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By Chris Boyette, Pete Muntean and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — For years, the shortage of certified air traffic controllers in the US has led to flight disruptions and headaches for travelers across the country, most recently at busy Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey, where staffing issues have led to major delays for

CNN By Chris Boyette and Jason Morris, CNN Atlanta (CNN) — Mahendra Patel was looking for Tylenol in a Georgia Walmart two months ago when he encountered a woman with two children – riding a motorized cart she was driving – and asked her for help to find the medication, his lawyer says. What happened

By Chris Boyette and Jason Morris, CNN Atlanta (CNN) — Mahendra Patel was looking for Tylenol in a Georgia Walmart two months ago when he encountered a woman with two children – riding a motorized cart she was driving – and asked her for help to find the medication, his lawyer says. What happened next,

By Jean Casarez and Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — The second murder trial of Karen Read, a former adjunct professor and financial analyst who is accused of causing the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend, continues Monday with additional witnesses to be called to the stand. Those witnesses will be hard-pressed to top the

By Andrew Torgan, Daniel Wine and Meghan Pryce, CNN (CNN) — Are you reeling from the recent stock market gyrations? Afraid to look at your 401(k) balance? Does it feel like we’re already in a recession? We’ve got you covered. Check out CNN’s guide to financial sanity in a not-so-sane world. Here’s what else you

By Hanna Park, Taylor Romine and Kara Devlin, CNN (CNN) — The city of Cincinnati is looking for answers after two high-profile killings on consecutive days – killings officials say are connected. On Thursday, city police fatally shot an armed 18-year-old as he ran from them, and the next day long-serving sheriff’s deputy Larry Henderson

By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — The judge tasked with weighing in on the government’s reach into higher education in Harvard University’s recent lawsuit against the Trump administration is an experienced prosecutor and jurist with a history of taking on tough cases – including those involving both the Ivy League and the president. “95% of

WXIX, WLWT, CNN By Hanna Park, Taylor Romine and Kara Devlin, CNN (CNN) — The city of Cincinnati is looking for answers after two high-profile killings on consecutive days – killings officials say are connected. On Thursday, city police fatally shot an armed 18-year-old as he ran from them, and the next day long-serving sheriff’s

By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — A small plane crashed into two homes in Simi Valley, California, Saturday afternoon, leaving two people and a dog dead, police told to CNN. The plane slammed into the two-story, single-family homes around 2:10 p.m. – igniting a fire and sending huge plumes of smoke into the air. People

By Julia Vargas Jones, Dalia Faheid and Norma Galeana, CNN (CNN) — A Guatemalan woman who had just given birth at an Arizona hospital was swiftly taken into US Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody before being released on Saturday as she faces deportation proceedings. The woman, who attorneys identified only by her first name, Erika,

By Hanna Park, Taylor Romine and Kara Devlin, CNN (CNN) — A Cincinnati sheriff’s deputy was fatally struck by a car driven by the father of an armed 18-year-old man who was shot and killed by police a day earlier, authorities say. The driver “in a way that was calculated and premeditated lined up his

By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — Acceptance, rite of passage, and tradition continue fueling the age-old practice of hazing, making it prevalent on collegiate sports teams, among Greek life groups and at the high school level despite state and federal laws. This time, 11 teen varsity lacrosse players from Westhill High School in Syracuse, New

By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN (CNN) — For the past 45 years, Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood has celebrated Cinco de Mayo with a parade featuring Mexican bands, floats and dancers, and a festival at a local park. But this year’s celebration, which attracts up to 300,000 people annually, has been canceled. Chicago is among several

By Pete Muntean, CNN (CNN) — Some helicopter flights to the Pentagon have been put on hold by the US Army pending an investigation after two planes at nearby Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport were forced to abort landings last week as a US Army Black Hawk helicopter approached the Pentagon nearby. “12th Aviation Battalion

By Jeff Winter, CNN (CNN) — A Harvard Medical School researcher currently detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement says she should have reviewed customs protocols before attempting to enter the US with “non-hazardous” frog embryo samples but insists what she told immigration agents was misunderstood. “I never provided false information to any government official,” Kseniia

By Pete Muntean, CNN (CNN) — Investigators probing last week’s crash that killed champion aerobatic pilot Rob Holland as he attempted to land at Langley Air Force Base in Virginia are focused on a part of a special modification to his airplane’s controls. The new findings published by the National Transportation Safety Board on Friday

