A Sherpa climbing guide who was believed to have died high on Mount Everest was found crawling back to Base Camp after spending almost a week on the mountain with no food or bottled oxygen. For six days, there had been no radio contact or sign of Hillary Dawa Sherpa, 52, who was last seen on May 29 resting above Camp 3, which sits at 7,060 meters (23,163 feet). He became separated from his client and climbing team, who had already descended and were among the last group on Everest before it closed for the season. The ladders across the Khumbu Icefall, which are carefully fixed by Sherpas to help climbers navigate the most treacherous section of the climb, had already been dismantled, according to one mountaineering company.
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/06/05/travel/everest-rescue-hillary-dawa-sherpa-intl-hnk
The biggest sporting event on the planet is hitting the US, Canada and Mexico this summer. But how well do you know the tournament? Test your knowledge with CNN’s ultimate World Cup quiz.
https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2026/06/04/sport/world-cup-quiz-vis/
The Justice Department told two federal judges on Friday that cases challenging President Donald Trump’s “anti-weaponization fund” are moot because the administration has abandoned the program. The filings represent the first time the Trump administration has said in writing that it was no longer pursuing the fund, which was met with widespread criticism before acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said earlier this week that it was being killed. A federal judge has already blocked work on the fund. DOJ’s arguments come after Senate Republicans rejected multiple legislative attempts to kill it despite bipartisan concerns it would serve as a slush fund for Trump’s allies. Some members, including key Republicans, raised concerns that the fund lacks guardrails.
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/06/05/politics/anti-weaponization-fund-trump-blanche
One stranger from Tokyo is shutting down his business for a week to help. Another volunteer dropped everything to provide transportation and translations for American parents desperate to find their son. The weeklong quest to find James “Weston” Higginbotham in Japan has yielded no signs of the 20-year-old. Now, with the permission of Japanese police, the student’s family has made a public plea for any experienced hikers to aid in the search through treacherous terrain. That search began Saturday morning local time as hikers look in the steep, wooded terrain around Yamashina. “The people have been incredible,” said Weston’s mother, Nancy Higginbotham.
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/06/05/us/james-weston-higginbotham-japan-search
A federal judge struck down a series of Trump administration policies targeting asylum seekers and immigrants seeking benefits in a scathing court ruling Friday. Last year, the administration indefinitely suspended asylum adjudications and froze immigration applications for people who fell under the travel ban, among other measures, leaving millions of immigrants in the United States in legal limbo. Judge John J. McConnell Jr. acknowledged that uncertainty in his 135-page opinion.