Several Americans who were exposed to a rare strain of hantavirus on board a cruise ship this spring have returned home to finish the second half of their mandatory six-week quarantine. Five passengers have been released from the National Quarantine Unit, which is overseen by the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Thirteen others remain in the unit, although some will leave in the coming weeks to complete their monitoring at home, according to a statement from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “These people remain symptom-free and have met the criteria established by public health officials to safely continue monitoring at home,” the CDC said Monday.
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/06/01/health/hantavirus-passengers-home-quarantine
GOP Rep. Tom Kean is running unopposed in his primary on Tuesday, seeking a third term in one of the nation’s most competitive seats. But voters haven’t seen or heard directly from Kean in months — and it’s still unclear when he might return to work on Capitol Hill. Kean has yet to offer a date for his return to House Speaker Mike Johnson and his team, who have been navigating their reed-thin margins without him since early March, according to three GOP leadership sources. The New Jersey congressman said in late April on social media that he’s dealing with a “personal medical issue,” without specifying what it is, and said he would be back “very soon.” Late last month, he told The New Jersey Globe that he’d be back in the “next couple of weeks.”
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/06/01/politics/tom-kean-primary-congress
Kara Alaimo is a professor of communication at Fairleigh Dickinson University and advises parents, students and teachers on how to manage screen time. Her book “Over the Influence: Why Social Media Is Toxic for Women and Girls — And How We Can Take It Back” was published in 2024. A parent recently told me she’s struggling to get her otherwise well-behaved and academically successful daughter to attend class. Her daughter is regularly late or absent, she complained, and her mom fears her daughter might not graduate high school and have her college admission rescinded. What’s going on? Her mom, who encourages making mindful choices about technology at home, thinks using technology at school is leaving her daughter stressed and exhausted. Human beings have evolved to interact with one another, use our bodies and be outdoors — not stare at screens all day, she pointed out.
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/06/01/health/screens-in-school-education-tech-wellness
A 21-year-old university student stepped in to play piano during a performance of “La La Land in Concert” in Australia on Saturday, saving the show after the original pianist was taken ill. Sterling Nasa was volunteered by a friend after Academy Award-winning composer Justin Hurwitz asked if there were any capable sight readers in the audience at Sydney’s Darling Harbour Theatre, CNN affiliate 7News reported. The moment — halfway through the opening night of the show’s Sydney run — could have come straight from “La La Land,” the 2016 movie on which the concert is based, which tells the story of up-and-coming actress Mia and creatively hungry jazz musician Sebastian as they try to forge careers in Los Angeles.
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/06/01/entertainment/la-la-land-concert-sydney-scli-intl
The 2026 FIFA World Cup is upon us and fans around the world are set for more than a month of soccer action. Hosted in the United States, Mexico and Canada, this will be the first edition with 48 teams, broken down into 12 groups of four teams and a whopping 104 matches in total. The top two in each group progress to the knockout round – which is the first ever round-of-32 in tournament history – along with the eight best third-place teams.
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/06/01/sport/world-cup-prediction-bracket-2026