By Pete Muntean, CNN (CNN) — Air traffic control staffing issues continued to cause major delays for passengers flying in and out of the busy Newark airport outside of New York City for an unprecedented sixth day in a row. The Federal Aviation Administration once again imposed delays Saturday for flights bound for Newark Liberty

By Jeff Winter and Nicki Brown, CNN Cambridge, Massachusetts (CNN) — As Harvard University students hunker down for spring semester finals, dozens of students rallied on campus on Tuesday urging the school’s leadership to hold firm in their fight with the Trump administration. It was the latest public display of support the Harvard community has

By Andy Rose and Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump says Harvard University will be stripped of its tax-exempt status — redoubling an extraordinary threat that the Ivy League school’s president is pushing back against. “We are going to be taking away Harvard’s Tax Exempt Status. It’s what they deserve!” Trump posted Friday

By Jade Walker, CNN (CNN) — Ever heard of the de minimis exception? It’s about to make President Donald Trump’s trade war with China hit much closer to home. The exception is a major shipping loophole that allowed the importing of goods worth less than $800 to come into the US duty-free and often without

By Stephanie Elam, Kat Jaeger and Norma Galeana, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — All Carlos could do was cry. He watched as other day laborers in a Home Depot parking lot in Pomona, California, were detained by Customs and Border Protection agents April 22. Later, Carlos – who withheld his last name – stood before

By Shimon Prokupecz, Linh Tran and Evelio Contreras, CNN Syracuse, New York (CNN) — As two other crosstown rivals played a thrilling lacrosse game that went into overtime one night last week, some members of the Westhill High School boys’ varsity lacrosse team were in the stands hatching a plan. Team members texted each other,

CNN By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Do cheating spouses, school bullies and lousy coworkers have bad juju coming to them? A new study found that most believers in karma think so — and that good deeds are rewarded. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day: 5

By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Do cheating spouses, school bullies and lousy coworkers have bad juju coming to them? A new study found that most believers in karma think so — and that good deeds are rewarded. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day: 5 things

By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Harvard University’s release this week of a long-awaited, 300-page report addressing antisemitism on campus is the latest milestone in an issue that has been incredibly painful for the campus community – and incredibly powerful for its biggest critic: the Trump administration. The Ivy League school doesn’t entirely disagree with

CNN By Jade Walker, CNN (CNN) — Earlier this week, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced his intention to end the Defense Department’s Women, Peace and Security program, which increases the participation of women at all levels of conflict prevention and resolution. Although Hegseth described it as a “woke divisive/social justice/Biden initiative,” it was President Donald

By Jade Walker, CNN (CNN) — Earlier this week, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced his intention to end the Defense Department’s Women, Peace and Security program, which increases the participation of women at all levels of conflict prevention and resolution. Although Hegseth described it as a “woke divisive/social justice/Biden initiative,” it was President Donald Trump

By Eric Levenson, Alaa Elassar, Stephanie Elam and Omar Jimenez, CNN (CNN) — Thousands of people attended May Day protests across the country Thursday in response to the Trump administration’s controversial moves against immigrants and federal workers over its first 100 days. Scores of people filled the streets in cities including Los Angeles, New York

CNN, WSTM By Emma Tucker, Holly Yan and Shimon Prokupecz, CNN (CNN) — Eleven teen lacrosse players from upstate New York have been charged with unlawful imprisonment in the second degree — a misdemeanor — due to their alleged involvement in the extreme hazing of five younger teammates, according to a partially redacted complaint Thursday

By Polo Sandoval and Gloria Pazmino, CNN (CNN) — Freshly released from detention and wearing a keffiyeh in apparent support of his native Palestine, Columbia University student Mohsen Mahdawi resumed his activism immediately after posting bond at the federal courthouse in Burlington, Vermont. “Where we go from this? We have to mobilize. We have to

CNN By Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — The legal punishments for each of the 11 Syracuse high school students who surrendered for their alleged involvement in the extreme hazing of five younger lacrosse players could vary, legal experts say. The Westhill High School student athletes – who are not being identified due to their age

By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! A pet kangaroo named Sheila escaped and caused a kerfuffle — and a minor crash — on Interstate 85 in Alabama before she was moved to safety. Bet those two drivers were hopping mad! Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day:

CNN By Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday acknowledged that he could secure the return of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man who was wrongly deported to El Salvador last month but refuses to do so. The comments appear to contradict previous remarks made by him and his top aides

By Holly Yan and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — All 11 Westhill High School lacrosse players suspected of being involved in hazing a teammate in Syracuse, New York, have turned themselves in, Onondaga County First Chief Assistant District Attorney Joseph Coolican said Wednesday. The non-juvenile students will be arraigned, while the juveniles will go “straight

