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By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Happy Friday, readers! Whether you consider yourself a political obsessive or you only tune in every four years, it’s important to be informed before heading to your local polling place or mailing in your ballot. In this special edition of 5 Things, we’ll help you brush up with the

By Paradise Afshar, Andy Rose and Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — Two people were killed and six others wounded after a teenage shooter opened fire in two locations in downtown Orlando where large crowds had gathered to celebrate Halloween, the city’s police chief said early Friday. A 17-year-old suspect has been charged with two

By Karina Tsui and Jeff Winter, CNN (CNN) — A Republican-led investigation into antisemitism on college campuses found that administrators “overwhelmingly failed” to clamp down on students and faculty who engaged in antisemitic behavior following Hamas’ attack on Israel last year. The 325-page report released by the US House Education Committee Thursday states college officials

By Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — Sidi Mohamed Abdallahi faces new felony terrorism and hate crime charges following a shooting near a Chicago synagogue, in a troubling incident that underscores the alarming rise of antisemitism and hate crimes across the US. The shooting occurred amid growing fears for the safety of Jewish communities, with Abdallahi

By Michelle Watson, Dalia Faheid and Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — A 21-year-old soldier stationed in Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, has been charged with murder in the death of a sergeant whose body was found in a dumpster on the military base after she disappeared. Spc. Wooster Rancy – a combat engineer with the 5th

By Eric Levenson, Gloria Pazmino and Mark Morales, CNN (CNN) — During the first day of Daniel Penny’s manslaughter trial in the death of Jordan Neely on the New York City subway last year, the prosecution and defense painted dueling portraits of Penny in opening statements. The prosecution said the former Marine “went way too

CNN By Nick Valencia and Jason Morris, CNN (CNN) — Young Thug was sentenced to time served as part of a sweeping case that originally included dozens of defendants. The rapper, whose given name is Jeffery Williams, was released Thursday night after more than 900 days in custody, according to jail records. He will have

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CNN By Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — A man is facing felony terrorism and hate crime charges after authorities say he shot a Jewish man who was walking to a synagogue and then fired at responding officers during a weekend shootout in Chicago. Sidi Mohamed Abdallahi, 22, has been charged with one felony count of terrorism and one

By Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — A man is facing felony terrorism and hate crime charges after authorities say he shot a Jewish man who was walking to a synagogue and then fired at responding officers during a weekend shootout in Chicago. Sidi Mohamed Abdallahi, 22, has been charged with one felony count of terrorism and one felony

By Nick Valencia and Jason Morris, CNN (CNN) — Young Thug was sentenced to time served as part of a sweeping case that originally included dozens of defendants. The rapper, whose given name is Jeffery Williams, was released Thursday night after more than 900 days in custody, according to jail records. He will have to

By Whitney Wild, CNN (CNN) — The recently appointed head of Chicago’s school board resigned Thursday after reports from the Jewish Insider and Chicago Sun-Times exposed what some Chicago leaders called antisemitic and sexist posts on his social media, as well as a 9/11 conspiracy post. The Rev. Mitchell Ikenna Johnson, who was president of

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at Major League Baseball’s World Series. November 1, 2025 – The Los Angeles Dodgers win the World Series for the second straight year, defeating the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 in Game 7. They are the first team to go back-to-back since the New York Yankees won three

By Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — School resource officers Chase Boyd and Brandon King ran toward the sound of gunfire, rounding a corner inside a Winder, Georgia, high school to find a hallway shrouded in dust and smoke – and through the haze, the silhouette of a shooter. “The reason he is still alive is

By Chris Boyette and Steve Almasy, CNN (CNN) — With just days until Election Day, investigators in Oregon have shared new details about a man they say is responsible for three recent fires at ballot drop boxes which damaged hundreds of ballots – and are warning he may continue his attacks. Investigators have not identified the suspect,

By Andy Rose, John Fritze and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — South Carolina carried out the execution of Richard Moore on Friday evening, according to the state, a day after the US Supreme Court declined the Black inmate’s request to halt his lethal injection over his claim prosecutors unjustly excluded Black people from the all-White

By Rebekah Riess and Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — A man has confessed to killing a Montana camper who was initially reported to be the victim of a bear attack, authorities said Thursday. Dustin Kjersem’s bloodied body had been found October 12 in a tent about two-and-a-half miles up Moose Creek Road, east of