By Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — For years, actor Gene Hackman’s doting wife Betsy Arakawa would do whatever she could to help keep him healthy, whether it meant wearing a mask everywhere she went or encouraging him to stay fit by riding his bike or doing yoga on Zoom. In late February, the couple was
Continue Reading By Lucas Lilieholm, CNN (CNN) — Police in Canada are searching for three male suspects following a shooting that injured at least 12 people outside a Toronto pub, authorities said on Friday. Six people sustained gunshot wounds, and four people have non-life-threatening injuries following the incident in the Scarborough neighborhood east of downtown Toronto, police
Continue Reading By Elizabeth González and Verónica Calderón, CNNE (CNN) — Panama will allow more than a hundred undocumented immigrants deported by the United States to stay in the country for at least another 30 days, Security Minister Frank Ábrego said on Friday. The group, mainly from countries in Asia and the Middle East, will receive temporary
Continue Reading CNN By Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — For years, actor Gene Hackman’s doting wife Betsy Arakawa would do whatever she could to help keep him healthy, whether it meant wearing a mask everywhere she went or encouraging him to stay fit by riding his bike or doing yoga on Zoom. In late February, the couple
Continue Reading CNN By Sophie Foggin, for CNN and Connie Chen, CNN (CNN) — Unpaid work. Sexual harassment. Violence. Low wages. The “motherhood penalty.” These are just some of the issues that millions of women continue to face at work in 2025. Despite progress made towards global gender equality, men continue to hold the highest paid positions
Continue Reading By Sophie Foggin, for CNN and Connie Chen, CNN (CNN) — Unpaid work. Sexual harassment. Violence. Low wages. The “motherhood penalty.” These are just some of the issues that millions of women continue to face at work in 2025. Despite progress made towards global gender equality, men continue to hold the highest paid positions in
Continue Reading By Ana Maria Canizares, Mauricio Torres, Ivonne Valdés, CNNE and Max Saltman, CNN (CNN) — Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa has granted preemptive pardons for police and military personnel responding to an armed attack that killed at least 22 in the southern city of Guayaquil yesterday. “We need you to act decisively and without fear of
Continue Reading CNN By Ryan Young, Devon M. Sayers, Michelle Watson and Zoe Sottile, CNN Columbia, South Carolina (CNN) — A convicted double murderer has been executed by firing squad – the first such execution in the United States since 2010, according to the South Carolina Department of Corrections. The execution of Brad Sigmon, 67, by the
Continue Reading By Eyad Kourdi, Tim Lister and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — In the worst outbreak of unrest since Syria’s transitional government took power, hundreds of people have been killed or wounded in clashes between the security forces and supporters of former President Bashar al Assad. The clashes broke out Thursday in the Latakia and Tartous
Continue Reading By Daria Tarasova-Markina and Christian Edwards, CNN Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — Russia fired cruise and ballistic missiles at Ukraine in a major overnight attack, Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday, as the Ukrainian president renewed his plea for a partial ceasefire at the end of a week in which the United States suspended military aid and intelligence
Continue Reading CNN By Lauren del Valle, Jean Casarez and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — Panicked conversations between two surviving roommates in the off-campus home where four University of Idaho students were murdered in 2022 were revealed in newly released text messages Thursday, shedding more light on the timeline that prosecutors aim to lean on in their
Continue Reading Mohammed al Sawalhi, Eyad Kourdi and Abeer Salman (CNN) — A senior Hamas figure in Gaza has accused US President Donald Trump of “blatant double standards” in his demand for the immediate release of hostages still held in Gaza – but told CNN that Hamas’ direct meetings with US officials “aim to achieve stability in
Continue Reading By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — US officials are working to mend ties with Ukraine following last week’s contentious meeting between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. At the same time, European leaders are pressing ahead with their own vision for Ukraine peace at an emergency summit. Here’s what else you need to
Continue Reading By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — Malala Yousafzai has returned to her hometown in Pakistan, 13 years after she was shot in the head by the Taliban. The 27-year-old Nobel Peace Prize winner shared a picture of herself in the stunning landscape of northern Pakistan on social media, saying it was the first time she
Continue Reading By Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — Two US Army soldiers and a former soldier were arrested Thursday, accused in indictments of selling military secrets to buyers in China, according to the Department of Justice. The two US Army active-duty soldiers were identified as Jian Zhao and Li Tian, stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, in Washington
Continue Reading By Ryan Young, Devon M. Sayers, Michelle Watson and Zoe Sottile, CNN Columbia, South Carolina (CNN) — A convicted double murderer has been executed by firing squad – the first such execution in the United States since 2010, according to the South Carolina Department of Corrections. The execution of Brad Sigmon, 67, by the South
Continue Reading By Andy Rose and Maria Aguilar Prieto, CNN (CNN) — For Daniela Pintor-Mendoza, the efforts to abolish diversity, equality and inclusion initiatives in higher education literally hit home. The University of Iowa sophomore has been part of a campus housing option known as a living learning community where students interested in Latino culture and experiences
Continue Reading WYFF, SOUTH CAROLINA DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS, FAMILY HANDOUT, CNN By Ryan Young, Devon M. Sayers, Michelle Watson and Zoe Sottile, CNN Columbia, South Carolina (CNN) — A convicted double murderer has been executed by firing squad – the first such execution in the United States since 2010, according to the South Carolina Department of Corrections.
Continue Reading By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Gene Hackman died of causes related to cardiovascular illness and was probably alive for several days after his wife, Betsy Arakawa, died of a rare disease in their secluded mountaintop home last week, investigators announced Friday, answering lingering questions in the once-mysterious deaths of the couple. The case has
Continue Reading By Joseph Ataman, CNN Paris (CNN) — Trains to and from Paris were heavily disrupted following the discovery of an unexploded World War II bomb early on Friday near the world’s third-busiest train station. Almost 500 trains were canceled and the disruption affected around 600,000 people at the Gare du Nord, the transport minister said.
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