By Dakin Andone, Jean Casarez and Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — A key witness in the retrial of Karen Read returned to the stand Wednesday for a second day of testimony, as she recounted the hours leading up to the death of Read’s boyfriend John O’Keefe — and the moment the off-duty Boston police

WFTS, SANDY TODD, ROBIN HAMM, CITY OF CLEARWATER, JANNUS LIVE, CNN By Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — An attorney representing the driver of the boat that collided Sunday with a ferry off Clearwater, Florida, killing one person and injuring 10 others, disputes that he fled the scene, as the victim’s family demands answers about an

By Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — An attorney representing the driver of the boat that collided Sunday with a ferry off Clearwater, Florida, killing one person and injuring 10 others, disputes that he fled the scene, as the victim’s family demands answers about an investigation that has so far led to no arrests. The ferry

By Jade Walker, CNN (CNN) — Spring has finally arrived in my neck of the woods. Although the last frost date isn’t until next week, the trees are abundant with white and pink blossoms and sage-colored leaves. The birds have returned from their southern sojourn and are once again singing love songs at 5 a.m.

CNN By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — When both dogs are walking, Pearl, a 9.14-centimeter (3.6-inch) tall chihuahua, barely reaches the top of Reggie’s paw, such is the towering height of the 1.007-meter (3-foot, 4-inch) Great Dane. It’s easy to forget they are the same species. Pearl is the world’s shortest living dog and Reggie

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — When both dogs are walking, Pearl, a 9.14-centimeter (3.6-inch) tall chihuahua, barely reaches the top of Reggie’s paw, such is the towering height of the 1.007-meter (3-foot, 4-inch) Great Dane. It’s easy to forget they are the same species. Pearl is the world’s shortest living dog and Reggie is

By Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday acknowledged that he could secure the return of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man who was wrongly deported to El Salvador last month but refuses to do so. The comments appear to contradict previous remarks made by him and his top aides who

By Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — As Jim Stephens approached the podium at the University of Alabama’s main graduation ceremony in May 2007, the United States was entering its fourth year of the Iraq War, with troops across the region – and the death toll – surging. For Stephens, a former soldier who’d become the

AUSTIN PRICE By Taylor Lang & Liza Coffin Click here for updates on this story     MACON COUNTY, Alabama (WVTM) — An unexpected sight in Alabama turned heads on the interstate Tuesday – a kangaroo named Sheila. The pet kangaroo had gotten loose and decided to see if it could race cars on Interstate 85 between

By Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — A runaway kangaroo temporarily shut down a portion of an interstate highway in Alabama on Tuesday as state troopers and the animal’s owner attempted to remove it from harm’s way. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said part of the southbound and northbound lanes of Interstate 85 in Tuskegee, around

by Associated Press (AP) – Jurors in Karen Read’s second murder trial heard more testimony Tuesday about location and temperature data recorded on her boyfriend’s cell phone the night she’s accused of killing him. Prosecutors say Read, 45, backed her SUV into Boston police Officer John O’Keefe, 46, after dropping him off at a party

By Andi Babineau, CNN (CNN) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a Milwaukee judge accused of obstructing immigration officials would be “temporarily prohibited from exercising the powers of a circuit court judge” while the case moves through the legal system, court records show. Judge Hannah Dugan was arrested last week at the Milwaukee

By Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — At least 11 high school students in Syracuse, New York, have 48 hours to turn themselves in or face felony charges of kidnapping for their alleged involvement in victimizing at least five younger lacrosse players in an incident the district attorney says “goes way beyond hazing.” The incident took

By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Facebook’s parent company just launched a separate app for its artificial intelligence assistant, similar to those offered by Microsoft-backed OpenAI and Alphabet’s Google. CEO Mark Zuckerberg is trying to strengthen Meta’s position in the competitive AI landscape. Here’s what else you might have missed during

By Andy Rose, Amanda Musa and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — As its legal battle over critical federal money plays out in court, two Harvard University task forces have released a pair of long-awaited internal reports: one on how antisemitism and anti-Israeli bias are handled on campus, and another on anti-Muslim, anti-Arab and anti-Palestinian bias.

