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By Alisha Ebrahimji and Sahar Akbarzai, CNN (CNN) — American Tyler Wenrich was sentenced to three weeks in jail and fined Tuesday after he pleaded guilty earlier this month to possession of ammunition while traveling to Turks and Caicos. The Virginia resident was fined $9,000, Kimo Tynes, the director of communications for the Government of

Opinion by Bishop Robert Barron (CNN) — Bill Maher first came to my attention in the 1980s as a clever, wry and politically alert stand-up comic. But I began to follow him more closely about 20 years ago when, in the wake of the new atheist movement, he dedicated a good deal of his comedy to

Analysis by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — “The Fall Guy” landed below expectations. “IF” didn’t have enough friends buy tickets, imaginary or otherwise. “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” and “The Garfield Movie,” a.k.a. “Garfiosa,” won’t make anyone forget “Barbenheimer.” As the summer movie-going season lurches beyond Memorial Day, Hollywood’s dreams of continuing to recover from

Analysis by Nicole Goodkind, CNN New York (CNN) — A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here. You can listen to an audio version of the newsletter by clicking the same link. Bifurcation is the word of the summer. Or it’s

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump’s first criminal trial has arrived at its dramatic final act with lawyers for both sides primed on Tuesday to hammer home their cases before jurors consider a verdict that could make history. The summations mark the climax of a trial that started more than a month

CNN Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump’s first criminal trial has arrived at its dramatic final act with lawyers for both sides primed on Tuesday to hammer home their cases before jurors consider a verdict that could make history. The summations mark the climax of a trial that started more than a

CNN Opinion by Joey Jackson (CNN) — Closing arguments will get under way Tuesday at Manhattan Supreme Court in former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial. After hearing from 22 witnesses — 20 from the prosecution and two from the defense — a 12-member jury is on the verge of deliberations. But not before both sides present

Opinion by Joey Jackson (CNN) — Closing arguments will get under way Tuesday at Manhattan Supreme Court in former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial. After hearing from 22 witnesses — 20 from the prosecution and two from the defense — a 12-member jury is on the verge of deliberations. But not before both sides present their

Opinion by Dean Obeidallah (CNN) — Donald Trump is accustomed to adoring fans packing his rallies. These MAGA faithful — including some supporters who travel hundreds of miles to attend repeated rallies — are only too eager to laugh at his jokes and applaud his bombastic rhetoric. That’s why Trump being loudly and repeatedly jeered and heckled throughout his speech at

Opinion by Kirsi Goldynia, CNN (CNN) — “Human beings are poor examiners, subject to superstition, bias, prejudice, and a profound tendency to see what they want to see rather than what is really there,” wrote American psychiatrist and author M. Scott Peck. We know this to be true, and yet we expect those tasked with

Analysis by Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here. You can listen to an audio version of the newsletter by clicking the same link. Millions of Americans have taken to the skies, hit the

Opinion by Kara Alaimo (CNN) — One morning this week, I opened the blinds in my bedroom and saw a young person walking up my driveway with what appeared to be a grey gun. Thankfully, I had the presence of mind to text a picture to neighbors who quickly told me what was going on:

Analysis by Sebastian Shukla and Nadine Schmidt, CNN Berlin (CNN) — A right-wing German lawmaker made comments seen as so explosively outside the mainstream of acceptable political discourse, that his party was disowned by other far-right leaders, breaking a major coalition in the European Parliament. Maximilian Krah, of the Alternative for Deutschland (AfD) party, told

Opinion by Layshia Clarendon and Brianna Turner (CNN) — We both grew up dreaming of one day playing in the WNBA — having the opportunity to play the sport we love with teammates we love, with fans across the country cheering us on. We get to live our dream every time we step onto the court.

Opinion by Carrie Sheffield (CNN) — A recent report found that the number of abortions increased between 2022 and 2023, the first full calendar year since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. It’s an unfortunate sign that America has been unsuccessful at reducing the number of abortions. Polling shows large numbers of Americans still

Analysis by Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Eastern Ukraine (CNN) — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s signaling this week that he is open to peace talks should be viewed with vast, overshadowing caveats, and the weight of Ukraine’s – and the West’s – past experience of Russian diplomacy. Friday saw a wealth of noise about negotiation, in the same

Opinion by Mark Mellman (CNN) — We’re in the midst of a historic first: As Donald Trump’s trial winds down, a jury will decide as early as the coming week whether the former president is guilty of a crime resulting from his alleged effort to conceal the hush money paid to Stormy Daniels. Pointing to

Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — With a holiday weekend happening between the final witness testimony and closing arguments in former President Donald Trump’s New York hush money criminal trial, it’s worth taking a moment to look back at what we’ve just seen. CNN’s Kara Scannell, Lauren del Valle and Jeremy Herb were

Opinion by Kerri Kennedy (CNN) — Earlier this month, our team of humanitarian workers had to stop distributing aid in Gaza. Like most of the population there, our aid workers urgently needed to find new places for themselves and their families to shelter. In recent weeks, Israel airdropped leaflets on eastern Rafah, instructing hundreds of thousands of

Analysis by Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — The US economy is giving off weird vibes right now. There are millions of job openings and the unemployment rate is low. In fact, it hasn’t been this low for such a long stretch of time in decades. You’d think that would mean the economy is