Harsh new reality, cold case confession, secret switcheroo: Catch up on the day’s stories

By Daniel Wine, CNN

👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Rescue teams are scrambling to free people trapped under rubble in the aftermath of Colombia’s 7.4 magnitude earthquake. CNN’s David Culver is reporting from the hard-hit city of Pereira as the death toll climbs.

➕ How to help those affected by the earthquake

Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day.

5 things

1️⃣ Harsh new reality

Haitians living in the US had been holding out hope for a last-minute extension of their Temporary Protected Status. Instead they’re losing their jobs, getting arrested and forced to wear ankle monitors.

➕ Civil rights groups ask judge to block Trump’s new birthright citizenship order

2️⃣ Cold case confession

Decades after the killing of a young mother in Florida, Gary Glowacz decided to turn himself in. When questioned by police, he said he had not realized the woman had died until he read an article about the case.

3️⃣ Secret switcheroo

The news that President Donald Trump hid in a catering truck so he could take a different plane home because of a security threat from Iran raises a lot of questions. CNN’s Aaron Blake explains why it’s problematic.

4️⃣ Mounting debt

More Americans are falling even further behind on their home and car loans than at any time in the past decade, new data show. The figures underscored that this is not a one-size-fits-all economy.

5️⃣ Touchy subject

Amanda Knox has a new comedy show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. The family of Meredith Kercher — her roommate who was killed in Italy in 2007 — isn’t amused.

Watch this

🚛 Too tall: Dashcam footage captured a tractor trailer slamming into a highway overpass in Rockland County, New York. The driver wasn’t injured but received a ticket for an over-height vehicle.

Top headlines

• Lindsey Graham’s seat up for grabs in South Carolina GOP special election
• Derecho leaves over 800,000 without power in Midwest as powerful storms push east
• Former classmates describe Ohio Rep. Max Miller as ‘hotheaded’ and ‘misogynistic’

Check this out

🖋️ ‘Mind maps’: British artist Gareth Fuller creates intricate representations of the time he spends walking and exploring cities. His work might actually get you lost — and that’s the point.

For CNN subscribers

• ‘Brand-new everything’: How data centers transformed this small town’s economy
• ‘Fireworks suck’: Removed El-Sayed videos urged getting rid of the 4th of July tradition, raised replacing 2nd Amendment
• The disinfecting mistake many people make at home

Quiz time

🫂 Former US Marine Robert Gilman was just released from detention in which country?

A. Iran

B. China

C. Russia

D. Syria

⬇️ Scroll down for the answer.

Thanks for reading

✅ Most popular in yesterday’s newsletter: A DC trial was nearing its end when the jury made a discovery that shocked everyone in the courtroom

🧠 Quiz answer: C. Gilman, who had been detained in Russia since 2022, was freed because of severe concerns about his health.

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Today’s edition of 5 Things PM was edited and produced by CNN’s Kimberly Richardson and Gina Park.