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By Gina Park, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Celebrity adoption just took on a whole new meaning. After seeing a photo of actor Michael B. Jordan in a magazine, this grandma decided to sneak him into the family.Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day.5 things1️⃣ High-stakes victoryAbdul El-Sayed’s narrow

By Hanna Park, Aaron Cooper, CNN (CNN) — Investigations are underway into how a commercial jet full of passengers got too close to the military helicopter carrying President Donald Trump, the Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board said Wednesday.The Marine One helicopter took off from the Ellipse just south of the White House

By Graham Hurley, Holly Yan, Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — Paul Child was driving with his grandson in a rural area near Spokane, Washington, when they spotted a bald man wearing a backpack and green T-shirt pacing on the side of the road Saturday.“He was kind of walking back and forth,” Child told CNN on

By Danya Gainor, Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — An armed military veteran was arrested outside Trump National Golf Club in Southern California on Sunday after federal agents reported someone suspicious walking the property just days before a visit by the president, authorities said.The Secret Service is investigating whether the former Marines logistics specialist, who was

By Gina Park, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! It’s back-to-school season, which means shopping for clothes and supplies and meal prepping. But for many parents, their biggest concern isn’t the cost — it’s whether their kids will be able to make friends.Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day.5 things1️⃣

By Alexandra Skores, CNN (CNN) — Twenty-two aircraft flying to Denver, Colorado on Monday night had to divert to Colorado Springs due to “severe weather,” the Colorado Springs Airport told CNN.Flying near Denver can often be bumpy due to the proximity to the Rocky Mountains.On Monday night, a cold front was moving through the Denver

CNN, KREM, NEARMAP, SPOKANE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, STASIA HAZELWOOD, FACEBOOK , SPOKANE VALLEY FIRE DEPARTMENT, KHQ, KING By Karina Tsui, Holly Yan, Chris Boyette, Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — A man suspected of arson in one of three wildfires tearing through eastern Washington state was formally charged Tuesday, as firefighters race to contain flames

By Karina Tsui, Holly Yan, Chris Boyette, Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — A man suspected of arson in one of three wildfires tearing through eastern Washington state was formally charged Tuesday, as firefighters race to contain flames before they obliterate more homes.Aaron F. Farinacci, 37, appeared in Spokane County Superior Court via video link

WEAR, ERIC JORDAN, CNN By Aaron Cooper, CNN (CNN) — The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a small plane on a training flight that made an emergency landing on a Florida interstate Monday morning, narrowly missing highway signs and vehicles. The single engine Piper PA-28 Cherokee was preparing to land at Pensacola International Airport just

By Alex Stambaugh, Lauren Mascarenhas, Maria Santana, CNN (CNN) — A Salvadoran man being held at a controversial immigration detention facility in Newark, New Jersey, has died, federal officials said Monday, marking the latest death of an immigrant in ICE custody.Edwin Lopez-Cornejo, a migrant detained at the Delaney Hall detention center, was pronounced dead on

By Aaron Cooper, CNN (CNN) — The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a small plane on a training flight that made an emergency landing on a Florida interstate Monday morning, narrowly missing highway signs and vehicles.The single engine Piper PA-28 Cherokee was preparing to land at Pensacola International Airport just before 11 a.m., when the

By Koko Nakajima, Renée Rigdon, Sam Hart, Matt Stiles, Alex Leeds Matthews, Rhyannon Bartlett-Imadegawa, Sara Smart, Thomas Bordeaux, CNN (CNN) — The American West is battling a persistent wildfire season, with the Pacific Northwest bearing the brunt as dozens of massive blazes rage in Oregon and Washington, forcing residents from their homes and shutting down

By Gina Park, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Thank you, Simon. After years of being by Isabel Klee’s side and acting as a patient, steady figure for countless foster animals, the 7-year-old Jindo-skewing mix took his final breath last week.Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day.5 things1️⃣ ‘Creative and

By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Lindsay Clancy was “calm and cooperative” during a psychiatric examination days after killing her three children and attempting suicide, a psychiatrist testified at her murder trial Monday.Dr. Sejal Shah testified she examined Clancy multiple times at Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital in January and February 2023.In a January 30,

