By Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — Ian Roberts, the leader of Des Moines’ schools who was detained by immigration agents last week, is resigning, his lawyer said Tuesday. “We will today be sending a letter to the Des Moines school board authorized by Dr. Roberts to resign his position as the superintendent of Des Moines
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By Devan Cole, Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge on Tuesday delivered an extraordinary 161-page rebuke of President Donald Trump, ruling that the administration impermissibly chilled the protected political speech of university professors and students by targeting non-citizens on college campuses who have spoken out in support of Palestinians. Judge William G. Young
Continue ReadingBy Christian Edwards, CNN Liverpool, England (CNN) — A year ago, Keir Starmer’s Labour Party won the largest majority in Parliament this century and consigned the Conservatives, Labour’s historic rival, to its worst defeat. Now, after 15 months in power, Starmer has become the most unpopular British prime minister on record. Although previous leaders have
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By Daniel Dale, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump made numerous false claims in a rambling Tuesday speech to hundreds of generals and admirals who were summoned to a military base in Virginia to listen to addresses by the president and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Some of Trump’s false claims were about the military itself.
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Larry Ellison, co-founder, chairman and chief technology officer of Oracle. Personal Birth date: August 17, 1944 Birth place: New York, New York Full name: Lawrence Joseph Ellison Father: Adoptive – Louis Ellison, accountant; Birth – Italian-American air force pilot Mother: Adoptive –
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By Sean Lyngaas, Gabe Cohen, CNN (CNN) — An unidentified hacker stole sensitive data from Customs and Border Protection and Federal Emergency Management Agency employees in a “widespread” breach this summer that lasted several weeks, according to an internal FEMA assessment reviewed by CNN. The incident led to an urgent cleanup operation by senior Department
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By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Most people in Portland, Oregon, don’t mind if you think they’re weird. In fact, it’s practically a trademark. “We do have a lot of weirdos here,” Sarah Siano, who has lived in the city off and on since 2010, says with a smile. But to hear President Donald Trump
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By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Amid government spending negotiations, President Donald Trump and other GOP leaders are accusing Democrats of demanding free health care for “illegal aliens” in return for their support of a federal funding bill. “The Democrats want Illegal Aliens, many of them VIOLENT CRIMINALS, to receive FREE Healthcare,” Trump wrote in
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By Tami Luhby, Kristen Holmes, Samantha Waldenberg, Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced a multipronged effort aimed at lowering drug costs in the United States, including the creation of a “TrumpRx” direct-to-consumer website where Americans can buy medicine at discounted prices and a sweeping deal with Pfizer to reduce the
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Taylor Swift has been one of the Wives And Girlfriends of professional athletes (WAGs) for a minute, but there are levels in the WAG pyramid, if you will. The superstar singer has been dating Kansas City Chiefs football player Travis Kelce since 2023, but the pair recently got
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By Mostafa Salem, Leila Gharagozlou, CNN (CNN) — The United States will deport 120 Iranians back to Iran over the next two days, Iran’s state-affiliated media reported Tuesday, citing a foreign ministry official. Most of the group entered the US “illegally” through Mexico, the head of consular affairs at Iran’s foreign ministry, Hossein Noushabadi, told
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By Eve Brennan, Pierre Bairin, Joseph Ataman and Max Saltman, CNN (CNN) — South Africa’s ambassador to France had “expressed his intention to end his life” in a message to his wife the night before he was found dead in the courtyard of a high-rise hotel, Paris’ public prosecutor said Tuesday. Nkosinathi Emmanuel “Nathi” Mthethwa’s
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By Holly Yan, Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — A second detainee who was shot at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Dallas last week has died, according to a Homeland Security official and the League of United Latin American Citizens. Miguel Angel Garcia-Hernandez, a 32-year-old Mexican immigrant, was one of three ICE detainees shot
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By Eva McKend, CNN (CNN) — Just days after Charlie Kirk’s assassination, Vice President JD Vance hosted an episode of the Turning Point USA leader’s podcast to reflect on his political legacy and issue a call to action. “Get involved, get involved, get involved,” said Vance. “Start a chapter of TPUSA or get involved in
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CNN, POOL, NYSE By Jeanne Bonner, Tami Luhby, Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — US congressional lawmakers have failed to agree on a spending package for the new fiscal year, triggering a federal government shutdown. That could mean significant travel disruptions for travelers in the US and for visitors from overseas. Impacts could be felt in
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CNN, WDIV, FOX NEWS, JULIE J , @MALKOWSKI6APRIL, FACEBOOK, Julie J / @Malkowski6April By Zoe Sottile, Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — Two days after a devastating attack on a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints shattered a small Michigan community, investigators are combing the wreckage of the burned-out chapel for clues that might help
Continue ReadingBy Joan Biskupic, CNN Chief Supreme Court Analyst (CNN) — Justice Anthony Kennedy considered quitting the Supreme Court over abortion. Kennedy, who served from 1988 to 2018, makes the revelation in a new book as he explains how he balanced his Catholic faith and ultimately cast the deciding vote in 1992 that saved abortion rights for
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By Gillian Roberts and Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — The US federal government remains shut down with a spending deal to reopen still out of reach on Capitol Hill. Here’s how long the current shutdown has been going on: The last time the government shut down — which started on December 22, 2018, and went
Continue ReadingBy Chris Lau, Yumi Asada, CNN (CNN) — Japan’s biggest beer maker Asahi Group says it has suspended orders and shipping services in the country after a cyberattack brought its production operations to a standstill. Production at some of its 30 domestic factories remained suspended on Tuesday as the company continued to investigate how many
Continue ReadingBy Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — A court in China has sentenced 11 people to death for their roles in a billion-dollar family-run criminal empire built on online scam and gambling operations in a remote border region of Myanmar, and for the deaths of workers who tried to escape. Eleven members and associates of the
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