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By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN (CNN) — The University of Texas at Austin has sent layoff notices to an estimated 60 staff members who previously worked in diversity, equity and inclusion roles, according to the Texas NAACP and the Texas Conference of American Association of University Professors. The staffing cuts come as the university works

By Casey Tolan, Isabelle Chapman, Curt Devine and Yahya Abou-Ghazala, CNN (CNN) — Before its disastrous collapse last week, the Francis Scott Key Bridge served as an economically crucial gateway: thousands of container ships crossing from the Atlantic to Baltimore’s port passed under the bridge’s decades-old span. But the now-ruined structure isn’t the only bridge

By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Hey you. Yes, you. Thanks to your loyal readership, 5 Things has been nominated for a Webby Award! Winners are selected via a popular vote, so you can help us by casting a ballot here for 5 Things. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed

By Jillian Sykes, CNN (CNN) — Roscoe “Rocky” Shorey lived his life one adventure at a time until his sudden death after a fall while summiting Mount St. Helens, his roommate told CNN. The 42-year-old experienced mountain climber of Washougal, Washington, was found Saturday within the crater of the Mount St. Helens volcano, approximately 1,200

By Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — The winning numbers for Wednesday’s estimated $1.09 billion Powerball jackpot – which would be the fourth-largest grand prize in the lottery’s history – have been drawn. Wednesday’s winning numbers are 11, 62, 65, 38, 41 and Powerball 15. The estimated $1.09 billion in play Wednesday jumped from $1 billion after

By Dalia Faheid and Gene Norman, CNN (CNN) — At least three people were killed and several were injured after a powerful storm system spawned tornadoes and damaging storms from the South to the Ohio Valley. Two people were killed by falling trees when storms swept through Pennsylvania on Wednesday, CNN affiliate WPVI reported. A

CNN By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Millions of Americans are struggling to save for retirement. They just don’t have much money left after paying their daily expenses and monthly bills, forcing them to put retirement savings on the back burner. “My financial focus has to be on the present, as

By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Millions of Americans are struggling to save for retirement. They just don’t have much money left after paying their daily expenses and monthly bills, forcing them to put retirement savings on the back burner. “My financial focus has to be on the present, as every

By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — Lou Conter, the final survivor of the USS Arizona, the Navy battleship that was sunk – with a loss of 1,177 lives – during the surprise Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, has died at age 102. Conter was surrounded by family at his home in Grass Valley, California, and

By Nicole Chavez, CNN (CNN) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations said Tuesday it received 8,061 complaints of anti-Muslim bias incidents last year – the highest number in the 28 years CAIR has tracked hate. The nation’s largest Muslim advocacy group released its annual civil rights report, which documents incidents reported to CAIR and an

By Ashley Killough and Ed Lavandera, CNN Enid, Oklahoma (CNN) — When a public official in a small Oklahoma city faced a censure vote that condemned his recent ties to White nationalism, he was saved – at least temporarily – by a Black man. Several residents in Enid blasted city council commissioner Judd Blevins at a public

By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — A severe thunderstorm dumped softball-sized hail in parts of the central and eastern US Monday. Forecasts show the storm will intensify today as it rumbles from the Southeast to the Ohio Valley, threatening to unleash another round of dangerous conditions. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up

By Michelle Watson and Zenebou Sylla, CNN (CNN) — Two men in New York have been charged with distributing fentanyl-laced heroin that allegedly caused the death of transgender activist Cecilia Gentili in February, prosecutors announced Monday. “Cecilia Gentili, a prominent activist and leader of the New York transgender community was tragically poisoned in her Brooklyn

By Lauren Mascarenhas, Rosa Flores and Sara Weisfeldt, CNN (CNN) — A woman in Texas is suing prosecutors and Starr County for more than $1 million after she was arrested and unlawfully charged with murder for an abortion she had in 2022. Lizelle Gonzalez was arrested and charged with murder in Starr County, Texas, in 2022 after

By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Bottle shops devoted to non-alcoholic beer, wine and spirits are becoming more popular. People have been going alcohol-free for Dry January for years, but some are making it a permanent lifestyle choice. “Alcohol just doesn’t feel good anymore,” said one convert. With or without alcohol,

WANF, WXIA, CNN By Ryan Young, Devon M. Sayers, Hannah Rabinowitz, Evan Perez and John Miller, CNN Atlanta (CNN) — A suspect was arrested after ramming an entrance gate to the FBI’s Atlanta field office Monday afternoon in an attempt to gain entry to the facility, bureau officials said. The suspect, who has not been