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CNN 5 Things
We bring you 5 stories that will get you up to speed and on with your day. Updates at 6am, 9am, 12pm, 3pm and 6pm Eastern, every weekday.
There have been more arrests at colleges around the US as tensions build over pro-Palestinian protests. The Supreme Court will hear arguements about whether former President Donald Trump has presidential immunity. Some of Trump's 2020 inner circle are facing indictments in Arizona over an alleged fake electors plot. Also in Arizona, lawmakers have taken steps towards repealing a 160 year old abortion ban. Plus, US birth rates have dropped to their lowest level in more than a century.
Apr 25, 2024
House Speaker Mike Johnson called on Columbia University’s president to resign during a tense visit. Arizona's House of Representatives has voted to overturn the state's Civil War-era abortion ban. The United Nations wants an independent investigation into mass graves found in Gaza. The FDA found traces of the avian bird flu viruses in grocery store milk. Plus, school lunches are going to get healthier.
Apr 24, 2024
Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan are getting long-awaited funding after President Joe Biden signed a foreign aid bill into law. The US Supreme Court heard arguments on what could likely be a major abortion case since the court overturned Roe v. Wade. A large pro-Palestinian protest broke out in Texas. A new report has found more people across the US are living in places with unhealthy air pollution. And, former NFL star Reggie Bush is getting his 2005 Heisman Trophy back.
Apr 24, 2024
Competing protests on the steps of the Supreme Court underscored the importance of a ruling in the case over abortions in medical emergencies will be. We'll tell you about some new federal rules that could be good for your bank account. Columbia University says negotiations with pro-Palestine protestors are getting somewhere, but some students aren't budging. Hamas has released a video of an Israeli American hostage. Plus, surgeons have successfully performed the first ever combined pig-to-human organ transplant.
Apr 24, 2024
Today the Supreme Court is hearing arguments over whether hospitals should have a federal obligation to provide emergency abortions to pregnant people in medical emergencies. President Joe Biden says he'll pass a foreign aid bill as soon it hits his desk, and it could lead to a TikTok ban. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in China today. A new CNN investigation is casting some doubt on Pentagon probes surrounding a suicide attack in Afghanistan. Plus, millions of people on Medicare could be covered for Wegovy.
Apr 24, 2024
President Joe Biden says he'll sign a $95 billion aid package for Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan into law today. Signing the bill will also start the clock on a possible nationwide TikTok ban. Protestors at Columbia University have been given a little longer to remove their encampment from campus. Tennessee lawmakers have signed a bill to let teachers and school staff carrying guns. Plus, Tesla's earnings have taken a dive.
Apr 24, 2024
Columbia University officials are warning students participating in an ongoing pro-Palestinian encampment. The Senate cleared the way for a final vote on a $95 billion foreign aid package. The Justice Department reached a settlement with more than a hundred victims of former USA gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar. President Joe Biden campaigned on reproductive freedoms in Florida today. Finally, scientists are raising questions about the government’s handling of key data on the bird flu virus outbreak in the US.
Apr 23, 2024
We start with the Justice Department’s settlement over the FBI’s handling of the Larry Nassar investigation. Prosecutors are looking to establish how former President Donald Trump benefitted from his relationship with former tabloid executive David Pecker. The Senate is on track to vote on a foreign aid package this week after months of delay. We have new developments in the classified documents case involving Trump and his co-defendants. New home sales surged in the US despite elevated mortgage rates. And, the British royal family released a new photo after a photo-editing scandal last month.
Apr 23, 2024
Testimony from the first witness in former President Donald Trump's hush money trial continues today, after a potential gag order violation hearing took place. Mostly peaceful protests at Columbia University are being overshadowed by antisemitism. President Joe Biden is in Florida today, where he's hoping abortion rights will win him more votes. We'll tell you why Starbucks is at the Supreme Court today. Plus, the potential climate and weather impact from a volcano erupting in Indonesia.
Apr 23, 2024
Columbia University is facing pressure over the arrests of student protestors as well threats against Jewish students. More bodies have been found in a mass grave in Gaza, taking the total to 310. Former President Donald Trump is facing a hearing over possible violations of a gag order. We'll tell you want to look out for in the Pennsylvania primaries. Plus, a space probe 12 billion miles away has started sending data back to Earth again.
Apr 23, 2024