Originally Published: 21 JUN 23 12:45 ET Updated: 21 JUN 23 17:19 ET By Tierney Sneed and Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Federal district Judge Maryellen Noreika, an appointee of former President Donald Trump, will preside over the case that Justice Department brought against President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden. Biden’s plea hearing is scheduled
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden made false claims about a variety of topics, notably including gun policy, during a series of official speeches and campaign remarks over the last two weeks. He made at least five false claims related to guns, a subject on which he has repeatedly been inaccurate
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By Kevin Liptak, Arlette Saenz, Jennifer Hansler and Jeremy Diamond, CNN (CNN) — Welcoming Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the White House this week for a state visit – the most elevated form of American diplomacy – required President Joe Biden to make certain trade-offs and Modi to step out of his comfort zone,
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El enviado presidencial especial para Asuntos de Rehenes de Estados Unidos, Roger Carstens, viajó discretamente a Venezuela esta semana, según confirmó a CNN un portavoz del Departamento de Estado. Carstens viajó a la capital, Caracas, para “mantener conversaciones sobre el bienestar y la seguridad de los ciudadanos estadounidenses detenidos injustamente en
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By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — An ex-adviser to former Vice President Mike Pence claimed Wednesday that he convinced Donald Trump attorney John Eastman that not even conservative Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas would embrace the controversial legal theory that Pence could block Joe Biden’s 2020 victory. The ex-Pence adviser, Greg Jacob, is testifying in
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CNN By Adrienne Broaddus, CNN (CNN) — As an ordained Christian minister, Ontay Johnson’s faith teaches love is patient and kind. After one of his children came out as a transgender woman, the husband and father of three has had to practice what he preaches. “This hasn’t been an easy transition as a father,” Ontay
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A Desert Hot Springs man is now the third person arrested in connection with a shooting at the parking lot of the Palm Desert mall in February. Authorities said the man, a 19-year-old, was arrested on Tuesday for his alleged involvement with the shooting A search warrant was served on Tuesday on the 66000 block
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Lianne Kolirin and Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — Emma Watson likely wasn’t expecting to be at the center of the latest viral dress discourse when she posted an Instagram photo of herself wearing a sky-blue Loewe number on Monday, but many Internet commenters seemed nearly as confused by the gravity-defying silhouette as they were by
Continue Reading CNN Lianne Kolirin and Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — Emma Watson likely wasn’t expecting to be at the center of the latest viral dress discourse when she posted an Instagram photo of herself wearing a sky-blue Loewe number on Monday, but many Internet commenters seemed nearly as confused by the gravity-defying silhouette as they were
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Wallace (CNN) — The Federal Aviation Administration is stepping up air traffic control training after a series of close calls have left the flying public and regulatory bodies rattled. The transportation agency will require the thousands of air traffic controllers it employs to attend new monthly training as part of an effort to
Continue ReadingCNN By Devan Cole, CNN Washington (CNN) — Republicans wasted no time Tuesday calling into question the plea agreement Hunter Biden reached with the Justice Department over two tax charges and a felony gun charge, claiming President Joe Biden’s son received special treatment in a long-running probe that had been a cause célèbre on the
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole, CNN Washington (CNN) — Republicans wasted no time Tuesday calling into question the plea agreement Hunter Biden reached with the Justice Department over two tax charges and a felony gun charge, claiming President Joe Biden’s son received special treatment in a long-running probe that had been a cause célèbre on the right.
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KGO, UPSIDE FOODS, CNN By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN New York (CNN) — Cultivated meat, also known as lab-grown meat, has been cleared for sale in the United States. Upside Foods and Good Meat, two companies that make what they call “cultivated chicken,” said Wednesday that they have gotten approval from the US Department of Agriculture
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By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — US Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs Roger Carstens quietly traveled to Venezuela this week, a State Department spokesperson confirmed to CNN Wednesday. Carstens traveled to the capital city of Caracas for “discussions about the welfare and safety of US nationals wrongfully detained in Venezuela,” the spokesperson said. “We
Continue ReadingBy Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration announced a proposal Wednesday to strengthen the Endangered Species Act, including repealing Trump-era rules that loosened protections for vulnerable species. The US Fish and Wildlife Service, along with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Maritime Fisheries Service, has proposed clarifying the standards for how the agencies
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El submarino que está desaparecido en el mar forma parte de un esfuerzo relativamente nuevo que permite a turistas y otros clientes de pago explorar las profundidades del océano, cuya inmensa mayoría nunca ha sido vista por ojos humanos. Aunque el ser humano lleva decenas de miles de años explorando la
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Two of the biggest teams in the NBA will face off in the Coachella Valley! The Los Angeles Lakers will play the Phoenix Suns in a preseason game at Acisure Arena in Thousand Palms, officials announced on Wednesday. The game is titled the “Desert Duel.” The game will be played on Oct. 19. Tickets go
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By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — The president of the Big Rock Blue Marlin tournament on Wednesday defended its controversial decision to disqualify a 619.4-pound blue marlin that would have earned the fishermen about $3.5 million, saying the rules on “mutilation” are there for a reason. “This rule is there to protect the fish so
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By Alicia Wallace, CNN Minneapolis (CNN) — More prime working age women are employed in the United States now than ever before. The labor force participation rate for women between 25 and 54 years old set a record high in April and then again in May, rebounding from the pandemic “she-cession” and returning to its
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