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By Andrew Kaczynski, CNN (CNN) — Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of defense, has voiced strong opposition to removing the names of Confederate generals from US military bases, repeatedly saying the names should be changed back. Hegseth, a National Guard veteran and longtime Fox News host, has described the renaming efforts as
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By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — It’s been less than a week since the year’s first wildfire embers raced through the air over Los Angeles, carried by hurricane-level Santa Ana wind gusts to spark some of the deadliest wildfires California has ever seen. The Palisades Fire started Tuesday, and by the end of Wednesday it
Continue ReadingCNN, CAL FIRE, ATASCADERO FIRE, KABC, KCAL, KCBS, SPECTRUM LA, KCAL/KCBS By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — It’s been less than a week since the year’s first wildfire embers raced through the air over Los Angeles, carried by hurricane-level Santa Ana winds to spark some of the deadliest wildfires California has ever seen. The Palisades
Continue ReadingBy Helen Regan, Gawon Bae, Yoonjung Seo and Lex Harvey, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s fate remains in the balance after the suspended leader failed to appear at the first day of his impeachment trial Tuesday following weeks of evading arrest, delaying what is set to be a
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With the fires still burning across L.A. County and a red flag warning issued for the coming days, Rotary clubs across the Coachella Valley providing much-needed relief to those struggling in the aftermath of the fires, host several fire relief donation drives in Palm Desert and Palm Springs, getting resources for those in need. Residents
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The Palm Springs International Film Festival concluded Sunday with its final screening, capping off a 2 weeklong celebration of cinema. The closing feature, “The Penguin Lessons,” was shown at 6:30 p.m. at Palm Springs High School, bringing together film lovers. There is one last chance to see the films. “Best of Fest” continues Monday. It’s
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For Melanie Bonhomme, the life she built for herself and her five-year-old son in Pacific Palisades is now unrecognizable after the Palisades Fire ravaged through her community. “All of these places destroyed, down to the ground, blackened across the street. There was an assisted living facility and condos gone. There’s gas stations on my block,
Continue ReadingBy Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — An Austrian woman has been kidnapped by gunmen in Niger’s Agadez city, local residents and the Austrian foreign ministry said on Sunday, the first time a European citizen is known to have been kidnapped in the conflict-hit West African nation since a military junta took power in 2023.
Continue ReadingBy Associated Press ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatia’s opposition-backed President Zoran Milanović, a critic of the European Union and NATO, overwhelmingly won reelection for another five-year term on Sunday, defeating a candidate from the ruling conservative party in a runoff vote, official results showed. Milanović won more than 74% of the vote compared to his
Continue ReadingBy Adam Pourahmadi and Audry Jeong, CNN (CNN) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he is willing to release North Korean soldiers captured by Ukraine in the Kursk region of Russia in exchange for Ukrainian soldiers being held captive in Russia. “Ukraine is ready to hand over (North Korean leader) Kim Jong Un’s soldiers
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump launched a new round of criticism Sunday targeting Democrats over their efforts to tame the Southern California wildfires, ripping rival liberal leaders as “incompetent” witnesses to “one of the worst catastrophes in the history of our Country.” Trump’s Truth Social post is the latest in a
Continue ReadingBy Sharon Braithwaite, Christian Edwards and Adam Pourahmadi, CNN (CNN) — Iranian businessman Mohammad Abedini, who was detained in Italy at the request of the United States following a drone attack that killed three Americans, has been released. Abedini, 38, was arrested in Milan in December on a warrant issued by the US and charged
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Izso, Hira Humayun and Nikki Carvajal, CNN (CNN) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has spoken with US President Joe Biden about the progress in negotiations for a Gaza ceasefire-hostage deal. “The prime minister discussed with the American president the progress in the negotiations to release our hostages and updated him on the
Continue ReadingCNN By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — Anti-immigrant state officials and federal judges would have new power to dictate immigration enforcement — including whether to detain individual migrants — under a GOP bill that has passed the House and is moving forward in the Senate with bipartisan support. The Laken Riley Act aims to overturn
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — Anti-immigrant state officials and federal judges would have new power to dictate immigration enforcement — including whether to detain individual migrants — under a GOP bill that has passed the House and is moving forward in the Senate with bipartisan support. The Laken Riley Act aims to overturn Supreme
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Torgan and Daniel Wine, CNN (CNN) — The wildfires ravaging Los Angeles County have forced tens of thousands of residents to flee their homes, only to return later to find piles of smoldering debris. Learn how you can help the evacuees and firefighters impacted by this unprecedented disaster. Here’s what else you need
Continue ReadingCNN By Andrew Torgan and Daniel Wine, CNN (CNN) — The wildfires ravaging Los Angeles County have forced tens of thousands of residents to flee their homes, only to return later to find piles of smoldering debris. Learn how you can help the evacuees and firefighters impacted by this unprecedented disaster. Here’s what else you
Continue ReadingBy Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN (CNN) — As firefighters continue to battle raging fires across Los Angeles County, a cut to the Los Angeles Fire Department 2025 budget and its commitment to recruiting a more diverse force have come under attack. Four major fires across the L.A. area have killed 16 people, scorched over 38,000
Continue ReadingBy John Blake, CNN (CNN) — There’s an image that captures the threat posed by the White Christian nationalist movement — and how it could become even more dangerous over the next four years. Taken during the Jan. 6 insurrection, the photo shows a solitary White man, his head pressed in prayer against a massive
Continue ReadingBy Steve Contorno, Lauren Fox and Ted Barrett, CNN (CNN) — Senate confirmation hearings set to begin this week are likely to reveal a defining trait uniting Donald Trump’s incoming Cabinet, regardless of their diverse political backgrounds and uneven qualifications: an unflinching allegiance to the president-elect. For weeks, Trump’s handpicked nominees have undergone rigorous preparations
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