By 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
Continue ReadingBy 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 Myrthil said
Continue ReadingBy Dana Karni and Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — A former Israeli soldier on vacation in Brazil fled the country suddenly after a case was brought against him there alleging he was responsible for war crimes while serving in Gaza. The case is the latest in a series of lawsuits brought by the Hind Rajab
Continue ReadingBy Catherine Nicholls, Dana Karni and Charbel Mallo, CNN (CNN) — Israel warned on Sunday that the ceasefire agreement with Hezbollah could collapse if the Iran-backed group does not withdraw beyond the Litani River in southern Lebanon, one of the key stipulations of the truce. Both Israel and Hezbollah have repeatedly accused each other of
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Wine, CNN (CNN) — January brought some good news for seniors on Medicare: a $2,000 annual cap on out-of-pocket drug costs. It’s one of the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act’s most helpful provisions to lower prescription prices. Here’s what else you need to know to Start Your Week Smart. The weekend that was •
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The City of La Quinta, in collaboration with the Desert Cities National Charity League, will host a blood drive on Saturday, Jan. 11, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the La Quinta Wellness Center, located at 78450 Avenida La Fonda. Participants who donate blood will receive a LifeStream shirt, while supplies last. To schedule
Continue ReadingBy 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 in
Continue ReadingBy Barbie Latza Nadeau and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — US President-elect Donald Trump hailed Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni as a “fantastic woman” as she became the latest world leader to visit his Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida. “This is very exciting,” he told a crowd at the residence. “I’m here with a
Continue ReadingBy Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump hasn’t been sworn in yet, but his looming return has already upended hundreds of pending prosecutions against his supporters who attacked the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, and has disrupted the ongoing effort to arrest more rioters. The historic effort by Justice Department prosecutors and
Continue ReadingBy Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — When an Army veteran “hell-bent” on creating carnage rammed a 6,000-pound pickup truck into a crowd of revelers, the massacre in New Orleans followed a disturbing trend -– assailants using vehicles to run over innocent civilians. More than a dozen high-profile vehicle attacks on crowds have taken place in
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The Palm Springs International Film Festival is continuing their community events with multiple, book to screen panels. Book to Screen is a program dedicated to exploring the dynamic and often intricate relationship between written works and their cinematic adaptations. This program offers a unique opportunity to engage with the creative minds behind some of today’s most compelling films
Continue ReadingBy Andi Babineau, Jason Hanna and Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — The active-duty US Army Green Beret who authorities say exploded a Tesla Cybertruck outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas this week struggled with injuries relating to his military service and said he was depressed while they were together a few years ago,
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CNN By Manu Raju, Lauren Fox and Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — House Speaker Mike Johnson informed Republicans at a closed-door meeting Saturday that Donald Trump favored moving his agenda as one sweeping package, according to sources in attendance — a key announcement fraught with risk but one that sets the stage for advancing the
Continue ReadingBy Mariya Knight, CNN (CNN) — Russia is demanding the United Nations condemn Kyiv following an alleged drone attack that it claims killed a journalist working for a Russian outlet and injured several others. Russia’s Izvestia newspaper reported Saturday that its freelance correspondent Alexander Martemyanov died from his injuries after the drone hit the vehicle
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CNN By Michelle Shen and Nikki Carvajal, CNN (CNN) — The official state funeral in Washington, DC for former President Jimmy Carter will be held on January 9, the White House confirmed Monday. President Joe Biden declared January 9 as a National Day of Mourning in a proclamation on Sunday, hours after Carter’s passing at
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CNN By Michelle Shen and Nikki Carvajal, CNN (CNN) — The official state funeral in Washington, DC for former President Jimmy Carter will be held on January 9, the White House confirmed Monday. President Joe Biden declared January 9 as a National Day of Mourning in a proclamation on Sunday, hours after Carter’s passing at
Continue ReadingBy Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN (CNN) — The stretch of time between Ruben Gallego showing colleagues on the House floor how to hold pens as weapons to defend themselves against January 6 rioters and taking home the pen he used to sign his oath of office on the Senate floor is 1,458 days. The span between
Continue ReadingBy Associated Press (CNN) — Mexico opened the possibility Friday of receiving non-Mexican migrants deported by the United States after initially saying they would push President-elect Donald Trump to return other nationalities directly to their countries of origin. President Claudia Sheinbaum said during her daily press briefing that in cases where the US would not
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