By Mostafa Salem, CNN (CNN) — Lebanese President Joseph Aoun delivered a searing rebuke to Iran on Friday, accusing it of using his country as a bargaining chip against the wishes of the Lebanese people in the conflict with the United States and Israel. In a rare and exclusive interview with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour, President
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By Frederik Pleitgen and Claudia Otto, CNN Tehran, Iran (CNN) — A potential peace deal between the United States and Iran hinges on the Trump administration agreeing to release $24 billion in frozen Iranian assets, a top Iranian official told CNN on Friday, warning that the US would “enter into a dark corridor” should it
Continue Reading CNN By Frederik Pleitgen and Claudia Otto, CNN Tehran, Iran (CNN) — A potential peace deal between the United States and Iran hinges on the Trump administration agreeing to release $24 billion in frozen Iranian assets, a top Iranian official told CNN on Friday, warning that the US would “enter into a dark corridor” should
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By Hanako Montgomery, Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — One stranger from Tokyo is shutting down his business for a week to help. Another volunteer dropped everything to provide transportation and translations for American parents desperate to find their son. The weeklong quest to find James “Weston” Higginbotham in Japan has yielded no signs of the
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By Holmes Lybrand, Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — A former senior CIA official whose case made headlines after FBI agents found over $40 million in gold bars in his Virginia home will remain in prison pending a trial in the case, a federal judge ruled Friday. During Friday’s detention hearing for David Rush, who allegedly
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By Laura Sharman, Andy Rose, Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — US Immigration and Customs Enforcement is ending its policy of reporting deaths of recently released detainees, the Department of Homeland Security said – a change in policy amid increasing scrutiny over the deaths of immigrants in federal custody. The previous policy, adopted during the Biden
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By Issy Ronald, Max Foster, CNN London (CNN) — Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor sublet and generated an income from three cottages on his estate in Windsor, England, an independent report into the British royal family’s property arrangements revealed on Friday. Mountbatten-Windsor — known as Prince Andrew until his brother King Charles III stripped him of his titles
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Banner, CNN Healthcare is one of the few sectors still reliably adding jobs in America, now accounting for roughly 15% of the nation’s workforce. A new report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics expected today will reveal which other industries are holding steady and which are beginning to lose momentum. Here’s what else
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By Zachary Cohen, Natasha Bertrand, Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — Before he was announced as President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the US intelligence community, Bill Pulte did not have a security clearance granting him access to highly-classified information – meaning he lacked what has long been considered a basic prerequisite for the job he
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By Lianne Kolirin and James Frater, CNN (CNN) — Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit has been placed on a waiting list for a transplant due to “life-threatening chronic lung disease,” the country’s royal household has announced. The 52-year-old princess will not be able to fulfil her duties as a working member of the royal family, according
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By Mark Morales, CNN (CNN) — Law enforcement officials in New York are employing their version of a full-court press off the basketball court this month, ramping up security with the NBA Finals coming to Madison Square Garden for the first time since 1999 and as President Donald Trump plans to attend a game. Extra
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By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration’s demands for sensitive medical records of transgender minors are facing fresh scrutiny in court as it ramps up its efforts by using a grand jury in Texas to force providers of gender-affirming care to comply. The initial use of so-called administrative subpoenas to get the information
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By Nicki Brown, CNN (CNN) — Brendan Banfield, the Virginia man convicted of killing his wife and a stranger as part of an elaborate plot with the family’s au pair, was sentenced Friday to life in prison without parole after facing his victims’ loved ones in court. “The level of cruelty, calculation and inhumanity in
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THERMAL, Calif. (KESQ) – A fire damaged a double-wide mobile home in Thermal Thursday night. The fire was reported at around 8:35 p.m. on the 69000 block of Fillmore Street. Authorities said the blaze was contained to the structure. Crews were expected to remain on scene until a little after midnight for salvage and overhaul.
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RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (KESQ) The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department wants to build a real-time crime center in the Coachella Valley like the one Palm Springs Police Department recently launched and on Thursday, Rancho Mirage became the first city council the department has pitched. The plan centers on a “drone as first responder” model: when a
Continue ReadingBy Sylvie Zhuang, Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Xi Jinping will travel to North Korea next week for a rare visit just weeks after the Chinese leader hosted US President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin for separate, nearly back-to-back visits. Xi will meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a
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DESERT HOT SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) — The Desert Hot Springs Police Department is responding to community questions about its use of Flock Safety cameras. In a recent message to residents, Police Chief Steven Shaw said the cameras help officers solve crimes, recover stolen vehicles, locate missing people, and generate investigative leads. He said the technology
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) — A power outage that impacted thousands of Palm Springs residents Wednesday is now raising concerns as the Coachella Valley heads into the hottest months of the year. With temperatures expected to climb and air conditioners running around the clock, residents are wondering whether the power grid can handle the increased demand this
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By Sarah Ferris, Alison Main, CNN (CNN) — More than a dozen GOP lawmakers defied their own leadership — and President Donald Trump — by voting with Democrats to approve a major bill to deliver billions of dollars in aid to Ukraine while imposing steep sanctions on Russia. The House voted 226 to 195 to
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PINYON PINES, Calif. (KESQ) – A gunfight on Highway 74 near Pinyon Pines that ended with a 52-year-old man’s death began with a dispute in a road construction zone, the California Highway Patrol said today. The deadly shooting occurred just after 2 p.m. Tuesday on the two-lane corridor between the communities of Ribbonwood and Pinyon
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