CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — It’s World Emoji Day, an unofficial holiday acknowledging the thousands of symbols and smileys we use to spice up our text messages. CNN asked how you use emojis, and the responses showed a clear generational split. For instance, Gen Z is more likely to use a skull emoji
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Menezes and Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — LaMonica McIver, the president of the Newark City Council, will win the Democratic nomination in the special election for a deep-blue New Jersey seat, CNN projects, putting her on the fast track to enter Congress later this fall. McIver was among 11 Democrats running in the
Continue ReadingBy Whitney Wild, Jeremy Herb and Celina Tebor, CNN (CNN) — The US Secret Service was “solely responsible” for the implementation and execution of security at the site of Saturday’s rally for former President Donald Trump’s campaign, Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle told CNN in an interview Tuesday evening. Cheatle added that no assets from the agency were diverted from the rally that day, even
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The Patriot Store’s business is booming after the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump this past weekend. Located in Palm Desert on Paseo Drive, the store offers shirts, hats and flags. Store manager Heidi Miedecke is grateful for the full house that’s come in since Monday morning.”It’s hotter than heck here and it hasn’t
Continue ReadingBy Nick Watt and Stephanie Becker, CNN (CNN) — The Alameda County District Attorney’s office on Tuesday announced the resentencing of two death row inmates amid an ongoing ordered review of dozens of death penalty cases to determine whether prosecutors in those cases intentionally excluded Black and Jewish jurors. Ernest Dykes, the “lead case that
Continue ReadingAP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Shohei Ohtani added another first to his unique resume: first player to get a win and hit a home run in All-Star play. “I haven’t really hit well during the All-Star Game, so I’m just relieved that I put a good ball in play,” Ohtani said through a
Continue ReadingARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Country music artist Cody Johnson performed the national anthem without a hitch before the All-Star Game in his home state of Texas. Johnson’s rendition came a night after a widely panned performance by Ingrid Andress that led to an apology and an admission that she was drunk. Johnson’s singing of “The
Continue ReadingAssociated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Commissioners in Nevada’s second most populous county certified the results of two local recounts on Tuesday, reversing course on a controversial vote against certification that spurred legal action and put Washoe County in unchartered legal territory. The 4-1 decision overturns last week’s vote against certifying election recount results from
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An Arizona man pleaded guilty to multiple charges today and was immediately sentenced to jail time and probation for illegally smuggling firearms and ammunition across a state border. Alexis Ayala Molina, 22, of Phoenix, pleaded guilty at the Larson Justice Center in Indio to one of 29 original counts of assault weapon possession and two
Continue ReadingCNN By Evan Perez, Zachary Cohen, Natasha Bertrand, Kylie Atwood and Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — US authorities obtained intelligence from a human source in recent weeks on a plot by Iran to try to assassinate Donald Trump, a development that led to the Secret Service increasing security around the former president, multiple people briefed on the matter told
Continue ReadingAssociated Press/Report for America PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. (AP) — The newest Coppola family property, The All-Movie, will soon host production companies and tourists in Peachtree City, an Atlanta suburb. Francis Ford Coppola originally purchased the property for the production of his latest film, “Megalopolis,” and the hotel will open its doors on July 25. Since
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The annual Taste of Summer event hosted by the City of Rancho Mirage is back for the 2024 summer season! Enjoy delicious food and cool treats for a great price, all while supporting local non-profits and restaurants during the slowest months of the year. Unlike previous years, Taste of Summer 2024 will only run for
Continue ReadingCNN Staff (CNN) — Speakers at the second night of the Republican National Convention made many false and misleading claims throughout the night which focused heavily on immigration and crime. Here is a list of fact checks from CNN’s Facts First team. Speaker Mike Johnson makes false claim about crime under Biden After criticizing President
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Volunteers and the Coachella Valley Animal Campus coordinated on Monday to transport eight dogs from the shelter in Thousand Palms to other shelters in Central California. In a post to the shelter’s Facebook page, the Coachella Valley Animal Campus writes that Christina Courcier, a volunteer, found two rescue organizations — Iron Paw Rescue and Peace
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Governor Gavin Newsom signed a law that bans rules requiring schools to notify parents of a child’s gender identity or sexual orientation without the child’s permission. Supporters of the law say it will help protect LGBTQ+ students who are living in unsafe households, but opponents say this will hinder a school’s ability to be transparent
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A GoFundMe page has launched in connection with the killing of a Desert Hot Springs man on Friday night. Christian Salas, 31, tragically died in a homicide shooting and is survived by his wife, Rachel Salas, and their six children. Salas organized the GoFundMe to put her husband to rest. Salas wrote, “I’m asking for help
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St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church in Palm Desert suffered dramatic water damage from the thunderstorm that struck the city over the weekend. In a news release sent by Rev. Andrew Butler, Rector of St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church in Palm Desert, he stated, “A significant amount of rain fell in a short amount of time yesterday afternoon
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Kathy Willens, a pathbreaking photojournalist who helped cement women’s place behind the lens everywhere from the Super Bowl to war-torn Somalia during her nearly 45-year career at The Associated Press, died Tuesday. She was 74. Willens died at her Brooklyn home of ovarian cancer, diagnosed shortly after her 2021
Continue ReadingCNN By John Miller and Sabrina Shulman, CNN (CNN) — The shooter who attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump on Saturday normally would have been at work that day, but he told his boss he needed that the day off because he had “something to do,” according to multiple law enforcement officials. Thomas Matthew
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden and Donald Trump are two presidents with unfinished business and an itch to get it done. Their track records and plans on abortion, immigration, taxes, wars abroad — you name it — leave no doubt that the man voters choose in November will seek to shape the landscape
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