What it’s like each day in Minneapolis
By Leah Asmelash, CNN (CNN) — “We’re not scary,” Elizabeth told me over coffee in downtown Minneapolis on Saturday morning. “We’re…
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Detained 5-year-old immigrant is depressed and lethargic, Texas congressman says in demanding boy’s release
By Ed Lavandera, Norma Galeana, Holly Yan, CNN Dilley, Texas (CNN) — The 5-year-old boy who with his father was taken last week by immigration…
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‘We are reliving the Nakba’: A Palestinian community says it’s being erased as Israeli settler violence intensifies
By Zeena Saifi, Jeremy Diamond, Cyril Theophilos, CNN Ras Ein al-Auja, West Bank (CNN) — Suleiman Ghawanmeh is tired of talking. For over 10…
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Word of the Week: Being a ‘commuter’ in Minneapolis means tailing ICE
By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — Every morning since Renee Good was killed by an ICE agent, Will Stancil has gotten into his car, dialed into a…
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Man found guilty of assault after Barron Trump told UK police he saw attack on woman
By Sana Noor Haq, CNN London (CNN) — A man has been found guilty of assaulting a woman in a case in Britain that unexpectedly involved the US…
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Hungarian prosecutors charge Budapest mayor over role in banned LGBTQ+ march
By Billy Stockwell, CNN (CNN) — Hungarian prosecutors have filed charges against the mayor of Budapest, Gergely Karácsony, for his role in…
Continue Reading5 things to know for Jan. 28: Minnesota ICE crackdown, Political violence, Severe weather, Social media trial, Epstein files
By Alexandra Banner, CNN The way clinicians diagnose mental illnesses could soon change dramatically. A cornerstone manual, known as…
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Russia strikes civilian train in Ukraine, killing five, in an attack Zelensky calls ‘terrorism’
By Daria Tarasova-Markina, Victoria Butenko, Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — At least five people were killed in a Russian drone strike on a…
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‘We all have to be brave’: Meet the woman whose video of Alex Pretti’s killing contradicted the administration’s claims
CNN By Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — Stella Carlson was supposed to spend Saturday morning painting children’s faces at a church. It would…
Continue ReadingHow a love of luxury brought down South Korea’s former first lady
By Jessie Yeung, Gawon Bae, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — It all started with a designer handbag. Then two, then a luxury necklace, and more.…
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Russia’s 1.2 million casualties in Ukraine dwarf all its conflicts since World War II, report says
By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — About 1.2 million Russian troops have been killed, wounded or are missing since its invasion of Ukraine almost four…
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US conducts military drills in Middle East as tension with Iran builds amid Trump’s demands
By Lex Harvey, Hira Humayun, Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump renewed threats to strike Iran if it does not agree to…
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After town hall attack, Ilhan Omar condemns ‘terrorizing’ immigration push and criticism from GOP
CNN By Eric Bradner, Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar ignored staffers’ pleas to end a town hall early and get a medical…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Jan. 28: Minnesota ICE crackdown, Political violence, Severe weather, Social media trial, Epstein files
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN The way clinicians diagnose mental illnesses could soon change dramatically. A cornerstone manual, known as…
Continue Reading ‘We all have to be brave’: Meet the woman whose video of Alex Pretti’s killing contradicted the administration’s claims
By Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — Stella Carlson was supposed to spend Saturday morning painting children’s faces at a church. It would have…
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Trump warns against Nouri al-Maliki’s return as prime minister of Iraq
By Mohammed Tawfeeq, Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump has warned Iraq over a reinstatement of Nouri al-Maliki as prime…
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‘A migration model based on human rights’: Spain to grant legal status to half a million undocumented migrants
By Pau Mosquera, CNN Madrid, Spain (CNN) — Spain has announced it will grant legal status to 500,000 undocumented migrants, in a move that goes…
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Speak in code, delete the chats: The tactics Venezuelans are using out of fear of phone checks
From CNN (CNN) — “Mami, delete the chats.” “Son, that gets recorded.” “Delete your conversations before going out.” These recent…
Continue ReadingWeeks without power, Doomsday Clock, $1,000 car payments: Catch up on the day’s stories
By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Scientists created the Doomsday Clock as a symbolic representation of how close humanity is to…
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1 person shot after exchanging gunfire with Border Patrol agents in Arizona, sheriff says
By Holmes Lybrand, Alisha Ebrahimji, Elise Hammond, CNN (CNN) — A man suspected of being involved in human trafficking was injured after…
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