By Karen Esquivel, CNN en Español (CNN) — In 2021, Héctor Daniel Flores Hernández was reported missing. Two years later, his father, Héctor Flores, saw his son’s image speak again. In a video generated through artificial intelligence technology, which digitally animated a still image and gave it a synthesized voice, the figure of Héctor Daniel
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By Renée Rigdon, Hanna Ziady, Auzinea Bacon, CNN Oil futures surged Monday after the United States and Israel launched strikes against Iran over the weekend, with the conflict spilling over into the wider Middle East region. US crude jumped 7.5%. Brent crude, the international benchmark, spiked 6.2% to trade at around $77 a barrel, having
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By Mick Krever, Isobel Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Taliban authorities in Afghanistan have issued a draconian decree that makes sodomy punishable by death and allows men to beat their wives so long as they don’t break bones or leave visible, lasting wounds. Human rights campaigners have decried the move as “devastating” and warned that women’s
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By Chris Boyette, Karina Tsui, John Miller, Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — Investigators are working to determine whether the suspect in a deadly mass shooting in Austin, Texas, was motivated by Saturday’s attack on Iran by the US and Israel, multiple law enforcement officials briefed on the case said, cautioning that it’s too early to
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By Frederik Pleitgen and Mostafa Salem (CNN) — US President Donald Trump has crossed “a very dangerous red line” by killing Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, the Iranian deputy foreign minister Saeed Khatibzadeh told CNN in an exclusive interview on Sunday. Khatibzadeh said many Shiite followers across the world will react to the killing of
Continue ReadingBy Manu Raju, Alison Main, Sarah Ferris, CNN Houston (CNN) — Sen. John Cornyn stood before TV cameras in Houston recently and issued a warning to Ken Paxton, the man threatening to take the seat he’s held for nearly two dozen years: Things were about to get a whole lot uglier. “After we get through
Continue ReadingBy Christopher Lamb, CNN (CNN) — “Conclave” the movie provides a gripping, if fictional, behind-the-scenes look inside the secretive election of a new pope. But last year’s real-life conclave was just as dramatic, with plenty of plot twists, political battles among cardinals and a surprise outcome. A new book lifts a lid on how, in
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INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (KESQ) – Two weeks of Tennis Paradise at the BNP Paribas Open kicked off Saturday with the tournament’s annual Family Day event. Beginning at noon Saturday, the free event welcomed families of all ages to the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. Attendees got to enjoy free tennis clinics, a 5K run, interactive games,
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PALM SPRINGS, CALIF. (KESQ) – The Palm Springs Black history committee is hosting the 39th annual Black History Parade and Town Fair today. The parade begins at 11:00 a.m., starting on Baristo Road and ending at Alejo Road. Immediately following the parade, there will be a town fair at downtown park. The event is free and will feature live
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – The Palm Springs Police Department was investigating an overnight shooting during a motorcycle club event that left two people dead. The department said, in a press release, it received several 911 calls about a fight and gunfire shortly after midnight Saturday morning. Five people were reportedly shot. According to the
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By Laura Sharman, Abbas Al Lawati, CNN (CNN) — Passengers rushed to evacuate one of the world’s busiest airports on Sunday after a reported Iranian strike, as Tehran targeted travel hubs in US-friendly Gulf states typically regarded as safe, luxury destinations. Dramatic footage shows people fleeing a smoke-filled passageway strewn with furniture and debris at
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By Abbas Al Lawati, CNN (CNN) — Iran’s clerical regime now faces the prospect of trying to find a successor to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei following his killing in joint US-Israeli strikes. The veteran leader, who ruled with an iron fist for nearly four decades, does not have an officially declared heir. Instead, an
Continue ReadingBy Abbas Al Lawati, Laura Smith-Spark, CNN (CNN) — Ayatollah Ali Hosseini Khamenei, who ruled Iran with an iron fist as its supreme leader for nearly four decades, facing off against the US and Israel while crushing dissent and advancing a controversial nuclear program at home, has been killed, a seismic development that plunges his
Continue ReadingBy Yahya Abou-Ghazala, Thomas Bordeaux, Gianluca Mezzofiore, Katie Polglase, Isaac Yee, Teele Rebane, Avery Schmitz, Farida Elsebai, CNN (CNN) — After the United States and Israel launched a regime change operation against Iran on Saturday morning, footage emerging on social media and geolocated by CNN offered a window into its impacts. The attacks have hit
Continue ReadingBy Tal Shalev, Jeremy Diamond, Abbas Al Lawati, CNN (CNN) — Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s hardline supreme leader who ruled the country for almost four decades, was killed in Saturday’s joint US-Israeli strikes, Iranian state media confirmed Sunday, prompting celebration among Iranians who opposed his rule and fury from pro-regime loyalists. An Iranian TV broadcaster
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By Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — Top Capitol Hill Democrats, and a small number of Republicans, watched in alarm Saturday as the US launched a major assault on Iran, decrying President Donald Trump’s call for the overthrow of another foreign government without their expressed approval. Trump ordered the strikes on Tehran just days before the
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By Dan Berman, Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — Legal experts are already skeptical of President Donald Trump’s constitutional authority to launch new military action against Iran without Congress’ approval, especially if it leads to a prolonged conflict. Like with the US bombing of Iranian nuclear facilities last summer and the January military capture of Venezuelan
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By Lou Robinson, Renée Rigdon, Rosa de Acosta, Janie Boschma, Matt Stiles, Soph Warnes, Rhyannon Bartlett-Imadegawa, Henrik Pettersson, Gillian Roberts, Annette Choi, Amy O’Kruk, CNN (CNN) — War has shaken the Middle East for weeks after the United States and Israel attacked Iran on February 28, sparking retaliatory strikes from Iran and its proxies against
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By Leah Asmelash, CNN (CNN) — Almost every Black woman or girl has, at some point, purchased hair extensions for box braids, boho braids, twists or faux locs. For many Black women, these “protective styles” are worn year-round to protect and maintain their natural hair. For others, they’re a pre-vacation splurge — an easy way
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By Jeff Zeleny, CNN College Station, Texas (CNN) — It may sound like James Talarico is getting ahead of himself when he talks about delivering an election night surprise in November, right here in Texas, where a Democratic senator has not been elected in his lifetime. Yet he insists he’s not being boastful or presumptuous,
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