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By Lila Dominus, CNN (CNN) – A 35-year-old woman has been charged in connection with a plot to use an explosive device to attack the New York State Capitol and state senators, officials said Thursday.Jessica Bowie, who had pledged allegiance to ISIS, was arrested by FBI agents Wednesday after buying what she believed to be

By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — For people who still care whether a bit of writing came from a machine or from a human brain, it’s harder and harder to tell the difference. Many people are quite bad at writing. AI models, meanwhile, have advanced to the point of producing text that is, if not

By Martin Goillandeau, CNN (CNN) — The captain of a boat that capsized in New York Harbor earlier this month, killing a baby and her mother, has been detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, authorities said.Manuel Ernesto Hernandez-Umana, 46, was arrested on August 9 and charged after a boat carrying 14 people capsized near

By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — In a Texas hospital this week, doctors performed a complex, high-risk, open-heart surgery on a 6-day-old boy born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, a rare congenital condition that rendered part of his heart underdeveloped.Omar Ahmed and Nausheen Gilkar waited in the hospital as the newborn, whom they named Rumi,

By Alexandra Skores, Aaron Cooper, Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — Investigators say a small Cessna 150 airplane appeared to be “out of control” when it crashed Wednesday evening into the back of a police helicopter at a central Pennsylvania airport.An experienced pilot who also was an emergency room doctor was killed and two state troopers

By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Tourists are swarming to a scenic spot in the mountains of Italy, but it’s not for the panoramic views. They’re going gaga for a $4 pastry.Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day.5 things1️⃣ A nod to nostalgiaDisney wants to re-theme some

By Danny Freeman, Holly Yan, Lila Dominus, CNN (CNN) — Virginia police have arrested a man suspected in the gruesome death of a woman in Great Falls.Fairfax County police arrested Alexis Antonio Cedillos-Campos, 19, in connection with the homicide of 42-year-old Carmen Lizet Puch, who was found dead Monday. Federal officials identified Cedillos-Campos as an

By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — The long-awaited “Great American Road Trip” reality show from the Department of Transportation starring Secretary Sean Duffy and his family has finally premiered after months of delays.The series follows Duffy and his wife, Rachel Campos-Duffy, a co-host of Fox and Friends, and their nine children through seven

By Leah Asmelash, CNN (CNN) — In 1977, Dr. Renée Richards — a well-regarded ophthalmologist who’d spent most of her life as a very good amateur tennis player — sued for her right to play in the US Open.Richards had played some competitions locally and throughout the country. She had the backing of tennis great

By Ashley Killough, Maria Aguilar Prieto, CNN (CNN) — While the federal government has paused work to build border security infrastructure in Texas’ Big Bend National Park, people opposing such construction in the broader region attended a state commission meeting Wednesday, offering often emotional pleas, hoping to persuade the panel to stop it on state

CNN By Holly Yan, Jason Morris, CNN (CNN) — By all accounts, Hayden Panettiere’s new life was just getting started. The actress who shot to fame playing an indestructible cheerleader in the NBC show “Heroes” was far more vulnerable in real life. Mental health challenges, postpartum depression and addiction plagued her young adult years and

By Holly Yan, Jason Morris, CNN (CNN) — By all accounts, Hayden Panettiere’s new life was just getting started.The actress who shot to fame playing an indestructible cheerleader in the NBC show “Heroes” was far more vulnerable in real life. Mental health challenges, postpartum depression and addiction plagued her young adult years and temporarily halted

By Alisha Ebrahimji, Ryan Young, CNN (CNN) — Nolan Wells should have turned 19 Wednesday surrounded by a birthday cake, candles and laughter. Instead, the day became one of remembrance for his family, who shared a heartfelt message with CNN to their “Nono” in heaven.As the family faced the day without Nolan, grief, sorrow and

By Alex Stambaugh, Todd Symons, CNN (CNN) — A US Air Force flight bound for Antarctica returned to New Zealand after a warning about “potentially hazardous” space activity, according to New Zealand authorities.A spokesperson for New Zealand’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said the agency was aware the US Air Force flight from Christchurch turned around

