By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington (CNN) — New technology allowing audio of plane crashes to be extracted from still images has prompted the National Transportation Safety Board to take a rare step of pausing the public release of nearly all information related to its investigations. Cockpit voice recordings, often referred to as the CVR, capture
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Banner, CNN The Memorial Day travel rush is here, and US health officials are on alert for the international spread of dangerous viruses. One major airport is rolling out new Ebola screenings for some incoming passengers, while the CDC has also tightened entry restrictions for travelers arriving from virus-hit regions. Here’s what else
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN The Memorial Day travel rush is here, and US health officials are on alert for the international spread of dangerous viruses. One major airport is rolling out new Ebola screenings for some incoming passengers, while the CDC has also tightened entry restrictions for travelers arriving from virus-hit regions. Here’s what
Continue ReadingBy Kimberly Richardson, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! President Donald Trump’s vision for the world’s tallest arch is one step closer to reality, but it’s not taking shape exactly as planned. Take a look. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 things 1️⃣ Ebola hotspot The virus has
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By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — The crash of two US Navy jets at an Idaho air show last weekend is raising questions about why the Pentagon risks multimillion-dollar warplanes – and their crews – for entertainment. “Those calls are almost always part of the noise surrounding an accident,” said John Venable, a senior resident
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By Andy Rose, Rob Kuznia, CNN (CNN) — The woman prosecutors have called the “mastermind” of a massive fraud scheme to steal hundreds of millions of dollars in government aid was sentenced to nearly 42 years in prison Thursday. Feeding Our Future founder Aimee Bock received a 500-month sentence just over a year after she
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By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — A Virginia circuit court judge on Thursday dismissed criminal charges against Ebony Parker, a former elementary school assistant principal, in a case connected to a 6-year-old boy who shot his teacher in January 2023. Prosecutors had alleged Parker ignored warnings that the boy had a gun shortly before the
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Banner, CNN Stephen Colbert will sign off from “The Late Show” tonight, ending his run in the storied CBS chair once occupied by David Letterman. What comes next for one of TV’s biggest personalities is an open question as others across the industry try to navigate the fragile world of network comedy.Write a
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN Stephen Colbert will sign off from “The Late Show” tonight, ending his run in the storied CBS chair once occupied by David Letterman. What comes next for one of TV’s biggest personalities is an open question as others across the industry try to navigate the fragile world of network comedy.Write
Continue ReadingBy Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — Two young women who hid under a car as a gunman launched a murderous assault in Washington, DC, last year have described how speaking to survivors of the Holocaust and other terrorist attacks has helped them confront their trauma. Catherine Szkop, now 29, and Abbie Talmoud, now 25, were
Continue ReadingBy Cindy Von Quednow, Donie O’Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — A remote settlement pegged as a “Whites-only” community in the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas is being sued for discrimination after rejecting a woman’s application to buy land there. Michelle Walker, who is of Jewish ancestry, says the organization that runs the community, Return to the Land,
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By Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — A New York woman was sentenced Wednesday to 20 years to life in prison for drowning her three young children in the ocean and leaving their wet, sand-covered bodies along the shoreline near their home in Coney Island. Erin Merdy, 34, pleaded guilty in March to three counts of
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! What would you do with $1 million? That’s the standard “Survivor” prize — and past winners have spent it in some surprising ways. (Tonight, one player takes home double!) Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 things 1️⃣ Tracking tornadoes
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By Elle Reeve, CNN (CNN) — When the livestreamer who calls himself “Chud the Builder” was arrested and charged with shooting a man in Tennessee last week, it sounded as if everyone was supposed to already be aware of him. Reports described Chud, whose real name is Dalton Eatherly, as a “popular livestreamer” and “notorious,”
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Prince, an entertainer famed for his eclectic sound, glittery wardrobe and provocative lyrics. Personal Birth date: June 7, 1958 Death date: April 21, 2016 Birth place: Minneapolis, Minnesota Birth name: Prince Rogers Nelson Father: John Nelson, jazz pianist Mother: Mattie Shaw, social
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Banner, CNN The Maldives is known for its luxury resorts and crystal-clear waters, but this week it became the site of a frantic underwater search for missing tourists. Five experienced Italian divers ventured into an underwater cave system on what was supposed to be an exciting expedition — but they never returned. Here’s
Continue ReadingBy Andy Rose, Alisha Ebrahimji, Kyung Lah, Norma Galeana, Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Less than two weeks before his death, Amin Abdullah said his view of success was based not on what people thought of him in life, but whether he had a “pure soul” at the end. “May Allahu ta’ala (God almighty) grant
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By Audrey Ash, Thomas Bordeaux, Brynn Gingras, Yahya Abou-Ghazala, Curt Devine, Jeff Winter, Casey Tolan, CNN (CNN) — The attackers who killed three people Monday at a San Diego mosque shared a live video of the shooting as well as a lengthy written document citing racist, Islamophobic and antisemitic ideology. The graphic video, which CNN
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Google is making its biggest change to the search bar in years. See what you can expect. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 things 1️⃣ Big day for primaries People in several states — including Pennsylvania, Georgia and Kentucky
Continue ReadingBy Associated Press (AP) — A 56-year-old woman fell into an open maintenance hole on a busy New York City street and died, police and utility officials said as they investigated how it could have happened. The woman parked her Mercedes-Benz SUV right next to the maintenance hole near the corner of Fifth Avenue and
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