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By Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — A Maryland pastor who fled Honduras 24 years ago to escape poverty and violence is waiting to hear when he will face an immigration judge after his arrest this week by Immigration and Customs Enforcement for overstaying his visa in 2001, his family said. Daniel Fuentes Espinal, a 54-year-old

By Devon M. Sayers, CNN (CNN) — Deportation flights from the makeshift South Florida immigration detention facility dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” have begun, the state’s governor said. “What has been done here has been remarkable,” Gov. Ron DeSantis said Friday at a news conference at the site. Florida built the temporary immigration detention center in eight

By Dalia Faheid, Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — An 18-year-old suspect is in custody after an early Friday morning shooting at University of New Mexico student housing left a 14-year-old boy dead and injured another person during orientation week, police said. Four people were playing video games in a dorm room at a student housing

By Monica Hill, CNN (CNN) — It’s not every day that Deadpool comes to visit your bedside. But a lucky number of people across the United States have had that experience thanks to Yuri Williams. Since 2017, Williams has donned an array of iconic superhero costumes to spread cheer to sick children, the unhoused, veterans,

CNN By Monica Hill, CNN (CNN) — It’s not every day that Deadpool comes to visit your bedside. But a lucky number of people across the United States have had that experience thanks to Yuri Williams. Since 2017, Williams has donned an array of iconic superhero costumes to spread cheer to sick children, the unhoused,

By Jade Walker, CNN (CNN) — In addition to telling time, smartwatches can track your steps, heart rate, blood pressure and sleeping patterns. Now, a smartwatch has helped search and rescue teams locate a small plane after it crashed into the dense forests near West Yellowstone, Montana. Here’s what else you need to know to

By Alex Stambaugh and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — A 9-year-old child died after an incident Thursday at Hersheypark amusement park in Pennsylvania, the company’s CEO said. A lifeguard team noticed a child “was in distress” at The Boardwalk at Hersheypark water park, Hershey Entertainment CEO John Lawn said. The team performed an “immediate rescue,

By Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — A woman in Arizona was sentenced Thursday to more than 8 years in prison for orchestrating a complex fraud scheme to help North Korean cyber operatives pose as Americans and obtain remote IT jobs at hundreds of US companies, including Fortune 500 corporations. The plot, described by the Department

By Holmes Lybrand, Kelly McCleary, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department on Thursday announced a lawsuit against New York City’s so-called sanctuary city policies, days after the Trump administration blamed those policies for the shooting of an off-duty US Customs and Border Protection officer in Manhattan. The lawsuit mirrors one filed against Los Angeles last

By Emily Scolnick, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! “South Park” is back with a vengeance. The show’s 27th season premiered this week, taking swings at President Donald Trump and Paramount, its parent company. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 things 1️⃣ Where floods could strike next The

By Dakin Andone, Lily Hautau, CNN (CNN) — The legal saga against the man who murdered four University of Idaho students may have ended Wednesday, when he was sentenced to life in prison without parole. But new details about the case are still emerging, even as many questions remain unanswered. The sentencing cleared the way

By Associated Press Memphis, Tennessee (AP) — A judge on Thursday scheduled sentencings in December for five former Memphis police officers convicted of federal charges in the 2023 beating death of Tyre Nichols, after the sentencings were delayed when the previous judge in the case surprisingly recused himself. During a hearing, U.S. District Judge Sheryl

By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Fresh out of federal prison, the mastermind behind the college admissions scam known as “Operation Varsity Blues” is back with a new job: college admissions advising. William “Rick” Singer was released early from the Bureau of Prisons’ custody on March 25 and, according to a recent legal filing, is

By Jade Walker, CNN (CNN) — In a landmark advisory opinion issued on Wednesday, the world’s highest court said polluting countries may be in breach of international law if they do not protect the planet from the “existential threat” posed by climate change. It was the first time the International Court of Justice had formally