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By Daniel Wine, Toni Odejimi, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! The pop issue of W Magazine features Rihanna dressed to the nines in Dior and a wacky purple hat. But all eyes were on her 7-month-old daughter Rocki, wearing a high-fashion diaper. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day.

By Tami Luhby, Alexandra Skores Washington (CNN) — Long security lines could reappear at airports next month after the Department of Homeland Security secretary warned Tuesday the agency doesn’t have enough money to continue to pay its employees through May. DHS has been shut down since mid-February, and the resulting lapse in paychecks prompted many

By Alexandra Banner, CNN Texas can now require public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments, a ruling that has reignited debate over the role of religion in public education. The decision could ultimately set the stage for a future showdown at the Supreme Court over the issue, analysts say. Here’s what else you need

By Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — Gunfire shattered the silence of the Cedar Grove community in Shreveport, Louisiana, just before dawn Sunday. Moments later, a mother and her two children scrambled out of a window and onto the roof of an unassuming gray and white home on West 79th Street and frantically dialed 911. “Units

By Holly Yan, Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — A man accused of killing three people, including a Department of Homeland Security employee, in a shooting rampage across several Atlanta suburbs last week has died in custody, authorities said. Olaolukitan Adon-Abel, 26, was found unresponsive in his jail cell around 6:48 p.m. Tuesday. Detention staff tried

By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Department of Transportation is eliminating antiquated paper strips, copper communications wiring and computer floppy discs, but it says more money is needed to keep upgrading the decades-old air traffic control system, and integrate new technologies like artificial intelligence and software to streamline US flights. At a news

By Jordan D. Brown, Toni Odejimi 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Skywatchers have something to look forward to: the first meteor shower of spring. Discover how to watch the cosmic show unfold this week. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 things 1️⃣ Hidden cost of war Multiple oil

By Aaron Cooper, CNN New York (CNN) — A plane landing at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport on Monday strayed into the flight path of a jet landing on a parallel runway, causing collision alarms to sound and forcing pilots to take evasive action. Republic Airways Flight 4464, flying for American Airlines, was

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Grammy Award-winning musician Willie Nelson. Personal Birth date: April 30, 1933 Birth place: Abbott, Texas Birth name: Willie Hugh Nelson Father: Ira Nelson Mother: Myrle (Greenhaw) Harvey Marriages: Ann Marie D’Angelo (1991-present); Connie Koepke (1971-1988, divorced); Shirley Collie (1963-1971, divorced); Martha Matthews (1952-1962,

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Grammy Award-winner Chris Brown, who pleaded guilty to assaulting then-girlfriend Rihanna in 2009. Personal Birth date: May 5, 1989 Birth place: Tappahannock, Virginia Birth name: Christopher Maurice Brown Father: Clinton Brown, corrections officer Mother: Joyce Hawkins, former day care director Children: with

By Natasha Chen, Alex Stambaugh, Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — A nuclear physicist and MIT professor fatally shot outside his Massachusetts residence. A retired Air Force general missing from his New Mexico home. An aerospace engineer who disappeared during a hike in Los Angeles. These are among at least 10 individuals connected to sensitive US

By Alexandra Banner, CNN Fresh concerns about aviation safety are surfacing this week after another close call in the skies. Two Southwest Airlines jets recently had to take evasive action at Nashville International Airport after collision alarms sounded in the cockpit. Here’s what else you need to know to get up to speed and on

KTBS, FACEBOOK, SHAMAR ELKINS, CNN, Facebook/Shamar Elkins By Zoe Sottile, Lauren Mascarenhas, Isabel Rosales, Maria Sole Campinoti, Taylor Romine, CNN Shreveport, Louisiana (CNN) — Freddie Montgomery looked across the street as he walked home from visiting a neighbor and saw Shamar Elkins. The 31-year-old was sitting on the front porch of his Shreveport, Louisiana, home

CNN By Alaa Elassar, Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Seven months after the decomposed body of a 14-year-old girl was found in the trunk of his car, the singer d4vd pleaded not guilty Monday to first-degree murder, a charge that carries the possible sentence of death or life in prison. Celeste Rivas Hernandez’s remains were

By Brammhi Balarajan and Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — A man accused of driving an SUV into two dozen law enforcement recruits who were on a 2022 training run in Southern California – leaving one dead and others seriously injured – has been indicted by a grand jury, prosecutors said this week. Nicholas Joseph

By Jordan D. Brown, Toni Odejimi, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! They tried everything in modern medicine, and nothing worked. Now, these women are turning to medical marijuana for help. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 things 1️⃣ False positives Speaking of drugs, one state is pushing

By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington (CNN) — Two Southwest Airlines Boeing 737s had to make evasive maneuvers on Saturday at Nashville International Airport after collision alarms in the cockpit warned the pilots the planes were too close together. Southwest Flight 507 from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, was landing in gusty winds at the same time

By Holly Yan, Dianne Gallagher, Meridith Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Two teenagers were killed and five others were shot after a planned fight erupted into gunfire at a North Carolina public park that borders a middle school, Winston-Salem police announced Monday. The shooting unfolded in a public park during the morning hours and involved teenagers,

By Alexandra Banner, CNN Tariff refunds are finally beginning to roll out — at least in part. Two months after the Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s most sweeping tariffs, American importers who are owed more than $166 billion in refunds can begin applying today. Here’s what else you need to know to get

By Zoe Sottile, Gloria Pazmino, CNN New York (CNN) — A peace- and faith-focused sermon delivered during Sunday Mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City did little to clear the minds of some parishioners who walked out of church saying they remained distraught over the extraordinary conflict that erupted between Pope Leo and