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By Dana Karni, Lucas Lilieholm and Oren Liebermann, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the population of Gaza will be displaced to the south after his security cabinet approved an expanded military operation in the enclave that a minister described as a plan to “conquer” the territory. The vote on Sunday
Continue ReadingBy Kathleen Magramo and Junko Ogura, CNN (CNN) — Japan’s estimated child population has shrunk for the 44th straight year to a record low, government data showed Sunday, as the country grapples with a demographic crisis underscored by falling birth rates and a rapidly aging population. The number of children aged 14 and under, was
Continue ReadingBy Patrick Oppmann, CNN Havana, Cuba (CNN) — In a dilapidated home on the outskirts of Havana, Heidy Sánchez shows off photos from a past life. She flips though images on her iPhone of visits to Sea World with her husband and 17-month-old daughter and the couple dressing up in Santa attire for Christmas. “I
Continue ReadingBy Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Former Vice President Mike Pence said Sunday while receiving the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award that January 6, 2021, “became a triumph of freedom” because Congress returned to do its constitutional duty after the attack on the Capitol. “Our institutions held that day, not because of any
Continue ReadingRANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (KESQ) — “He was a top cop writer,” that’s how Dee Wambaugh describes her husband, Joseph Wambaugh, the late author often hailed as the inventor of true crime. Dee and his son David, sat down with News Channel 3’s Athena Jreij two months after his passing from esophogeal cancer. “His character was,
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) — Indio Councilmember Oscar Ortiz is joining the race for California State Assembly District 36. Ortiz, who has served for seven years on the Indio City Council and was previously mayor, announced the run via social media Sunday. The councilman lost a Congressional bid against Representative Raul Ruiz in 2024. Republican Jeff
Continue ReadingBy Jessie Yeung and Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump has renewed his threat of using military force to annex Greenland, saying in an NBC News interview he wouldn’t rule it out to make the self-governing Danish territory a part of the United States. It’s the latest in Trump’s many comments about
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DESERT HOT SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – A chilly, windy and wet Sunday in Desert Hot Springs — where showers have been coming through on and off all day. Viewers submitted videos showing rain pouring down in Desert Hot Springs neighborhoods across the valley. News Channel 3’s Shay Lawson spent the evening speaking with community members
Continue ReadingBy Susannah Cullinane, CNN (CNN) — The Department of Justice is investigating a Minnesota county attorney’s policy that appears to suggest a defendant’s race should be considered during plea deals. Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon posted a letter on X Saturday informing the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office that the department had launched a “racial discrimination
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Waldenberg, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump said in a social media post Sunday that he is directing the Bureau of Prisons to rebuild and reopen Alcatraz, the infamous former prison, as a place to “house America’s most ruthless and violent Offenders.” “I am directing the Bureau of Prisons, together with the Department
Continue ReadingBy Dalia Abdelwahab and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN (CNN) — One of Pope Francis’s “popemobiles” is being transformed into a mobile healthcare unit for children and sent to the Gaza Strip, the Vatican’s official media outlet said on Sunday. In one of his final wishes before his passing, Francis entrusted the popemobile used during his 2014
Continue ReadingBy Catherine Nicholls, Duarte Mendonca and Julia Vargas Jones, CNN (CNN) — Two people arrested on suspicion of planning an attack at a Lady Gaga concert in Rio de Janeiro were targeting LGBTQ+ people, police said on Sunday. According to the Civil Police of Rio de Janeiro, the pair had attempted to “recruit” people, including
Continue ReadingBy Chris Boyette, Pete Muntean and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — For years, the shortage of certified air traffic controllers in the US has led to flight disruptions and headaches for travelers across the country, most recently at busy Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey, where staffing issues have led to major delays for
Continue ReadingBy Caroline Baum, CNN Paris (CNN) — French police rescued the father of a cryptocurrency entrepreneur from his kidnappers Saturday night, but found he’d had one of his fingers severed – the latest in a spate of abductions tied to cryptocurrency. The victim, who has not been publicly identified, was forced into a van by
Continue ReadingBy Ibrahim Dahman, Eyad Kourdi, Abeer Salman, Oren Liebermann and Tareq Al Hilou, CNN (CNN) — Hamas has executed six Palestinians in Gaza and shot 13 others in the legs for alleged looting, the militant group said in a statement, as desperation grows under a complete Israeli blockade that has now entered its third month.
Continue ReadingBy Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — The Department of Education restarts collections of loans in default on Monday, putting millions of borrowers at risk of having their benefits and wages garnished. The move arrives as the Trump administration works to dismantle the Education Department and aggressively roll back former President Joe Biden’s policies, including
Continue ReadingBy Chris Boyette and Jason Morris, CNN Atlanta (CNN) — Mahendra Patel was looking for Tylenol in a Georgia Walmart two months ago when he encountered a woman with two children – riding a motorized cart she was driving – and asked her for help to find the medication, his lawyer says. What happened next,
Continue ReadingCNN By Chris Boyette and Jason Morris, CNN Atlanta (CNN) — Mahendra Patel was looking for Tylenol in a Georgia Walmart two months ago when he encountered a woman with two children – riding a motorized cart she was driving – and asked her for help to find the medication, his lawyer says. What happened
Continue ReadingBy Jean Casarez and Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — The second murder trial of Karen Read, a former adjunct professor and financial analyst who is accused of causing the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend, continues Monday with additional witnesses to be called to the stand. Those witnesses will be hard-pressed to top the
Continue ReadingBy Max Saltman and Gustavo Valdes, CNN (CNN) — It’s Saturday night at a rooftop bar in downtown Atlanta, and the band Orden Activa is about to launch into a Mexican ballad. What seemed like a shy and reserved audience suddenly transforms as the opening chords of the trotting polka begin. The crowd rises to
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