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By Jessie Yeung, CNN

(CNN) — After a month and a half of spiraling conflict in the Middle East, the United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire on Tuesday – less than two hours before US President Donald Trump’s deadline, after which he had promised to wipe out a “whole civilization.”

That threat, which critics warned could be a war crime if carried out, appears to have been staved off for now at the 11th hour. But there remains a gulf between the two countries, who each portrayed the temporary truce as a victory for their nations.

The ceasefire is a starting point for further negotiations, and it remains to be seen what final terms may be included in a proposal to definitively end a war that has upended the Middle East and caused a historic global oil disruption.

Here’s what we know.

What have the US and Israel said?

Trump announced the ceasefire in a Truth Social post, saying it was made on the condition that Iran agree to reopen the critical Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the world’s oil flows.

The ceasefire had been mediated by Pakistan’s prime minister and its military chief, he said. Iran had put forth a 10-point proposal, which the US views as “a workable basis on which to negotiate,” Trump added.

The next two weeks will allow a final agreement to be drawn up, he said.

As the ceasefire took effect on Wednesday, US Vice President JD Vance described it as a “fragile truce” that had taught him a lot about Iran.

In an interview with AFP news agency Tuesday, Trump described the deal as “total and complete victory.” But he would not say whether he would fulfill his prior threats to destroy Iran’s civilian infrastructure if Tehran reneged on the agreement, only saying: “You’re going to have to see.”

And in a later Truth Social post just past midnight, he said the US would be “helping with the traffic buildup in the Strait of Hormuz,” adding: “Big money will be made.”

US sources told CNN that the Trump administration is preparing for potential in-person negotiations, likely in Islamabad – where Pakistan’s prime minister has invited both sides to send delegations.

Israel is part of the ceasefire and will also suspend bombing against Iran, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said.

But it also claimed Lebanon is not part of the ceasefire – contradicting Pakistan’s prime minister, who said it was. Trump made no mention of Lebanon in his statement.

What has Iran said?

Iran’s Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi, said that if attacks against Iran stop, Iranian operations will cease as well.

The country’s military will coordinate safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz during the ceasefire, he added in a post on X.

Iran’s semi-official Tasnim News Agency reported that Iran and Oman plan to charge transit f

By Don Riddell, CNN

(CNN) — Jack Nicklaus says that he gets chills when he drives up Magnolia Lane at the Augusta National Golf Club, and I know exactly how he feels about the hallowed grounds where The Masters is played every April. Like most of the visitors to Augusta, I’m here for the golf, but the tightly manicured landscape, bursting with vibrant colors resembling a Vincent Van Gogh palette, always take my breath away.

If I’m ever lucky enough to play it, this is a golf course where I wouldn’t mind losing my ball from time to time – I’d want to explore every last piece of it.

Stepping away from the hustle and bustle of modern-day life and entering through the main gates just off Washington Road is like walking through the wardrobe into Narnia. Etched into the grounds of a former horticultural nursery, Augusta National has never forgotten its roots.

Back in the 1930s, the founders of the club worked with Louis Alphonse Berckmans, son of the nursery’s late owner, to adorn each of the 18 holes with a distinctive species and since then some 80,000 plants and 350 different varieties have been added.

Walking the course is now a botanist’s dream, almost a century in the making. If you can catch it in the air, the apricot scent of the tea olives on the opening hole is seductive, and if they’re flowering, the dogwoods, peaches, crab apples, magnolias and camelias are a feast for the eyes.

By the time you reach the 13th hole, where many a player’s journey towards the green jacket goes off the rails, there is something to help keep everything in perspective: a breathtaking bank of some 1,600 flowering azalea shrubs splashed all the way from tee to green – it’s a stunning reminder of the world’s natural beauty.

Photojournalist John McAfee covered 33 Masters tournaments, but on one occasion, he was assigned to cover the Final Four instead. In a phone call that’s since become CNN Sports lore, he rang the team at Augusta, lowered his voice to a hush in case he was overheard, and enquired, “Are the azaleas pretty?”

It’s a story that always gets a laugh, but I now feel that same attraction to the majesty of the course as he did. During my years at Augusta, I’ve overheard many conversations among the patrons and found myself silently agreeing with their sentiment, “I wish I could get the azaleas in my yard to look like that.”

This year, I said it out loud, and a patron next to me offered a response: “Because you don’t have an undersoil heating system warming the roots of your plants.” Augusta National Golf Club has never spoken about how it is seemingly able to manipulate the flowering of the buds on its property, but for many – no matter how far-fetched the notion might be – some kind of botanical sorcery is assumed.

Despite bearing a name that would be perfectly suited for Augusta National, Justin Rose admits that he’s not much of a gardener. The three-time runner-up told CNN Sports that he’s rarely home enough to take care of anything he might have planted.

“It would not be the greatest looking garden if I was in full charge,” he said. However, he notes he always thinks of his mom when he sees all the flowers, and he can’t help noticing the beauty.

