By Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — Republican lawmakers have handed President Donald Trump the first major legislative achievement of his second term, following a fierce arm-twisting campaign by GOP leaders to unite a deeply divided party behind his sweeping domestic agenda. House Republicans voted Thursday afternoon to approve Trump’s massive package of tax and federal
Continue ReadingBy Danny Freeman, CNN Philadelphia (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s alma mater recognized early on it could be under threat. A week after the University of Pennsylvania alumnus’ inauguration, the university president composed a message to the school community: “Like you, I am closely monitoring recent developments from Washington that directly affect higher education.” “Together
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of renowned theoretical physicist, cosmologist, astronomer and mathematician, Stephen Hawking. Personal Birth date: January 8, 1942 Death date: March 14, 2018 Birth place: Oxford, England Birth name: Stephen William Hawking Father: Frank Hawking, research biologist Mother: Isobel Hawking Marriages: Elaine Mason (1995-2006, divorced); Jane
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By Michael Hudak, Matthew Garcia Click here for updates on this story POMPANO BEACH, Florida (WSVN) — A Broward County man has received $1.7 million in compensation from the State of Florida for a wrongful conviction that led to him serving 34 years in jail. Fifty-nine-year-old Sidney Holmes was released from prison in 2023 after
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By Holly Yan, Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — “This is Sean Combs,” Assistant US Attorney Emily Johnson told jurors in May, during opening statements of the hip-hop mogul’s racketeering and sex-trafficking trial. “To the public, he was Puff Daddy or Diddy, a cultural icon, a businessman, larger than life. “But there was another side to
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By Kareem Khadder (CNN) — More than 80 Palestinians were killed across Gaza on Thursday, according to health officials, as Israel intensified its strikes across the strip. The deaths, which authorities said included dozens of people seeking aid, come as negotiations to reach a ceasefire in the enclave ramp up. A source told CNN that
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By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court declined Thursday to review a Montana law that requires people under 18 to seek parental consent before obtaining an abortion, leaving in place a state court ruling that struck the law down. Montana’s law, enacted in 2013, prohibits a doctor from providing an abortion to a
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By John Fritze and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to decide whether states may ban transgender students from playing on sports teams that align with their gender identity, revisiting the issue of LGBTQ rights in a blockbuster case just days after upholding a ban on some health care for
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By WSVN News Staff Click here for updates on this story MIAMI BEACH, Florida (WSVN) — The United States Coast Guard offloaded a huge stash of drugs in Miami Beach. Officials on Wednesday said more than 2,000 pounds of cocaine and 3,000 pounds of marijuana were seized. The drugs have a street value of over
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By Anna Chernova, Svitlana Vlasova and Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — The deputy chief of the Russian Navy has been killed by Ukraine in Russia’s Kursk region, Oleg Kozhemyako, the governor of the Primorsky region in Russia’s far east, said Thursday. Guards Maj. Gen. Mikhail Gudkov, the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy who also
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THERMAL, Calif. (KESQ) – Riverside County Sheriff’s investigators were looking for a suspect in a shooting in the 75000 block of Pierce Street in Thermal on Wednesday night. Deputies were called to that location just before 8:00 p.m. for a report of an assault with a deadly weapon and found a man there with injuries
Continue ReadingBy Jade Walker, CNN (CNN) — The Fourth of July is nearly upon us and Americans are eager to get away. According to AAA, more than 61 million are expected to hit the road this week and another 5.8 million will be heading to the airports. Speaking of getaways, the 5 Things team is going
Continue ReadingCNN By Jade Walker, CNN (CNN) — The Fourth of July is nearly upon us and Americans are eager to get away. According to AAA, more than 61 million are expected to hit the road this week and another 5.8 million will be heading to the airports. Speaking of getaways, the 5 Things team is
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By Kylie Atwood, Jennifer Hansler and Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — Days after Israel began striking Iran’s nuclear and military sites last month, a US non-profit that has provided Starlink internet service to Iranian citizens asked the State Department to urgently reinstate their funding, according to two sources familiar with the outreach. More than a
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By Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — Bryan Kohberger appeared expressionless as a judge asked if he murdered four Idaho college students in their off-campus home, answering “yes” to each name called out in the courtroom Wednesday. At a change-of-plea hearing before state district Judge Steven Hippler in Boise, Idaho, the courtroom was packed with family
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – In an effort to expand community access to specialty care services, Desert Healthcare District & Foundation awarded a grant of $236,555 to Planned Parenthood of the Pacific Southwest. The grant primarily will fund 50 percent of the salary of the organization’s first Coachella Valley-based physician. The staff addition is expected
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CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. (KESQ) – Robert Leon Wendler, a Vietnam veteran, is facing trouble in his efforts to attend an Honor Flight to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial or ‘Vietnam Wall’ in September. “When I first came home from Vietnam, we weren’t welcomed home,” Wendler said. “It was a very difficult thing for most of us
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BANNING, Calif. (CNS) – A felon accused of gunning down a 50-year-old man in a drive-by attack on the edge of the Morongo Indian Reservation northeast of Banning was charged on Wednesday with first-degree murder and other offenses. Robert Eugene Leonard, 43, of Beaumont, was arrested over the weekend following a Riverside County Sheriff’s Department
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — After two and a half years of desperately searching for answers in the deaths of four Idaho college students, the case reached a bitter resolution as Bryan Kohberger admitted guilt for the first time. Kohberger, seated behind a table in an off-white button-up shirt and patterned tie, responded to
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ)– The Fourth of July is just days away, and several cities around the Coachella Valley, the Hi-Desert, and the mountain areas are gearing up for city-led fireworks displays. Here at News Channel 3, several concerned viewers have sent in e-mails, worried about wildlife, and more specifically the Big Bear Eagles, on
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