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A state police boat with a dog searches the waters of Coes Pond on Friday.

Wife of police officer who was found dead is considered ‘armed and dangerous,’ chief says

By Elise Hammond, Nayeli Jaramillo-Plata, CNN (CNN) — Police issued an arrest warrant for a Massachusetts woman in connection with the death of her police officer husband earlier this week. Authorities are searching for Karen Solomon, the co-founder of a group that advocates for the mental health of police officers, after Worcester police officer Kurt

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Supreme Court temporarily allows construction of White House ballroom to continue

By Devan Cole, Betsy Klein, John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court has temporarily allowed President Donald Trump to continue working on a massive new ballroom at the White House, freezing a court ruling that would have required construction to stop at midnight Friday. Friday afternoon’s order doesn’t address the legality of the project, which two other

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President Donald Trump speaks at a press conference during the 2026 NATO Leaders Summit at the Beştepe Presidential Compound on July 8

Sell Ukraine 10% of US Patriots and ‘we will destroy all the Russians’ ballistic missiles,’ Zelensky tells CNN

CNN By Nick Paton Walsh, Natalie Wright, Daria Tarasova-Markina, Victoria Butenko, CNN Kyiv (CNN) — Ukraine has only a tenth of the interceptor missiles it urgently needs from the United States to stop surging Russian ballistic missile attacks, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told CNN in an interview, adding his days are spent in “millions” of

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Taiwan’s leader boards armored vehicle to escape mock ‘decapitation strike’

By Wayne Chang, Brad Lendon, CNN Taipei, Taiwan (CNN) — Taiwan’s president and top officials late Wednesday practiced how they would respond to an attempted “decapitation strike,” an operation to take out the island’s leadership, like the US capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro earlier this year. An armored personnel carrier whisked President Lai Ching-te

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A satellite view of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait is a vital trade route linking the Red Sea

Saudi Arabia braces for attacks on ports and airports by Iraqi militias working with Iran-backed Houthis

By Nic Robertson, Hira Humayun, CNN (CNN) — Saudi Arabia is bracing for a “multiple coordinated attacks” by Iraqi militias factions and Iran-backed Houthis, a Saudi official told CNN, as the broader Middle East conflict threatens to widen. The official cited “multiple intelligence reports” from Saudi Arabia, the US and regional countries indicating some Iraqi

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Arson suspect Aaron Farinacci waits for his initial court appearance by video at the county courthouse in Spokane

Alleged arsonist admits to starting one Spokane wildfire and more than two dozen others since last year, prosecutors say

By Emma Tucker, CNN The alleged arsonist in the first of three devastating wildfires in Washington state that have been burning over the past several days admitted to igniting the blaze and more than two dozen others since last year, court documents show. Four of the fires that Aaron Farinacci, 37, confessed to starting have

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Venezuela's National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez and former opposition lawmaker Dinorah Figuera attend the opening session of the national dialogue in Caracas

US-backed democracy talks start in Venezuela without Nobel laureate Machado

By Anabella González, Germán Padinger, Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — The Venezuelan government met with opposition figures in Caracas on Thursday after days of delay, marking the start of US-backed talks aimed at steering the country toward a democratic transition. The United States looms large in the conversation, having brokered negotiations months after toppling Venezuelan

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A worker packs avocados at a plant in Uruapan

US suspends avocado inspections in Mexican state, potentially disrupting fruit’s export from top producing region

By Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — The US suspended government activities in Mexico’s Michoacan state on Wednesday due to an unspecified “threat against American interests,” in a move that could potentially delay avocado exports from the state to the US. The suspension will disrupt the work of US Department of Agriculture personnel that inspect avocado

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