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CNN  —  Boeing’s problems the last six years have been legion. Tariffs could be yet another gut punch for the beleaguered company – and, given Boeing’s importance as the top US exporter, for the economy as a whole. Boeing’s jets could get millions of dollars more expensive if other countries impose their own tariffs on US goods. And the US tariffs already in place could send the cost of building planes here soaring due the Boeing’s dependence on overseas suppliers. That would come on top of safety and quality control failures that have led to fatal crashes and grounding of…

A Southern California judge was convicted Tuesday of second-degree murder for the fatal shooting of his wife during an argument.Orange County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Ferguson, 74, was on trial for the 2023 killing of his wife Sheryl, 65, in their Anaheim Hills home. Ferguson took the stand in his defense and admitted to shooting his wife but claimed it was an accident.Jurors reached their decision Tuesday afternoon after deliberating since the day before. He was also found guilty of a felony gun enhancement and faces a maximum of 40 years to life in prison when he is sentenced June…

London CNN  —  The European Union has fined Apple and Meta a combined €700 million ($797 million) in the first enforcement of its landmark digital competition law. The penalties for breaching the Digital Markets Act come amid attacks on the EU by the Trump administration for what it sees as the bloc’s unfair targeting of American companies. The European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, said Wednesday that it has fined Apple (AAPL) and Facebook owner Meta (META) €500million ($570 million) and €200 million ($228 million) respectively. Joel Kaplan, Meta’s chief global affairs officer, criticized the EU’s decision, accusing it of…

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 and cardinals in the Vatican ready themselves for the millennia-old process of picking a new pontiff. Here’s what we know about the funeral of Pope Francis, who died of a heart attack and stroke on Easter Monday. Where is Pope Francis’ body now? After a period of rest in the chapel of Casa Santa Marta, the Vatican guesthouse where Francis lived during his papacy, his body will…

As the world reflects on the legacy of Pope Francis, tributes from some of the biggest names in film, fashion, music and television are pouring in. Oscar winner Leonardo DiCaprio, who met the pontiff in 2016, praised him as “one of the most extraordinary spiritual leaders of our time.” In an Instagram post Monday, the actor described Francis as “a transformational leader – not only for the Catholic Church, but also for environmental reform and activism.” He also reflected on the Pope’s appearance in his climate change documentary, “Before the Flood,” calling the experience “enlightening, deeply moving and thought provoking.”…

CNN  —  Fresh warthog carcass in tow, a poacher speeds away from Zimbabwe’s Imire Rhino and Wildlife Conservancy. Blood spatters, footprints and tire marks are the only traces of the crime he has just committed, but a trace is all it takes for the hunter to become the hunted. His arrest comes a short while later, courtesy of Shinga, a Belgian Malinois that perfectly retraced the poacher’s 2.8-mile (4.5-kilometer) route home, leading an anti-poaching team to his door. Last October’s pursuit ultimately began much further afield, in the sleepy Welsh town of Carmarthen, where Shinga was born and raised. It’s…

CNN  —  News over the weekend that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s wife Jennifer was included in a second group chat where he shared sensitive military operations details has focused attention on the prominent role she has occupied at the Pentagon without being formally employed during her husband’s short tenure running the US military. Jennifer Hegseth has been a constant presence in her husband’s inner circle from even before he was confirmed to the Cabinet job. Her involvement thrust her back into the spotlight over the weekend, when it was reported that she was in a Signal group chat with her husband,…

A Fort Worth man is now in police custody after he beat his mother to death during an attempted “exorcism,” according to Fort Worth Police.An arrest warrant affidavit says that Fort Worth Police responded to an anonymous caller’s 911 call. The caller claimed they received a photo on Snapchat of a woman on the ground covered in something red, possibly blood, according to Fox 4 in an affidavit. The caller gave the address of the person responsible for the photo and when police got there, 23-year-old Alexander Taylor Valdez answered the door holding a Bible.TEXAS HOMICIDE SUSPECT BECAME OBSESSED WITH COWORKER, MURDERED HER OVER…

CNN  —  Multiple people, including children, were injured after a car plowed through a crowd outside a school in eastern China on Tuesday, according to a report from a state-controlled broadcaster. The car knocked down pedestrians and students outside the school in the city of Jinhua in the province of Zhejiang as classes were finishing for the day, a traffic radio program reported on Wednesday. Videos shared on X and geolocated by CNN showed at least five people on the ground, including at least three students, in the aftermath of the incident near Sumeng Township Central Kindergarten and a nearby…

A version of this story appeared in CNN Business’ Nightcap newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. New York CNN  —  What exactly does President Donald Trump want tariffs to accomplish? There hasn’t been a single cohesive narrative from the White House about what Trump ultimately hopes his tariffs will achieve, and with the president’s attempt Tuesday afternoon to walk back from the brink of his all-out trade war with China, his constant waffling makes it hard to keep track of what he really wants from all this. So all we can do is look…