“Whenever I come back here, I think of her,” Rose said. “It’s a spectacle, right? The whole place and the whole environment and the whole week, the whole thing is a pretty, beau

Por Jack Hannah, CNN

“Soy muy selectivo con la gente… hijos de p**a de la alfombra roja”.

Durante años, Jasveen Sangha, apodada la “reina de la ketamina”, dirigió lo que los fiscales dijeron en un memorando de sentencia que era un “negocio de tráfico de drogas de alto volumen desde su residencia en North Hollywood”. Ella se promocionaba, dicen los fiscales, como una traficante que vendía exclusivamente a clientela de primera línea.

El estilo de vida tenía sus beneficios. Los fiscales dicen que Sangha tenía un origen privilegiado y aun así eligió vender drogas “no por privación financiera, sino por codicia, glamour y acceso”.

Todo cambió el 28 de octubre de 2023, cuando el actor de “Friends” Matthew Perry fue encontrado flotando boca abajo en su jacuzzi en su casa de Pacific Palisades.

La Oficina del médico forense del condado de Los Ángeles enumeró la causa de la muerte como “efectos agudos de la ketamina” y posterior ahogamiento.

Sangha y otros cuatro fueron acusados en agosto de 2024 en relación con la muerte de Perry.

Un año después, Sangha aceptó declararse culpable de cinco cargos penales federales, incluido proporcionar la ketamina que condujo a la muerte de Perry. Su declaración de culpabilidad sigue el camino de los otros cuatro acusados que alcanzaron un acuerdo de culpabilidad con los fiscales federales.

Poco después de la acusación formal contra Sangha, el entonces fiscal de EE.UU. para el distrito central de California, E. Martin Estrada, dijo a los periodistas: “Los acusados hoy en día están plenamente advertidos de que los productos que venden podrían resultar en la muerte de otra persona. Por lo tanto, si estás en el negocio de las drogas y, a pesar de estos riesgos, continúas en el negocio de las drogas, eres impulsado por la codicia a jugarte la vida de otras personas; que quede claro, te haremos rendir cuentas”.

El caso de Perry guarda paralelismos con la muerte relacionada con drogas de Mac Miller en septiembre de 2018. El rapero murió tras una sobredosis accidental de fentanilo, cocaína y etanol.

El lanzador de las grandes ligas Tyler Skaggs murió con altos niveles de opioides en su organismo en 2019. El actor Philip Seymour Hoffman fue encontrado muerto en 2014 con una jeringa en el brazo y una combinación letal de heroína, cocaína, benzodiazepinas y anfetamina en su organismo.

En cada una de estas muertes de celebridades, quienes presuntamente habían suministrado sustancias ilegales fueron arrestados. No todos fueron condenados.

Expertos legales dicen que el énfasis en casos de mayor perfil y los procesos relacionados puede desempeñar un papel crucial para disuadir las actividades ilegales de drogas.

“El énfasis en los casos de alto perfil se debe en gran medida a la visibilidad que aportan al tema, lo que ayuda a arrojar luz sobre las implicaciones más amplias de la crisis de las drogas”, dijo a CNN en agosto de 2024 Andrew Pickett, abogado principal de juicios con sede en Melbourne, Florida.

“Sirven como advertencia tanto para los profesionales que operan en los márgenes de la legalidad com

By Alexandra Banner, CNN

NASA has released some of the 10,000 photos captured by the Artemis II crew during their journey around the moon, and many are genuinely breathtaking. Every so often, it’s space photos like these that put things into perspective — quietly reminding us just how vast, mysterious and humbling our universe is, and how much there’s still left to understand.

Here’s what else you need to know to get up to speed and on with your day.

1⃣ US-Iran ceasefire

After weeks of escalating conflict in the Middle East, the US and Iran agreed on Tuesday to a two-week ceasefire — just hours before President Donald Trump’s deadline, after which he had promised to wipe out a “whole civilization.” That threat, which critics warned could be a war crime if carried out, appears to have been staved off for now. As part of the deal, Iran’s military will coordinate the passage of vessels through the critical Strait of Hormuz, the country’s foreign minister said — a key condition Trump had pushed for. The ceasefire offers a pause to a conflict that has rattled global markets, disrupted energy flows and fueled a historic surge in oil prices.

2⃣ Iran-linked hackers

Iran-linked hackers have disrupted multiple US oil, gas and water facilities in recent weeks, forcing some operations offline and causing financial losses, according to a federal advisory released on Tuesday. The FBI, the Department of Homeland Security’s cyber agency and others said they were “urgently warning” US critical infrastructure firms about the ongoing hacking campaign, which officials said was aimed at causing “disruptive effects” nationwide. While Iranian missiles cannot yet reach the US mainland, officials say cyberattacks offer a way for Iran to respond asymmetrically by hitting critical US infrastructure in cyberspace.