By Andy Rose and Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — Hours after Harvard University faced the Trump administration in court for the first time in its push to restore more than $2 billion in blocked federal funding, the nation’s oldest and wealthiest college made a symbolic bow to White House demands, renaming its diversity, equity and

By Whitney Wild, Jason Hanna and Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — A car’s crash into an after-school program building in central Illinois – a wreck that killed four people ages 7 to 18 and injured six other children – does not appear to have been a targeted attack, Illinois State Police said Tuesday. Still, the

By Jade Walker, CNN (CNN) — During the first Trump administration, the Justice Department secretly pursued internal communications at several media outlets and issued gag orders on the news organizations’ leadership and lawyers so even the journalists didn’t know their records were being confiscated. In 2022, Attorney General Merrick Garland revised the DOJ’s policy and

By Sharif Paget, CNN (CNN) — New York police are investigating the attack of a Brooklyn woman harassed last week by a pro-Israeli group of men in an encounter captured on multiple videos, which has incited demonstrations and condemnation from religious groups. The incident last Thursday occurred after pro-Palestinian activists had reportedly gathered to demonstrate

CNN By Whitney Wild, Jason Hanna and Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — A car’s crash into an after-school program building in central Illinois – a wreck that killed four people ages 7 to 18 and injured six other children – does not appear to have been a targeted attack, Illinois State Police said Tuesday. Still,

By Taylor Romine and Zenebou Sylla, CNN (CNN) — Four people, ranging in age from 4 to 18, are dead and several others are injured after a car crashed through an after-school camp in Chatham, Illinois, authorities said. At about 3:20 p.m. Monday, police responded after a vehicle drove through the east side of the

By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Married couples who no longer have an emotional attachment to each other but stay together for financial or other reasons might be experiencing a “silent divorce.” The signs are loud and clear. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day: 5 things

By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — US federal agents early Sunday raided what authorities described as an underground nightclub in Colorado Springs and took into custody more than 100 migrants accused of being in the country illegally, the US Drug Enforcement Administration said. “What was happening inside was significant drug trafficking, prostitution, crimes of violence,”

WFTS By Frances Lin Click here for updates on this story     CLEARWATER, Florida (WFTS) — The City of Clearwater said one person has died and multiple injuries have been reported following a boat crash near the Memorial Causeway bridge. ABC Action News spoke with Clearwater Mayor Bruce Rector, who said the Clearwater Ferry was in

By Jade Walker (CNN) — A rainbow of colored lights used to illuminate the Kennedy Center and cast a reflection of joy and pride in the water. But once President Donald Trump took over as its new chairman and replaced most of the board with loyalists, the center’s programming began to change. No longer friendly

By Ray Sanchez, Kara Scannell and Nicki Brown, CNN Boston (CNN) — More than $2 billion in federal funds committed to Harvard University are likely to stay frozen by the Trump administration well into the summer after the sides met for the first time in a Boston courtroom in their high-stakes sparring match over political

By Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — Across the United States, local agencies have become immigration enforcers under a federal program officials say strengthens public safety, but critics warn spreads fear, erodes trust and threatens the fabric of immigrant communities. Known as the 287(g) program, it was created under the 1996 Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant

By Hanna Park and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — A ferry ushering families from a popular sand sculpting competition in Florida was struck by a recreational boat Sunday evening, killing one ferry passenger and injuring several others, police and witnesses said. The ferry was carrying people to and from the Sugar Sand Festival in Clearwater,

CNN By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — More than 100 immigrants, allegedly in the country illegally, were detained in Colorado Springs after an overnight raid at what authorities described as an underground nightclub in a strip mall. “What was happening inside was significant drug trafficking, prostitution, crimes of violence,” Jonathan C. Pullen, the Special Agent

CNN, WITN, WTKR By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — One person was killed and six injured during an overnight shooting at Elizabeth City State University, a historically Black university in North Carolina. The shooting took place in the early hours of Sunday morning at the center of campus following events for “Viking Fest,” a week

By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — One person was killed and six injured during an overnight shooting at Elizabeth City State University, a historically Black university in North Carolina. The shooting took place in the early hours of Sunday morning at the center of campus following events for “Viking Fest,” a week of school spirit

By Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — Three children who are US citizens, including a 4-year-old receiving treatment for metastatic cancer, were taken to Honduras with their mothers, who were deported last week, according to the families’ attorneys and civil rights and immigration advocacy organizations. In one case, a mother was deported and took her 2-year-old

By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — More than 100 immigrants, allegedly in the country illegally, were detained in Colorado Springs after an overnight raid at what authorities described as an underground nightclub in a strip mall. “What was happening inside was significant drug trafficking, prostitution, crimes of violence,” Jonathan C. Pullen, the Special Agent in

