By Michael Williams White House border czar Tom Homan just announced the Department of Homeland Security would be withdrawing 700 personnel from Minneapolis “effective immediately.” Roughly 3,000 DHS personnel had been deployed to Minneapolis as part of Operation Metro Surge, the immigration crackdown that began in early December. The conduct of those agents has outraged
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By Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department said it will seek the death penalty for the man accused of shooting two National Guard members, and killing one of them, near the White House in November. The man, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, pleaded not guilty to the nine charges against him — including first-degree murder —
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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Pizza Hut is closing hundreds of locations across the United States while its parent company continues a strategic review of the embattled brand. Yum! Brands, which also owns Taco Bell and KFC, revealed in Wednesday’s earnings call that 250 “underperforming” Pizza Huts are closing in the first
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By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Some of the most recent evidence in the desperate search for Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of “Today” host Savannah Guthrie, is also among the case’s most disturbing: purported ransom notes sent to media outlets. Investigators have not yet confirmed whether the two similar notes are legitimate, but the
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By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — When the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games come around every four years, there are many sports which compete to grab the attention of viewers around the world. However, there is one in particular that seems to capture the hearts and minds of many every time: curling. Whether it be
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By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — The brief US government shutdown has delayed the official jobs report for January, but the first look at hiring activity in the private sector showed that employment gains sputtered to start the year. Payroll giant ADP reported Wednesday that employers in the private sector added just 22,000 jobs in
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By Brian Stelter, Liam Reilly, CNN (CNN) — The Washington Post is announcing mass layoffs Wednesday morning, dealing another big blow to a storied media company and a newsroom that has reached a breaking point. Executive Editor Matt Murray and human resources chief Wayne Connell sent an email to staffers Wednesday morning instructing employees to
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By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — A female Asian elephant calf has been born at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) in Washington, DC, the first in almost a quarter of a century. The baby, whose name will be chosen in a public poll, was born to mother Nhi Linh, 12, and father
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By Justin Calderon, CNN Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka (CNN) — Visit the ancient city of Anuradhapura on a full moon day and the past feels anything but distant. Buddhist pilgrims dressed in white walk barefoot along dusty paths. Saffron-robed monks chant at dawn. Foreign visitors — from Taiwan to Canada — join local worshipers in rituals
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By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — When he squeezes into his bright red ski suit and puts on his Darth Vader-esque helmet, speed skier Simon Billy hears nothing and sees very little. Despite almost losing two of his senses, the Frenchman has one goal on his mind – to simply go as fast as he
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — As someone who came to fame as a member of the legendary Wu-Tang Clan rap group, it might seem jarring to see Clifford “Method Man” Smith singing in the new romantic comedy “Relationship Goals.” What’s more, he is seen and heard crooning more than his costar in the
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By Kyle Feldscher, CNN San Jose, California (CNN) — A year ago, Cooper Kupp could barely hide his heartbreak: The Los Angeles Rams, the only NFL team he’d ever played for, made it clear they were done with him. A February 3, 2025, post on X by the wide receiver revealed the Rams were trying
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By Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — It’s been one year since the Trump administration dismantled the US Agency for International Development (USAID), with aid cuts leading to the closure of HIV clinics in South Africa, the termination of medical programs in Afghanistan, and the end of numerous programs tackling malnutrition and preventable diseases around the
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By Chris Isidore, CNN (CNN) — Elon Musk believes the best way to solve the difficulties of building AI data centers on earth is to move them into outer space. His merger this week of his rocket company SpaceX with his artificial intelligence company xAI could help get them there. And he isn’t the only
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By Kati Chitrakorn, CNN (CNN) — Back in 2019, Gab Waller would never have expected that her first client as a personal shopper would be the English model and actor Rosie Huntington-Whitely. Based in Australia and working for the local government at the time, Waller couldn’t have been further away from the world of high
