CNN, NATALIE NEWMAN By Ed Lavandera, Ashley Killough, Rachel Clarke, CNN Big Bend National Park, Texas (CNN) — The towering cliffs, jagged mountain tops, and punishing desert climate of the Big Bend region in Texas have long proved to be the best barrier the United States could have with Mexico. For generations, the idea of
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By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — A year and a half after a deadly midair collision at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport killed 67 people, dozens of safety recommendations have been issued, and some changes were implemented, but problems with aircraft getting too close together persist. Last Tuesday, planes continued to take off
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By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — After Iran intensified its demands over the weekend before it would reopen the Strait of Hormuz, President Donald Trump didn’t threaten new strikes but instead indicated that he planned to choke Iran economically. “We are low-keying it,” he told Axios over the weekend. “We are only semi-negotiating with them.
Continue Reading By Ed Lavandera, Ashley Killough, Rachel Clarke, CNN Big Bend National Park, Texas (CNN) — The towering cliffs, jagged mountain tops, and punishing desert climate of the Big Bend region in Texas have long proved to be the best barrier the United States could have with Mexico. For generations, the idea of needing to build
Continue ReadingBy Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Nearly half a year into the US-Iran war, global oil stockpiles are rapidly diminishing as traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remains effectively stalled and the two powers at the center of the hostilities argue about who controls the critical waterway. US President Donald Trump has repeatedly insisted that
Continue ReadingBy Gage Goulding and Yoonjung Seo, CNN Seoul (CNN) — Two former Chinese military servicemen have been arrested in South Korea in separate cases of apparent espionage, involving alleged attempts to surveil South Korean military operations and US forces stationed in the country, police said. In one case, a man is accused of intercepting flight
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By Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN (CNN) — Emergency teams in Colombia are searching desperately for survivors of an earthquake that has killed at least 281 people as the crucial window for rescues drew to a close on Thursday, with the government still only accepting help from a handful of countries. Nearly 380 people are still missing,
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By Emma Tucker, Jillian Sykes and Martin Goillandeau, CNN (CNN) — A confrontation captured on video between a woman who shouted insults at Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents conducting immigration enforcement action in Northern Virginia escalated when one of the officers pointed a gun at her on Monday. A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson described
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By Nick Paton Walsh, Natalie Wright, Daria Tarasova-Markina, Victoria Butenko, CNN Kyiv (CNN) — Ukraine has only a tenth of the interceptor missiles it urgently needs from the United States to stop surging Russian ballistic missile attacks, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told CNN in an interview, adding his days are spent in “millions” of phone
Continue Reading CNN By Nick Paton Walsh, Natalie Wright, Daria Tarasova-Markina, Victoria Butenko, CNN Kyiv (CNN) — Ukraine has only a tenth of the interceptor missiles it urgently needs from the United States to stop surging Russian ballistic missile attacks, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told CNN in an interview, adding his days are spent in “millions” of
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! A few months after experiencing a medical emergency aboard the International Space Station, astronaut Mike Fincke said he’s leaving NASA. His mysterious ailment led the crew to cut their mission short and return home. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day.
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By Cindy Von Quednow, Aaron Cooper, CNN (CNN) — A military attack helicopter slammed into a Central Texas field and caught fire on Wednesday, killing the two pilots aboard and forcing evacuations in the area. The Apache helicopter from the Fort Hood military installation crashed in Salado, Texas, around 1:35 p.m. local time, and the
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By Kara Scannell, Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — Plea negotiations are ongoing between Luigi Mangione and federal prosecutors to resolve criminal charges tied to the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, people familiar with the matter said, as a hearing was hastily scheduled before the federal judge on Friday. Sources familiar with the discussions
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By CNN Staff Beijing (CNN) — Zhu Rongji, the steely former Chinese premier whose bold economic reforms propelled the country’s rise as a global powerhouse, has died. He was 97. Zhu, who served as premier from 1998 to 2003, died of illness in Beijing on Wednesday morning, according to state news agency Xinhua. He is
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By Julianna Bragg, CNN (CNN) — Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and officers may soon be equipped with gloves that deliver electrical shocks, which the manufacturer says are intended to de-escalate encounters with individuals. ICE is planning to spend between an estimated $10 and $20 million to purchase the devices, known as CTG 5 G.L.O.V.E,
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By Rocio Munoz, Helen Regan, Caroll Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — Emergency teams are racing to find the mother of a baby who was rescued from the rubble of a collapsed building following the deadly 7.4 magnitude earthquake that struck Colombia on Monday. Three-month-old Salomón was pulled alive from the five-story residential building in Cali after
Continue ReadingBy Kocha Olarn, Jessie Yeung, CNN Bangkok (CNN) — Thailand is suspending new gun permits and tightening its firearm controls after last week’s deadly school shooting, in which a 14-year-old boy killed eight people before turning the gun on himself. Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul issued the directive on Tuesday, ordering government officials to “urgently elevate
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By Yoonjung Seo, Jessie Yeung, CNN Seoul (CNN) — The governing body of football in South Korea has issued a public apology after a bombshell report alleged that it had spent thousands of dollars on sexual services for foreign referees before or after games in the early 2010s. The government’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Rescue teams are scrambling to free people trapped under rubble in the aftermath of Colombia’s 7.4 magnitude earthquake. CNN’s David Culver is reporting from the hard-hit city of Pereira as the death toll climbs. ➕ How to help those affected by the earthquake Here’s what
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By Tim Lister, Mitchell McCluskey, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump has boasted that his war in Iran has led to a “very rational,” “very different,” and “much more reasonable” leadership in Tehran. But the elevation of six hardliners to top security positions this week suggests the Islamic Republic’s new command may be neither
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