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Over three years, a photographer tracked more than 300 sites of fatal police shootings. In 2015 alone, 1,146 people died during or after interactions with law enforcement officials in the US. In 2016, the death toll was 1,093, per "The Counted," a special report and database from The Guardian. (In both years, the vast majority of deaths were classified as due to gunshot wounds, with a small number of fatalities after individuals were tased, struck by police vehicles or reported as a "death in custody.") For the photographer Diana Matar, seeking to memorialize these deaths — and the liminal spaces they represent — proved overwhelming to consider as a project, even at a smaller scale. She narrowed her focus down to four states; California and Texas, because they had the highest number of such incidents across the country, and Oklahoma and New Mexico because they consistently had some of the highest rates per capita. "I thought I could photograph (where) every encounter happened in two years in these four states, and it just became impossible," Matar told CNN. "Timewise, financially, in every possible way." Read more at the link in our bio. 📷: Diana Matar

Catherine, Princess of Wales, joined other royals on the balcony of Buckingham Palace Saturday for the King's official birthday, capping her first public appearance since being diagnosed with cancer. The Princess of Wales, her husband William, their children George, Charlotte and Louis gathered on the balcony with King Charles and Queen Camilla to watch a Royal Air Force flypast. They waved and smiled at the crowd, who met them with cheers. For Kate, the celebration known as Trooping the Colour was her first public appearance since Christmas Day, weeks before her diagnosis. Read more at the link in our bio. 📸: Neil Mockford/GC Images/Getty Images | Chris Jackson/Getty Images | Benjamin Cremel/AFP/Getty Images | Justin Tallis/AFP/Getty Images | Alberto Pezzali/AP

Catherine, Princess of Wales, has said she is making "good progress" in her recovery from cancer, and will make her first public appearance in months at King Charles III's official birthday celebration on Saturday. CNN chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta discusses the update. Read more at the link in our bio.

Tsunamis are powerful sets of waves caused by a disruption under the ocean’s surface, most often triggered by earthquakes. There is no “season” – no one can predict when an earthquake and tsunami might happen. They are incredibly dangerous because not only are they walls of water, but tsunamis can carry a tremendous amount of debris. A rapid change in ocean level, such as water suddenly receding, could be a sign of a tsunami wave approaching. “Violent Earth with Liev Schreiber” takes a closer look, featuring interviews with experts and survivors of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. Watch Sunday at 9p ET/PT on CNN.

Catherine, Princess of Wales, has said she is making "good progress" in her recovery from cancer, and will make her first public appearance in months at the King's official birthday celebration on Saturday. Catherine, who revealed in March she has been diagnosed with cancer, said in a new statement on Friday that she has experienced "good days and bad days" while undergoing chemotherapy, and expects her treatment to continue "for a few more months." But she is expected to appear on the Buckingham Palace balcony with the royal family on Saturday at Trooping the Colour, King Charles III's birthday parade, and Kensington Palace has released a new photo of the Princess taken earlier this week in Windsor. "I am making good progress, but as anyone going through chemotherapy will know, there are good days and bad days," the Princess, who is often known as Kate, said in a personal message released on Friday. "On those bad days you feel weak, tired and you have to give in to your body resting. But on the good days, when you feel stronger, you want to make the most of feeling well." Read more at the link in our bio. 📸: Matt Porteous/Kensington Palace

In the Chinese zodiac, 2024 is the year of the dragon. To the internet, it is the year of the rat. Fans on social media have been examining the facial features of male celebrities for signs of rodent likeness. Mike Faist, Josh O’Connor, Barry Keoghan, Timothée Chalamet, Glen Powell, the list goes on. From chinchillas to capybaras, the comparisons have sped across social media like a runaway wheel of cheese, warping the image (and perhaps the confidence) of many popular, young white male celebrities in its path. So how do these men — heartthrobs of the moment, even — feel about being categorized as hot rodents? Tap the link in bio to read on. 📸: Jeff Spicer/Getty Images | Andy Kropa/Invision/AP | Samir Hussein/WireImage/Getty Images | Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images

Families struggle to get their kids a spot in child care centers across the country. CNN’s Meena Duerson speaks with a mother who went to work at a Wisconsin day care in order for her daughter to get in, only to discover how low-paying the job is.

Israeli troops have used a medieval-style catapult to toss fireballs across the border into Lebanon, as fighting ramps up between Israel and the Iran-backed Islamist group Hezbollah. Tap the link in our bio to read more.

Chris Brown appeared to exchange words with a crew member after getting stuck while suspended in the air.

Apple edged past Microsoft on Thursday to become the most valuable public company in the United States, as announcements made at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference including generative AI features for iPhones sent the stock climbing. Apple's market cap closed at roughly $3.29 trillion on Thursday, above Microsoft's $3.28 trillion. Apple shares rose 0.6% on Thursday and have popped 8.8% so far this week. Microsoft shares rose 0.1% on Thursday. The iPhone maker's comeback comes just a week after Nvidia on June 5 surpassed it to become the second-largest public US company. Nvidia now ranks third, behind Microsoft. Read more at the link in our bio. 📸: Jeff Chiu/AP

CNN's Sara Sidner returns to work after a double mastectomy and thanks her show team for helping her get through the hardest time of her life.

One thousand lucky superfans got the chance to hug their idol Jin, from K-Pop group BTS, during an event just one day after his discharge from mandatory military service. CNN's Mike Valerio reports from Seoul. Read more at the link in our bio.

Misty, a dog in Hawaii, fell 30 feet down a volcano fissure in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. She was rescued by avid hiker and rappeller Kawika Singson after he heard about her plight on social media.

The ancient Maya city of Chichén Itzá in Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula has long been associated with human sacrifice, with hundreds of bones unearthed from temples, a sacred sinkhole and other underground caverns. A long-held misconception is that the victims were often young and female. A new analysis, based on ancient DNA from the remains of 64 people who archaeologists believe had been ritually sacrificed and then deposited in an underground chamber, found the victims were all young boys, many of whom were closely related. Tap the link in bio to read more. 📸 : Christina Warinner

Chaos broke out in the Italian parliament after a lawmaker was attacked while trying to hand an Italian flag to another lawmaker over a local government bill.

House Republicans voted Wednesday to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress for refusing to turn over the audio recordings of President Joe Biden’s interviews with former special counsel Robert Hur, who investigated Biden’s handling of classified material and declined to bring charges. The vote marks a major escalation in a monthslong dispute over the recordings between House Republicans and the executive branch that came after Biden asserted executive privilege over the files. Ahead of the vote, Garland released an op-ed declaring that he would not be intimidated by “baseless, personal and dangerous” attacks, echoing the defiant stance he had while being grilled by Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee earlier this month. Read more at the link in bio. 📷: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images/File

Russian warships and a nuclear-powered submarine are visiting Cuba. Cuban officials say these Russian warships do not carry nuclear warheads and are there for peaceful purposes. CNN's Patrick Oppmann reports. Read more at the link in our bio.