Tanner Lynn Horner, 31, who is charged with capital murder and aggravated kidnapping, told authorities he placed Athena Strand in his work truck after he struck her with it, according to an arrest warrant affidavit released Thursday.Horner allegedly told investigators the child was not seriously injured when he accidentally backed the truck into her. Horner also told investigators he even spoke to the girl in his van where she told him her name, the…

CNN  —  As a repeal of the US military’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate took a step closer to becoming law on Thursday, military officials and experts are warning it’s a change that could have adverse ripple-effects on military readiness and the ability of service members to deploy around the world. “This isn’t just our side of the equation,” a defense official told CNN regarding the possible impact of the change. “It’s what our partners and people that we would train and work with are asking us to do to enter the country.” The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) released on Tuesday…

Every 3.2 seconds, someone receives a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers from the University of Washington developed an early Alzheimer’s prevention test to measure levels of amyloid beta oligomers in the blood.While the test detected oligomers in those already experiencing mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or Alzheimer’s disease, it also picked up the presence of oligomers in people in the control group who later developed the disease. About every 3.2 seconds, somewhere around the world, someone receives a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease — a currently incurable type of dementia causing cognitive issues and memory loss.Past research shows when a person receives…

Police: Occupants of vehicle seen near crime scene may have information about slain students Police in Moscow, Idaho, are looking for a white 2011-2013 Hyundai Elantra that was seen around the home where four University of Idaho students were found dead. CNN’s Veronica Miracle reports. Source: CNN

It’s every passenger’s worst nightmare: An airline cancels a flight, stranding travelers in need of alternative ways to get to their destination. That’s what happened to 13 strangers who booked a Frontier Airlines flight from Orlando, Florida, to Knoxville, Tennessee, on Sunday evening. After customer service representatives announced that passengers would have to wait 48 hours for the next available flights to Knoxville, the group came together, rented a van and took off on a 12-hour road trip. One of the passengers, Alanah Story, a media manager, documented the journey on her TikTok account. Her initial video announcing the impromptu…

Vinicius Jr calls critics killjoys, as Brazil follow in the fabled tradition of Roger Milla and Bebeto.Twinkle-toed Brazil winger Vinicius Jr has hit back at criticism of his team’s celebratory dance routines following goals, saying he and his teammates would “continue to express our joy”. The 22-year-old, whose goal against South Korea opened the floodgates in Brazil’s round-of-16 match on Monday, was speaking out after media commentators, including former Manchester United player Roy Keane, griped about the exuberant celebrations. Brazil coach Tite had joined in the dance. “[Scoring] goals is the most important thing in football,” said the Real Madrid…

Users on the Reddit social media site have come to the defense of an airline traveler who informed a tall passenger during some apparently tense moments on board that he should have purchased additional legroom to accommodate his size — rather than infringing on others around him. A Redditor who goes by the user name “Itchy-Smell8152” recently asked others in the subreddit “Am I the A*****e” (AITA) for their opinions about how he handled a tricky travel situation.In essence, he was not permitted to recline his seat on an airplane because the passenger behind him was too tall to accommodate it.AIR…

A version of this story appears in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. CNN  —  Americans have moved on from Covid-19, but the disease has not gone away. In China, the government has finally begun to ease draconian zero-Covid policies. Meanwhile, in the US, most Americans are resigned to the idea that Covid-19 will not be gone in their lifetime and many feel a return to masking is unpleasant. The current rise in Covid-19 cases is one leg of a triple threat – a “tridemic,” a “tripledemic” or a “trifecta,” as…

A group of former Twitter employees who are suing the company spoke out Thursday, alleging that new owner Elon Musk’s mass layoffs at the company have triggered multiple labor rights violations. “Real people were affected by this, I have a family, I have kids to support,” former Twitter engineer Wren Turkal said during a press conference in San Francisco. “All that we’re looking for is fairness.” Another former Twitter engineer, Emmanuel Cornet, said during the event: “It seems like the layoffs have been done in a way that’s really clumsy and inhumane and potentially illegal … and this is the…

President Donald Trump’s office could be held in contempt of court for failing to comply with a subpoena issued in May requiring all classified documents in his possession be returned, according to reports.The Washington Post reported on Thursday that individuals associated with the matter spoke on anonymity while describing the court proceedings. The individuals told the Washington Post that Justice Department lawyers requested U.S. District Court Judge Beryl A. Howell hold the former president’s office in contempt of court, though no action has been taken on the request.TRUMP INQUIRY: COURT LIFTS JUDGE’S HOLD BLOCKING DOJ FROM USING CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS FOUND…