CNN By Camille Knight, Billy Stockwell, CNN (CNN) — Police have arrested suspects in connection with the theft of France’s crown jewels from the Louvre museum, just as one attempted to leave the country, the Paris prosecutor’s office said. Thieves last week targeted the Louvre’s Apollo Gallery in a brazen daylight raid, fleeing with jewelry
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By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger denounced congressional redistricting efforts happening across the United States, describing them as cheating in an interview airing on “CNN’s State of the Union” on Sunday. “There’s this war going on all over the United States. Who can out cheat the other one?” the
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By Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration is holding $9.7 million worth of US-purchased contraceptives in warehouses in Belgium rather than delivering them to women overseas, as aid workers voice concerns that the US government is running down the clock until the commodities expire. CNN previously reported on the undelivered contraceptives – once
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By Sarah Ferris, Manu Raju, CNN (CNN) — Anxiety is rising among congressional Republicans that their party has no plan to address a critical health care deadline this fall that will result in spiking costs for millions of Americans – the issue at the heart of the deepening government shutdown crisis. And some of those
Continue Reading CNN By Camille Knight, Billy Stockwell, CNN (CNN) — Police have arrested suspects in connection with the theft of priceless jewels from the Louvre museum, just as one attempted to leave the country, the Paris prosecutor’s office said. Thieves last week targeted the Louvre’s Apollo Gallery in a brazen daylight raid, fleeing with jewelry worth
Continue ReadingBy Alison Main, CNN (CNN) — Republican Sen. David McCormick defended Donald Trump’s latest controversial moves in a rare interview, including the president’s $230 million request for the Justice Department to pay his legal bills, the demolition of the White House’s East Wing, and his party’s handling of the government shutdown. He also compared Democrats
Continue ReadingBy Billy Stockwell, CNN London (CNN) — British police have arrested an asylum-seeker who was mistakenly released from prison on Friday while serving a 12-month sentence for sexual assault following a “fast-moving and complex” manhunt. Ethiopian national Hadush Kebatu was jailed in September for the sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl while staying at the
Continue ReadingBy Tom Foreman, CNN (CNN) — Amid the rubble and rancor memorializing where the East Wing of the White House once stood, President Donald Trump and his team are trying to dig out. Public outrage has been piling up over the sudden demolition to make way for the sprawling, golden ballroom he has long craved.
Continue Reading By Camille Knight, Billy Stockwell, CNN (CNN) — Police have arrested suspects in connection with the theft of France’s crown jewels from the Louvre museum, just as one attempted to leave the country, the Paris prosecutor’s office said. Thieves last week targeted the Louvre’s Apollo Gallery in a brazen daylight raid, fleeing with jewelry worth
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By Omar Jimenez, CNN Chicago (CNN) — “I was mad at him for a long time,” James Gibson said. “I didn’t want to talk to him,” Keith Smith said. Both in their 50s now, they grew up on the same block in Chicago — “across the street, three houses,” Smith said, pointing and counting, on
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – Family, friends and coworkers of late mail carrier Jose Daniel Piña gathered at a car wash on Saturday to raise funds for his funeral expenses and his infant daughter. As News Channel 3 reported this week, Piña worked as a mail carrier in the Coachella Valley and was known around town for
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By Laura Sharman, Victoria Butenko and Daria Tarasova-Markina (CNN) — Russia has successfully tested its nuclear-powered Burevestnik cruise missile and will work towards deploying the weapon, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday, which comes as Moscow launched its second deadly attack on Ukraine in two nights. The timing of the missile test is notable,
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By Emma Tucker, Sarah Dewberry, Karina Tsui, Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — At least one person was killed and six others were injured in a shooting at Pennsylvania’s Lincoln University Saturday night, during the historically Black university’s homecoming weekend, according to officials. The shooting is the latest in a disturbing trend of violence surrounding games
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – Over 200 people gathered for an “Out of the Darkness Community Walk” at Civic Center Park Saturday. Each came to walk for suicide prevention, education and mental health awareness. Riverside University Health System Behavioral Health hosted the event in partnership with the Riverside County Suicide Prevention Coalition and the American
Continue ReadingBy Betsy Klein, CNN Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (CNN) — US President Donald Trump will lean on the power of in-person diplomacy on the first Asia trip of his second term as he meets with old rivals, new friends and, potentially, adversaries, while looking to cut deals that could have sweeping economic and national security implications.
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By Gloria Pazmino, CNN New York (CNN) — Roosevelt Avenue in Queens runs through one of New York City’s most densely populated neighborhoods, a cacophonous display of diversity underneath the 7 train. There are Colombian restaurants and taco stalls next to Indian food and fruit stands. Vendors sell homemade tamales and grilled meat. There are
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ). California’s film industry is getting a major boost. Governor Gavin Newsom announced 52 film projects will receive new state tax credits through the California Film and Television Tax Credit Program, expected to generate more than $1.4 billion in economic activity statewide. The lineup includes major titles like Jumanji and Heat 2, and is projected
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By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Rome (CNN) — A Japanese tourist died after falling off a perimeter wall surrounding the ancient Pantheon in central Rome late Friday night, local police told CNN. The man, named as 69-year-old Morimasa Hibino by the Japanese embassy, was spotted in the ditch next to the monument about seven meters
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CNN By Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — Summer McKesson struggled to breathe for years. Doctors told her it was because her blood would not stop clotting – and they couldn’t figure out why. A single clot alone can be lethal; but the recurring and unexplained clots that formed in McKesson’s heart and lungs were a
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby, Angélica Franganillo Díaz, CNN (CNN) — Right after setting her out-of-office email on October 1, one furloughed US Department of Agriculture worker filed for unemployment benefits to help her pay for food, rent and other necessities during the federal government shutdown. More than three weeks later, her application is still listed as
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