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This undated photo provided by the Arkansas Department of Corrections shows inmate Grant Hardin.

A former police chief serving time for murder and rape escaped from an Arkansas prison. Here is what we know

KHBS, FAYETTEVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT, CNN By Taylor Romine, Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — A former small-town police chief in Arkansas escaped from prison Sunday while serving decades-long sentences for murder and rape and is still on the loose, officials said Tuesday. Grant Hardin, 56, escaped from a state prison in northern Arkansas on Sunday afternoon,

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This undated photo provided by the Arkansas Department of Corrections shows inmate Grant Hardin.

A former police chief serving time for murder and rape escaped from an Arkansas prison. Here is what we know

By Taylor Romine, Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — A former small-town police chief in Arkansas escaped from prison Sunday while serving decades-long sentences for murder and rape and is still on the loose, officials said Wednesday. Grant Hardin, 56, escaped from a state prison in northern Arkansas on Sunday afternoon, after he appears to have

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The Harvard University shield sits above a campus entrance gate at Harvard University in Cambridge

Trump accuses Harvard of ‘judge shopping’ and threatens to send $3 billion of its federal grants to trade schools

By Donald Judd, Danya Gainor, CNN President Donald Trump has again trained his ire on Harvard University, accusing the school Monday of “judge shopping” in its legal battle with the White House and threatening to cut off $3 billion in federal grant funding over its handling of anti-Israel protests. “I am considering taking Three Billion

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A person is taken away on a stretcher following a car collision in Liverpool on Monday.

Dozens injured after car plows into crowd celebrating Liverpool soccer triumph. Police arrest man, rule out terrorism

By Eve Brennan, Lauren Said-Moorhouse and Helen Regan, CNN London (CNN) — Dozens of people, including four children, were injured when a driver plowed a car into a parade in northwest England celebrating Liverpool Football Club’s latest Premier League win on Monday evening. A 53-year-old white British man from the Liverpool area, believed to be

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A general view shows the reactor at the nuclear power plant in Bushehr

Iran says it’s ready to compromise with Trump, suggests US understands its red lines

By Frederik Pleitgen, Joseph Ataman and Claudia Otto, CNN Tehran, Iran (CNN) — Iran is open to compromises on its nuclear program in talks with the United States, but uranium enrichment remains non-negotiable, Tehran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson told CNN, indicating Washington understands this position. “If the intention is to make sure that Iran’s nuclear program

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Abraham Verghese

A physician who advocates for the power of human touch over technology will deliver Harvard’s commencement speech

By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — Doctors interact with patients, in many cases, when they are feeling their worst – so, how they talk to those patients during such a vulnerable time matters. That’s the philosophy of Abraham Verghese, the bestselling author, Stanford professor, and infectious disease doctor who will address students at Harvard University’s

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Released Israeli hostage

‘Every time, I was sure this was the end’: Former IDF hostage in Gaza says one of her biggest fears was Israeli strikes

From CNN’s Lauren Izso and Manveena Suri (CNN) — An Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldier released during a ceasefire-hostage deal has said one of her biggest fears during captivity were strikes carried out by Israel. Na’ama Levy, one of five IDF female soldiers released in January, made the comments during a weekly rally at Tel

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Venezuela held an election for an oil-rich region. The main problem is it belongs to another country

By Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — Venezuelans on Sunday for the first time elected a governor and other lawmakers for Essequibo, an oil-rich region that Venezuela has laid claim to even though it is widely recognized as being part of neighboring Guyana. Essequibo’s 125,000 inhabitants, who account for more than 15% of the English-speaking country’s

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