By Sam Peters, CNN

(CNN) — An EasyJet flight bound for London was forced to divert to Rome after a passenger told crew they had left a device charging from a power bank in their hold luggage, the airline told CNN.

Flight EZY2618 departed from Hurghada, a popular Egyptian tourist destination on the Red Sea, on Tuesday.

FlightAware data shows the plane cruising at 10,980 meters (around 36,000 feet) until three and a half hours into the flight, when the plane diverts to the Italian capital, landing at Rome Fiumicino at 11:33 p.m.

After crew were made aware of the power bank charging another device in the passenger’s luggage, “the Captain then took the decision to divert as a precaution in line with safety regulations,” EasyJet said in a statement to CNN.

“The safety of its customers and crew is easyJet’s highest priority and easyJet operates its fleet of aircraft in strict compliance with all manufacturers’ guidelines,” the statement said. “We are sorry for any inconvenience caused by the diversion and subsequent delay.”

Passengers were given hotels and meals for the evening, before finishing their journey to London Luton Airport on Wednesday morning, EasyJet said.

The International Civil Aviation Organization imposed new restrictions on power banks in March. Under the new rules, each passenger is restricted to two power banks and they are not allowed to recharge them during flights.

Individual airlines have previously curbed power bank usage on flights. Singapore Airlines banned passengers from using power banks to charge their devices at all during flights.

Southwest Airlines told CNN in May 2025 that passengers using power banks would have to have them visible.

South Korea banned passengers from putting power banks and e-cigarettes in overhead storage on all of the country’s airlines. The ban came after a fire on an Air Busan plane that left three people injured in January 2025.

South Korea’s transport ministry said in a press release that a portable power bank was a possible source of the fire.

Lithium-ion batteries are used in common consumer electronics like phones and laptops. However, the chemicals in the battery are flammable.

If a battery is overcharged, gets too hot or has been damaged it can cause a chain reaction called a thermal runaway.

There has been 563 incidents involving smoke, fire or extreme heat related to lithium-ion batteries on flights between March 2006 and February 2026, according to the Federal Aviation Administration, with battery packs accounting for 230 of those.

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By Michael Williams, CNN

(CNN) — Two months into his new role, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin finds himself trying to solve a puzzle: How does he deliver on the deportation mandate expected of him by President Donald Trump, while avoiding some of the same pitfalls that led to the ouster of his predecessor?

The controversial roving immigration patrols targeting blue states and cities have scaled back. But Mullin still lambasts the elected officials leading these areas and their progressive immigration policies, while the White House’s border czar recently vowed “to flood the zone” in such places with immigration agents.

Mullin lent Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to airports suffering staffing shortages during the Department od Homeland Security shutdown, while also threatening to cut funding for some of those same airports in jurisdictions that refuse to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement.

He is hyping his agency’s involvement in securing dozens of upcoming World Cup matches, but has left open the possibility that some of the officers assigned to secure those matches may arrest immigrants — exacerbating a concern of fans who say they will skip or boycott the events.

He paused efforts to install sprawling migrant detention warehouses early in his tenure, but some of those plans are now reportedly moving forward again in the face of pending litigation.

All told, Mullin’s actions over his first 60 days as a Cabinet secretary show he is trying to straddle the line between the conciliatory and drama-free approach to immigration enforcement he promised lawmakers during his March confirmation hearing and the desire from MAGA hardliners, and the president himself, to deliver on one of the signature issues that propelled Trump back to the White House.

A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said in a statement that, under Mullin’s leadership, the agency is “laser focused on its mission of making America safe again.”

“DHS continues to arrest the worst of the worst, deliver the most secure border in American history, and stop drugs from pouring into our communities,” the spokesperson said.

Administration officials, meanwhile, have taken steps to emphasize their continued vision for mass deportations, especially in front of conservative audiences who have criticized the administration for not delivering on those promises.

“We’re not giving up,” White House border czar Tom Homan told a group of DHS officials and industry personnel during a conference earlier this month. “President Trump was put into office for one big reason — lot of reasons — but the main reason? Immigration enforcement.”

Mullin has sought to rehabilitate the image of immigration officers under his command who, under the previous secretary, Kristi Noem, faced an onslaught of near-daily negative news about their aggressive immigration pushes in cities like Chicago, Los Angeles and Minneapolis. (Trump, for his part, even floated changing ICE’s name to “NICE” — adding National to the start — but faced pushback from Homan and rank-and-file officers.)

