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By Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — A Virginia man on trial for allegedly killing his wife and another man took the stand in his own defense to tell his side of the story. Prosecutors say Brendan Banfield concocted an elaborate scheme to kill his wife, Christine Banfield, and another man, Joseph Ryan, in their

By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — June 1 began as an ordinary day for Habiba Soliman: Her mother was doing some work in a cafe, her brother Omar was on an afternoon hike with friends, and she was babysitting her 8-year-old sister and 4-year-old twin siblings at home. Then the teenager, 17 at the time,

By Leah Asmelash, CNN (CNN) — “We’re not scary,” Elizabeth told me over coffee in downtown Minneapolis on Saturday morning. “We’re not a bunch of extremists.” We’d both just heard the news that a federal agent or agents had fatally shot someone — Alex Pretti, an intensive-care nurse — on Nicollet Avenue, in the Whittier

By Ed Lavandera, Norma Galeana, Holly Yan, CNN Dilley, Texas (CNN) — The 5-year-old boy who with his father was taken last week by immigration agents from their suburban Minneapolis driveway has appeared depressed and lethargic at the South Texas detention facility where the pair is being held, said a congressman concerned for Liam Conejo

By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — Every morning since Renee Good was killed by an ICE agent, Will Stancil has gotten into his car, dialed into a local dispatch call and started driving. As he patrols the streets of his Minneapolis neighborhood, he looks for out-of-state license plates, tinted windows and other telltale signs of

By Alexandra Banner, CNN The way clinicians diagnose mental illnesses could soon change dramatically. A cornerstone manual, known as “psychiatry’s bible,” is being radically overhauled to improve mental health assessments. Here’s what else you need to know to get up to speed and on with your day. 1️⃣ Minnesota ICE crackdown New details are emerging

CNN By Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — Stella Carlson was supposed to spend Saturday morning painting children’s faces at a church. It would have been a welcome contrast to the weekslong onslaught of federal immigration enforcement and protests that have overwhelmed her home in the Twin Cities. Being an active participant in her community is

CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN The way clinicians diagnose mental illnesses could soon change dramatically. A cornerstone manual, known as “psychiatry’s bible,” is being radically overhauled to improve mental health assessments. Here’s what else you need to know to get up to speed and on with your day. 1️⃣ Minnesota ICE crackdown New details are

By Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — Stella Carlson was supposed to spend Saturday morning painting children’s faces at a church. It would have been a welcome contrast to the weekslong onslaught of federal immigration enforcement and protests that have overwhelmed her home in the Twin Cities. Being an active participant in her community is important

By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Scientists created the Doomsday Clock as a symbolic representation of how close humanity is to destroying the world. The timepiece just got reset, and it’s now the closest it’s ever been to midnight. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Ronald Reagan, 40th president of the United States. Personal Birth date: February 6, 1911 Death date: June 5, 2004 Birth place: Tampico, Illinois Birth name: Ronald Wilson Reagan Father: John Edward Reagan, shoe salesman Mother: Nelle (Wilson) Reagan Marriages: Nancy (Davis) Reagan

By Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — A Minnesota preschooler detained in Texas with his father cannot be imminently deported, a federal judge ruled Monday. Liam Conejo Ramos, 5, was taken away from his family’s suburban Minneapolis driveway last week after federal agents apprehended his father, Adrian Alexander Conejo Arias. The detention of the child —

By Holmes Lybrand, Alisha Ebrahimji, Elise Hammond, CNN (CNN) — A man suspected of being involved in human trafficking was injured after exchanging gunfire with US Border Patrol agents and firing at a federal helicopter during a pursuit in Arizona near the US-Mexico border early Tuesday, according to Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos. Federal agents

By Jeff Winter, Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — Federal immigration officers have been collecting personal information about protesters and agitators in Minneapolis, sources told CNN – and had documented details about Alex Pretti before he was shot to death on Saturday. It is unclear how Pretti first came to the attention of federal authorities, but

By Tricia Escobedo, CNN A week after a US-owned joint venture took control of TikTok, some users are accusing the app of censorship after failing to upload videos about ICE. TikTok says the ongoing glitches are related to a power outage. Here’s what else you need to know to get up to speed and on

