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Two sisters who died holding each other, a doting grandmother who enjoyed sitting by the river, a camp counselor who mentored young girls: The faces of the Texas flooding tragedy

By Alaa Elassar, Nicquel Terry Ellis, Caroll Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — Julian Ryan’s final words to his mother as floodwaters quickly engulfed their trailer home were simply, “I love you.” He had made a split-second decision to thrust his arm through a window to help his fiancée, two young kids and mom escape the catastrophic

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Wildfires sweep through forests in drought-hit Syrian coast in major test for new government

By Tim Lister and Eyad Kourdi, CNN (CNN) — Massive wildfires have torn through Syria’s coastal mountain region of Jabal Turkman since Thursday, destroying thousands of hectares of forest and overwhelming emergency services. Abdel Kafi Kayyal, director of civil defense in Lattakia province, said efforts to control the fires have been hampered by strong winds,

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Laws with lookback windows gave Cassie Ventura and others the chance to fight back. Advocates say survivors deserve more

By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs was acquitted Wednesday of the most serious charges against him in a trial that exposed allegations of sexual assault and abuse of power, placing a renewed spotlight on survivors who choose to speak out. Combs was acquitted of racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking pertaining

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Calls are mounting to ban Germany’s far-right AfD party – despite it being more popular than ever

By Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is now Germany’s largest opposition group and even topped several opinion polls – briefly putting it ahead of now-Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s center-right party – in the weeks after February’s federal election. At the same time, the AfD is facing growing calls for an

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Long before his sex trafficking trial, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs fended off allegations surrounding infamous charity event in which 9 people died

By Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — On the day Sean “Diddy” Combs was convicted on charges of transportation to engage in prostitution, Jason Swain’s mind raced back more than three decades to the Manhattan gymnasium where his brother and eight other young people were crushed to death. He recalled being shown a Polaroid of his

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‘We want an answer’: They fear their relatives are among the hundreds of bodies piled up at a crematorium in Mexico

By Mauricio Torres, CNN (CNN) — Families are demanding answers after authorities in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, discovered that 383 bodies had been stored in a crematorium for months and years after the people had died. Norma Guardado Meraz was one of many locals who visited the Chihuahua Prosecutor’s Office this week to get more information

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Confusion over timing of a military flyover in March preceded a close call at Washington, D.C. area airport, NTSB finds

By Pete Muntean, Aaron Cooper, CNN Washington (CNN) — A change in timing of a military flyover at Arlington National Cemetery ended with four Air Force jets dangerously close to a Delta Air Lines Airbus A319 taking off from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, according to a preliminary report by the National Transportation Safety board.

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Trump lands first major legislative win after Congress passes his massive domestic policy bill

By Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — Republican lawmakers have handed President Donald Trump the first major legislative achievement of his second term, following a fierce arm-twisting campaign by GOP leaders to unite a deeply divided party behind his sweeping domestic agenda. House Republicans voted Thursday afternoon to approve Trump’s massive package of tax and federal

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Lawmakers who tried to visit ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ amid humanitarian concerns were denied entry

By Alisha Ebrahimji, Isabel Rosales, Devon M. Sayers, Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — Florida lawmakers worried about “humanitarian concerns” were denied entry into the new detention center dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” Thursday, just hours after the arrival of its first group of detainees. “They stopped us pretty immediately,” said Florida state Rep. Anna Eskamani, one of

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Reverting records, a written apology and policy changes: How UPenn reached a deal with the White House over trans athletes and $175 million in federal funding

By Danny Freeman, CNN Philadelphia (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s alma mater recognized early on it could be under threat. A week after the University of Pennsylvania alumnus’ inauguration, the university president composed a message to the school community: “Like you, I am closely monitoring recent developments from Washington that directly affect higher education.” “Together

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Unpacking Bryan Kohberger’s guilty plea deal to avoid death penalty in Idaho student killings

By Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — Bryan Kohberger appeared expressionless as a judge asked if he murdered four Idaho college students in their off-campus home, answering “yes” to each name called out in the courtroom Wednesday. At a change-of-plea hearing before state district Judge Steven Hippler in Boise, Idaho, the courtroom was packed with family

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‘Ghosted by FEMA,’ teen pilot in trouble, grilling tips: Catch up on the day’s stories

By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! An American influencer was detained in Antarctica while attempting to fly solo to all seven continents. Authorities said 19-year-old Ethan Guo broke “multiple national and international regulations” by changing his flight plan without permission. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day.

