Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN That Joe Biden’s cherished bipartisan infrastructure plan was nearly destroyed by a few of his own ill-chosen words highlights both the fragility of the deal and his own hopes for a productive domestic presidency. Biden’s extraordinary weekend effort to walk back his own remark on Thursday, interpreted as a threat
Continue ReadingBy Pauline Lockwood, CNN As someone who has tested positive for Covid-19 in both Britain and Hong Kong, I’ve experienced the worst of both worlds. In one, I fell victim to the complete failure to check the disease’s spread, and in the other I got caught up in a zealous system intended to completely eradicate
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By Mitchell McCluskey, Kay Jones and Karol Suarez, CNN John Langley, the creator and executive producer of the reality television series “Cops,” died after experiencing a heart attack while competing in an off-road race in Baja California, Mexico, on Saturday, the race’s organizer told CNN. Langley, 78, died around 3 p.m. during the Coast to
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — Desde enero de este año, se ha denunciado la desaparición de al menos 57 personas que viajaban por la «carretera de la muerte» de México, cerca de la frontera sureste entre Estados Unidos y México, informó el viernes la Fiscalía General de Justicia del estado mexicano de Tamaulipas. Al tramo de carretera
Continue Reading Five people have died after a hot-air balloon crash in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The balloon crashed into a power line, causing power to go out in the area, Albuquerque Police Department (APD) confirmed on Twitter.
Continue ReadingBy Artemis Moshtaghian and Hollie Silverman, CNN Former Skid Row singer Johnny Solinger has died, according to a post on the Official Skid Row Instagram page. He was 55. “We are saddened to hear the news of our brother Johnny Solinger,” the band said in the post Saturday. “Our thoughts are with his family, friends
Continue ReadingBy Artemis Moshtaghian and Hollie Silverman, CNN Former Skid Row singer Johnny Solinger has died, according to a post on the Official Skid Row Instagram page. He was 55. “We are saddened to hear the news of our brother Johnny Solinger,” the band said in the post Saturday. “Our thoughts are with his family, friends
Continue Reading By Ganesh Setty, CNN A 21-year-old man was the unintended victim of a shooting in New York’s Times Square on Sunday evening, according to police. The man was shot once in the back amid a dispute between a group of males he didn’t know, a New York City Police Department (NYPD) spokesperson told CNN. The
Continue ReadingCNN’s Brian Stelter speaks with Los Angeles Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong and editor Kevin Merida as the publication expands its digital footprint in an effort to “redefine the modern American newspaper.”
Continue ReadingBy Brian Stelter, CNN Business A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. All day long on Sunday, the Miami Herald homepage was dominated by a single all-caps word: “SEARCHING.” The searching continued around the clock at the site of the condo collapse
Continue ReadingBy Tomas Etzler and Mitchell McCluskey Czech President Milos Zeman called transgender people “disgusting” in an interview on CNN affiliate CNN Prima News on Sunday, during a discussion of a controversial new law in Hungary. The Hungarian law bans all educational materials and programs for children that are considered to promote homosexuality, gender reassignment and
Continue ReadingBy Pauline Lockwood, CNN As someone who has tested positive for Covid-19 in both Britain and Hong Kong, I’ve experienced the worst of both worlds. In one, I fell victim to the complete failure to check the disease’s spread, and in the other I got caught up in a zealous system intended to completely eradicate
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Record-breaking heat has hit the West Coast, including here in Palm Springs. An Excessive Heat Warning remains in effect for the area through Monday night. Monday is expected to be a bit cooler than Sunday, but still above seasonal average of 107°. Temperatures return closer to seasonal by Tuesday with increased moisture. There’s a chance
Continue ReadingThe BET Awards, honoring Black excellence in entertainment and sports, are being presented Sunday. See below for the full list of nominees with winners indicated in bold. Album of the year After Hours – The Weeknd Blame It on Baby – DaBaby Good News – Megan Thee Stallion Heaux Tales – Jazmine Sullivan King’s Disease
Continue ReadingThe current acting director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Brandon Wales, sits down with CNN’s Pamela Brown to talk ransomware attacks and what everyone in the country can do to prevent them in a CNN exclusive interview.
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN “Blackish” star Marsai Martin said it for us: “Okay, Bardi with the baby bump!” Rap superstar Cardi B debuted her pregnancy Sunday night during a performance on the BET Awards with her husband Offset’s rap trio Migos. Wearing a sparkly jumpsuit with her pregnant tummy bared, the artist executed some
Continue ReadingCNN’s Donie O’Sullivan was on the scene at former President Donald Trump’s rally in Wellington, Ohio, where he spoke with diehard supporters who remain convinced that Trump won the 2020 election (he didn’t) and claim that Democrats and the FBI are to blame for the Capitol insurrection (they aren’t).
Continue ReadingBy Kara Scannell Lawyers for the Trump Organization are expected to meet Monday with prosecutors from the Manhattan district attorney’s office in an effort to convince them not to pursue charges against the company, according to a source familiar with the matter. The meeting follows a virtual conference late last week where prosecutors informed the
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The 15th of June couldn’t come sooner for Californians who were tired of pandemic-related restrictions. Most were lifted mid-month and just in time for the Fourth of July. “We’re going to be up in the mountains, the San Bernardino mountains. We just bought a house up there,” Palm Springs resident, David Otto said. Visitors in
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Stephen Collinson A new generation of US cold warriors just got some powerful validation. When Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke about China in a New York Times interview in Paris, he offered one of the most revealing insights yet into the Biden administration’s foreign policy. Blinken said that France and the US
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