By Andrew Torgan, Daniel Wine and Kimberly Richardson, CNN (CNN) — April 15 has come and gone, so you can stop worrying about your taxes for another year … or can you? With so many changes taking place at the IRS — including widespread staff departures and the implementation of artificial intelligence — how likely

By Karina Tsui and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — US Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced Saturday the agency and state law enforcement in Florida have arrested nearly 800 people over four days in a “massive, multi-agency immigration enforcement crackdown.” ICE’s office in Miami calls the “highly successful” operation “a first-of-its-kind partnership between state and federal

By Amanda Jackson, CNN | Photographs by Gabriel V. Cárdenas for CNN Edinburg, Texas (CNN) — Patriotism runs deep in this South Texas town nestled just along the border with Mexico. American flags fly outside many businesses. Pictures of veterans adorn light poles and traffic signal boxes. And a giant mural inside a popular grocery

By Elise Hammond, CNN (CNN) — In a courtroom where every word is scrutinized, defense attorneys say “the right to remain silent” is golden. Karen Read did not testify in her first trial in the death of John O’Keefe, but comments she made to media outlets and in a recent documentary have already been presented

By Faith Karimi, CNN (CNN) — Collier Landry heard a piercing scream and two thuds. He pulled the covers over his face as heavy footsteps passed outside his bedroom door. The glowing Batman clock on his wall said it was 3:17 a.m. The 11-year-old boy held his breath, a flurry of questions racing through his

CNN By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — “Katie” arrived at the Luigi Mangione protest in downtown Manhattan on Friday wearing a black shirt with a large photo of the 26-year-old suspected shooter. “But Daddy I Love Him,” the shirt read in pink, the title of a recent Taylor Swift song. “I just thought it was

By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — “Katie” arrived at the Luigi Mangione protest in downtown Manhattan on Friday wearing a black shirt with a large photo of the 26-year-old suspected shooter. “But Daddy I Love Him,” the shirt read in pink, the title of a recent Taylor Swift song. “I just thought it was fun

By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Since returning to office in January, President Donald Trump has made a major push to put America’s elite universities on notice over political ideology. But the groundwork for the White House’s stronger stance was laid more than a year earlier. Two months after Hamas’ October 7, 2023, attack on

By Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge said Friday a 2-year-old US citizen was deported with her mother to Honduras. The Trump administration says her mother asked officials to take her with her, documents show. US District Judge Terry Doughty said the child, identified in the court documents as V.M.L., was released in

By Norma Galeana and Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — A former magistrate judge in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, and his wife are accused of tampering with evidence linked to the arrest of an undocumented migrant suspected of being a member of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, according to two criminal complaints filed Friday.

By Jean Casarez and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — The dense snow and blizzard-like conditions outside the Massachusetts home are gone. But the mystery of who may have killed Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe on a frigid night in Canton lingers as jurors visited the house near where his body was found. O’Keefe’s girlfriend, Karen

Jade Walker, CNN (CNN) — The National Weather Service says it will once again offer its forecasts and advisories in Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, French and Samoan. Such translations were paused earlier this month when the weather service’s contract with the AI company that provided them lapsed. Experts had expressed concern that the change would put

By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Soon after the Trump administration announced it was cutting billions of dollars in grants to Harvard University following a breakdown in discussions over antisemitism on campus, the Ivy League institution pulled out the biggest weapon in the federal legal arsenal: the First Amendment. “The Government’s attempt to coerce and

By Kara Scannell, Zoe Sottile, Lauren del Valle and Michelle Watson, CNN New York (CNN) — Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson last year, pleaded not guilty Friday to all federal charges against him in the case. Also during Friday’s arraignment in Manhattan federal court, Mangione’s legal team indicated it

By Gloria Pazmino and Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — Attorneys for the Department of Justice said federal agents did not have an arrest warrant when they took Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil into custody because the agents believed he was a flight risk before they could obtain a warrant, according to court documents filed Thursday

By Sarah Boxer, CNN (CNN) — Staff members at Columbia University and Barnard College in New York City said they were taken aback earlier this week after receiving text messages on their personal devices linking to a survey which asked, in part, if they were Jewish or Israeli. The survey on Monday came from the

By Dalia Faheid and Sarah Boxer, CNN (CNN) — Authorities raided five homes in southeastern Michigan on Wednesday as part of a yearlong vandalism investigation into pro-Palestinian graffiti targeting the homes of University of Michigan officials and others. Search warrants, authorized by a Michigan state court, were executed in Ann Arbor, Canton and Ypsilanti, according