KTVB By Danya Gainor, Alaa Elassar, Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — The scene at the brand new In-N-Out Burger in Twin Falls, Idaho, Saturday afternoon was like any of the burger chain’s locations across the country: workers clad in their unmistakable red aprons and branded paper hats dished French fries and welcomed customers to the

By Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — After New York-bound Pan Am Flight 526A, nicknamed the Easter Special, plunged into the sea off Puerto Rico 74 years ago, a doctor on a rescue boat snatched up a purse floating in the choppy waters.Inside was a powder puff and handwritten letter – soaked but still legible –

By Andy Rose, Isabel Rosales, CNN Winder, Georgia (CNN) — For two days, she had mostly held her tongue as one witness after another laid out the horror of the Apalachee High School shooting in Winder, Georgia, in excruciating detail. But as the topic turned to the relationship school shooter Colt Gray had with his

By Danya Gainor, Alaa Elassar, Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — The scene at the brand new In-N-Out Burger in Twin Falls, Idaho, Saturday afternoon was like any of the burger chain’s locations across the country: workers clad in their unmistakable red aprons and branded paper hats dished French fries and welcomed customers to the beloved

By Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — Thousands of families have been ordered to flee their homes as a fast-moving wildfire grows in Spokane County, Washington, filling the skies with thick smoke and backing up traffic on some roads while state officials warn of an incredibly dangerous situation on the ground.The Old Trails Fire – fueled

By Rebekah Riess, Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — Six months after Savannah Guthrie’s mother, Nancy Guthrie, disappeared from her home in Tucson, Arizona, the NBC “Today” show anchor said the family is “begging for help” in a new Instagram post on Saturday morning.“We have lived every moment, every breath, and every heartbeat in agony and

CNN By Nicki Brown, CNN (CNN) — Dawson Clancy, an energetic toddler who loved trucks and firefighters, dressed himself for the first – and last – time the morning of January 24, 2023. In a photo captured by his father, Dawson leaps towards the camera wearing his chosen outfit, with his arms above his head

By Nicki Brown, CNN (CNN) — Dawson Clancy, an energetic toddler who loved trucks and firefighters, dressed himself for the first – and last – time the morning of January 24, 2023. In a photo captured by his father, Dawson leaps towards the camera wearing his chosen outfit, with his arms above his head and

By Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — Earlier this year, Sarah Mallory Geis closed the doors of her Pilates studio in San Antonio, Texas, telling her friends where she believed her life was headed.“Taking a giant leap of faith into the unknown to see where life goes,” she wrote on Instagram. “I have a sneaking suspicion

CNN By Aaron Cooper, CNN (CNN) — A fighter jet crashed and erupted into flames at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in California on Friday, sending smoke billowing into the sky that could be seen from miles away. The single-seat F-35B Lightning II aircraft from Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, went down

By Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — Nearly six months after Nancy Guthrie disappeared from her home in the Catalina Foothills neighborhood of Tucson, Arizona, investigators released the full contents of a ransom note and a follow up investigators believe may contain clues that someone familiar with the alleged kidnappers may recognize.Law enforcement is urging the

By Aaron Cooper, CNN (CNN) — A fighter jet crashed and erupted into flames at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in California on Friday, sending smoke billowing into the sky that could be seen from miles away.The single-seat F-35B Lightning II aircraft from Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, went down short of

By Rebekah Riess, Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — A profession of innocence is among the details in a jailhouse suicide note left by a former youth pastor recently charged with murder 20 years after his wife fell to her death.“I was never afraid of legal action … because I didn’t kill her,” David Vander Meer

By Ed Lavandera, Ashley Killough, Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — A witness to the fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by a federal immigration agent in Houston said Thursday he is traumatized and unable to sleep, especially since he says Salgado Araujo never posed a threat to officers and was going to surrender when his

By Aaron Cooper, CNN Washington (CNN) — A pilot of an overloaded commuter plane appears to have been distracted by icy conditions and didn’t pay attention to his airspeed, leading to a crash that killed all 10 people onboard, the National Transportation Safety Board concluded Thursday.On February 6, 2025, a Textron Aviation Cessna 208B Caravan,

By Gina Park, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Sky-gazers are in for a real treat, especially those in the Southern Hemisphere. A double meteor shower is set to peak tonight.Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day.5 things1️⃣ Price we payThe promise of longer-term gains often is preceded by short-