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By Shimon Prokupecz, Matthew J. Friedman and Rachel Clarke, CNN Corpus Christi, Texas (CNN) — The judge overseeing the trial of a former school police officer accused of abandoning children during a massacre halted testimony on Tuesday and told jurors not to come to court on Wednesday. Judge Sid Harle will instead address legal matters

By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — A federal jail with a documented history of power outages, staffing shortages and detainee complaints just got two more high-profile detainees. Former president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were moved into the notorious Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn on Saturday following their US military

By Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — Whoever gunned down a young dentist and his wife is still on the loose a week after the grisly killings. But police hope newly released video of a “person of interest” and help from the public will help solve the crime shrouded in mystery. Spencer Tepe, 37, and Monique

By Alexandra Banner, CNN One person is in custody for allegedly causing property damage at Vice President JD Vance’s Ohio home, including breaking windows. The incident occurred shortly after midnight on Monday and comes amid heightened concern over political violence in the US. Here’s what else you need to know to get up to speed

By Danya Gainor, Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — Around 2,000 federal agents are being deployed to Minneapolis as part of the Trump administration’s latest effort to crack down on immigration, two law enforcement officials told CNN, while the city and its officials are reeling from a welfare fraud scandal that’s reaching a fever pitch this

By Danya Gainor, Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — The Department of Homeland Security accused global hotel chain Hilton of launching a “coordinated campaign” to refuse service to agents by canceling their room reservations in Minneapolis as the agency readies for escalated immigration enforcement there. Screenshots DHS posted on X on Monday afternoon appear to show

By Priscilla Alvarez, Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration is deploying around 2,000 federal agents to Minneapolis as part of an immigration crackdown on the heels of a welfare fraud scandal in Minnesota, according to two law enforcement officials. Senior Trump officials have fixated on Minnesota and its Somali community after accusations of

By Daniel Wine 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Elon Musk’s up-and-down year wrapped with one final stumble. Tesla posted its second consecutive sales decline, losing its long‑held electric vehicle crown to a company the billionaire once mocked. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 things 1️⃣ Childhood vaccines In

By Alexandra Banner, CNN Forecasters predict that 2026 will bring the lowest gas prices since the Covid-19 pandemic. For many Americans, it may offer some relief amid rising costs for other essentials — like groceries and electricity. Here’s what else you need to know to get up to speed and on with your day. 1️⃣

By Zoe Sottile, Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — It was the viral video seen ‘round the world. The 43-minute video, posted to YouTube the day after Christmas by a 23-year-old conservative content creator, claimed with little evidence Somali-run child care centers in Minnesota were fraudulently taking funding meant to provide child care for low-income families.

By Gordon Ebanks, Pete Muntean, Alexandra Skores, CNN (CNN) — The US military operation that led to the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, also left stranded tourists wondering how to get home — or to their next destination — after the FAA temporarily closed airspace over the Caribbean. Julie