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.
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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
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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 ReadingBy Daniel Wine, Jordan D. Brown, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! In a watershed moment for the entertainment business, the Oscars will move from ABC to YouTube in 2029. The deal highlights the tremendous power shift from broadcast TV to streaming. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5
Continue ReadingBy Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — Hours after a federal judge ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia released last week, an immigration judge — who is a Department of Justice employee — entered a document into the record correcting what they called a “scrivener’s error.” What the immigration judge was describing as an error was the absence
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By Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — Brian Walshe is expected to be sentenced Thursday to life in prison without parole after a jury in Dedham, Massachusetts, convicted him of first-degree murder, finding he planned to kill his wife Ana Walshe just hours after ringing in the new year in 2023. The sentencing will represent
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By Toni Odejimi, CNN (CNN) — The Powerball jackpot rose to an estimated $1.5 billion after nobody held the grand prize ticket in Wednesday’s drawing. Wednesday night’s winning numbers were 25, 33, 53, 62, 66, and red powerball 17, with a Power Play multiplier of 4. While no one won the grand prize jackpot, two
Continue ReadingCNN 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 ReadingCNN 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 ReadingBy 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
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By Andy Rose, Norma Galeana, Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — Los Angeles-based Alan Jackson – who has taken on a number of famous clients in his work as a defense attorney – says he is representing Nick Reiner following Reiner’s arrest in the murder of his parents, Rob and Michele Reiner. Nick Reiner, 32, was
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Merriam-Webster just became the latest dictionary to choose a word of the year based on our relationship with technology. This one takes aim at all those absurd videos and talking cats. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 things 1️⃣
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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 ReadingWFXT, 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 ReadingBy 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
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By Eric Bradner, Nicky Robertson, CNN (CNN) — Students and staffers at Brown University described a deep sense of fear and anxiety Monday as police continued searching for the shooter who killed two and injured nine Saturday on the university’s campus in Providence, Rhode Island. With exams at the Ivy League school canceled, the university
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Wine, Jordan D. Brown, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Gift cards are a simple present for the holiday season — for a picky teenager or that person who insists they don’t want anything — but scammers love them too. An expert offers advice on how to avoid fraud. Here’s what else
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CNN By Karina Tsui, Cheri Mossburg, Holly Yan, Sandra Gonzalez, TuAnh Dam, and Danya Gainor Nick Reiner, a son of legendary Hollywood director Rob Reiner and his wife, producer Michele Singer Reiner, is being held on suspicion of murder following their deaths, according to Los Angeles Police Department Chief Jim McDonnell. “We have our robbery/homicide
Continue Reading CNN By Karina Tsui, Cheri Mossburg, Holly Yan, Sandra Gonzalez, TuAnh Dam, and Danya Gainor Nick Reiner, a son of legendary Hollywood director Rob Reiner and his wife, producer Michele Singer Reiner, is being held on suspicion of murder following their deaths, according to Los Angeles Police Department Chief Jim McDonnell. “We have our robbery/homicide
Continue Reading By Karina Tsui, Cheri Mossburg, Holly Yan, Sandra Gonzalez, TuAnh Dam, and Danya Gainor Nick Reiner, a son of legendary Hollywood director Rob Reiner and his wife, producer Michele Singer Reiner, is being held on suspicion of murder following their deaths, according to Los Angeles Police Department Chief Jim McDonnell. “We have our robbery/homicide division
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