By Alexandra Skores, Pete Muntean, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Nearly one year after the midair collision between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines regional jet near Washington, DC, the National Transportation Safety Board sharply criticized the Federal Aviation Administration for designing dangerous helicopter routes and failing to analyze years of near-collision data in

By Jordan D. Brown, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Winter’s deep freeze is settling over much of the US, bringing dangerous wind chills. An expert offers practical cold‑weather safety tips to help keep you safe and prepared. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 things 1️⃣ Leader departing

CNN By Tricia Escobedo, CNN The American Academy of Pediatrics released its updated recommendations for childhood vaccines today. This year’s routine revision is significant because more states and doctors are relying on it instead of a controversial new schedule from the CDC. Here’s what else you need to know to get up to speed and

By Tricia Escobedo, CNN The American Academy of Pediatrics released its updated recommendations for childhood vaccines today. This year’s routine revision is significant because more states and doctors are relying on it instead of a controversial new schedule from the CDC. Here’s what else you need to know to get up to speed and on

CNN By Pete Muntean, Zoe Sottile, Alexandra Skores, Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — All six people on a Paris-bound private jet that crashed in Bangor, Maine, while attempting to depart in a snowstorm on Sunday are presumed dead, airport officials said. A preliminary report from the Federal Aviation Administration initially said seven people were killed

By Pete Muntean, Zoe Sottile, Alexandra Skores, Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — All six people on a Paris-bound private jet that crashed in Bangor, Maine, while attempting to depart in a snowstorm on Sunday are presumed dead, airport officials said. A preliminary report from the Federal Aviation Administration initially said seven people were killed and

By Sydney Bishop, CNN (CNN) — Federal officials have claimed Alex Pretti, who was fatally shot by at least one Border Patrol agent in Minneapolis Saturday, “brandished” a firearm to officers. “This individual went and impeded their law enforcement operations, attacked those officers, had a weapon on him and multiple dozens of rounds of ammunition,

By Taylor Galgano, CNN (CNN) — One week ago, Destiny Jackson spoke with CNN about her family of eight getting tear gassed in Minneapolis while stopped on their way home from her son’s basketball game on January 14. The family says they did not realize an anti-ICE protest was happening around them when they first

By Ray Sanchez, Emily Smith, Danya Gainor, CNN (CNN) — A federal immigration agent shot and killed a man in Minneapolis Saturday, drawing crowds of angry protesters to the shooting scene in a city already reeling from two other shootings by federal law enforcement this month. The shooting occurred on a frigid morning as federal

By Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Federal prosecutors accuse two of New York’s top real estate brokers, and their brother, of sexually assaulting over a dozen women and young girls over a period that spanned more than a decade. During the trial’s opening statements, which are scheduled for Monday, prosecutors are expected to describe to

By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — The body of Renee Good had not yet been turned over to her family when the Trump administration announced her fatal shooting by an ICE agent was in response to “an act of domestic terrorism.” Later, sources told CNN the Justice Department stopped investigating the agent and federal authorities

CNN By Thomas Bordeaux, Yahya Abou-Ghazala, Casey Tolan, CNN (CNN) — A CNN video analysis appears to show a federal immigration officer removing a gun from Alex Pretti just prior to officers fatally shooting him. Bystander video shows one agent reaching into the scrum of other officers seeking to restrain Pretti and retrieving a weapon

By Jeff Winter, Rob Kuznia, CNN (CNN) — Alex Pretti, the 37-year-old man killed by federal immigration agents Saturday, worked as a nurse treating sick veterans, according to family, friends and colleagues – a reflection of his deep desire to help others, they said. Pretti worked as an Intensive Care Unit nurse at the Minneapolis

By Thomas Bordeaux, Yahya Abou-Ghazala, Casey Tolan, CNN (CNN) — A CNN video analysis appears to show a federal immigration officer removing a gun from Alex Pretti just prior to officers fatally shooting him. Bystander video shows one agent reaching into the scrum of other officers seeking to restrain Pretti and retrieving a weapon that