During the DHS shutdown that stretched for 76 days and consumed the first month of Mullin’s tenure, ICE officers were d

By Auzinea Bacon, CNN

(CNN) — A new coffee chain may be headed to a town near you, and it’s not Starbucks or Dunkin’.

Many Americans likely haven’t heard of 7 Brew, which has only been around since 2017 when it opened its first location in Rogers, Arkansas. The chain has since grown to over 700 locations in 38 states, with about 340 more on the way, but can’t be found in airports, indoor shopping malls or busy street corners in major US cities. Instead, it operates through drive-thrus and walk-up windows in parts of the country with little-to-no coffee competition.

The growth of 7 Brew and other rapidly expanding beverage chains, including competitors like Dutch Bros and soda-focused Swig, shows that Americans are perhaps unwilling to give up quick treats during hard times.

Budget-conscious Americans have balked at rising fast food prices in recent years, leading to pullback at businesses like McDonald’s and Burger King. Meanwhile, 7 Brew has performed well in this economy: Sales jumped from $502 million in 2024 to nearly $1.2 billion last year.

“Coffee is perfectly an affordable luxury, because it offers that daily indulgence,” said Sharaya Jones, a marketing professor at George Mason University. “Some coffee shops are expensive, but usually it’s under $10 to have this really special moment.”

Pricing and menu variety

7 Brew’s small non-dining spaces help limit operating costs, making up for smaller profit margins on drinks compared to chains like Starbucks.

Jones notes that coffee, particularly for younger consumers, is “a category where consumers are increasingly price-sensitive… being perceived as more affordable than Starbucks, or other local coffee shops, can help drive repeat visits and build loyalty quickly.”

As 7 Brew expanded, it has also broadened its customizable drinks — it started out with seven drinks, hence the name 7 Brew. It now has more than 20,000 drink combinations. And 7 Brew doesn’t charge for most customizations, such as extra flavors, milk alternatives, whipped cream and drizzles.

When Charlese Mitchell ordered a blondie drink with caramel and funnel cake and her friend Sydney Richardson bought a coconut, strawberry and cupcake-flavored soda at a 7 Brew in Abingdon, Maryland, in April, the pair were taken aback. They paid $5 for each of their drinks — half what they expected.

“Five dollars is crazy,” said Richardson.

7 Brew’s loyalty program may also be appealing due to how straightforward it is to earn a free drink, according to Robert Byrne, senior director of consumer research at food industry research firm Technomic. That’s great for Americans, who Byrne says want to spend at restaurants whenever they have extra cash.

“We need those treats, those little miniature food service serotonin hits,” he said.

The chain also lures customers with free t-shirts and drinks at new locations, limited-time giveaways and discounts for first responders.

At a Starbucks near San Antonio, a 24-ounce iced blonde vanilla latte costs about $6.55 when ordering through the app. A nearby Dunkin’ sold a medium ic

By Ray Sanchez, CNN

(CNN) — For more than 40 Revolutionary War-era soldiers, the long journey to their final resting place fittingly ended on Memorial Day weekend in the idyllic southeastern foothills of the Adirondack Mountains.

Former service members donning white gloves carried small pine boxes from the New York State Museum in Albany and gently loaded them onto vintage military vehicles adorned with black funeral bunting and American flags for a solemn 60-mile procession north to Lake George, New York.

Along the way, people lined sidewalks to wave American flags and quietly salute the motorcade carrying the soldiers’ remains, which had been unexpectedly unearthed at a construction site in 2019.

“They were predominantly young, in their teens and twenties, probably recent recruits in the fight for independence,” Lisa Anderson, the museum’s curator of bioarchaeology, said in a statement.

“Among them also was a woman and a child, a poignant reminder of the extreme hardship for families during wartime. It is a privilege to help share their stories.”

What little is known about their stories is coming to light on the eve of the 250th anniversary of America’s war for freedom from the British. Their remains were laid to rest Friday at the new Repose of the Fallen memorial in Lake George Battlefield Park — about 200 miles north of New York City — with full ceremonial honors that they likely did not get at the time of their deaths.

“As our nation approaches its semiquincentennial, their reinterment carries profound meaning — an act of dignity, remembrance, and gratitude,” said Jennifer Saunders, the museum’s executive director, noting that preserving their stories ensures “they are remembered not as historical fragments, but as individuals who served and sacrificed.”

It all began seven years ago with the discovery of unmarked graves with skeletal bones, centuries old and fragile, during routine construction work in Lake George. Among the artifacts found buried in the frozen earth were pewter military buttons from the First Pennsylvania Battalion, established in 1775 — which helped archaeologists date the remains back to the Revolutionary War, according to the museum.

