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By Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — There’s a new contender for the world’s most expensive crunchy snack. A Pokémon-shaped Flamin’ Hot Cheeto nicknamed “Cheetozard” has sold for $87,840 to an unnamed buyer, the Goldin auction house said on social media. The 3 inch (7 cm) long Cheeto, shaped like the character Charizard from the Japanese

By Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — Strong winds from a recent storm in the south sent a US Customs and Border Protection surveillance blimp flying nearly 600 miles across Texas. The blimp – resembling a while-hot air balloon – was dislodged from its base in South Padre Island, a beach town on the southern coast

By Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — For more than a year, mystery shrouded the case of three friends who were found dead outside a Kansas City home after watching a Chiefs football game on a below-freezing winter night. On Wednesday, two men were charged with killing them, prosecutors said. Clayton McGeeney, 36, Ricky Johnson, 38,

By Jean Casarez and Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — A three-person mixture of unknown DNA was found under a 21-year-old University of Idaho student’s fingernails after she and three other students were killed at an off-campus home in November 2022, a new filing reveals. The new evidence from victim Madison Mogen came more than two

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! Are antidepressants addictive? Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s comments at his Senate confirmation hearing before becoming US Health and Human

By Elizabeth Wolfe and Graham Hurley, CNN (CNN) — A trio of skiers is likely buried under an avalanche near Anchorage, Alaska, that occurred Tuesday afternoon, but dangerous backcountry conditions have so far stymied recovery operations, officials announced. The three missing adults had flown by helicopter to the snowy mountain range for skiing, known as

By Devyn Byers, CNN (CNN) — Famous bald eagle mates Jackie and Shadow watched closely as the first of two chicks began to hatch Monday in Big Bear Valley, California, after nearly three years without successful hatching. The avian couple have long awaited new chicks, and America along with them. The nonprofit organization Friends of

By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Ash Wednesday services are underway in Vatican City, where Pope Francis is notably absent as he continues to fight double pneumonia in the hospital. A pulmonary care physician told CNN that the coming days will be crucial in determining whether the 88-year-old pontiff can recover. Here’s what else you

By Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — A criminal investigation into online influencer and self-proclaimed misogynist Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan has been opened in Florida, according to the state attorney general Tuesday. Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has directed the Office of Statewide Prosecution “to execute search warrants and issue subpoenas,” in what he

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! Divorce is pretty common, but it’s also one of the most stressful life events. Therapists and attorneys weigh in

By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — New York state’s Department of Corrections and Community Supervision is struggling to keep striking officers on the job, as it grapples with the fallout from two high-profile inmate deaths and reports of violence at the hands of its workers. State police are investigating the death of 22-year-old inmate Messiah

By Hanna Park and Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — Music mogul Jay-Z has filed a defamation lawsuit against an anonymous woman who earlier accused him of raping her when she was 13, alleging she was banking on “false and malicious claims” for financial gain. The lawsuit, filed Monday in federal court in the Southern District

By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Growing up, whenever there was a hurricane or a big storm, Jason Robinson enjoyed looking at maps from electric utilities’ websites that showed power outages. But there was one problem: The United States has so many electric utilities, each with their own website and map, that he had to

By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump will soon head to Capitol Hill for perhaps the most consequential speech of his second term so far. He is set to deliver an address to Congress a day after he decided to halt US military aid to Ukraine, which could have dire consequences for its

WHAM, NY GOVERNOR’S OFC., NY DOCCS, NY ATTY GENERAL, FAMILY HANDOUT, CNN By Michelle Watson and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — New York State Police say they’re investigating the Saturday death of an inmate who was housed at an upstate medium security prison – reports of which Gov. Kathy Hochul called “deeply troubling” on Monday.

By Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — A federal task force created by President Donald Trump to combat antisemitism could pull more than $50 million in contracts between Columbia University and the federal government, over the school’s “ongoing inaction in the face of relentless harassment of Jewish students,” three federal agencies said in a joint news

By Devyn Byers, CNN (CNN) — Apalachee High School head football coach Mike Hancock is stepping down to address his mental health after a mass shooting last year killed two students and two staff members – one of them a fellow coach – at the Georgia school. Hancock opened up about his struggle with depression,

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! Small talk can boost your mood and reduce feelings of isolation, but some people struggle with making conversation about

By Pete Muntean, CNN (CNN) — The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating why multiple commercial flights about to land at Ronald Reagan National Airport, near Washington DC, repeatedly received midair collision alerts over the weekend when there were no other aircraft nearby. The alerts occurred only miles from the site of the deadly January 29

By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Four men are facing federal charges, accused of smuggling thousands of people into the US from Guatemala in what officials call “one of the largest human smuggling rings in the nation.” Federal agents are still pursuing one of the four men, who they say threatened to kill an investigative