By Eric Levenson, Nicki Brown, CNN Riverhead, New York (CNN) — The accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann admitted on Wednesday he strangled eight women and discarded their remains on Long Island, New York, marking the culmination of a case that has haunted local communities for over three decades. At a long-awaited court hearing
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By Alex Stambaugh, Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — Two men accused of trying to detonate makeshift bombs during protests near New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s residence last month detailed in a notebook and through audio recordings how they hoped their ISIS-inspired attack would kill dozens of people, according to an indictment released Tuesday. Emir
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Get ready to hear a lot more about El Niño in the next few months — and maybe even longer — as the infamous climate cycle returns again. This time it could be supercharged. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day.
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By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe on Tuesday signed into law a bill banning state judges from delaying divorce proceedings because a spouse is pregnant. The measure, HB 1908, which passed unanimously in both the state House and Senate, will modify a state measure enacted in the 1970s requiring couples to
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By Lauren Mascarenhas, Danya Gainor, Taylor Galgano, CNN (CNN) — A man who was shot by ICE agents during a traffic stop in Central California last week was arrested by the FBI upon release from the hospital Monday, according to his lawyer. Carlos Ivan Mendoza Hernandez’s lawyer has pushed back against claims by the Department
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Coretta Scott King, civil rights and peace activist. Personal Birth date: April 27, 1927 Death date: January 30, 2006 Birth place: Marion, Alabama Birth name: Coretta Scott Father: Obidiah Scott Mother: Bernice (McMurray) Scott Marriage: Martin Luther King Jr. (June 18, 1953-April 4,
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By Chris Boyette, Martin Goillandeau, CNN (CNN) — An American woman is missing at sea in the Bahamas after reportedly falling overboard during an evening dinghy ride with her husband, prompting a recovery mission and investigation, police said. Lynette Hooker, 55, and her husband, Brian Hooker, 58, both US nationals from Michigan, were heading back
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN After weeks of war rattling supply chains, some businesses are beginning to pass along higher costs to consumers with sneaky — and not-so-sneaky — price hikes. Several airlines, for example, have raised checked baggage fees, while Amazon and other companies have introduced fuel surcharges. Here’s what else you need to
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN After weeks of war rattling supply chains, some businesses are beginning to pass along higher costs to consumers with sneaky — and not-so-sneaky — price hikes. Several airlines, for example, have raised checked baggage fees, while Amazon and other companies have introduced fuel surcharges. Here’s what else you need to
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Banner, CNN After weeks of war rattling supply chains, some businesses are beginning to pass along higher costs to consumers with sneaky — and not-so-sneaky — price hikes. Several airlines, for example, have raised checked baggage fees, while Amazon and other companies have introduced fuel surcharges. Here’s what else you need to know
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By Lauren Mascarenhas, Caroll Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — A newly released city camera video from Minneapolis is shedding light on the moments leading up to a shooting involving an ICE agent and two Venezuelan immigrants in January – and why the agency’s initial account of the incident eventually crumbled. Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis, who was shot
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! CBS just announced the replacement for Stephen Colbert’s late-night time slot. The final episode of his “Late Show” will air May 21. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 things 1️⃣ Going the distance As we’re about to hit “send”
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Banner, CNN Happy Monday, readers. We hope you found a moment to rest and recharge over the holiday weekend. In New York, a grand Easter Parade brought a burst of whimsy to Fifth Avenue, where elaborate hats and costumes turned the street into a quintessential spring scene. Here’s what else you need to
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KATC By Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — Fifteen people were injured, some seriously, after a vehicle struck multiple pedestrians during the Louisiana Lao New Year Festival parade in rural Louisiana on Saturday, the Iberia Parish Sheriff’s Office said. The driver of the vehicle is in custody, and the preliminary investigation determined the incident “does not
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By Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — Bird poop scraped off a man’s car appeared on a drug test as cocaine. A toddler’s ashes registered as methamphetamine or ecstasy. And a great-grandmother’s medicine tested positive for cocaine – spawning a 15-month legal nightmare, forcing her to refinance her home, and spurring a new state law that
Continue Reading By Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — Fifteen people were injured, some seriously, after a vehicle struck multiple pedestrians during the Louisiana Lao New Year Festival parade in rural Louisiana on Saturday, the Iberia Parish Sheriff’s Office said. The driver of the vehicle is in custody, and the preliminary investigation determined the incident “does not appear
Continue ReadingBy Nicki Brown, CNN (CNN) — The Hawaii doctor and his wife stood on the precipice one March morning last year. It was her 36th birthday and they were on a picturesque hike on Oahu, in the midst of navigating a rocky patch in their marriage after she admitted an “emotional” affair. She didn’t want
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Skores, Tami Luhby, Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump wants the Transportation Security Administration to turn over more airport security screening to private companies, according to his new 2027 budget proposal released Friday. The issue gained traction in recent weeks as many airports across the country saw long lines at checkpoints
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Banner, CNN Gas averaging $4 a gallon may feel steep to American drivers, but it’s nowhere near the global ceiling. In one major Asian city, prices are nearing $16 a gallon. Here’s what else you need to know to get up to speed and on with your day. 1️⃣ Cabinet shakeup President Donald
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By Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — Newly released body camera footage capturing the moments before and after Tiger Woods was arrested following a rollover crash in Florida offers a more textured account of the encounter, adding new layers to what deputies say led them to conclude he was impaired, while also surfacing new details about
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