By Evan Perez and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — Several months after the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol, FBI investigators began pursuing a tantalizing tip suggesting that Donald Trump had possibly met with members of the Proud Boys, the far-right group that took part in some of the most brutal violence that
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Krieg and Ethan Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Congressional Democrats on Monday are expected to offer President-elect Donald Trump the unremarkable, perhaps even dull transfer of power he and a band of pro-Trump rioters denied President Joe Biden exactly four years ago. It is January 6 again and that means federal lawmakers will count
Continue ReadingBy Helen Regan, Alex Stambaugh, Gawon Bae and Mariya Knight, CNN (CNN) — Russia may be close to sharing advanced satellite technology with North Korea after the isolated nation supplied troops to help bolster Moscow’s war in Ukraine, United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned Monday. “The DPRK is already receiving Russian military equipment
Continue ReadingBy Jessie Yeung, Holly Yan and Omar Jimenez, CNN (CNN) — As New Orleans kicks off its extravagant Carnival season this week, Louisiana is launching a new investigation into the New Year’s Day massacre that killed 14 people while the city will get more federal resources to help prevent another horrific attack. State Attorney General
Continue ReadingBy Nectar Gan, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — A Chinese filmmaker has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison for his documentary about China’s nationwide protests against Covid lockdowns in late 2022, as Beijing seeks to erase public memories of stunning scenes of dissent against its handling of the pandemic. Chen Pinlin was sentenced by
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The El Dorado Polo Club in Indio is coming to life every weekend until the end of March. Players from around the world are coming to compete in the Coachella Valley. As horses gallivant across the polo grounds, many spectators come not only to cheer on their favorites but also to experience the graceful skills
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Several honorees from the 2025 Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) were among the top winners at the 82nd Golden Globe Awards. Adrien Brody took home Best Male Actor – Drama for his role in “The Brutalist.” He took home the Desert Palm Achievement Award at the PSIFF. Zoe Saldana, who was among the cast
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Watson, Mary Gilbert, Robert Shackelford, Karina Tsui and Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — The snow, sleet and ice that swept from the Plains to the East Coast in the past four days has mostly ended, but dangerously cold temperatures are coming in their wake, forecasters say. The storm caused chaos as it dumped
Continue ReadingBy Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — The Army veteran who drove a truck through a crowd in New Orleans and the Special Forces master sergeant who exploded a Tesla Cybertruck in Las Vegas last week briefly overlapped in their service at Fort Liberty, formerly called Fort Bragg, and while in Afghanistan on deployments. For less
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CNN By Maria Kostenko and Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine has launched a counterattack in the southern Russian border region of Kursk, warning that Russia is “getting what it deserves.” Andrii Kovalenko, the head of the Ukrainian Center for Countering Disinformation, an official body, said Ukrainian forces had launched surprise attacks against Russian forces
Continue ReadingBy Associated Press (CNN) — More than 170 inmates on death row were flown from Congo’s capital to a high-security prison in the north where they will be executed, Congolese authorities said. Seventy of the convicts were transported on Sunday, Congolese Minister of Justice Constant Mutamba said, adding to 102 other prisoners who have already
Continue ReadingBy Associated Press (CNN) — A soccer-loving nun from Brazil is believed to have become the world’s oldest living person at nearly 117 following the recent death of a woman from Japan. Sister Inah Canabarro was so skinny growing up that many didn’t think she would survive childhood, Cleber Canabarro, her 84-year-old nephew, told The
Continue ReadingBy Haley Talbot, Aileen Graef, Sarah Ferris, Morgan Rimmer and Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump and his GOP allies in Congress have recently shared some of the first details of their ambitious agenda — sweeping tax cuts, border security and raising the debt limit — which they hope to muscle through in the
Continue ReadingBy Arit John, CNN (CNN) — Two months after Democrats were locked out of power at the federal level, a pair of special elections in a part of northern Virginia where Donald Trump dramatically improved his performance in November will offer the first signs of how voters view the political landscape as the president-elect prepares
Continue ReadingBy Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — The US Justice Department has reached an agreement with the Antioch, California, police department, resolving an investigation into racist text messages allegedly sent and received by some of its officers. Under the agreement, the department will hire a consultant to review and update its policies, procedures and training on
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The White House released President Biden’s travel plans for next week, and there is a planned stop in the Valley. In a brief statement released Friday morning, it stated that President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden plan to travel to California. On Monday, January 6, the President and First Lady will travel to
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Izso and Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — The Israeli military has enlisted the first batch of about 50 recruits into its new ultra-Orthodox brigade after a controversial decision to end their decades-long exemption from service. By the end of the day, about 100 additional ultra-Orthodox recruits will be enlisted for reserve service, the
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Wagmeister and Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — Incoming first lady Melania Trump will be the subject of a new documentary coming to Amazon’s Prime Video this year, CNN has learned, offering a rare window into one of President-elect Donald Trump’s most trusted — and famously private — advisers. Donald Trump — a former
Continue ReadingBy Hira Humayun and Lauren Izso, CNN (CNN) — Hamas has approved a list of 34 Israeli hostages to be exchanged in a possible ceasefire deal, Reuters reported, citing a Hamas official. The Israeli government denied receiving a list of hostages from Hamas, adding that the names published in the media are from an older
Continue ReadingWVUE-DT, CNN By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — The man who carried out an attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans early New Year’s morning visited the city twice in the months prior and used Meta smart glasses to film the street and plan out the attack, FBI New Orleans Special Agent in Charge Lyonel
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