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By Daniel Wine, CNN Editor’s Note: CNN’s 5 Things newsletter is your one-stop shop for the latest headlines and fascinating stories to start and end your busy day. Sign up here. Welcome to 5 Things PM! March Madness resumes tonight with the first batch of men’s games in college basketball’s Sweet 16. Duke and Florida

By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Family members of some of the 67 people killed in January’s midair collision in Washington listened to the US Army and Federal Aviation Administration take fiery questions from lawmakers for the first time Thursday at a Senate subcommittee hearing on the preliminary findings of the accident. “I’m

By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — University commencement speakers are often notable members of the community or even famous celebrities that can inspire graduates with a blend of wisdom and humor. This spring, the University of Maryland invited someone who is all of those things and very green: Kermit the Frog. Kermit will deliver the

By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN (CNN) — US Navy veteran Bobby Jones comes from a family of military service members, including his grandfather, who served in the Korean War. The military, he said, has traditionally been a path to economic prosperity and a source of patriotism within the Black community. Jones, who served from 2001

By Jade Walker, CNN (CNN) — Gun control groups earned a rare victory at the Supreme Court yesterday when the justices upheld Biden-era federal regulations on “ghost guns.” The court ruled that manufacturers must include serial numbers on the mail-order kits — which allow people to build untraceable weapons at home — and perform background

WCVB, MUSLIM JUSTICE LEAGUE, THE TUFTS DAILY, CNN By Gloria Pazmino and Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — As the sun began to set Tuesday over Somerville, Massachusetts, Turkish national Rumeysa Ozturk was on her way to meet friends at an Iftar dinner where they would break their Ramadan fast. But she would never make to

By Polo Sandoval, Nicki Brown and Taylor Galgano, CNN (CNN) — A Michigan couple’s payment dispute with a timeshare company has landed them in a Mexican prison, accused of defrauding a hospitality company, according to Mexican prosecutors. The couple’s family says the allegations against them are false and are calling on the United States government

By Gloria Pazmino, Andy Rose and Yash Roy, CNN (CNN) — As the sun began to set Tuesday over Somerville, Massachusetts, Turkish national Rumeysa Ozturk was on her way to meet friends at an Iftar dinner where they would break their Ramadan fast. But she would never make it to the gathering, according to her

CNN By Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Luigi Mangione’s fashion choices at his latest court appearance have caught the attention of Manhattan prosecutors who are accusing his lawyers of encouraging the publicity around him. Prosecutors told a judge Tuesday that Mangione’s defense team has “fanned the flames” of publicity in the murder case, which has

By Daniel Wine, CNN Editor’s Note: CNN’s 5 Things newsletter is your one-stop shop for the latest headlines and fascinating stories to start and end your busy day. Sign up here. Welcome to 5 Things PM! Dollar Tree is dumping Family Dollar, ending their brief and disastrous merger. The $1 billion sale represents just a

By Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Luigi Mangione’s fashion choices at his latest court appearance have caught the attention of Manhattan prosecutors who are accusing his lawyers of encouraging the publicity around him. Prosecutors told a judge Tuesday that Mangione’s defense team has “fanned the flames” of publicity in the murder case, which has already