By BOB CHRISTIE and ROSS D. FRANKLIN Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Capitol was ringed with a double barrier of fencing with concertina wire strung between the barriers Monday after three straight nights of protests prompted by the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling overturning women’s constitutional right to abortion left some memorials damaged. The
Continue ReadingCNN By Katelyn Polantz and Evan Perez, CNN FBI seized the phone of former President Donald Trump’s election attorney John Eastman last week, according to a new court filing from the conservative lawyer. Eastman disclosed the search and seizure in federal court in a lawsuit that he filed in New Mexico on Monday, calling it
Continue ReadingBy Barbara Starr and Oren Liebermann, CNN The US carried out a strike in Syria on Monday targeting a senior leader of Hurras al-Din, an al Qaeda-affiliated terrorist organization, according to a statement from US Central Command. The US is “highly confident” that the strike, carried out from a drone, killed Abu Hamzah al Yemeni,
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Palm Desert is one step closer to having the valley’s first stand alone college campus. California State University, San Bernardino Palm Desert Campus is expected to be awarded $79 million in the state’s budget plan – the full amount requested to build a new student center building which would expand programs and resources. Jason Davalos, a
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By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. political chief is urging Libya’s rival factions to agree on measures governing the transition to elections during talks in Geneva later this week. Rosemary DiCarlo expressed hope this will lead to long-awaited voting “at the earliest possible date.” She told the U.N. Security
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By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California voters will decide in November whether to guarantee the right to an abortion in their state constitution, a question sure to boost turnout on both sides of the debate during a pivotal midterm election year as Democrats try to keep control of Congress after the
Continue ReadingBy Jassar Al Tahat, Hadeel Ghaboun, Celine Alkhaldi, Caroline Faraj and Mostafa Salem, CNN A toxic gas that leaked out of a container in Jordan’s port of Aqaba, killing at least 12 people and injuring 260 others, was chlorine, Jordan’s emergency relief coordinating agency said late Monday. A video from a nearby CCTV camera released
Continue ReadingCNN By Rachel Metz, CNN Business Instagram is testing new ways to verify its youngest users’ ages, including by using artificial intelligence that analyzes a photo and estimates how old the user is. Meta-owned Instagram said in a blog post on Thursday that AI is one of three new methods it’s testing to verify users’
Continue ReadingCNN By Maegan Vazquez, Jasmine Wright and Devan Cole, CNN In her first interview since Roe v. Wade was overturned on Friday, Vice President Kamala Harris told CNN’s Dana Bash that she never believed former President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court picks, whom she voted against in the Senate, would preserve the landmark abortion law. “I
Continue Reading FULLERTON, Calif. (AP) — A homeless man crossing a Fullerton street against a red light died Monday when he was struck by three drivers and none of them stopped, authorities said. Kenneth Edward Wassennar II, who was described as homeless, was pushing a cartful of belongings when he was struck in a crosswalk at about
Continue Reading By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press MENDON, Mo. (AP) — A passenger train traveling from Los Angeles to Chicago struck a dump truck and derailed Monday in a remote, rural area of Missouri, killing three people and injuring dozens more, officials said. Two of the people who died were on the Amtrak train and one was
Continue ReadingBy Forrest Brown and Marnie Hunter, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has added two destinations to its “high” category for Covid-19 risk — including a Caribbean nation popular for its beaches. The Dominican Republic and Kuwait, a Middle Eastern country known for its cultural offerings, are both now listed as “Level
Continue ReadingCNN By Forrest Brown and Marnie Hunter, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has added two destinations to its “high” category for Covid-19 risk — including a Caribbean nation popular for its beaches. The Dominican Republic and Kuwait, a Middle Eastern country known for its cultural offerings, are both now listed as
Continue ReadingBy Priscilla Alvarez, CNN President Joe Biden’s pick to helm US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Ed Gonzalez, is withdrawing from consideration, Gonzalez announced in a tweet on Monday, leaving the agency without permanent leadership as the administration tries to usher forward its immigration agenda. Biden tapped Gonzalez to serve as ICE director last year. But
Continue ReadingCNN, KSAT, KABB, WOAI By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN President Joe Biden’s pick to helm US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Ed Gonzalez, is withdrawing from consideration, Gonzalez announced in a tweet on Monday, leaving the agency without permanent leadership as the administration tries to usher forward its immigration agenda. Biden tapped Gonzalez to serve as ICE
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Krieg and Eva McKend, CNN Community organizer Kina Collins‘ first challenge to Illinois Rep. Danny Davis was a flop. In that four-way Democratic primary race in 2020, Collins barely finished second — more than 45 points behind the victorious incumbent. Two years later, Collins is again trying to unseat Davis, who is seeking
Continue ReadingBy Lauren del Valle, CNN A New York state judge on Monday struck down a new law that would allow noncitizens to vote in local elections in New York City. Under the legislation passed by the New York City Council in December, noncitizens who have lived in the city for at least 30 days and
Continue Reading DENVER (AP) — Kris Bryant is returning to the Colorado Rockies’ lineup on Monday after missing more than a month with a lower back strain. The Rockies activated the star outfielder from the 10-day injured list, and slotted him to bat third and play left field in first of a three-game home series against the
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Aunque la Corte Suprema emitió la semana pasada las dos opiniones más importantes de la actual legislatura, modificando un precedente de casi 50 años sobre el aborto y ampliando los derechos de porte de armas por primera vez en una década, esta legislatura tan exitosa no ha terminado. Todavía quedan por
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A 20-year-old U.S. citizen was arrested after Border Patrol reported finding nearly $400,000 worth of meth hidden in gym bags and a plastic container during a traffic stop in Indio. The arrest happened Friday afternoon on Interstate 10 near the Golf Center Parkway exit. Border Patrol agents conducting anti-smuggling operations on Interstate 10 performed a
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