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CNN By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — University commencement speakers are often notable members of the community or even famous celebrities that can inspire graduates with a blend of wisdom and humor. This spring, the University of Maryland invited someone who is all of those things and very green: Kermit the Frog. Kermit will deliver

By Daniel Wine, CNN Editor’s Note: CNN’s 5 Things newsletter is your one-stop shop for the latest headlines and fascinating stories to start and end your busy day. Sign up here. 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! March Madness resumes tonight with the first batch of men’s games in college basketball’s Sweet 16. Duke and Florida

By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Family members of some of the 67 people killed in January’s midair collision in Washington listened to the US Army and Federal Aviation Administration take fiery questions from lawmakers for the first time Thursday at a Senate subcommittee hearing on the preliminary findings of the accident. “I’m

By Annette Choi and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — Following the US Supreme Court’s June 2022 decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which eliminated a constitutional right to abortion nationwide, 20 US states have banned or limited access to the procedure. States where abortion is limited report higher rates of maternal and infant

By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — University commencement speakers are often notable members of the community or even famous celebrities that can inspire graduates with a blend of wisdom and humor. This spring, the University of Maryland invited someone who is all of those things and very green: Kermit the Frog. Kermit will deliver the

By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN (CNN) — US Navy veteran Bobby Jones comes from a family of military service members, including his grandfather, who served in the Korean War. The military, he said, has traditionally been a path to economic prosperity and a source of patriotism within the Black community. Jones, who served from 2001

WCVB, MUSLIM JUSTICE LEAGUE, THE TUFTS DAILY, CNN By Gloria Pazmino and Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — As the sun began to set Tuesday over Somerville, Massachusetts, Turkish national Rumeysa Ozturk was on her way to meet friends at an Iftar dinner where they would break their Ramadan fast. But she would never make to

By Polo Sandoval, Nicki Brown and Taylor Galgano, CNN (CNN) — A Michigan couple’s payment dispute with a timeshare company has landed them in a Mexican prison, accused of defrauding a hospitality company, according to Mexican prosecutors. The couple’s family says the allegations against them are false and are calling on the United States government

By Gloria Pazmino, Andy Rose and Yash Roy, CNN (CNN) — As the sun began to set Tuesday over Somerville, Massachusetts, Turkish national Rumeysa Ozturk was on her way to meet friends at an Iftar dinner where they would break their Ramadan fast. But she would never make it to the gathering, according to her

CNN By Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Luigi Mangione’s fashion choices at his latest court appearance have caught the attention of Manhattan prosecutors who are accusing his lawyers of encouraging the publicity around him. Prosecutors told a judge Tuesday that Mangione’s defense team has “fanned the flames” of publicity in the murder case, which has

By Daniel Wine, CNN Editor’s Note: CNN’s 5 Things newsletter is your one-stop shop for the latest headlines and fascinating stories to start and end your busy day. Sign up here. 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Dollar Tree is dumping Family Dollar, ending their brief and disastrous merger. The $1 billion sale represents just a

By Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Luigi Mangione’s fashion choices at his latest court appearance have caught the attention of Manhattan prosecutors who are accusing his lawyers of encouraging the publicity around him. Prosecutors told a judge Tuesday that Mangione’s defense team has “fanned the flames” of publicity in the murder case, which has already

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the shootings at Virginia Tech in April 2007, one of the deadliest mass shootings in US history. Twenty-three-year-old Seung-Hui Cho killed 32 people on the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University campus in Blacksburg, Virginia, before taking his own life. Cho was a senior at

By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — Arizona officials are working to determine whether additional human remains discovered in the debris of a fatal pileup crash on Interstate 40 on March 13 are those of the South Korean family who went missing in the area at the time of the crash. Jiyeon Lee, Taehee Kim and

By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Sociologist Joan Donovan rarely looks at social media posts about herself on X anymore. She already knows what’s being said. “Joan Donovan is reportedly the lead agitator and organizer behind nationwide Tesla terrorism,” reads a post from Sunday afternoon. “Why hasn’t she been arrested?” Shortly after midnight Tuesday, Tesla

By Hanna Park, Travis Caldwell and Asher Moskowitz, CNN (CNN) — A Connecticut woman accused of imprisoning her stepson for nearly two decades and subjecting him to starvation and relentless abuse is set to appear in court on Friday to face charges including assault, kidnapping and cruelty. Kimberly Sullivan, 56, was arrested on March 12

By Taylor Romine, Veronica Miracle and Andi Babineau, CNN (CNN) — An anesthesiologist charged with attempted second-degree murder for allegedly attacking his wife on an Oahu hiking trail was indicted by a grand jury Friday, one day after his initial court appearance. Gerhardt Konig, 46, is now being held without bail at the Oahu Community

By Gloria Pazmino, CNN (CNN) — Attorneys for a Cornell graduate student whose student visa was recently revoked and has been targeted for deportation by the Trump administration said the case will be a test to determine whether the US government can target people for expressing views that are critical of the government. Attorneys for

By Daniel Wine, CNN Editor’s Note: CNN’s 5 Things newsletter is your one-stop shop for the latest headlines and fascinating stories to start and end your busy day. Sign up here. 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! The US Food and Drug Administration just approved a new type of antibiotic to treat urinary tract infections. The