By Pete Muntean, CNN Washington (CNN) — The investigator leading the probe into Thursday’s crash that killed champion aerobatic pilot Rob Holland at Langley Air Force Base in Virginia says he was “coming in to land on runway 8,” but it is unclear “why he lost control and impacted terrain beside the runway.” Holland was

By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Ivermectin — the drug that ignited a firestorm of controversy during the coronavirus pandemic — is now available over the counter in some US states. A doctor explains what it can be used for. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day:

Jade Walker, CNN (CNN) — Are you suddenly in the mood to see “Conclave”? You’re not alone. Since Pope Francis died on Monday, viewers have flocked to Amazon Prime Video to watch the film, which won an Oscar for best adapted screenplay and stars Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, Isabella Rossellini and John Lithgow. Although the

By Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — The Department of Justice has for the first time charged an alleged high-ranking Tren de Aragua gang member with terrorism-related crimes, officials announced Wednesday. As part of its immigration crackdown, the Trump administration has targeted the Venezuelan gang for months – designating it a foreign terrorist organization in February

By Gloria Pazmino and Caroll Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — A Palestinian student at Columbia University who was arrested at an interview for US citizenship will remain detained in Vermont after a judge ordered his attorneys and the Department of Justice to provide additional briefing papers to the court. Attorneys for Mohsen Mahdawi and the Department

By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Measles misinformation is spreading in the US, a new poll found, and most people aren’t sure what they believe. False claims are circulating, including that the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine causes autism. It doesn’t. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day: 5 things

By Brynn Gingras, Carolyn Sung, Shimon Prokupecz and Holly Yan, CNN New Haven, Connecticut (CNN) — Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir was confronted by some pro-Palestinian demonstrators Wednesday night in New Haven, Connecticut, according to a statement and videos shared by Ben Gvir’s office. “Water bottles were thrown” at Ben Gvir, his office

By Matt Friedman, CNN (CNN) — The Uvalde City Council unanimously approved a settlement with the families of the victims from the mass shooting at Robb Elementary in 2022 on Tuesday. The final agreement comes nearly a year after it was first announced and a month shy of the three-year mark since a teenage gunman

CNN By Taylor Romine, Taylor Ward, Mary Gilbert and Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — A 19-year-old man has been arrested on arson charges in connection with a southern New Jersey wildfire that has scorched more than 15,000 acres, prompted about 5,000 evacuations and briefly shut down part of the Garden State Parkway, officials said. Joseph

By Diego Mendoza and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — A Tampa man was arrested last week on suspicion of tackling an 11-year-old girl he believed had been throwing eggs at his home, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office in Florida said. “This type of behavior is not only unacceptable, it’s reprehensible,” Sheriff Chad Chronister said in

Jade Walker, CNN (CNN) — The Environmental Protection Agency fired around 280 staffers and reassigned around 175 others — on Earth Day. The employees were tasked with ensuring that federal policies, grants and initiatives protected underserved communities from disproportionately experiencing negative health and environmental impacts from pollution and climate change. Last month, the Trump administration

KYW, X, @LAKEWOODSCOOP, CNN, X/@LAKEWOODSCOOP By Taylor Romine, Taylor Ward and Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — Weather conditions are improving Wednesday as firefighters continue to battle a still-growing wildfire that has burned at least 13,250 acres in southern New Jersey since it ignited on Tuesday, prompting about 5,000 evacuations and briefly shut down part of

By Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — A picture of Dr. David Walt, a pioneering scientist whose research helped significantly lower the costs of DNA sequencing, greets visitors to Harvard University’s website right next to a large headline: Research Powers Progress. Since Harvard has become embroiled in an ideological battle with the Trump administration, Walt has

By Taylor Romine, Taylor Ward, Mary Gilbert and Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — A 19-year-old man has been arrested on arson charges in connection with a southern New Jersey wildfire that has scorched more than 15,000 acres, prompted about 5,000 evacuations and briefly shut down part of the Garden State Parkway, officials said. Joseph Kling

By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! In honor of Earth Day, there’s one small thing you can do to reduce the amount of plastic that ends up in landfills. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day: 5 things 1️⃣ Magic mushrooms: Unsupervised use of the mushroom psilocybin

By Gloria Pazmino, CNN (CNN) — A delegation of congressional members traveled to Louisiana Tuesday to demand the release of Mahmoud Khalil and Rümeysa Öztürk and inspect conditions at the two Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facilities where the two remain in custody. It’s the first time a congressional delegation has met with Khalil or