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By Lauren Kent, CNN A US special forces soldier involved in the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has been arrested and charged for allegedly betting on the operation via Polymarket, netting him $400,000 in profits. Here’s what else you need to know to get up to speed and on with your day. 1️⃣ Iran

By Ray Sanchez, Kyung Lah, CNN (CNN) — The tightknit and family-friendly city of Lake Elsinore in Riverside County is about 70 miles southeast and a world apart from the glitz and glamour of the Hollywood Hills. Celeste Rivas Hernandez grew up in Lake Elsinore, where she was a regular at the corner store down

By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — The path to identifying Rex Heuermann as the Gilgo Beach serial killer began with Shannan Gilbert. Gilbert, a 23-year-old sex worker, had gone missing in May 2010 after a visit to a client in Oak Beach, a Long Island, New York, community near Gilgo. Spurred by her mother, police

CNN, WAFB By Cindy Von Quednow, Ashley Killough, Isabel Rosales, CNN (CNN) — One person was killed and at least five others were injured after an apparent argument led to a shooting at the Mall of Louisiana in Baton Rouge on Thursday, police said. Five people are in custody. “Two groups of people got into

By Elizabeth Wolfe, Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — Law enforcement across three states thwarted the plans of an experienced former cop who they say expressed a desire to harm Black people and threatened to carry out a mass shooting at a New Orleans festival. North Carolina resident Christopher Gillum, 45, was reported missing on Tuesday

By Aaron Cooper, CNN (CNN) — The National Transportation Safety Board says “extensive corrosion… consistent with exposure to a saltwater environment” caused both engines of a Bombardier Challenger 600 charter jet to stop working at virtually the same time, leading the pilots to crash land on a busy Florida highway. Problems with the engines were

By Daniel Wine, Toni Odejimi, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! What could go wrong when trying to touch the genitals of a 16th‑century statue during a bachelorette trip? A lot, apparently. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 things 1️⃣ Dire conditions The worst spring drought on record

By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — The image was instantly iconic: Donald Trump, moments after an attempt on his life, is surrounded by Secret Service agents attempting to rush him to a car. Face bloodied, he takes a defiant turn toward his supporters and pumps a fist into the air. An American flag waves in