By Sebastian Shukla, Nadine Schmidt, Claudia Otto, CNN Berlin (CNN) — “When I think about the trip today, I wouldn’t do it again – it was so dangerous. What I remember is that many people died, they drowned … there were too many people on that boat.” Anas Modamani, who as a teenager fled Syria’s
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By Chris Boyette, Emma Tucker, Karina Tsui, Diego Mendoza, Holly Yan, Isabel Rosales, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of federal officers descended on a small southeast Georgia community and raided the Hyundai Metaplant – arresting 475 people in the largest sweep yet in the current Trump administration’s immigration crackdown at US worksites. The majority of those
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By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — Courageous and plucky with “absolutely killer style,” 8-year-old Cile Steward was a force of nature, her family says. It’s been two months since an entire summer’s worth of rain fell on July 4, triggering the flash floods that rushed through Texas Hill Country and converged around Camp Mystic, killing
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By Ellis Kim, CNN (CNN) — The national political furor around the Jeffrey Epstein case files has escalated in recent days, even as President Donald Trump has sought to dismiss the calls for more transparency as a “Democrat hoax.” On Capitol Hill, the effort to pry loose more records from the Justice Department’s Epstein case
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – When the U.S. Supreme Court begins its new term next month, all eyes will be on the blockbuster cases waiting in the wings. One of those cases could decide whether states can continue protecting LGBTQ youth from so-called “conversion therapy,” or whether those protections collapse nationwide. At stake is more
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By Nectar Gan, Yoonjung Seo, Yong Xiong, CNN (CNN) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un have pledged to deepen strategic coordination in their first formal summit in six years, after they put on an unprecedented show of unity against the West alongside Russia’s Vladimir Putin at a massive military parade.
Continue ReadingBy Joan Biskupic, CNN Chief Supreme Court Analyst (CNN) — As she launched her media tour to promote a new memoir on Thursday night, Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett rejected the notion that the country could be on the brink of a constitutional crisis. “I think the Constitution is alive and well,” Barrett told journalist
Continue ReadingBy Haicen Yang and Fred He, CNN Hong Kong and Beijing (CNN) — At a busy market in a small town of China’s Hebei province, Labubu is no longer the coveted collectible displayed in glass cases. Here, they’re treated like sweet potatoes or cabbages, dumped by the dozen into large plastic bags, or piled into
Continue ReadingBy Helen Regan, Kocha Olarn, CNN (CNN) — Thailand’s influential former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra suddenly left the country on his private jet Thursday days before a court ruling that could see him imprisoned, raising speculation that he might not return to face the verdict. His departure came a day before Thailand’s parliament picked veteran
Continue ReadingBy Lex Harvey, Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The US State Department has imposed sanctions on three Palestinian human rights groups that asked the International Criminal Court to investigate and arrest Israeli leaders over accusations of war crimes in Gaza. Late last year the ICC issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, former
Continue ReadingBy Kylie Atwood, CNN (CNN) — The United States and Ecuador are in the final stages of establishing an agreement that would allow the US to send asylum seekers to the country, a senior State Department official said on Thursday. “It is not 100% finished,” the official said, adding that the so-called safe third country
Continue ReadingBy Rashard Rose, CNN (CNN) — Two Venezuelan military aircraft flew near a US Navy vessel in international waters on Thursday, in a move the US Department of Defense called “highly provocative.” “Today, two Maduro regime military aircraft flew near a U.S. Navy vessel in international waters. This highly provocative move was designed to interfere
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – The Palm Springs Navigation Center has been a game-changer in reducing the city’s unsheltered population, and by most accounts, city leaders say it’s proven itself in getting people off the streets and connected with resources to get them back into housing. However, in an I-Team investigation, some individuals receiving help at the Navigation
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By Arlette Saenz, CNN (CNN) — Joe Biden recently underwent Mohs surgery, a procedure used to remove skin cancer lesions, a spokesperson for Biden said Thursday, just a few months after the former president, 82, was diagnosed with prostate cancer. The spokesperson did not detail when the surgery took place, but the news came as
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Harold Matzner, a prominent entrepreneur, humanitarian, and philanthropist in the Coachella Valley, has died at the age of 88 after a brief illness. News Channel 3 confirmed Matzner was pronounced dead at Eisenhower Health Thursday afternoon. Services will be announced at a later date. He is survived by his partner for
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) — Jake and Rebecca Haro pleaded not guilty to charges of murder and filing a false police report in the presumed death of their 7-month-old son, Emmanuel Haro. The Haros were in court for their arraignment Thursday morning in Riverside. Both will return to court on Sept. 16 for a Felony Settlement
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By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN Tampa, Florida (CNN) — As the federal government continues its crackdown on illegal immigration, the Justice Department announced Thursday that it would surge resources to the US-Canada border to combat an uptick in human smuggling operations in the north. The surge will include sending agents from the joint DOJ and Department
Continue ReadingBy Shimon Prokupecz, Matthew J. Friedman, Leigh Waldman and Rachel Clarke, CNN (CNN) — Maintenance records still being withheld by the Uvalde school district show entry doors at Robb Elementary School had repeated problems before the May 2022 massacre, CNN can reveal. On April 18, 2022, a complaint was submitted that “West door not closing
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By Stefano Pozzebon and Andrew Raine, CNN Chichiriviche de la Costa, Venezuela (CNN) — Work starts early for the fishermen of Chichiriviche de la Costa, a remote village on the Caribbean coast of Venezuela, some two hours of unpaved driving from the capital Caracas. On Thursday, Eduard Ulloa, 47, was at the shore before six
Continue Reading CNN By Stefano Pozzebon and Andrew Raine, CNN Chichiriviche de la Costa, Venezuela (CNN) — Work starts early for the fishermen of Chichiriviche de la Costa, a remote village on the Caribbean coast of Venezuela, some two hours of unpaved driving from the capital Caracas. On Thursday, Eduard Ulloa, 47, was at the shore before
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