CNN, POOL, POOL VIA KVVU, KTNV , MGM GRAND, KTNV / MGM GRAND By Andy Rose, CNN Las Vegas (CNN) — The murder trial over the fatal shooting of Tupac Shakur has captured the nation’s attention, but on Day 2, a star witness said he’d rather be just about anywhere else. “You didn’t volunteer to

By Andy Rose, CNN Las Vegas (CNN) — The murder trial over the fatal shooting of Tupac Shakur has captured the nation’s attention, but on Day 2, a star witness said he’d rather be just about anywhere else.“You didn’t volunteer to come or anything like that?” prosecutor Binu Palal asked, acknowledging former Mob Piru Bloods

By Alexandra Skores, Pete Muntean, CNN Washington (CNN) — The National Transportation Safety Board is still trying to figure out what caused a twin-engine medevac jet to crash in Philadelphia last year and kill eight people.About one minute after takeoff, the Learjet 55 turned to the left and started a violent dive, descending at nearly

By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! China’s most popular stand-up comedian told a joke that landed him in hot water. Guo Degang was accused of violating public morals for improvising the lyrics to a communist party song.Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day.5 things1️⃣ All eyes on

By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Talk about a hairy situation! A massive furball tumbling through the streets of New York City has people doing double takes — and of course there’s an interesting story behind it.Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day.5 things1️⃣ Housing frenzyA few

By Kara Scannell, Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — The New York judge overseeing the state murder case against Luigi Mangione has effectively postponed his September trial by giving prosecutors nearly two months to contest defense claims their client will be unlawfully prosecuted under double jeopardy grounds should it proceed.In an order Monday, Judge Gregory

By Julianna Bragg, CNN (CNN) — Remains found in the desert just miles from Nancy Guthrie’s home sparked immediate speculation Monday about whether they belong to the 84-year-old, who’s been missing for seven months – but authorities say there’s no indication they’re hers.The Pima County Sheriff’s Department declined comment to CNN about who found the

By Aaron Cooper, CNN (CNN) — A passenger jet flew for two days and carried hundreds of people after a mechanic’s work light was accidentally left inside of its wing, Australian investigators reported Monday.The Qantas Airways Airbus A380 underwent air-conditioning maintenance on January 7 before flying from Sydney to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, the

By Ashley Killough, Ed Lavandera, CNN (CNN) — All border security construction work in Big Bend National Park is being temporarily suspended, Rodney Scott, commissioner of US Customs and Border Protection, announced Monday.Scott said in a video posted to X he had landed in Texas and was on his way to visit the park and

By Danya Gainor, CNN (CNN) — The young Microsoft executive had just dropped off his twins at his ex-wife’s home in Jacksonville Beach on a warm, late-winter Florida evening. Towering live oaks draped with Spanish moss lined the neighborhood, casting long shadows across the pavement as the sun began to set.He started driving home with

By Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — Almost 30 years after hip-hop legend Tupac Shakur’s murder, the only person ever charged in his death is going to trial.Duane Keith Davis, also known as “Keffe D,” is accused of orchestrating Shakur’s killing via a drive-by shooting on September 7, 1996, after his nephew got into a fight

By Amanda Musa, CNN Patrick Reeder’s 15-year-old daughter, Sophie, has been missing for just over nine years. Since then, the case has gone cold and there have been few developments, he said.Desperate for answers, Reeder is depending on detectives investigating his daughter’s disappearance to crack the case.But their latest investigative tool is not exactly what

By T.M. Brown, CNN (CNN) — In 12th-century Italy, physicians at a medical school in Salerno described the symptoms of plethora, or an excess of blood in the balance of the body’s fluids: “Plethora’s face is of a florid shade, Her eyeballs large and very glaring made; While cheeks and form with mass are overlaid.”Fast

By Karina Tsui, Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — A Massachusetts teen charged in the double murder of his mother and younger brother had used the artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT to search for “theoretical ideas or fantasy stories” about the killing of his family, prosecutors have said.A plea of not guilty was entered Thursday for Arjun

By Kara Scannell, Nicki Brown, Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — More than a year after the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, 28-year-old Luigi Mangione confessed to the killing in his own words as he pleaded guilty to federal charges in court Friday – a move that raises questions about the future of