
Heavy clashes between protesters and federal law enforcement erupted again Thursday night outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in New Jersey. Detainees at the facility have been on a week-long hunger strike over inhumane conditions, according to their lawyers.

Heavy clashes between protesters and federal law enforcement erupted again Thursday night outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in New Jersey. Detainees at the facility have been on a week-long hunger strike over inhumane conditions, according to their lawyers.

One survivor was safely guided out of a remote cave in Laos after villagers became trapped there over a week ago. Others remain inside as specialist cave divers on a multinational team are racing to free them.

CNN's Will Ripley spoke to Samorn Ian whose husband Kamla Ian is one of five villagers trapped in a cave in Laos. An international rescue effort is underway to free the men.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he told the country’s military to increase its takeover of Gaza as Hamas accuses Israel of “undermining” the ceasefire agreement. CNN’s Oren Liebermann reports.

Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution Lonnie Bunch III told CNN that the Trump administration did not direct the 'America 250' museum exhibit.

Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket experienced an anomaly during a ground test known as a hotfire Thursday in Cape Canaveral, Florida, the company shared on X. "All personnel are accounted for," according to the X post.

14-year-old Shrey Parikh has won the 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee, which ended in a tense and record-breaking speed round. Shrey correctly spelled 32 words in 90 seconds to earn victory.


