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By Aleena Fayaz, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department on Friday said the rush to complete President Donald Trump’s renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool led to “hasty and botched work,” shedding new light on the problems behind the Washington landmark’s $14 million facelift. In delivering a sharp contradiction to weeks of claims from
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By Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — After New York-bound Pan Am Flight 526A, nicknamed the Easter Special, plunged into the sea off Puerto Rico 74 years ago, a doctor on a rescue boat snatched up a purse floating in the choppy waters. Inside was a powder puff and handwritten letter – soaked but still legible
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By Andy Rose, Isabel Rosales, CNN Winder, Georgia (CNN) — For two days, she had mostly held her tongue as one witness after another laid out the horror of the Apalachee High School shooting in Winder, Georgia, in excruciating detail. But as the topic turned to the relationship school shooter Colt Gray had with his
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By Manu Raju, Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — House Speaker Mike Johnson sometimes can’t get President Trump off the phone. The calls can come in the middle of the day — or the dead of night — or even after hourslong meetings at the White House, the Louisiana Republican often tells associates. But across the
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – The Desert Recreation District is updating it’s cooling center facilities so residents can beat the heat this summer. As temperatures could reach near 120 degrees this weekend, News Channel 3’s Matthew Pearce visited the Indio cooling center to see what activities are available.
Continue ReadingCNN Staff Dharamshala, India (CNN) — Cheogyal Dawa couldn’t contain his emotions when he finally came face-to-face with an image he hadn’t seen openly displayed since he was a small child: a portrait of the Dalai Lama, Tibetan Buddhism’s spiritual leader. “I was so excited I burst into tears,” Cheogyal said of seeing the large
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By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — After three difficult years, armed groups loyal to Tehran appear to be bouncing back across the Middle East, reinforcing Iran’s leverage in its war with the United States and Israel. For decades, experts say, these groups played a key role: acting as a powerful deterrent against direct attacks on
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) — With triple-digit temperatures expected across the Coachella Valley this weekend, some people are looking for a different way to beat the heat. For many, that means heading up — way up — on the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway. The tram takes visitors more than 8,000 feet above the Valley floor
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By Danya Gainor, Alaa Elassar, Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — The scene at the brand new In-N-Out Burger in Twin Falls, Idaho, Saturday afternoon was like any of the burger chain’s locations across the country: workers clad in their unmistakable red aprons and branded paper hats dished French fries and welcomed customers to the beloved
Continue ReadingBy Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — Thousands of families have been ordered to flee their homes as a fast-moving wildfire grows in Spokane County, Washington, filling the skies with thick smoke and backing up traffic on some roads while state officials warn of an incredibly dangerous situation on the ground. The Old Trails Fire –
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By Anna Chernova, Alessandra Freitas, Darya Tarasova, CNN (CNN) — Moscow’s mayor says a bomb blast that killed at least five people including the woman carrying the device and injured 19 others at a restaurant was a “terrorist attack.” An unidentified woman attempted to enter a private event at the Balzi Rossi restaurant on Kudrinskaya
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By Alejandra Jaramillo, CNN (CNN) — Acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte said Saturday that the leadership transition at the office will begin Monday, reversing reports of earlier plans for him to remain in the role alongside his successor, Jay Clayton, for a transition period. “After speaking with the President Trump and Jay Clayton,
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By Sophia Saifi, Sana Noor Haq, Laura Sharman, CNN (CNN) — Rescuers have located the body of famed Nepalese mountaineer Nirmal Purja who died alongside nine others after an avalanche struck his expedition in Pakistan last week. Purja, who made history over the years by climbing some of the world’s highest peaks, was part of
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The dangerous heat continues across the Coachella Valley this weekend, with First Alert Weather Alert through Sunday evening. Our Extreme Heat Warning issued by the National Weather Service has been extended now into Monday evening. Highs climb to around 115-117 degrees today before peaking near 120 degrees Saturday—making this the hottest stretch of the year.
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By Rebekah Riess, Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — Six months after Savannah Guthrie’s mother, Nancy Guthrie, disappeared from her home in Tucson, Arizona, the NBC “Today” show anchor said the family is “begging for help” in a new Instagram post on Saturday morning. “We have lived every moment, every breath, and every heartbeat in agony
Continue ReadingBy Sophie Tanno, Kosta Gak, Helen Regan, Hira Humayun, CNN (CNN) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky renewed his plea for Western air defenses following a deadly overnight Russian attack, hours after US President Donald Trump backed away from a public pledge to allow Ukraine to manufacture Patriot interceptors. The attack is the second major Russian
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By Patrick Svitek, Dianne Gallagher, CNN When President Donald Trump helped orchestrate Darline Graham’s appointment to finish Sen. Lindsey Graham’s term, many Republicans in South Carolina saw it as a fitting tribute to her late brother. But four days later, following Trump’s announcement that he wanted Graham to run for a six-year term, their feelings
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — Paul Whelan has spent the past two years relishing cutting the grass. It is a task that is, for most, mundane at best. But for Whelan, routine things like mowing the lawn, grocery shopping, and stargazing are privileges that he was deprived of during the more than five years
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CNN By Nicki Brown, CNN (CNN) — Dawson Clancy, an energetic toddler who loved trucks and firefighters, dressed himself for the first – and last – time the morning of January 24, 2023. In a photo captured by his father, Dawson leaps towards the camera wearing his chosen outfit, with his arms above his head
Continue Reading By Nicki Brown, CNN (CNN) — Dawson Clancy, an energetic toddler who loved trucks and firefighters, dressed himself for the first – and last – time the morning of January 24, 2023. In a photo captured by his father, Dawson leaps towards the camera wearing his chosen outfit, with his arms above his head and
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