By Jennifer Hansler and Matt Egan, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration on Friday targeted Russia’s energy sector, including its oil industry, with some of its harshest sanctions to date meant to cut off funding for Moscow’s war against Ukraine. The sweeping moves, taken just over a week before President Joe Biden leaves office, come
Continue ReadingBy Stefano Pozzebon, Michael Rios and Abel Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro has been sworn in for a third presidential term in what the country’s opposition movement has decried as “coup d’etat,” culminating more than five months of dispute over last summer’s contested election. The ceremony took place on Friday in a small
Continue ReadingBy Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — An Australian judge has annulled the marriage of a Melbourne couple after the bride told the court that she took part in the wedding ceremony believing it was a social media “prank.” According to documents published by the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia, the woman in her
Continue ReadingBy Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — This week, the United States accused the RSF militia in Sudan’s brutal civil conflict of committing genocide. It’s the second time in two decades that genocide has been declared in the northeast African nation, where thousands have died and millions are in the grip of a humanitarian crisis. How
Continue ReadingBy Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin woman who at age 12 stabbed her sixth grade classmate nearly to death to please online horror character Slender Man will be released from a psychiatric hospital, a judge ordered Thursday after a trio of experts testified that she has made considerable progress battling mental illness.
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By Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — As the most destructive fire in Los Angeles area history rages, Mayor Karen Bass faces criticism over the timing of an overseas trip and budget cuts made months ago that affected the city’s fire department. For a second consecutive day, L.A. residents awoke to an inferno that has claimed
Continue ReadingBy Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Dr. Jyoti Mishra personally knows how much stress can come with a wildfire. The associate director of the UC Climate Change and Mental Health Council and associate professor of psychiatry works at the University of California, San Diego. Her city isn’t currently experiencing wildfires, but her LA-based family has
Continue ReadingBy Christian Edwards and Anna Chernova, CNN (CNN) — In the capital of Transnistria, a self-declared microstate sandwiched between Moldova and Ukraine, the festive New Year’s lights have gone dark ahead of schedule. This separatist sliver of Moldova will run out of energy in three weeks, the head of its Russia-backed government has said. Once
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Several iconic and beloved landmarks in Los Angeles have fallen victim to wildfires this week. Luckily, the Getty Villa museum in the Pacific Palisades narrowly escaped destruction, with fire prevention systems saving its priceless collection of Greek, Roman and Etruscan antiquities. Here’s what else you need to know to
Continue ReadingKCAL, KCBS, SPECTRUM-NEWS-LOS-ANGELES, CNN By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Dr. Jyoti Mishra personally knows how much stress can come with a wildfire. The associate director of the UC Climate Change and Mental Health Council and associate professor of psychiatry works at the University of California, San Diego. Her city isn’t currently experiencing wildfires, but
Continue ReadingBy Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — Chinese hackers breached the US government office that reviews foreign investments for national security risks, three US officials familiar with the matter told CNN. The theft, which has not previously been reported, underscores Beijing’s keen interest in spying on a US government office that has broad powers to block
Continue ReadingBy Eugenia Yosef, Abeer Salman and Becky Anderson, CNN (CNN) — The Israeli military said Friday it had identified the body of a hostage recovered from a tunnel in southern Gaza as the son of Yosef Al-Ziyadnah, a hostage whose body was recovered earlier this week. Hamza Al-Ziyadnah, 23, was found dead in a tunnel
Continue ReadingBy Pete Muntean, Kelly McCleary and James Legge, CNN (CNN) — Los Angeles authorities have vowed to prosecute illegal drone flights after a civilian drone collided with a Canadian “Super Scooper” aircraft fighting the Palisades Fire Thursday, forcing it to be grounded. The specifically designed CL-415 firefighting planes are used to scoop up more than
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One person is in the hospital in critical condition after being shot Thursday night in Coachella Riverside Sheriff’s deputies arrived on scene to Avenida Reforma, off 54th Avenue, after receiving a call about an assault with a deadly weapon around 7:30 p.m. They found a person with a gunshot wound and evidence of a shooting
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Firefighters from across the state and across state lines were in LA County on Thursday, continuing to work tirelessly to tame the blazes through windy and dry conditions. News Channel 3’s Garrett Hottle was on scene in the area of the Palisades Fire to report the progress, gather more information, and talk to some who
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A 20-year-old has been arrested in connection with a shooting at a park in downtown Palm Springs that left two people hospitalized last year. Felipe Vargas was arrested on Jan. 2 at a residence in North Palm Springs, police announced on Thursday. He was charged on Monday with two counts of attempted murder. He pled
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While the death toll from the various wildfires ravaging parts of the Los Angeles area remained unclear today, relatives of four people who died in the Eaton Fire near Altadena and Pasadena paid tribute to their lost loved ones. One of the people who died was identified by his daughter as Rodney Nickerson, 82, of
Continue ReadingCNN, KCAL, KCBS, KABC, KSNV, CAL FIRE, X, MERCEDES BECK, KCAL/KCBS By Artemis Moshtaghian and Brett Roegiers, CNN (CNN) — As residents in the Los Angeles area grapple with this week’s devastating wildfires, several iconic landmarks and beloved local institutions have fallen victim to the flames. Will Rogers ranch house The Will Rogers ranch house,
Continue ReadingBy Artemis Moshtaghian and Brett Roegiers, CNN (CNN) — As residents in the Los Angeles area grapple with this week’s devastating wildfires, several iconic landmarks and beloved local institutions have fallen victim to the flames. Will Rogers ranch house The Will Rogers ranch house, a state park named after the early 20th century actor, columnist
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Carolina Garcia CALEXICO, Calif. (T3) – Una línea telefónica que opera 24 horas al día llamada “CIAM” centro de información y asistencia a personas mexicanas, es una de las muchas herramienta que pudieran utilizar migrantes mexicanos que viven en Estados Unidos y las cuales promueve el Consulado de México en la ciudad de Calexico. El
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