By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — The German submarine captain saw his target’s silhouette against the evening sky off the coast of southern England and gave the command to fire a single torpedo. It was the last anyone would see of the US Coast Guard Cutter Tampa and its 131 crew members for more than
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By Will Ripley, CNN (CNN) — At the unveiling of a towering bronze sculpture of North Korean and Russian soldiers in combat, Kim Jong Un praised troops who chose death over capture while fighting in Ukraine. It was a striking and unusually explicit acknowledgment of Pyongyang’s long-suspected battlefield doctrine. According to a transcript published by
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By Ray Sanchez, Matthew J. Friedman, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — Prosecutors have laid out a detailed and grisly timeline in their case against singer d4vd, who is accused of sexually abusing Celeste Rivas Hernandez starting when she was 13, then fatally stabbing her when she – at 14 years old – threatened to expose
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By Cindy Von Quednow, Isabel Rosales, CNN (CNN) — Three years before he was accused of killing two doctoral students in Florida, a domestic violence incident with Hisham Abugharbieh’s brother and mother highlighted his family’s concerns about what they called his erratic behavior. During the May 9, 2023, incident, Abugharbieh began arguing with his brother
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By Taylor Romine, Devon Sayers, CNN (CNN) — Almost a year after 10 Louisiana inmates escaped from a New Orleans jail, the Orleans Parish sheriff and the office’s chief financial officer were indicted by a special grand jury on charges of malfeasance and other crimes in relation to the jailbreak. Ten prisoners housed in the
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By Ivana Kottasová, Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN New York (CNN) — King Charles III and Queen Camilla continued Wednesday to highlight the “enduring solidarity” between the United States and the United Kingdom, in a heartfelt handwritten message left at the 9/11 Memorial in New York. “We honour the memory of those who tragically lost their lives
Continue Reading By Toni Odejimi, Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! You might eat a healthy, plant‑rich diet, yet just one daily serving of this type of food could raise your risk of dementia. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 things 1️⃣ Big decision In a major ruling
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By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — Video from Saturday shows an armed man racing through a security checkpoint at the Washington Hilton, one floor above the ballroom where President Donald Trump, top administration officials and journalists were attending the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Hotel security footage captured Secret Service officers drawing their weapons moments later,
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By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is putting tracking devices in airport vehicles after an Air Canada Express regional jet landing at LaGuardia Airport last month slammed into a fire truck on the runway, killing the plane’s two pilots. Thirty-nine people were injured, including the
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By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Britain’s Prince and Princess of Wales have shared a photograph of themselves with their three children to celebrate their 15th wedding anniversary. William and Catherine can be seen lying on some grass alongside Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis in what appears to be a summery scene, with
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By Issy Ronald, Jomana Karadsheh, Florence Davey-Attlee, CNN London (CNN) — Two Jewish men were stabbed in broad daylight in a leafy suburb of north London on Wednesday in what police described as a terrorist incident, further rattling a Jewish community already reeling from a series of antisemitic attacks in the British capital. A 45-year-old
Continue Reading By Alexandra Banner, CNN Gas prices have climbed to an average of $4.23 per gallon — the highest level since August 2022 — according to AAA. With oil futures rising and supply routes under strain, any near-term relief at the pump appears unlikely. Here’s what else you need to know to get up to speed
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CNN, STATE OF TEXAS By Ashley Killough, Ed Lavandera, CNN Austin, Texas (CNN) — After two days of emotional testimony, Texas lawmakers and investigators Tuesday laid out a grim assessment of Camp Mystic’s leaders’ role in last summer’s devastating floods that left 27 dead: no real evacuation plan and a delayed response as waters rose.
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By Lou Robinson, Renée Rigdon, Lauren Kent, Henrik Pettersson, CNN (CNN) — As the war in Iran enters its tenth week with no clear end in sight, shipping traffic in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz has been completely reshaped, heavily disrupting global markets and supply chains for oil, natural gas, fertilizer and
Continue Reading By Rocío Muñoz-Ledo, Uriel Blanco, Mauricio Torres, CNN (CNN) — Mexican federal forces have arrested one of the alleged commanders of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), Audias Flores Silva, who was considered a possible successor to Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes, the CJNG leader who died after a military operation to capture him in
Continue Reading By Hira Humayun, CNN (CNN) — Ysmael is already feeling the squeeze of rising prices in Haiti. “Everything has gone up,” she says in a World Food Programme video, from the fare for a ride on a “tap-tap” bus to the cost of putting dinner on the table, all due to fuel price hikes linked
Continue Reading By Ashley Killough, Ed Lavandera, CNN Austin, Texas (CNN) — After two days of emotional testimony, Texas lawmakers and investigators Tuesday laid out a grim assessment of Camp Mystic’s leaders’ role in last summer’s devastating floods that left 27 dead: no real evacuation plan and a delayed response as waters rose. That’s raised mounting doubts
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By Anabella González, Fernando Ramos, CNN (CNN) — Indian magnate Anant Ambani, son of billionaire Mukesh Ambani, has offered to take in at his wildlife sanctuary in India, 80 “cocaine hippos” currently living in Colombia, where the government is planning to cull them. The hippos are descended from animals introduced to the country in the
Continue Reading By Toni Odejimi, Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! People in the entertainment industry have slammed AI for mimicking artists’ voices and likenesses. This “Eras” tour superstar is punching back with a new approach to protect her image. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 things 1️⃣
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By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Britain’s ambassador to Washington has said that the only country that has a “special relationship” with the United States is “probably Israel,” not Britain, in leaked comments which could overshadow King Charles III’s state visit underway in the US this week. Christian Turner, who took office in February to
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