
A judge in the Dominican Republic ruled on Monday that Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco will not serve prison time after finding him criminally responsible for the sexual and psychological abuse of a minor.

A judge in the Dominican Republic ruled on Monday that Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco will not serve prison time after finding him criminally responsible for the sexual and psychological abuse of a minor.

CNN's Will Ripley is near the Laos cave where the rescue mission to bring home five villagers trapped inside the cave continues.

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.

Protests continue at the Delaney Hall ICE detention facility in New Jersey as Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullen threatens to reassign troops to the facility. CNN's Shimon Prokupecz reports.

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.


