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After months of outcry over the issue of AI-generated, non-consensual deepfakes, President Donald Trump is set to sign a law that will make sharing them illegal.

Victims of explicit deepfakes will now be able to take legal action against people who create them

Clare Duffy, CNN May 19, 2025

New York (CNN) — In recent years, people ranging from Taylor Swift and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to high school girls around the country have been victims of non-consensual, explicit deepfakes —...

What we know about the Mexican Navy training ship that struck the Brooklyn Bridge, killing at least 2

What we know about the Mexican Navy training ship that struck the Brooklyn Bridge, killing at least 2

Michelle Watson and Hanna Park May 19, 2025

(CNN) — A Mexican Navy training ship on a goodwill tour struck the bottom of the Brooklyn Bridge, leaving two crew members dead and over a dozen injured. The image of the tall ship, outfitted with...

Israel pushes deeper into Gaza as Netanyahu warns of losing allies over looming famine. Here’s what we know

Nadeen Ebrahim and Kara Fox May 19, 2025

(CNN) — Israel launched a new devastating ground offensive in Gaza over the weekend just as US President Donald Trump departed the region without sealing a ceasefire and hostage deal. The Israeli...

Former President Joe Biden was diagnosed with an “aggressive form” of prostate cancer, according to a statement from his personal office on May 18, and it has spread to his bones.

Biden diagnosed with ‘aggressive form’ of prostate cancer

Betsy Klein, CNN May 18, 2025

(CNN) — Former President Joe Biden was diagnosed with an “aggressive form” of prostate cancer, according to a statement from his personal office Sunday, and it has spread to his bones. “Last...

President Donald Trump on Tuesday acknowledged that he could secure the return of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia.

Trump says he ‘could’ bring Abrego Garcia back from El Salvador, but won’t

Karina Tsui, CNN April 30, 2025

(CNN) —President Donald Trump on Tuesday acknowledged that he could secure the return of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man who was wrongly deported to El Salvador last month but refuses to...

	The Senate votes on a bipartisan resolution on April 30, that would have effectively blocked Donald Trump's global tariffs by revoking the emergency order the president is using to enact them.

Vice President Vance casts tie-breaking Senate vote to kill bipartisan effort to rebuke Trump’s trade policy

(CNN) — Vice President JD Vance late Wednesday cast a tie-breaking vote to kill a bipartisan effort to rebuke President Donald Trump’s tariffs in the Senate. Earlier in the evening, the Senate...

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before boarding Air Force One.

Trump says he’ll eliminate income taxes. There’s a problem with that

David Goldman and Matt Egan, CNN April 28, 2025

(CNN) — President Donald Trump on Sunday night reiterated an extraordinary ambition he and members of his administration have voiced from time to time throughout his young second term: One day, Americans...

Cardinals participate in a general congregation meeting at the Vatican on Monday.

Conclave to elect Pope Francis’ successor set to start on May 7

Rome (CNN) — Cardinals have chosen May 7 as the date to start conclave and elect a new leader for 1.4 billion Catholics around the world, the Vatican announced. The date for the papal election...

Kamala Harris speaks onstage during the HumanX AI Conference 2025 at Fontainebleau Las Vegas on March 9, 2025.

First on CNN: Harris to give remarks as President Trump marks 100th day in office

Eva McKend, CNN April 28, 2025

(CNN) — Former Vice President Kamala Harris will make a rare public appearance this week in California, addressing an annual gathering of one of the nation’s largest networks of Democratic women elected...

The U.S. Supreme Court is shown March 17, 2025 in Washington, DC.

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to let it enforce ban on transgender service members for now

Devan Cole, CNN April 24, 2025

(CNN) — The Trump administration on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to let it begin enforcing a ban on transgender service members, escalating a fight over a controversial policy that has faced numerous...

The US Department of Education in Washington, DC, is seen here on March 6. The Department of Education announced on Monday that it will restart collecting federal student loans in default on May 5.

Education Department to resume collecting student loans in default

Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN April 22, 2025

(CNN) — The Department of Education announced on Monday that it will restart collecting federal student loans in default on May 5, ending a pandemic-era pause that began roughly five years ago. More...

A mourner looks upon a portrait of the late Pope Francis at the Rio de Janeiro Metropolitan Cathedral, in Brazil, on April 21. The funeral for the 88-year-old pontiff will take place at the Vatican, on Saturday.

Everything we know about the funeral of Pope Francis

Christian Edwards, CNN April 22, 2025

(CNN) — Although Pope Francis simplified the papal funeral rites in a move of typical modesty, Saturday’s ceremony will still be full of pomp and pageantry, as the world’s Catholics bid him farewell...

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