3⃣ ICE shooting

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents shot a man following a traffic stop in California’s Central Valley, the agency said Tuesday. Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons said the ICE officers fired defensive shots after the man tried to run over an agent. The Department of Homeland Security identified him as an undocumented immigrant and alleged “18th Street gang member wanted for questioning in a murder.” The shooting comes as DHS says its agents have faced rising violence, citing more than 180 vehicle attacks since President Trump’s second term began, though some initial accounts from the administration have later changed or been disproven.

4⃣ Hawaii flood threat

A potent storm could dump up to a month’s worth of rain on parts of Hawaii in just two days, forecasts show. A flood watch has been issued for the entire island chain starting early today through Friday afternoon. The heaviest rain is expected Thursday night into the weekend, putting recently hard-hit areas like Oahu at risk again after back-to-back storms in March. Last month, Hawaii endured two flooding disasters that forced hundreds of rescues and wiped out entire streets of homes across Oahu alone.

5⃣ Missing American woman

Authorities in the Bahamas have moved to a recovery operation in

Por Taylor Romine, Chris Boyette y Martín Goillandeau, CNN

Las autoridades de las Bahamas han puesto en marcha una operación de rescate en relación con la búsqueda de una mujer estadounidense que, según los informes, cayó por la borda durante un paseo en barco con su marido el sábado por la noche, informó la policía local.

Lynette Hooker, de 55 años, y su esposo, Brian Hooker, de 58, ambos estadounidenses originarios de Michigan, se encontraban en una pequeña lancha neumática cuando Lynette cayó al agua durante un temporal, de acuerdo el relato de Brian compartido por la Real Policía de las Bahamas.

Las autoridades locales y la Guardia Costera de Estados Unidos rastrearon la bahía cercana al lugar del incidente en busca de Lynette, pero ahora han comenzado una operación de recuperación, según Richard Cook, jefe del equipo de bomberos voluntarios de Hope Town.

Mientras las autoridades continúan la búsqueda, la familia de Lynette ha pedido una investigación sobre su desaparición y está trabajando para obtener más información de las autoridades locales.

En el cuarto día de la búsqueda de Lynette, esto es lo que sabemos.

El sábado por la noche, la pareja partió de Hope Town en una pequeña lancha neumática de fondo rígido de 2,4 metros (8 pies), declaró Brian a la Real Policía de las Bahamas, de acuerdo con un comunicado de prensa de la agencia.

Según Cook, regresaban a su yate, el “Soulmate”.

Lynette se cayó del bote mientras estaban en la lancha auxiliar, de acuerdo con la declaración de Brian a la policía. Cook añadió que Brian contó que la mujer “rebotó” fuera del bote debido a las fuertes corrientes y que no llevaba puesto un chaleco salvavidas.

“Posteriormente, las fuertes corrientes la arrastraron”, y “la perdió de vista”, aseguró Brian a la policía.

Lynette llevaba las llaves, también conocidas como cordón de seguridad del motor, cuando cayó del bote auxiliar, lo que provocó que la embarcación perdiera potencia, por lo que él intentó remar hasta la orilla, según su relato compartido con la policía.

La última vez que Brian dijo haber visto a Lynette, ella estaba nadando hacia la orilla, indicó Cook.

Brain señaló que intentó remar hasta la orilla, pero que el viento lo dificultó.

La lancha neumática fue arrastrada hacia Marsh Harbour, donde finalmente encalló, y Brian “atravesó la maleza hasta llegar a los astilleros de Marsh Harbour, donde se puso en contacto con la policía local”, comentó Cook.

Brian llegó al astillero alrededor de las 4 de la madrugada del domingo, donde avisó a alguien de la desaparición de su esposa, quien pudo contactar con la policía, informaron las autoridades.

Una vez que la policía fue notificada de la desaparición de Lynette, comenzaron a buscar en la zona junto con la Real Fuerza de Defensa de las Bahamas y el Cuerpo de Bomberos Voluntarios y Rescate de Hope Town.

El cuerpo de bomberos voluntarios de Hope Town fue notificado a las 5:12 de la mañana y realizó una búsqueda exhaustiva durante seis horas, pero no logró encontrarla, informó Cook.

La Guardia Costera de Estados Unidos también llevó a cabo una búsqueda aérea, según declaró un portavoz a CNN.

La Real Policía de las Bahamas informó el martes que las autoridades continúan la búsqueda, la cual ha abarcado áreas marítimas, terrestres y aéreas, con el apoyo adicional de tecnología de drones y buzos profesionales.

El Departamento de Estado de Estados Unidos declaró a CNN que está “al tanto de los informes sobre un ciudadano estadounidense desaparecido cerca de Elbow Cay” y que está “trabajando con las autoridades bahameñas para brindar asistencia”, informó un portavoz de la agencia.

El Departamento de Estado recomienda a los viajeros extremar las precauciones en las Baham