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By Nic Robertson, Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — Saif al-Islam Gadhafi, the son of former Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, has been killed in an apparent assassination at his home in the city of Zintan in northwestern Libya, the head of his political team said on Tuesday. He was 53. Saif al-Islam Gadhafi was once seen
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By Liam Reilly, Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos on Tuesday faced skeptical lawmakers during a Senate hearing on his company’s pending $83 billion deal to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery’s streaming and studio assets. While many senators grilled Sarandos over antitrust issues, labor concerns and consumer prices, several conservative members focused instead
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By Christian Edwards, CNN London (CNN) — Britain’s political class is being shaken by a scandal the scale of which typically comes around only once in a generation, and the man at the heart of it was once seen as the savior of the party that is currently in power. Peter Mandelson, a former British
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By Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump swiftly signed a sprawling spending package into law Tuesday, ending the partial government shutdown after just three days but creating another funding cliff for the Department of Homeland Security in two weeks. Trump and GOP leaders had pushed hard for their members to fall in line
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By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN (CNN) — The ex-husband of former first lady Dr. Jill Biden has been indicted on a charge of first-degree murder in the death of his current wife, authorities said Tuesday. William Stevenson, 77, was arrested in connection with the death of his wife 64-year-old Linda Stevenson, who was found unresponsive
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By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — Minions may take Milan after all. After a last-minute crisis over music-licensing issues, the Spanish figure skater Tomàs-Llorenç Guarino Sabaté might be able to perform a routine inspired by the animated, gibberish-speaking Minions at the Winter Olympics, his coach Edoardo De Bernardis said. But he still faces a few
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By Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — House Oversight Chair James Comer has agreed to the dates Bill and Hillary Clinton proposed for depositions in the panel’s Jeffrey Epstein probe, putting an end to the contempt of Congress proceedings that had been moving forward against them. The former president is scheduled to appear on February 27
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By Frank Nunns O’Connell, Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — Humans being pulled along on a sled across picturesque, snow-covered landscapes by a group of agile, energetic dogs is an image that won’t be seen at Milan Cortina in 2026, but the practice of sled dog racing does have Olympic history. Debuting as a demonstration sport
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — There is nothing like the excitement of a rocket launch. I’ll never forget the feeling of being at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida for the highly anticipated liftoff of the uncrewed Artemis I mission in 2022. I had reported on space and science news for nearly a decade,
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By Patrick Sung Cuadrado, CNN (CNN) — American skiing superstar Lindsey Vonn will compete at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan Cortina despite suffering a “completely ruptured” ACL in a crash on Friday. Vonn had said in a recent Instagram post that her “Olympic dream is not over” and the 41-year-old’s confirmation at Tuesday’s press
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By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Rome, Italy (CNN) — A painting in a Rome church has prompted an investigation following complaints that a newly-restored cherub bears a remarkable likeness to the nation’s leader, Giorgia Meloni. The controversy surrounds restoration works carried out on a painting in the Chapel of the Holy Souls in Purgatory in
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By Ian Kerner, CNN (CNN) — Struggles over intimacy, relationships and sex are usually on the table when I get together with a group of therapist colleagues to talk about what’s coming up in our practices and where we can use some guidance. A handful of us meet over lunch every other week to discuss
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By Nimi Princewill, CNN Abuja, Nigeria (CNN) — Ifunanya Nwangene, a budding singer who captivated audiences with her performance of Rihanna’s “Take a Bow” on “The Voice Nigeria,” has died from a snake bite. She was 26. The incident occurred at her home in Abuja, the Nigerian capital, on Saturday when she was bitten on
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By Brian Stelter, Liam Reilly, CNN (CNN) — Josh D’Amaro, who chairs Disney’s hugely successful parks division, will succeed Bob Iger as The Walt Disney Company’s next chief executive next month. Disney TV boss Dana Walden, who was thought to be the other leading contender for the CEO role, will become the company’s president and
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By Hadas Gold, Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — What happens when thousands of AI agents get together online and talk like humans do? That’s what a new social network called Moltbook, designed just for AI bots and not people, aims to find out. And so far, the results are equal parts fascinating and concerning, according
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