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By Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — It’s been almost five years since the world watched George Floyd beg for his life as a White police officer in Minneapolis knelt on the Black father’s neck for more than 9 minutes. After a bystander’s video of Floyd’s death sparked nationwide calls for an end to police impunity

By Hanna Park, Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson, who oversees the jail where 10 inmates escaped last week, announced Tuesday she is suspending her reelection campaign, just hours after fielding tough questions from local leaders at a tense city council meeting. “I am temporarily suspending my re-election campaign. I

WVUE, ORLEANS PARISH SHERIFF’S OFFICE, CNN By Hanna Park, Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson, who oversees the jail where 10 inmates escaped last week, announced Tuesday she is suspending her reelection campaign, just hours after fielding tough questions from local leaders at a tense city council meeting. “I am

By Cindy Von Quednow, Rebekah Riess, Jason Morris, CNN (CNN) — A fifth inmate was recaptured following a breakout at a New Orleans jail last week, authorities announced, the same day a maintenance worker at the facility was arrested after allegedly helping with the escape. Corey Boyd, 19, was arrested Tuesday, days after he and

By Pete Muntean, Alexandra Skores, Aaron Cooper, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Federal Aviation Administration issued an order Tuesday decreasing the number of arrivals and departures allowed at Newark Liberty International Airport after weeks of delays caused by air traffic controller staffing shortages and runway construction. The order, which goes into effect immediately, will allow

By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Christy Holstege, the former mayor of Palm Springs who is 18 weeks pregnant, was playing with her pre-schooler in their living room Saturday morning when a blast reverberated through her neighborhood and a plume of smoke began to grow on the horizon. It didn’t take long for word to

By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Billionaire Elon Musk spent a record amount of money to help Donald Trump win the 2024 presidential election. Now he plans to scale back. “I think I’ve done enough,” the Tesla CEO said. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day: 5

By Karina Tsui and Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — American universities are facing another threat from the Trump administration, which intends to use a civil anti-fraud law to withdraw federal funding from colleges that promote diversity and inclusion policies, the Department of Justice announced Monday. The False Claims Act will be enforced “when a federal

By Alexandra Skores, CNN (CNN) — A close call earlier this month at LaGuardia Airport in New York between two commercial jets is under investigation, the Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board confirmed Monday. The incident is one of many close calls, go-around and aviation accidents that has prompted calls for changes to

KESQ, FBI, OBTAINED BY KESQ, PALM SPRINGS POLICE DEPARTMENT, CNN By Josh Campbell, CNN (CNN) — Before the man police believe detonated a large explosive that blasted through a fertility clinic in the California desert community of Palm Springs on Saturday, people who knew Guy Edward Bartkus should have alerted authorities about his warning signs,

By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Former President Joe Biden’s diagnosis of metastatic prostate cancer has understandably raised concerns and questions. A urologist explains what you should know. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day: 5 things 1️⃣ Disaster imminent? A Japanese comic book warns of a

By Pete Muntean, Alexandra Skores, CNN (CNN) — The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating another radio outage at the troubled air traffic approach control facility responsible for flights approaching and departing Newark Liberty International Airport. The Newark terminal radar approach control facility, also known as Philadelphia TRACON Area C, experienced a radio outage for approximately

By Holly Yan, Zoe Sottile, Rafael Romo, TuAnh Dam, CNN (CNN) — Authorities have arrested an Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office employee following the escape of 10 inmates from a New Orleans jail, the Louisiana Attorney General’s office said Tuesday. Sterling Williams, 33, a maintenance worker with the sheriff’s office at the time of the escape,

X, TRYSTANNFT, CNN, X/TrystanNFT By Cindy Von Quednow, Mark Morales, CNN (CNN) — After several days in New York, it took less than five minutes for a Mexican Navy ship to hit the city’s iconic Brooklyn Bridge, snapping the masts like matchsticks and leaving two crew members dead and over a dozen injured as crowds

By Cindy Von Quednow, Mark Morales, CNN (CNN) — After several days in New York, it took less than five minutes for a Mexican Navy ship to hit the city’s iconic Brooklyn Bridge, snapping the masts like matchsticks and leaving two crew members dead and over a dozen injured as crowds watched in fear from

By Michelle Watson, Christine Sever, Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — At least two adults and a young child are dead, and one toddler is injured after a train struck several pedestrians on a railroad bridge in Fremont, Ohio, the mayor said. City authorities identified the victims killed as Ram Masan, 58; O Ny Zar, 38;

By Julia Vargas Jones, Jack Hannah, CNN St. Louis (CNN) — Craig Cole was at the convenience store in his neighborhood of Fountain Park when the storm alerts went off on his phone. He ran to his royal blue Ram truck parked outside. “I’m like, oh, I’m under these trees, let me reverse,” Cole said.

By TuAnh Dam, Rafael Romo, CNN (CNN) — Just after midnight Friday, a corrections monitoring technician in New Orleans stepped away for food. When he left, the Orleans Justice Center had been in lockdown since 10:30 p.m., as it usually was, with inmates expected to be in their cells for the night. But in the

By Andrew Torgan and Daniel Wine, CNN (CNN) — Summer is right around the corner, and with it comes a new concern for inflation-weary consumers: Americans can expect to shell out a record $784, on average, to cool their homes from June through September, according to a new analysis from two energy policy groups. That’s