The artifacts also linked the grave site to the 1775–1776 Quebec Campaign of the American Revolution. It is believed the site was a burial ground for Revolutionary War solders who had been housed at a makeshift smallpox hospital at the southern end of Lake George, according to Anderson.

“Conditions at the hospital at Fort George were not like we think of hospitals today,” Anderson said in a recent lecture about the discovery. “It was essentially a place to warehouse, and in this case, just isolate the sick.”

Lake George had, until this discovery, been associated more with the French and Indian War than with the Revolutionary War.

“This entire episode has largely remained a footnote in history, particularly in Lake George — overshadowed by the much more dramatic events of the French and Indian War,” Anderson said, noting that Fort Wi

Por Christopher Lamb, CNN

El papa León XIV dice que el control de la inteligencia artificial no debe permanecer “en manos de unos pocos” mientras advierte de que la tecnología está alimentando los conflictos mundiales, exponiendo sus propuestas en el primer gran documento teológico de su pontificado.

Estas incluyen proteger la distintiva “grandeza de la humanidad” en medio de una tecnología que cambia rápidamente y que el uso de la IA en la guerra esté sujeto a “las más rigurosas restricciones éticas”.

Aunque la encíclica se centra en la IA, es un texto que va más allá de las cuestiones tecnológicas y aborda las crisis que enfrenta la humanidad. El papa León XIV dijo que la teoría de la “guerra justa”, una doctrina cristiana de cuatro puntos que establece en qué condiciones se justifica la guerra, está “ahora desfasada”, afirmando que la fuerza militar solo puede usarse para la “autodefensa en el sentido más estricto”.

Agrega que la “prueba de fuego” para la justicia social es el trato a los migrantes y refugiados y ofreció una disculpa por la participación de la Iglesia en la esclavitud y el retraso en denunciar ese flagelo.

El papa, quien ha hecho de la construcción de la paz una característica central de su pontificado, advierte de que el uso de la “fuerza, la violencia y las armas” en última instancia “tiene consecuencias desastrosas para las poblaciones civiles”.

“La construcción de un mundo en estado de conflicto perpetuo es un mal y debe ser nombrado como tal”, escribe el papa, y añade que “la humanidad posee herramientas mucho más eficaces y capaces para promover la vida humana y resolver conflictos, como el diálogo, la diplomacia y el perdón”.

Su oposición a la Guerra Justa sigue a los comentarios del vicepresidente de Estados Unidos, J. D. Vance, quien dijo que el papa “debe tener cuidado cuando habla de cuestiones de teología” después de que el líder espiritual católico criticara ferozmente los ataques conjuntos de Estados Unidos e Israel contra Irán y reprendiera a los líderes mundiales por invocar un lenguaje religioso para justificar la guerra.

En el texto, el papa también pide que se apliquen una serie de principios al desarrollo de la IA, incluyendo una distribución más justa de los recursos, la dignidad de la persona humana, la justicia social y el cuidado del medio ambiente.

Inspirándose en una historia bíblica, el papa advierte de que con la IA, la humanidad corre el riesgo de construir una “torre de Babel”, que fue un intento de las personas de “hacerse un nombre” con un solo poder y un solo idioma. El papa dice que la historia es una advertencia contra un plan que “domina y, en última instancia, deshumaniza”, insistiendo en cambio en que opiniones y grupos diversos deben contribuir al desarrollo de la IA.

León XIV insiste en que la tecnología debe proteger los empleos de las personas y necesita estar sujeta a “marcos legales sólidos, supervisión independiente, usuarios informados y un sistema político que no abdique de su responsabilidad”.

Una encíclica es tradicionalmente una carta enviada por el papa a los obispos y a la Iglesia Católica Romana en general, pero recientemente se ha ampliado, ya que el papa Francisco utilizó la primera encíclica de su pontificado para dirigirse al mundo entero sobre la protección del medio ambiente.

El documento de León XIV sobre la IA, “Magnifica Humanitas” (“Magnífica humanidad”), está siendo visto como un texto igualmente emblemático para su pontificado, y como una respuesta a un tema que define una época, dirigido a los católicos y a “toda persona de buena voluntad”.

El papa León XIV ha identificado la IA como una prioridad principal, y es el primer pontífice en presentar personalmente una carta encíclica al mundo en el Vaticano.

Los papas anteriores normalmente delegaban ese papel de presentar una encíclica a los cardenales u otras figuras