By Alejandra Jaramillo, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump said Monday he will attend this year’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner, a notable reversal after boycotting the annual event traditionally attended by presidents. “The White House Correspondents Association has asked me, very nicely, to be the Honoree at this year’s Dinner, a long and storied tradition
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INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (KESQ) — The first Monday of the BNP Paribas Open is always headlined by the draw, announcing the seeding for the men’s and women’s brackets. On the men’s side, World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz is the top seed. The seven-time Grand Slam champion is also a two-time winner in Indian Wells, coming
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – The signatures of well over 100,000 Riverside County voters who added their names to a petition calling for a statewide ballot initiative that would require identification before voting in California were submitted to the county Office of the Registrar of Voters today. “Our democracy relies on confidence in our elections, but
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By Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — More than a dozen incidents involving federal immigration agents in Minneapolis, including top Border Patrol official Gregory Bovino, are being investigated to determine whether any laws were broken during Operation Metro Surge, the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office announced Monday. The investigation, dubbed the Transparency and Accountability Project, is
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – The driver of a car that blocked federal immigration officers while they were performing their duties last year in South Los Angeles was sentenced today to a year behind bars, while his passenger received probation. Gustavo Torres, 29, the driver, and Kiara Jaime-Flores, 34, each pleaded guilty in December to a
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INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (KESQ) – Several tennis stars set to play in the BNP Paribas Open are currently stranded in Dubai, as the two main airports in the country are experiencing disruptions due to the U.S. conflict with Iran. Tennis star Daniil Medvedev is among those stranded, after wining the ATP 500 title in Dubai
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CNN By Jake Tapper, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump told CNN in a nine-minute phone interview Monday morning that the US military is “knocking the crap” out of Iran – but the “big wave” is yet to come. “We’re knocking the crap out of them,” Trump told CNN’s Jake Tapper. “I think it’s going
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By Alexandra Skores, Aaron Cooper, CNN (CNN) — An engine fire reported on a United Airlines plane just after it took off from Los Angeles International Airport Monday forced the pilots to turn around and make an emergency landing. United Flight 2127 to Newark Liberty International Airport returned to LAX Around 11:20 a.m. local time
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By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Monday blocked a California education policy that restricts teachers from informing parents about a student’s gender expression, pausing an approach the state says is intended to protect trans minors from rejection and abuse at home. The emergency case raised fundamental questions about whether parents have
Continue ReadingBy Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — GOP Rep. Nancy Mace is under investigation by the House Ethics Committee for allegedly attempting to profit off of a congressional program intended to defray housing costs for lawmakers’ Washington, DC, residences — a claim she has denied. According to a newly published report from the Office of Congressional
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By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The US Supreme Court on Monday approved an emergency appeal from a Republican congresswoman in New York who asked the justices to block a state court ruling that ordered her Staten Island-based district to be redrawn ahead of the midterm election. The high court’s three liberal justices dissented from
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By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — For the first time in United States history, several of the country’s founding documents will travel the skies to visit multiple cities on their own jet in honor of the nation’s founding. “This initiative is all about bringing our history to life, capturing the national mood of
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Apple will offer a lower-priced version of the iPhone 17. The pared-back version — with a slightly smaller screen and one camera instead of two — goes on sale next week. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 things 1️⃣
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By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — There are two people responsible for the mass shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, on September 4, 2024, a Barrow County prosecutor said in court Monday. One is Colt Gray, the then-14-year-old who used an AR-15-style rifle to kill two teachers and two students and wound nine
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By Mostafa Salem, CNN (CNN) — Arab states in the Persian Gulf tried to prevent a US-Israeli strike on Iran. Now, as Tehran retaliates, their own territories are under fire. Iran’s neighbors have spent decades preparing for a potential attack. But the ferocity of Tehran’s retaliation has left both governments and people of the region
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By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — The first US service members to die in the conflict between the US and Iran were killed by a direct Iranian strike on a makeshift operations center at a civilian port in Kuwait on Sunday morning local time, a source familiar with the situation told CNN. The death toll
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By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Days after the US and Israel first launched strikes against Iran, the conflict is widening by the hour, drawing in other countries across the region, sparking fears for the global economy and leaving thousands of travelers stranded. Israel launched simultaneous strikes on Tehran and Beirut on Tuesday morning, targeting
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By Chris Isidore, Matt Egan, CNN (CNN) — The attacks on Iran are already sending gasoline prices higher, and even steeper increases are probably coming soon. The average US price for a gallon of regular gas stands at just under $3 Monday, according to AAA’s survey, which was taken at the nation’s gas stations on
Continue ReadingBy Tal Shalev, CNN Tel Aviv (CNN) — In any other year, it would be almost impossible to move through Tel Aviv’s Dizengoff Square on the Jewish holiday of Purim. Costumed children and adults flood the streets, and music blasts from rooftop parties as residents party until dawn. It’s a holiday in which Tel Aviv,
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By Annie Grayer, MJ Lee, Aaron Blake, Emily Condon, Dugald McConnell, CNN (CNN) — The House Oversight Committee on Monday released video of the closed-door depositions of Bill and Hillary Clinton that occurred last week as part of the panel’s investigation into Jeffrey Epstein. The former president and secretary of state each faced roughly 4
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