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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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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 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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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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