By Kevin Liptak, Kristen Holmes, Betsy Klein, Kylie Atwood and Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump opposed an Israeli plan to kill Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, according to two sources, amid ongoing waves of tit-for-tat strikes between Israel and Iran as the US president is making publicly and privately clear he
Continue ReadingBy Nadeen Ebrahim and Caitlin Danaher, CNN (CNN) — Fear has been gripping Iranians as Israel vows to continue attacking the Islamic Republic over its nuclear program, with many fleeing the bigger cities, including the capital Tehran, in search of safer areas. A resident of Saadat Abad, a wealthy neighborhood in north Tehran which has
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Torgan, Daniel Wine and Kimberly Richardson, CNN (CNN) — Happy Father’s Day to all you dads and father figures out there! Time to open a few construction paper cards and take a sip from your new “Best Dad Ever” mug. While you’re enjoying your day, check out this story that explains why fatherhood
Continue ReadingWBBM, CNN By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — “They don’t understand anything about the fact that we all are kings and not him.” That’s part of why George Atkinson, a former high school government teacher, felt compelled to join a protest in downtown Houston on Saturday. The 89-year-old affixed a sign to his walker that
Continue ReadingBy Ray Sanchez, Priscilla Alvarez and Natasha Chen, CNN (CNN) — Days before immigration raids sparked sometimes violent protests and the deployment of US troops in Los Angeles, Nancy Raquel Chirinos Medina said, her husband received a “strange” text. The message from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement directed the father of two with one on
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Local groups from across the Coachella Valley, rallied together Saturday to a “No Kings” protest. They joined over 2,000 other groups across the nation standing against what they call “escalating authoritarianism.” “Let us live our lives,” John Barrowman said. “You can have your lives. You can believe what you want, but
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) — From Rancho Mirage to Cathedral City and Palm Springs, thousands of Coachella Valley residents have taken to the streets protesting President Donald Trump’s policies. In Cathedral City, crowds gathered Saturday morning in an ‘ICE melts in the desert,’ rally against recent immigration enforcement the city saw. Earlier this month, ICE
Continue ReadingBy Ivana Kottasová and Svitlana Vlasova, CNN (CNN) — On a recent evening in Kyiv, 4-year-old Olexander Reshetnik made a simple suggestion to his parents: “Let’s go to the parking garage now so we can sleep properly, and you don’t have to wake us up twice to take us there and back.” The family lives
Continue ReadingBy Joseph Ataman, CNN Paris (CNN) — French President Emmanuel Macron touched down in Greenland on Sunday, for an official visit designed to bolster European support for the Danish territory, which is still batting away advances from the Trump administration to acquire it for the United States. Macron is the first foreign leader to visit
Continue ReadingBy Rebekah Riess, Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — The suspect in the assassination and attempted assassination of two Minnesota lawmakers has been identified as Vance Boelter, two law enforcement officials briefed on the case tell CNN. Boelter is 57 years old and, according to a law enforcement official, he works for a security company, Praetorian
Continue ReadingCNN By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — A dedicated volunteer who taught Sunday school and loved dogs. A lawyer who served as a Girl Scout leader and worked at her dad’s auto parts store. A mother and wife whose husband was killed alongside her. Minnesota State Rep. Melissa Hortman was more than just the state
Continue ReadingCNN By Shania Shelton and Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump praised the United States Army as the “greatest, fiercest and bravest fighting force” at the conclusion of a grand display of military might in the nation’s capital Saturday as the Army celebrated its 250th birthday with a parade. “Time and again, America’s
Continue ReadingBy Shania Shelton and Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump praised the United States Army as the “greatest, fiercest and bravest fighting force” at the conclusion of a grand display of military might in the nation’s capital Saturday as the Army celebrated its 250th birthday with a parade. “Time and again, America’s enemies
Continue ReadingBy Isabelle Chapman, Rob Kuznia, Curt Devine, Yahya Abou-Ghazala, Anna-Maja Rappard, Scott Glover and John Miller, CNN (CNN) — The man accused of shooting Democratic state lawmakers in Minnesota on Saturday while impersonating a police officer worked for a security company that advertised a fleet of “police type vehicles,” and other equipment that could potentially
Continue ReadingCNN By Isabelle Chapman, Rob Kuznia, Curt Devine, Yahya Abou-Ghazala, Anna-Maja Rappard, Scott Glover and John Miller, CNN (CNN) — The man sought by authorities for allegedly shooting Democratic lawmakers in Minnesota on Saturday while impersonating a police officer worked for a security company that advertised a fleet of “police type vehicles,” and other equipment
Continue ReadingKARE By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — A dedicated volunteer who taught Sunday school and loved dogs. A lawyer who served as a Girl Scout leader and worked at her dad’s auto parts store. A mother and wife whose husband was killed alongside her. Minnesota State Rep. Melissa Hortman was more than just the state
Continue ReadingCNN, SEE PREFONTS By Christian Edwards and Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Iran and Israel have continued to trade deadly blows into the weekend, following an unprecedented Israeli attack on Friday aimed at destroying Tehran’s nuclear program and decapitating its military leadership. Iran launched multiple waves of missiles and drones toward Israel throughout the day
Continue ReadingBy Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — A dedicated volunteer who taught Sunday school and loved dogs. A lawyer who served as a Girl Scout leader and worked at her dad’s auto parts store. A mother and wife whose husband was killed alongside her. Minnesota State Rep. Melissa Hortman was more than just the state House’s
Continue ReadingBy Patrick Snell, CNN Oakmont, Pennsylvania (CNN) — It must surely be one of the best and most joyous moments of this year’s US Open: Philip Barbaree is pinching himself in disbelief after making the cut at the brutally tough Oakmont Country Club. It’s a dream that’s now a reality for a young American golfer
Continue ReadingBy Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — The Washington Nationals fell to an agonizing 4-3 defeat in their game against the Miami Marlins on Saturday. But it was not all doom and gloom for the Nationals and their fans as the team’s “top paw-spect” made his long-awaited MLB debut. Bruce the Bat Dog was called up
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