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By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! What do you get when you cross a blue jay with a green jay? A scientific marvel — take a look. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 things 1️⃣ The blame game Barring some type of last-minute reprieve, the

By Bill Kirkos, CNN (CNN) — After clashes with law enforcement at an ICE facility in suburban Chicago over the weekend, four protesters are facing federal charges, including one who threatened to kill an agent, according to the criminal complaints. Dozens of federal law enforcement officers in tactical gear deployed non-lethal munitions while pushing back

By Alexandra Skores, Pete Muntean, CNN Washington (CNN) — An American Airlines pilot taking off at Los Angeles International Airport had to slam on the brakes Sunday after a cargo plane crossed the runway in front of it. AeroLogic Flight 619, using the callsign German Cargo 619, landed at LAX at 10:33 p.m. from Shanghai,

WDIV, CNN By Danya Gainor, Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — Far below the piercing spires atop every Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints chapel rests a sign that beckons, “Visitors welcome” – a testament to the faith’s robust evangelizing efforts. But on Sunday morning, a visitor took advantage of the church’s open arms –

By Alexandra Banner, CNN If you find yourself scanning the room more often these days, you’re not alone. The growing pattern of gun violence in America has eroded our sense of safety in many places we once thought to be secure. So far this year, there have been 324 mass shootings in the US, defined

By Karina Tsui, Dianne Gallagher, CNN (CNN) — Police in Charlotte, North Carolina, are investigating the death of a stowaway found Sunday morning inside the landing gear compartment of an American Airlines flight. The plane had recently arrived in Charlotte from Europe, and was undergoing maintenance when the body was discovered, according to a statement

WJRT, WDIV, WXYZ, JULIE J , @MALKOWSKI6APRIL, LEAH GRAHAM, ERIKA MORSE, CNN, Julie J / @Malkowski6April By Danya Gainor, Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — Far below the piercing spires atop every Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints chapel rests a sign that beckons, “Visitors welcome” – a testament to the faith’s robust evangelizing efforts.

By Danya Gainor, Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — Far below the piercing spires atop every Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints chapel rests a sign that beckons, “Visitors welcome” – a testament to the faith’s robust evangelizing efforts. But on Sunday morning, a visitor took advantage of the church’s open arms – plowing his

CNN By Michelle Watson, CNN The board of Iowa’s largest school district switched its superintendent from paid to unpaid leave Monday — three days after he was detained by immigration agents. The Department of Homeland Security said Ian Roberts, the leader of Des Moines’ schools, was in the country illegally and had existing weapon possession

By Danya Gainor, CNN (CNN) — Under dim Capitol Hill streetlights on September 20, Gary Dziekan headed down 8th Street Northeast dressed in lederhosen, walking home from the Oktoberfest party he co-hosted five blocks away. Dziekan, who goes by “Zeek,” crossed at the intersection with C Street, zeroing in on the short iron gate separating

By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — A day after President Donald Trump’s second inauguration, the mayor of Portland, Oregon, knew that a “sanctuary city” like his was going to have a bumpy four years ahead. “We must come together to live our city’s shared values of freedom from fear and sanctuary from federal overreach in

By Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — A year into his tenure as superintendent of Iowa’s largest school district, former Olympian Ian Roberts made headlines when – in a maroon three-piece suit, candy cane striped bow tie and matching Nike Air Force 1 sneakers – he ran a 100-meter dash against some of his elementary school

By Elise Hammond, Nayeli Jaramillo-Plata, Danya Gainor, CNN (CNN) — Devastating floods have left at least four people dead in Arizona as rescue crews work to find more unaccounted for after heavy rains hit the region Friday night into Saturday. Three people died in the floods in Globe, Arizona, Carl Melford with Gila County Emergency

By David J. Lopez, CNN (CNN) — The US Secret Service this week revealed that a probe into a surge of swatting calls against high-ranking officials led investigators to a vast and stunning network of more than 100,000 SIM cards and 300 SIM servers. The servers could have been commanded remotely to create massive amounts

By Josh Campbell, CNN (CNN) — As gunshots pierced the air from high above, people in two different American cities this month found themselves running from a deadly shooter they could not see. The nearly undetectable threat of snipers has security professionals sounding the alarm as age-old tactics of assassination become the tool of choice