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UK lawmakers vote to ban pro-Palestinian activist group under anti-terror law despite condemnation

By Billy Stockwell, CNN (CNN) — UK lawmakers voted Wednesday to ban Palestine Action, a UK-based group that aims to disrupt the operations of weapons manufacturers supplying the Israeli government. Members of Parliament voted 382 to 26 in favor of the measure against the group after two Palestine Action activists broke into Britain’s largest air

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US pauses some munitions shipments to Ukraine, including air defense missiles, senior White House official says

By Kristen Holmes, Lex Harvey and Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration is pausing some weapons shipments to Ukraine, including air defense missiles, following a review of military spending and American support to foreign countries, a senior White House official told CNN. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth signed off on the review, which the

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Trump says Israel has ‘agreed to the necessary conditions’ to finalize 60-day ceasefire in Gaza

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Israel had “agreed to the necessary conditions” to finalize a ceasefire in Gaza, though it was not immediately clear whether Hamas would accept the terms.

Two administration officials said Hamas still had to agree to the deal. In a post on Truth social, Trump said the Qataris and the Egyptians would deliver it.

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Trump administration releases $175 million in federal funding to Penn after transgender athletes agreement

By Amanda Musa, Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration has released $175 million in previously frozen federal funding to the University of Pennsylvania, a White House official told CNN on Wednesday, following an agreement on how the university would handle transgender athletes. The funding release comes after the school reached an agreement with

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Three former bosses of UK nurse Lucy Letby, convicted of killing babies, arrested on suspicion of manslaughter

By Lauren Kent, CNN London (CNN) — Three people who were part of the senior leadership team at the hospital where nurse and convicted child serial killer Lucy Letby worked have been arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter, British police said Tuesday. The three senior staff members, who have not been named by police,

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Hundreds of children told to test for disease in Australia after childcare worker charged with child sex abuse

By Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — Parents of 1,200 children in the Australian state of Victoria are being advised to get them tested for infectious diseases after a childcare worker was charged with more than 70 offenses including sexual assault. Officials issued the call after Victoria Police announced the arrest of Joshua Dale Brown, 26,

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The firefighters killed and injured in Sunday’s attack had nearly 70 years of combined experience. Here’s what we know

CNN, BROADCASTIFY, KHQ, MARK LANTHROP, SPOKANE VALLEY FIRE DEPARTMENT, CITY OF COEUR D’ ALENE, KOOTENAI COUNTY FIRE AND RESCUE, CNN VIA WEBEX CISCO, FROM SOCIAL MEDIA By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — Two firefighters were fatally shot and a third is seriously injured after investigators say a lone gunman opened fire on crews responding to

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‘Alligator Alcatraz’: What to know about Florida’s new controversial migrant detention facility

By Chelsea Bailey, Isabel Rosales, Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — Deep in the marshy wetlands of the Florida Everglades – less than 50 miles west of President Donald Trump’s resort in Miami – sits the latest battleground in his administration’s immigration enforcement efforts: A makeshift detention facility dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz.” In a matter of days,

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The firefighters killed and injured in Sunday’s attack had nearly 70 years of combined experience. Here’s what we know

By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — Two firefighters were fatally shot and a third is seriously injured after investigators say a lone gunman opened fire on crews responding to a brush fire on Canfield Mountain on Sunday, near Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho. The now-deceased suspect is believed to have started the fire intentionally to draw

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Volodymyr Zelensky Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Volodymyr Zelensky, the president of Ukraine. Personal: Birth date: January 25, 1978 Birth place: Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine Birth name: Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelensky Father: Oleksandr Zelensky, computer science professor Mother: Rimma Zelenska, engineer Marriage: Olena (Kiyashko) Zelenska (2003-present) Children: Oleksandra and Kyrylo Education: Kyiv

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