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US President Donald Trump sits with (L-R) Warren Stephens

Trump executive order boosts proof of citizenship requirements for voting in federal elections

CNN, POOL, FOX, MSNBC By Tierney Sneed and Ethan Cohen, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday seeking to boost proof of citizenship requirements for voter registration, which critics say could disenfranchise poor and older voters who don’t have easy access to citizenship documents like passports or birth certificates. Republican state

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LA County DA: Death penalty will be sought only in exceedingly rare cases

LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman announced today his office will seek the death penalty only in exceedingly rare cases, rescinding a directive by his predecessor that barred prosecutors from seeking capital punishment against defendants charged with special circumstance murders.   “I remain unwaveringly committed to the comprehensive and thorough evaluation

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‘Invasion’ barges and deep-sea cable cutters: why new Chinese maritime tech is spooking defense watchers

By Yong Xiong, Nectar Gan and Eric Cheung, CNN Hong Kong/Taipei (CNN) — From a chain of massive barges stretching from a Chinese beach into the sea, to a powerful new design for cutting undersea cables at record depths, China’s latest maritime innovations have captured the attention of defense experts – fueling concerns about their

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Trump’s pick to lead Social Security promises quick customer service fixes amid agency meltdown

By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the troubled Social Security Administration told senators Tuesday that he would swiftly improve the agency’s customer service and slash its payment error rate, all while protecting Americans’ personal information. The bold promises, including a pledge to dramatically cut telephone answer wait times, come

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Bill Gross Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Bill Gross, founder of PIMCO, Pacific Investment Management Company. Personal Birth date: April 13, 1944 Birth place: Middleton, Ohio Birth name: William Hunt Gross Father: Sewell “Dutch” Gross, a steel company sales executive Mother: Shirley Gross Marriages: Amy Schwartz (2021-present); Sue (Frank) Gross

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OPEC Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, headquartered in Vienna, Austria. Facts The purpose of OPEC is to “coordinate and unify the petroleum policies of its Member Countries and ensure the stabilization of oil markets in order to secure an efficient, economic and regular supply of

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Pope Francis came so close to death that his medical team considered stopping treatment

By Christopher Lamb, CNN (CNN) — The medical staff looking after Pope Francis considered stopping his treatment so he could die, according to the lead doctor, while the 88-year-old pontiff was hospitalized with a drawn-out respiratory illness. Professor Sergio Alfieri told Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera the most critical moment came on February 28 when

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Turkey detains more than 1,400 protesters and multiple journalists after jailing of leading opposition figure

By Isil Sariyuce and Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — A Turkish court on Tuesday placed seven journalists in custody after they were arrested while covering the protests in Istanbul, including a photojournalist for French news agency AFP, according to a media-freedom nonprofit and AFP. “AFP strongly condemns the detention of its journalist and photographer Yasin

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People demonstrate ahead of a hearing on the detention of Palestinian activist and Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil

Educators’ unions sue Trump administration over revocation of $400 million in funding to Columbia University

By Chris Boyette, Yash Roy and Gloria Pazmino, CNN New York (CNN) — Labor unions representing professors and other educators have sued the Trump administration over its revocation of $400 million in congressionally authorized federal research funding to Columbia University following campus protests over the Israel-Hamas war, accusing the administration of leveraging the funds to

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