Skip to Content

CNN – National

5 things to know for Dec. 18: Presidential address, Christmas checks, Brown University manhunt, Health care, Boat strikes

By Alexandra Banner, CNN A Blue Origin rocket is set to launch a history-making flight today with the first-ever wheelchair user to travel to space. The mission represents a groundbreaking moment for people with disabilities and mobility challenges. Here’s what else you need to know to get up to speed and on with your day.

Continue Reading
Timothy Dolan

Pope Leo appoints pro-migrant archbishop of New York, signaling Church’s more robust approach to Trump

By Christopher Lamb, CNN (CNN) — Pope Leo has appointed a new archbishop of New York who has first-hand experience of countries from where millions have emigrated to the United States, signaling the potential for a more outspoken approach from bishops on immigration. The pope has chosen 58-year-old bishop Ronald Hicks to lead the church

Continue Reading
Police gathered on scene after a stabbing in Crown Heights in Brooklyn

Possible antisemitic attack leaves some in New York’s Jewish community on edge following Bondi Beach shooting

By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN (CNN) — As New York police investigate a stabbing possibly fueled by antisemitism just days after the Bondi Beach shooting in Sydney, Australia, leaders in Brooklyn’s Jewish community say the incidents have only worsened the fear and anxiety they already face every day. “It’s a scary time,” said Anna Keller,

Continue Reading

5 things to know for Dec. 17: Brown University manhunt, Reiner murder case, Travel ban, Bondi Beach massacre, Epstein files

CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN Cold and snowy weather has lingered across much of the US since Thanksgiving, but an upcoming pattern change could melt away any chances of a white Christmas for many. Next week’s holiday forecast points to warmer-than-average temperatures in several states. Here’s what else you need to know to get up

Continue Reading

5 things to know for Dec. 17: Brown University manhunt, Reiner murder case, Travel ban, Bondi Beach massacre, Epstein files

CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN Cold and snowy weather has lingered across much of the US since Thanksgiving, but an upcoming pattern change could melt away any chances of a white Christmas for many. Next week’s holiday forecast points to warmer-than-average temperatures in several states. Here’s what else you need to know to get up

Continue Reading

5 things to know for Dec. 17: Brown University manhunt, Reiner murder case, Travel ban, Bondi Beach massacre, Epstein files

By Alexandra Banner, CNN Cold and snowy weather has lingered across much of the US since Thanksgiving, but an upcoming pattern change could melt away any chances of a white Christmas for many. Next week’s holiday forecast points to warmer-than-average temperatures in several states. Here’s what else you need to know to get up to

Continue Reading
The United States flag flies at half-staff as a sign of mourning for the victim's of Saturday's shooting

An aspiring neurosurgeon and a ‘faithful bright light:’ What we know about the two students killed in the Brown mass shooting

By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — As college students across the country wrap up their fall 2025 semesters, finishing grueling finals and preparing to head home for the holidays, students at Brown University in Rhode Island ended theirs abruptly after a mass shooting on campus Saturday killed two of their own and wounded nine others.

Continue Reading

5 things to know for Dec. 16: Rob Reiner death investigation, Bondi Beach attack, Brown University shooter, Boat strikes, BBC

WFXT, WBZ, WJAR, WHDH, CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN Amid heightened security concerns at large gatherings, the FBI said it foiled a terror plot that was set to take place in Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve. Authorities arrested four people who were allegedly planning to detonate pipe bombs at buildings around the city. Here’s

Continue Reading

5 things to know for Dec. 16: Rob Reiner death investigation, Bondi Beach attack, Brown University shooter, Boat strikes, BBC

By Alexandra Banner, CNN Amid heightened security concerns at large gatherings, the FBI said it foiled a terror plot that was set to take place in Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve. Authorities arrested four people who were allegedly planning to detonate pipe bombs at buildings around the city. Here’s what else you need to

Continue Reading