CNN By Thomas Bordeaux, Yahya Abou-Ghazala, Casey Tolan, CNN (CNN) — A CNN video analysis appears to show a federal immigration officer removing a gun from Alex Pretti just prior to officers fatally shooting him. Bystander video shows one agent reaching into the scrum of other officers seeking to restrain Pretti and retrieving a weapon

By Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — A 2-year-old girl was taken into ICE custody with her father on Thursday in Minneapolis and flown to Texas before she was returned to her mother Friday afternoon, a family lawyer said. The child’s transfer to Texas took place despite a court order requiring her immediate release, according to

By Elise Hammond, CNN (CNN) — Since the mass shooting at Columbine High School in 1999, the law enforcement protocol for responding to active shootings is to stop the attacker as quickly as possible. Yet twice in recent years — in Parkland, Florida, and in Uvalde, Texas — school police officers have allegedly failed to

By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Officials are currently working to confirm reports of a shooting involving federal law enforcement, the City of Minneapolis said in a post on X. The city urged the public to remain calm and avoid the area near 26th Street W and Nicollet Avenue as the situation develops and details

By Alicia Wallace, CNN Minneapolis (CNN) — During Januarys here, the days are dark and short, the ground is cold and hard, and the subzero air pierces and cuts. Still, life moves forward. Frozen lakes take center stage for popular festivals, sporting events and gatherings. A mother strolls to the local grocer with her kid

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of musician Bad Bunny. Personal Birth date: March 10, 1994 Birth place: Bayamón, Puerto Rico Birth name: Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio Father: Tito Martínez, truck driver Mother: Lysaurie Ocasio, English teacher Education: University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo Other Facts Derived the name

By Holly Yan, Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — Bundled up in his tiny plaid coat and blue knit bunny hat, 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos stared ahead with a blank look as agents huddled around him before bringing him into federal custody with his father. In the driveway of their home in suburban Minneapolis, a masked

By Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — A Virginia man on trial for double-homicide will testify in his own defense, his lawyer says. Prosecutors say Brendan Banfield concocted an elaborate scheme to kill his wife, Christine Banfield, and another man, Joseph Ryan, in their family home in February 2023. He faces life in prison if

By Alexandra Banner, CNN Dozens of swastikas were painted on a children’s playground this week in a predominantly Jewish area of Brooklyn, New York. City and state leaders condemned the vandalism, pointing to a broader increase in antisemitic incidents nationwide. Here’s what else you need to know to get up to speed and on with

By Elise Hammond, CNN (CNN) — Federal officers in tactical gear line up at the driveway of a large block-shaped building wedged between the city limits of Minneapolis and St. Paul. Across from them, a crowd of protesters yell at the officers and sometimes try to block cars driving in and out. The Bishop Henry

By Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — Two of the three people facing federal charges after denouncing federal immigration agents in a protest at a St. Paul church on Sunday have been released from custody, their attorneys told CNN. Nekima Levy Armstrong, a civil rights attorney and former NAACP leader, and community organizer Chauntyll Louisa Allen

CNN By Priscilla Alvarez, Chris Boyette, Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — A 5-year-old who was taken by federal agents from the driveway of his metro Minneapolis home Tuesday after returning from preschool is being held with his father at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Texas, according to school district officials and a family

By Jordan D. Brown, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! “Sinners” broke yet another record in the 2026 Oscar nominations. The vampire horror film and “One Battle After Another” dominated the selections. Did any of your favorites make the cut? Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 things 1️⃣

By Priscilla Alvarez, Chris Boyette, Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — A 5-year-old who was taken by federal agents from the driveway of his metro Minneapolis home Tuesday after returning from preschool is being held with his father at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Texas, according to school district officials and a family attorney.

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Baseball Hall of Fame player Hank Aaron. Personal Birth date: February 5, 1934 Death date: January 22, 2021 Birth place: Mobile, Alabama Birth name: Henry Louis Aaron Father: Herbert Aaron Mother: Estella (Pritchett) Aaron Marriages: Billye Williams (1973-January 22, 2021, his death);

By Eric Levenson, August Phillips, CNN (CNN) — Two teenagers were arrested Thursday after dozens of swastikas were painted on a playground in a predominantly Jewish area of Brooklyn, New York, this week, the New York Police Department said. The 15-year-olds both face aggravated harassment charges, with one of the teens also facing a charge