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Motorcyclist killed in Thousand Palms hit-and-run; driver faces murder charge

Update 6/24/24 Authorities identified the motorcyclist as Robert Ernest Rodriguez, 48, of Desert Hot Springs. The suspect, a 30-year-old man from Palm Desert, faces a murder charge. Those charges have not been officially filed. He is scheduled to appear in court on Wednesday. Original Report 6/23/24 Riverside County Sheriffs Deputies are investigating what they say

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Takeaways from Mondayโ€™s big hearings in the Trump classified documents case

By Holmes Lybrand, Hannah Rabinowitz and Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — During a long day of hearings in Fort Pierce, Florida, Judge Aileen Cannon challenged prosecutors from special counsel Jack Smithโ€™s team to show how former President Donald Trumpโ€™s repeated comments about the FBI translated into a threat against law enforcement officers. The special counselโ€™s

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Mixed martial arts fighter, relatives of regional official among Dagestan attackers, Russian authorities say

By Radina Gigova and Darya Tarasova, CNN (CNN) — A mixed martial arts fighter and relatives of a regional official were among the gunmen who carried out attacks on places of worship in Russiaโ€™s Dagestan on Sunday, according to local authorities. Russian state news agency TASS, quoting law enforcement agencies, reported Monday that five of

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Husband of bride who was killed on wedding night in an alleged DUI crash awarded $1.3 million in wrongful death settlement

By Amy Simonson, CNN (CNN) — The husband of a bride who was killed on their wedding night in an alleged DUI crash in South Carolina was awarded just over $1.3 million in a partial settlement,ย according to court documents. Aric Hutchinson and his new wife, Samantha Miller, were hit by an allegedย drunk driver after they

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US hopes Israeli defense minister can give clarity on Gaza war plans as rift with Netanyahu widens

By Kevin Liptak, Oren Liebermann, Jennifer Hansler and Kylie Atwood, CNN Washington (CNN) — American officials are hoping to gain a better understanding of Israelโ€™s war plans in meetings this week with the countryโ€™s defense minister, who arrived in Washington as the rift widened between the Biden administration and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Yoav Gallant

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Pro-Palestinian protest outside LA synagogue criticized as โ€˜antisemiticโ€™ after street fights with pro-Israel protesters

KABC, KCAL, KCBS, KTVT, WFAA, ISRAELI CHANNEL 14, ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES, EULESS POLICE DEPT, “X”,, CNN, KABC, KCAL/KCBS, KTVT, WFAA, Israeli Channel 14, Israel Defense Forces, Euless Police Dept, “X”, By Cindy Von Quednow and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — A pro-Palestinian protest held outside a Los Angeles synagogue devolved into chaotic street violence with

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Men arrested for allegedly impersonating law enforcement to rob immigrants

Two suspects have been arrested for impersonating law enforcement officials and robbing people, and Anaheim police today urged other possible victims to contact authorities. On Thursday, officers were notified that two robberies occurred at undisclosed locations between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. that day, according to Anaheim police Sgt. Jon McClintock. “Upon officers’ arrival, they

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Texas parole board denies clemency to Ramiro Gonzales, to be executed Wednesday despite expert witness walking back testimony

By Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — Texasโ€™ parole board on Monday denied clemency for death row inmate Ramiro Gonzales, who is scheduled to be executed Wednesday for a 2001 murder, despite the fact a key expert witness no longer stands by his testimony at trial. Gonzales, 41, had asked the Board of Pardons and Paroles

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Concerns over missing protesters as Kenya erupts in tax hike demonstrations

By Larry Madowo, CNN (CNN) — Concerns are mounting inย Kenyaย as reports emerge of protesters going missing amid nationwide demonstrations against proposed tax increases in the Finance Bill 2024. The protests, which have spread across the country, are part of a movement dubbed the โ€œ7 Days of Rage,โ€ calling for a โ€œtotal shutdownโ€ ofย Kenyaย on Tuesday. They

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President Joe Biden ‘appalled’ by violence during pro-Palestinian protest at Los Angeles synagogue

LOS ANGELES (AP) โ€” Opponents of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza staged a protest that evolved into brawling and one arrest outside a Los Angeles synagogue over the weekend in violence condemned by President Joe Biden and the city’s mayor, who called for more police patrols. Fighting between pro-Palestinian demonstrators and counterprotesters erupted Sunday outside

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