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By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Wanda Dench and Jamal Hinton met at the intersection of a wrong number and a bold invitation. A decade later, they’re still celebrating Thanksgiving together and their unlikely friendship continues to inspire. It started with a text Dench meant to send to one of her six grandchildren, inviting them

By Lex Harvey, Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — A West Virginia National Guard member has died and another is in critical condition after a gunman opened fire near the White House the day before Thanksgiving, in an attack that has added fuel to President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. US Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom, 20, had

CNN By Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — The suspect accused of shooting two National Guard members near the White House came to the US through a Biden-era program to resettle Afghan nationals called Operation Allies Welcome, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Wednesday night. Former President Joe Biden launched Operation Allies Welcome in August 2021

By Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — The suspect accused of shooting two National Guard members near the White House came to the US through a Biden-era program to resettle Afghan nationals called Operation Allies Welcome, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Wednesday night. Former President Joe Biden launched Operation Allies Welcome in August 2021 to

By Sarah Hutter, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Thanksgiving chats usually cover politics, football and movies — but this year, expect a new hot topic: AI. Wondering why everyone’s buzzing about it and what you should know? Dive into this explainer. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5

By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — An undefeated rural Virginia high school football team won a regional semifinal game last weekend in highly unusual circumstances: without their head coach, who police said had disappeared just two days before. This week, authorities made the situation clearer just days before the next playoff game, saying Union High

By Eric Levenson, CNN New York (CNN) — A pro-Palestinian protest outside a New York City synagogue last week has sparked accusations of antisemitism and underscored the balancing act Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani faces on Israel. The debate stems from a November 19 event at Park East Synagogue, a modern orthodox congregation on Manhattan’s Upper East

By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — The US Navy’s beleaguered shipbuilding program took a major hit on Tuesday as Navy Secretary John Phelan announced he was cancelling plans to buy Constellation-class frigates, once heralded as a key part of US strategy to keep up with China’s rapidly expanding naval fleet. Phelan said the multibillion-dollar program

CNN, WCYB, VIRGINIA STATE POLICE By Alisha Ebrahimji, Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — A Virginia high school football coach who has been missing since last week is wanted on child pornography possession and other charges related to soliciting a minor, Virginia State Police announced Tuesday. State police said they’d learned Thursday that Travis Turner, 46,

By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s exceedingly warm reception of New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani at the White House last week left observers attempting to decipher what it all meant. To longtime Trump watchers, it showed the popularity-hungry president responding to a charismatic winner; to one anti-monopolist, it showed a potential

By Sarah Hutter, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Americans, frustrated with years of rising prices, are going into the 2025 holiday shopping season prepared for battle. But this year’s rush to the aisles might look a lot stronger than you’d expect — on paper, anyway. Here’s what else you might have missed during

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Kirsten Gillibrand, a Democratic senator from New York and a former Democratic presidential candidate for 2020. Personal Birth date: December 9, 1966 Birth place: Albany, New York Birth name: Kirsten Elizabeth Rutnik Father: Douglas Paul Rutnik, attorney and lobbyist Mother: Polly (Noonan)

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. Personal Birth date: December 13, 1953 Birth place: Augusta, Georgia Birth name: Ben Shalom Bernanke Father: Philip Bernanke, pharmacist Mother: Edna (Friedman) Bernanke, substitute teacher Marriage: Anna (Friedmann) Bernanke (1978-present) Children: Alyssa and Joel Education: Harvard University,

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of award-winning actress, singer and dancer Rita Moreno. Personal Birth date: December 11, 1931 Birth place: Humacao, Puerto Rico; raised in New York, New York Birth name: Rosita Dolores Alverio Father: Paco Alverio, a farmer Mother: Rosa Maria Alverio, a garment worker Marriage: Leonard

By Lily Hautau, CNN (CNN) — Survivors recalled arriving at the Wounded Knee camp three days after the fighting, finding a blizzard had buried the frozen bodies of Lakota men, women, children and infants in snow. They described horrific scenes: mothers still clutching their babies, others shot down as they fled. These were the people

By Amanda Musa, Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — A woman who pleaded guilty to the 2014 stabbing of her sixth-grade classmate is back in custody after Wisconsin police say she vanished from a group home where she lived under supervised release Saturday night. Morgan Geyser, 23, was found over 100 miles away approximately 24 hours

CNN By Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — More than 100 homes were damaged Monday afternoon after tornadoes ripped through Harris County, Texas, Constable Mark Herman said in a Facebook post. No serious injuries or deaths have been reported after the storms, said Brian Murray, spokesperson for the Harris County Office of Homeland Security and

By Alisha Ebrahimji, Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — A Virginia high school football coach who has been missing since last week is wanted on child pornography possession and other charges related to soliciting a minor, Virginia State Police announced Tuesday. State police said they’d learned Thursday that Travis Turner, 46, was missing while they were