The Points Guy founder Brian Kelly joins The Lead.

There are easier ways to cross an ocean, but few are as slick or stylish as the remora’s whale-surfing joyride.

It’s home to a sovereign nation, rich in resilience, history and culture, but one that’s been stifled by displacement to resource-starved regions and centuries of systemic oppression.

President Donald Trump knows he’s losing the politics of the government shutdown so far. But that’s not making him any more inclined to give ground on the Democratic demands that could bring the ...

More than 1,000 flights have been canceled and at least 5,000 delayed today, mostly due to a combination of air traffic controller staffing issues and an FAA-mandated 4% cut to flights because of the ...

President Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Friday evening to block a lower court ruling that required the administration to fully cover food stamp benefits for tens of millions of Americans in ...

Israel has received the remains said to be of one of the last deceased hostages held in Gaza in the fourth such transfer this week.

Indonesian authorities said they have identified a 17-year-old boy as the suspected perpetrator of an attack that shook a mosque at a high school during Friday prayers in Jakarta, Indonesia’s capital, ...

In conversation with Elex Michaelson, CNN’s Elizabeth Wagmeister breaks down the Grammy Award nominations and what she thinks this means culturally. Plus, she explains why Taylor Swift’s “The Life of ...

Entrepreneur James Fishback says Democrats are responsible for shutting down the government over a policy issue like health care. CNN’s Abby Phillip challenges him with a reminder that President Trump ...

The nominees for the 2026 Grammy Awards are set to be revealed on Friday morning. This year’s nods will be read in a livestream that begins at 8 a.m. PT/11 a.m. ET with an impressive lineup of names — ...

It's been 10 years since the first 5 Things newsletter landed in readers’ inboxes. A lot has changed since November 2015. Let ...