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Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre speaks to his supporters alongside his wife Anaida Poilievre on April 29

Canada will ‘never’ yield to Trump’s threats as Prime Minister Carney declares election victory

By Max Saltman, Paula Newton, Hira Humayun and Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said his country would “never” yield to the United States as he declared victory in federal elections early Tuesday, following a campaign overshadowed by relentless provocations and steep trade tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump. The

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Mark David Chapman Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Mark David Chapman, who was convicted of murdering musician John Lennon. Personal Birth date: May 10, 1955 Birth place: Fort Worth, Texas Birth name: Mark David Chapman Father: David Chapman, former sergeant, US Air Force Mother: Diane Chapman, nurse Marriage: Gloria (Abe) Chapman

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Chris Brown Fast Facts

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

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Mother’s Day Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Mother’s Day is observed on the second Sunday in May in the United States. It is also celebrated in other countries. May 11, 2025 – Mother’s Day. Facts In 2023, 27.5 was the average age in the United States for first-time mothers, according to the CDC. In its early days,

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Tony Blair Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair. Personal Birth date: May 6, 1953 Birth place: Edinburgh, Scotland Birth name: Anthony Charles Lynton Blair Father: Leo Charles Blair, lawyer Mother: Hazel (Corscadden) Blair Marriage: Cherie (Booth) Blair (1980-present) Children: Leo, Kathryn, Nicholas and Euan Education:

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The Drug Enforcement Administration shared videos on social media of a raid at what authorities said was an underground nightclub in Colorado Springs

More than 100 migrants were detained during a raid on a Colorado nightclub. Here’s what we know

By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — US federal agents early Sunday raided what authorities described as an underground nightclub in Colorado Springs and took into custody more than 100 migrants accused of being in the country illegally, the US Drug Enforcement Administration said. “What was happening inside was significant drug trafficking, prostitution, crimes of violence,”

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Russia's President Vladimir Putin in Moscow

After Putin calls for three-day ceasefire, Trump reiterates demand for permanent Ukraine truce

By Darya Tarasova, Daria Tarasova-Markina, Edward Upright and Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday declared a unilateral three-day ceasefire in Ukraine next month, a move met with skepticism by Ukrainian officials who demanded the Kremlin leader immediately accept a longer truce proposal from the United States that he has

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A view of the Business School campus of Harvard University in Cambridge

Federal funding freeze on nation’s oldest university likely to stay in place well into summer after first court hearing

By Ray Sanchez, Kara Scannell and Nicki Brown, CNN Boston (CNN) — More than $2 billion in federal funds committed to Harvard University are likely to stay frozen by the Trump administration well into the summer after the sides met for the first time in a Boston courtroom in their high-stakes sparring match over political

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