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
The parents of an American college student missing in Japan are not giving up on finding their son, even after they say police finished searching the dense forest he was spotted walking toward more than a week ago. James “Weston” Higginbotham, a 20-year-old junior at Auburn University and a passionate environmentalist, was traveling in the Kyoto area with his family when he vanished while exploring the city alone – shortly after having a disagreement with his mother over her use of AI to help with navigation, and the natural resources such a tool requires. While authorities scaled back resources from the search, the family has launched its own efforts to locate Weston with the help of local residents.
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/06/06/us/timeline-james-weston-higginbotham-missing-hnk