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By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Americans’ median household income rose less than 3%, or about $2,150, during the Biden administration, according to Census Bureau data released Tuesday. Former President Joe Biden had to contend with the aftermath of the economic upheaval wrought by the Covid-19 pandemic and a period of soaring inflation. Median household
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – The Board of Supervisors today approved amending Riverside County’s campaign finance regulations so the county superintendent of schools is required to comply with the same caps in place for other county elected officials, while also approving new requirements for so-called “intra-candidate transfers” of funds. In a 4-0 vote without comment —
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Donald Trump, the 47th president of the United States. Personal Birth date: June 14, 1946 Birth place: New York, New York Birth name: Donald John Trump Father: Fred Trump, real estate developer Mother: Mary (Macleod) Trump Marriages: Melania (Knauss) Trump (January 22,
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of former CIA Director and former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates. Personal Birth date: September 25, 1943 Birth place: Wichita, Kansas Birth name: Robert Michael Gates Father: Melville A. Gates, wholesale auto parts salesperson Mother: Isabel V. Gates Marriage: Rebecca (Wilkie) Gates (1966-present) Children:
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of former US Representative Beto O’Rourke. Personal Birth date: September 26, 1972 Birth place: El Paso, Texas Birth name: Robert Francis O’Rourke Father: Patrick O’Rourke, former county commissioner and El Paso county judge Mother: Melissa O’Rourke, furniture store owner Marriage: Amy (Hoover Sanders) O’Rourke
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By Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Paris (CNN) — Beleaguered President Emmanuel Macron has appointed outgoing defense minister Sébastien Lecornu as prime minister, handing him the daunting task of trying to find consensus in a divided parliament and pass the 2026 budget. Earlier on Monday, outgoing Prime Minister François Bayrou submitted his resignation, which Macron accepted. He
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By Pete Muntean, CNN Washignton (CNN) — Members of the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed a bill Monday that would force the Federal Aviation Administration to make a sweeping overhaul of what critics call antiquated pilot mental health rules. The Mental Health in Aviation Act of 2025 is the most significant move yet in
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Update 9/9/25 The driver was pronounced dead in the hospital nearly an hour after the crash, according to the coroner’s office. He was identified as Alvin Cunningham, 47, of Menifee. The cause of the crash remains under investigation. Original Report 9/8/25 DESERT HOT SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – One person was taken to a trauma center
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By Kaitlan Collins, Zachary Cohen, Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard directed the National Security Agency in recent months to recall a classified report about Venezuela – despite agency staff affirming it was accurate and complied with all NSA policies – in a move that has raised major questions inside
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By Michael Williams, Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — Two key figures in the Iran-Contra affair quietly married last month, nearly 40 years after the scandal rocked US politics and President Ronald Reagan’s administration. Oliver North married his former secretary, Fawn Hall, on August 27 in Virginia, according to a copy of the marriage certificate
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By Hannah Rabinowitz, Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — A Michigan state judge on Tuesday dismissed charges against the fake electors who signed certificates falsely claiming President Donald Trump won Michigan in the 2020 election, saying that the state failed to prove the 15 men and women were knowingly trying to break the law. The group
Continue ReadingBy Ivana Kottasová, Daria Tarasova-Markin, Victoria Butenko, CNN (CNN) — A Russian cruise missile that hit a government building in central Kyiv on Sunday was filled with dozens of foreign parts, including chips and other electronic components made in the United States, Ukrainian officials said on Tuesday. The Iskander 9M727 missile that struck the building
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By Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — The US attorney’s office in Washington, DC, that’s run by Donald Trump-appointee Jeanine Pirro has struggled to secure a grand jury’s approval of at least one indictment in federal court this month, in an indication of possible issues arising with the office’s crackdown on crime. In one case this
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By Tal Shalev, Mostafa Salem, Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — Israel carried out an attack targeting Hamas leadership in Qatar on Tuesday, in an unprecedented strike on a key mediator in the Gaza conflict that threatened to derail renewed peace efforts and further inflame tensions in the region. A senior Israeli official told CNN that
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By Nell Lewis, CNN (CNN) — Attacks on Africa’s critical infrastructure are not uncommon. In 2025, insurgent militant groups led to a temporary shutdown of a tin mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo and fighting in Sudan’s civil war caused a blaze at the country’s largest oil refinery. Disruptions like these not only threaten
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By Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — The Missouri House voted Tuesday to approve a new congressional map that seeks to eliminate a Democratic-controlled US House seat, as Republicans around the country scramble to boost their chances of retaining control of Congress after next year’s midterm elections. The 90-65 vote puts Missouri a step closer to
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By Christian Edwards, Lucas Lilieholm, Dalia Abdelwahab, CNN (CNN) — An activist group seeking to break Israel’s siege on Gaza by sea said one of its main boats was struck by a drone at a port in Tunisia on Monday night, but all six passengers and crew are safe. Tunisia’s National Guard said claims of
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By Marshall Cohen, Casey Tolan, Casey Gannon, CNN (CNN) — One month after President Donald Trump’s administration effectively took over Washington, DC’s police department, surging federal law enforcement and troops across the capital, crime in the city is down, homeless encampments have been cleared, and hundreds of people accused of being in the US illegally
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By Daria Tarasova-Markina, Lauren Kent, Ivana Kottasová, CNN Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — A Russian aerial bomb attack on Tuesday killed at least 25 people and wounded 19 more in the rural Ukrainian village of Yarova in the eastern Donetsk region, according to Ukrainian officials. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky described the airstrike as “brutally savage” and
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By David Wright, CNN (CNN) — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore announced Tuesday that he will run for reelection in 2026, seeking a second term in a deep-blue state even as the rising Democratic star sparks speculation about a potential 2028 presidential bid. “While we stand up for middle-class Marylanders, the president of the United States
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