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By Alaa Elassar, Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — Cheers rang out as hands lifted the gleaming trophy high, a symbol of victory for this undefeated small-town Virginia football team. But in the midst of Saturday’s celebration, one key figure was glaringly absent – someone who should have been at the heart of it all. Eleven

WCYB, VIRGINIA STATE POLICE, CNN By Alaa Elassar, Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — Cheers rang out as hands lifted the gleaming trophy high, a symbol of victory for this undefeated small-town Virginia football team. But in the midst of Saturday’s celebration, one key figure was glaringly absent – someone who should have been at the

By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — As Department of Homeland Security agents are expected to surge into New Orleans this week, the latest Democrat-led city targeted by a federal immigration enforcement crackdown, a common thread has emerged among local officials: They’re being kept in the dark – and it’s spiking fear among the immigrant community.

By Nicki Brown, Kara Scannell, CNN New York (CNN) — Luigi Mangione, the 27-year-old accused of killing a health insurance company executive in a brazen attack that sparked a national debate, appeared in court Monday for the start of a multi-day hearing as his attorneys seek to have his diary entries and other key evidence

CNN By Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — A child’s birthday party – a usually joyous event – turned into the site of a mass shooting Saturday night that left three children and one other person dead and 11 wounded, with the suspected shooter still on the run. The tragedy in Stockton, California, adds to a

CNN, POOL, WHDH, WCVB, COHASSET POLICE, PETER KIRBY By Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — A jury in a suburban town south of Boston is set to hear the murder case against Brian Walshe in the death of his wife, Ana Walshe, nearly three years after her disappearance garnered national attention. In a stunning move

By Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — A jury in a suburban town south of Boston is set to hear the murder case against Brian Walshe in the death of his wife, Ana Walshe, nearly three years after her disappearance garnered national attention. In a stunning move on the first day of jury selection earlier

By Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — A child’s birthday party — a usually joyous event —turned into the site of a mass shooting Saturday night that left three children and one other person dead and 11 wounded, with the suspected shooter still on the run. The tragedy in Stockton, California, adds to a growing list

By Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — After 6-year-old Etan Patz vanished on his way to a school bus stop one morning in 1979, his parents, their friends and neighbors frantically scoured the gritty industrial streets and back alleys of Lower Manhattan for miles. “I remember running around that night going, ‘Did you see this little

By Hanna Park, Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — Northwestern University has agreed to pay $75 million as part of a settlement with the Trump administration which restores previously frozen federal funding and ends a monthslong investigation over government allegations of “unlawful discrimination,” including “race-based admissions” and a “hostile” environment for Jewish students, the Department of

CNN By Aaron Cooper, Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Airlines around the world are racing to avoid widespread cancellations by fixing thousands of Airbus aircraft that need immediate maintenance to protect from a problem that injured passengers and caused an emergency landing last month. Plane manufacturer Airbus found intense solar storms, like solar flares, could

By Aaron Cooper, Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Airlines around the world are racing to avoid widespread cancellations by fixing thousands of Airbus aircraft that need immediate maintenance to protect from a problem that injured passengers and caused an emergency landing last month. Plane manufacturer Airbus found intense solar storms, like solar flares, could cause

CNN, US ARMY NATIONAL GUARD, POOL, MIRWAIS KHAN AMIRI By Gabe Cohen, Nicky Robertson, Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN Martinsburg, West Virginia (CNN) — Family and friends are mourning a National Guard member after an ambush-style shooting in Washington, DC, while another soldier who was also injured near the White House fights for his life. “She’s

By Gabe Cohen, Nicky Robertson, Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN Martinsburg, West Virginia (CNN) — Family and friends are mourning a National Guard member after an ambush-style shooting in Washington, DC, while another soldier who was also injured near the White House fights for his life. “She’s just passed away,” President Donald Trump said of US

By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Wanda Dench and Jamal Hinton met at the intersection of a wrong number and a bold invitation. A decade later, they’re still celebrating Thanksgiving together and their unlikely friendship continues to inspire. It started with a text Dench meant to send to one of her six grandchildren, inviting them

By Lex Harvey, Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — A West Virginia National Guard member has died and another is in critical condition after a gunman opened fire near the White House the day before Thanksgiving, in an attack that has added fuel to President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. US Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom, 20, had

CNN By Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — The suspect accused of shooting two National Guard members near the White House came to the US through a Biden-era program to resettle Afghan nationals called Operation Allies Welcome, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Wednesday night. Former President Joe Biden launched Operation Allies Welcome in August 2021

By Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — The suspect accused of shooting two National Guard members near the White House came to the US through a Biden-era program to resettle Afghan nationals called Operation Allies Welcome, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Wednesday night. Former President Joe Biden launched Operation Allies Welcome in August 2021 to

By Sarah Hutter, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Thanksgiving chats usually cover politics, football and movies — but this year, expect a new hot topic: AI. Wondering why everyone’s buzzing about it and what you should know? Dive into this explainer. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5

By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — An undefeated rural Virginia high school football team won a regional semifinal game last weekend in highly unusual circumstances: without their head coach, who police said had disappeared just two days before. This week, authorities made the situation clearer just days before the next playoff game, saying Union High

CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN The Thanksgiving travel rush is in full swing and could be the busiest in 15 years — so good luck out there, readers! Our 5 Things team wishes you safe journeys and a happy holiday. We’ll be back bright and early on Monday with your next serving of news. Here’s

By Alexandra Banner, CNN The Thanksgiving travel rush is in full swing and could be the busiest in 15 years — so good luck out there, readers! Our 5 Things team wishes you safe journeys and a happy holiday. We’ll be back bright and early on Monday with your next serving of news. Here’s what

By Eric Levenson, CNN New York (CNN) — A pro-Palestinian protest outside a New York City synagogue last week has sparked accusations of antisemitism and underscored the balancing act Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani faces on Israel. The debate stems from a November 19 event at Park East Synagogue, a modern orthodox congregation on Manhattan’s Upper East

By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — The US Navy’s beleaguered shipbuilding program took a major hit on Tuesday as Navy Secretary John Phelan announced he was cancelling plans to buy Constellation-class frigates, once heralded as a key part of US strategy to keep up with China’s rapidly expanding naval fleet. Phelan said the multibillion-dollar program

CNN, WCYB, VIRGINIA STATE POLICE By Alisha Ebrahimji, Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — A Virginia high school football coach who has been missing since last week is wanted on child pornography possession and other charges related to soliciting a minor, Virginia State Police announced Tuesday. State police said they’d learned Thursday that Travis Turner, 46,

By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s exceedingly warm reception of New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani at the White House last week left observers attempting to decipher what it all meant. To longtime Trump watchers, it showed the popularity-hungry president responding to a charismatic winner; to one anti-monopolist, it showed a potential

By Sarah Hutter, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Americans, frustrated with years of rising prices, are going into the 2025 holiday shopping season prepared for battle. But this year’s rush to the aisles might look a lot stronger than you’d expect — on paper, anyway. Here’s what else you might have missed during

CNN By Taylor Galgano Caroll Alvarado and Diego Mendoza, CNN (CNN) — Aggressive tactics by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents drew the ire of Rhode Island’s governor and state Supreme Court chief justice this week when a high school intern was detained and questioned before being released. The incident, captured on video, showed ICE agents

By Lily Hautau, CNN (CNN) — Survivors recalled arriving at the Wounded Knee camp three days after the fighting, finding a blizzard had buried the frozen bodies of Lakota men, women, children and infants in snow. They described horrific scenes: mothers still clutching their babies, others shot down as they fled. These were the people