National & World

By Daniel Wine, Gina Park, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! “The Pitt” leads the pack with 25 Emmy Award nominations, while “Hacks” and newcomer “Widow’s Bay” also snagged numerous nods. There were a few snubs too. See the full list. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 things

By Rhyannon Bartlett-Imadegawa, Renée Rigdon, Gillian Roberts, Thomas Bordeaux, CNN (CNN) — Emergency measures to stabilize a Midtown Manhattan high-rise appear to be holding Wednesday, after the under-construction building’s structural columns buckled Tuesday. The massive renovation project at 219-235 E. 42nd Street — a conversion of the former Pfizer headquarters into about 1,600 apartments —

By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — While commemorating the 250th anniversary of the US over the weekend, President Donald Trump made a speech that echoed a bygone era. “Communism is a mortal threat to American liberty,” he said at a July 3 semiquincentennial event at Mount Rushmore. “It is the greatest threat to our country,

By Karina Tsui, Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — A Mexican immigrant was on his way to finish construction on several Houston homes with a crew of workers Tuesday morning when he was shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent, his family said. Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, 52, was driving in Houston’s East End

CNN By Jake Tapper, Allison Gordon, Casey Tolan, Curt Devine, CNN (CNN) — A former girlfriend of Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner who had previously accused him of violence told CNN she was heartened that he was facing broad calls to drop out of the race after another woman accused him of rape. Lyndsey Fifield

By Jake Tapper, Allison Gordon, Casey Tolan, Curt Devine, CNN (CNN) — A former girlfriend of Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner who had previously accused him of violence told CNN she was heartened that he was facing broad calls to drop out of the race after another woman accused him of rape. Lyndsey Fifield described

By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! This European capital was just named the world’s most livable city for the second year in a row thanks to its outstanding education, healthcare, infrastructure and culture. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 things 1️⃣ NYC high-rise A 33-story

By Lauren Mascarenhas, Bill Kirkos, Whitney Wild, CNN (CNN) — An Idaho mother who claimed her toddler twins died last year shortly after being vaccinated is now facing murder charges after prosecutors accused her of suffocating the children. Andrea Shaw was charged with two counts of first-degree murder last week for the May 2025 deaths

CNN By Gloria Pazmino, Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — A high-rise under construction in New York City and nearby buildings have been evacuated after structural columns buckled on the 21st floor of the 33-story building, sending bricks falling onto the street below, according to the fire department. Inspectors also found multiple cracks and sagging floors

By Gloria Pazmino, Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — A high-rise under construction in New York City and nearby buildings have been evacuated after structural columns buckled on the 21st floor of the 33-story building, sending bricks falling onto the street below, according to the fire department. Inspectors also found multiple cracks and sagging floors on