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By Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — A Justice Department lawyer was peppered with questions about the appointment of Alina Habba as the US attorney for New Jersey as a federal appeals court panel weighs its validity. DOJ lawyer Henry Whitaker defended the appointment of Habba – one of Donald Trump’s former attorneys – saying it’s
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By Billy Stockwell, Eugenia Yosef, Tal Shalev, Dana Karni, Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — Israeli forensics examiners have identified the remains of a deceased Israeli hostage handed over on Monday as those of Sergeant Major Tal Haimi, the prime minister’s office said. Haimi was killed in the Hamas-led attack on October 7, 2023, while defending
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By Gloria Pazmino, CNN New York (CNN) — Republican New York City mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa is facing renewed pressure to drop his bid for mayor – this time directly from his boss. John Catsimatidis, the Republican supermarket magnate and lifelong New Yorker, took to the airwaves of WABC-AM, the radio station he owns and
Continue ReadingBy Billy Stockwell, Sol Amaya, Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — Colombia has recalled its ambassador to the United States “for consultations,” the Colombian Embassy in Washington announced Monday, the latest move in a diplomatic spat over the flow of illegal drugs and US attacks on alleged drug-smuggling boats and threats to punish the South American
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By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s working lunch with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday turned acrimonious when the US leader insisted Ukraine make territorial concessions to Russia to end the war, according to European officials briefed on the meeting. Trump, who would later endorse a freeze in current battle lines
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By Christian Edwards, Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN London (CNN) — Virginia Giuffre, one of the most prominent victims of Jeffrey Epstein’s sex-trafficking ring, wrote in her posthumous memoir that she was brutally beaten and raped by an unidentified prime minister and that she feared she might “die a sex slave.” “In my years with them, they
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By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court agreed Monday to decide if the federal government may bar certain drug users from owning guns or if the law violates the Second Amendment, taking up a second significant guns case of its current term. The appeal represents a rare circumstance in which the Trump administration
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Banner, CNN More than a billion Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and Buddhists around the world today are celebrating Diwali, the festival of lights. Also known as Deepavali, it is one of India’s most cherished holidays, symbolizing the triumph of light over darkness and good over evil. Here’s what else you need to know to
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By Lauren Chadwick, Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — The US Secret Service found a “suspicious” hunting stand within sight of the Air Force One landing zone ahead of the president’s arrival in Florida over the weekend, FBI Director Kash Patel said, adding no one was at the stand. “Prior to the President’s return to West
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By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — The government shutdown didn’t deter 26-year-old Nudrat Mahajabin from visiting Grand Canyon National Park earlier this month, even though the signs were clear: No entrance fees would be collected, the visitors’ center was closed and no park rangers were nearby. “We had planned this trip a
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By Jack Guy, Caitlin Danaher, Pierre Meilhan, CNN (CNN) — The jewelry taken from the Louvre Museum in Paris is estimated to be worth 88 million euros ($102 million), according to a French prosecutor, as the search continues for the stolen treasures. Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau told French radio station RTL the value of the
Continue ReadingBy Arit John, Eva McKend, CNN (CNN) — Virginia’s race for governor has been dominated by economic issues, the government shutdown and the violent text messages sent by the Democratic candidate for attorney general. But during their only debate this month, Democrat Abigail Spanberger pressed her Republican opponent, Winsome Earle-Sears, over a topic that once
Continue ReadingBy Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Billy Halloran knows the woods well in Myoko, Japan; he goes there for regular walks, runs, and even raced an ultramarathon through its rugged wilderness. But two weeks ago, he was running for his life in the same woods – after being attacked by a bear. Halloran was on
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CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. (KESQ) – As Halloween approaches, local shoppers are feeling the pinch as rising prices on costumes, decorations, and candy add a new kind of challenge to the spooky season. An annual consumer survey by the National Retail Federation found Halloween spending is expected to reach a record $13.1 billion this year, up
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By Whitney Wild, Andi Babineau, Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Chicago (CNN) — Trump administration officials are defending themselves in court as a federal judge demands explanations for their response to tense protests against immigration enforcement actions in Chicago. Monday’s hearing began with a promise Customs and Border Protection is taking seriously the judge’s order for
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CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN More than a billion Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and Buddhists around the world today are celebrating Diwali, the festival of lights. Also known as Deepavali, it is one of India’s most cherished holidays, symbolizing the triumph of light over darkness and good over evil. Here’s what else you need to know
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) — The inaugural Palm Springs Pride ‘Pride Equality Walk’ that was scheduled to kick off Saturday, October 25, has been postponed until 2026, organizers said Sunday. According to Palm Springs Pride, the organization does not have the current resources needed to put on the event. In a statement, PS Pride said
Continue ReadingBy René Marsh, Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — The federal agency responsible for overseeing and modernizing the US nuclear stockpile will furlough the vast majority of its staff Monday as the government shutdown drags on, according to the Department of Energy. About 1,400 employees at the National Nuclear Security Administration, or NNSA, will receive furlough
Continue ReadingBy Susannah Cullinane, CNN (CNN) — An artillery shell fired as part of the Marine Corps’ 250-year anniversary celebrations prematurely detonated over Interstate 5 in California Saturday, striking a patrol vehicle with shrapnel, according to the California Highway Patrol. No injuries were reported from the incident, which took place in an area where the highway
Continue ReadingBy Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping is convening a key political meeting this week where he will push forward his next five-year strategy to strengthen the world’s second-largest economy in the face of mounting friction with the United States. The gathering, known as the fourth plenum, provides an opportune
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