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By Dawn Sawyer, CNN (CNN) — Known as “Queen Elizabeth of Houston,” Elizabeth Francis died this week at age 115, making her the oldest person in the United States and the third oldest person in the world. Francis was one of the few people classified as a supercentenarian, a person who lives to be older

By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — In September 2024, the FBI released data with some retroactively good news: Violent crime declined across the US in 2023. Has that trend continued this year? The FBI’s preliminary information says yes – but that data is not finalized, and it only includes crimes through the end of June.

By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — Elwynn Green’s morning routine is relatively unremarkable, at least at the start. With his wife, Green wakes up his three daughters, makes them breakfast and prepares their lunches. Once they’re shipped off to school, and after he’s had a moment to meditate, he’ll take a walk near his home

By Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — Scattered across Florida’s hurricane-ravaged communities are piles of debris, remnants of what were once homes. Cherished memories — photo albums, family heirlooms, and tokens of love — swallowed by floodwaters and carried miles away, are now reduced to mere fragments and discarded amid the wreckage. But in one of

By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — An 11-year-old in Washington state fled home in the early morning hours to escape a shooting that left her bloodied and wounded, and killed her entire family. For days this week, authorities have been investigating the gruesome, fatal shootings of five people in Fall City, Washington. Now, the girl’s

By Martha Shade, CNN (CNN) — Two photojournalists and an engineer killed in Lebanon Thursday night are just the latest journalists killed since the conflict in the Middle East escalated a year ago. Carlos Martinez de la Serna, the Program Director for the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) tells CNN, “Journalists have been paying the

By Amanda Musa and Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Homeless camps around New Orleans’ Superdome have been moved at the order of Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry before three sold-out Taylor Swift concerts this weekend and the Super Bowl next year. “Let me be clear we want our streets cleared,” Landry told CNN in a statement

By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — For decades, Election Day in the US has been held on Tuesdays — when many people have to block off time between their responsibilities at home and at work to vote. There are, however, 28 states where employers must give you time off to do so. Here’s what else

By Cindy VonQuednow and Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — More than three decades after Lyle and Erik Menendez were convicted of the murders of their parents and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, the brothers now see a path to their potential release. Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón on Thursday filed a

By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — The skull of a teen from the 1800s was found more than 45 years ago during a home renovation project in suburban Chicago – thanks to the advancement of DNA technology, we finally know her name. Esther Granger was identified by the Kane County Coroner’s Office on Thursday as

By Kelly McCleary and Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Arizona investigators surveilling the man accused of shooting at the Democratic National Committee office in a suburb of Phoenix saw him posting political signs with bags of a white, powdery substance attached, officials said. Investigators in Tempe began surveilling Jeffrey Michael Kelly, 60, as a suspect in

By Amanda Musa and Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — Defense attorneys for a former Ohio police officer who fatally shot unarmed Black man Andre Hill told jurors in opening statements of his murder trial Thursday he was justified because he thought Hill had a gun and the officer feared for his life. Prosecutors, however,

By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — The Euclid telescope is creating the largest and most accurate 3D map of the universe. So far, the observatory behind the mission has completed 12% of its survey and aims to unveil the full mosaic within the next six years. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up

By Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — Police are investigating incidents of arson, vandalism and attempted burglary at a historic synagogue in Philadelphia that occurred within hours of each other Tuesday. Investigators haven’t said if they believe the incidents at the Congregation Mikveh Israel in Center City – which was founded in 1740 and is the

By Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — An Arizona teen has been indicted on terrorism charges after allegedly planning to launch deadly explosives at the Phoenix Pride Festival last weekend. The teenager has been charged with one count of terrorism and one count of conspiracy to commit terrorism, the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office said in a

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CNN By Tricia Escobedo, CNN Editor’s Note: CNN’s 5 Things newsletter is your one-stop shop for the latest headlines and fascinating stories to start and end your busy day. Sign up here. 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Pepperidge Farm is temporarily renaming its iconic Goldfish crackers after a sophisticated fish entrée to attract older snackers.

By Maria Sole Campinoti, CNN (CNN) — Nearly 50 years after the cold case murder of a 19-year-old who went missing from her Illinois village, authorities have identified her killer through new DNA evidence. In March of 1979, Kathy Halle disappeared while heading to pick up her sister from a nearby shopping center in North Aurora,