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By Omar Jimenez, CNN Chicago (CNN) — Cedric Hawkins doesn’t take his age lightly. At 44, he’s had nine relatives killed by gun violence. “Only one of my family members made it to be in his 40s,” Hawkins said. After growing up around gangs in Chicago and having served time in prison, Hawkins now works
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By Sarah Ferris, Alison Main, CNN (CNN) — Congress is bracing for a politically bruising fall as lawmakers return to Washington on Tuesday, with massive fights upcoming on government funding, the Jeffrey Epstein files and President Donald Trump’s policing push. After a summer of simmering tensions on Trump’s nationwide deportations, National Guard deployment in Washington,
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By Andy Rose, CNN Cambridge, Massachusetts (CNN) — Summer break is over, and Harvard Yard is waking up again. The nation’s oldest and wealthiest university – where red brick buildings went up before there even was a United States – buzzes with crisscrossing orientation groups. New students learn where to eat, where to study and
Continue ReadingBy Joan Biskupic, CNN Chief Supreme Court Analyst (CNN) — Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett in a new memoir defends her vote reversing a half century of national abortion rights, declaring that Roe v. Wade usurped the will of the American people and “came at a cost.” “(T)he Court’s role is to respect the choices
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By Lex Harvey, Masoud Popalzai, Billy Stockwell, Helen Regan, Char Reck, and Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers have called for international help after a huge earthquake killed hundreds of people and leveled entire villages, piling further misery on the war-ravaged country that was already grappling with food shortages and cuts to
Continue ReadingBy Simone McCarthy, Nectar Gan, Darya Tarasova, CNN Tianjin, China (CNN) — Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed a relationship with Beijing at an “unprecedentedly high level” on Tuesday, as the two countries reportedly inked a long-stalled agreement to build a massive new pipeline to send natural gas to China via Mongolia. Putin and Xi Jinping
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By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — Democratic Rep. Jerry Nadler, the dean of the New York congressional delegation, has decided not to run for reelection next year, his office told CNN on Monday. Nadler, 78, told the New York Times in an interview published Monday he was convinced it was time for generational change
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) — As Labor Day marks the unofficial end of summer, local businesses are beginning to shift into high season — a time that typically brings an influx of tourists and a much-needed boost in revenue. Despite concerns earlier in the year, many local business owners say the summer turned out stronger
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COACHELLA, Calif. (KESQ) – Two people were hospitalized after a rollover crash in an off-road vehicle Monday afternoon in Coachella. The crash was reported just after 4:45 p.m. near Avenue 58 and Tyler Street. According to CAL FIRE, one patient sustained major injuries and was transported by air ambulance to a trauma center. A second
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – Valley residents faced another busy travel day on Monday as the Labor Day weekend came to a close. The American Automobile Association (AAA) predicted Palm Springs would be another very popular travel destination for folks bound from Los Angeles and San Diego ahead of the holiday. Valley residents felt the
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By Jessie Yeung, Gawon Bae, Yoonjung Seo, CNN (CNN) — As a select group of world leaders are rolling into Beijing for a massive military parade on Wednesday, one made his way there in his signature armored green train: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. The old-fashioned train has become a symbol of Kim’s dynasty
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Public officials across the Coachella Valley are continuing work to reduce homelessness and provide affordable housing options for those in need. On Friday, Governor Gavin Newsom’s office announcing California’s State Action for Facilitation on Encampments (SAFE) Task Force. Within the next 30 days, Newsom’s office said the goal is to
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By Anabella González (CNN) — Guyana is one of the smallest countries in South America, but its elections on Monday might have outsized implications for oil markets and the United States. Here is what you should know. Surrounded by mineral resources, Guyana’s oil production is growing and could surpass Iran’s by 2027. But the threat
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif We’re tracking new developments in the case of missing 7-month-old Emmanuel Haro, as both parents prepare to return to court. The Riverside County District Attorney’s Office says it has a strong indication of where Emmanuel’s remains may be, but recovery efforts are still underway. Jake and Rebecca Haro remain in custody on
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By Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said “all options are on the table” for further sanctions on Russia, as it continues its onslaught against Ukraine following an historic summit with President Donald Trump on US soil. “President Putin, since the historic meeting in Anchorage, since the phone call, when the European
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By Adam Cancryn, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Monday appeared to raise fresh questions about the Covid-19 vaccines that were first developed on his watch, saying his top public health agency is being “ripped apart” by debate over the success of the shots. While noting that he’s seen “great numbers and results” from
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – A parolee and his girlfriend accused of putting a runaway girl to work as a prostitute in Riverside and surrounding locations will ask a judge tomorrow to consider reducing their bail requirements so they can get out of jail. Michael Jay Johnson, 28, of Los Angeles and Bonnie Edney Fingerson, 23,
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By Kit Maher, Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump announced on Monday that he will award former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor. The announcement comes after Giuliani, who is also Trump’s former personal attorney, was involved in a car accident in
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UPDATE 9/2/2025 – California Highway Patrol authorities are reporting that the two women on horseback involved in the crash were riding with a group of people along eastbound State Route 371 at Contreras Road. They say one of the horses was spooked and went into the roadway. Monique Morton, who was killed in the crash,
Continue ReadingBy Stefano Pozzebon, CNN (CNN) — The recent escalation of tensions between Washington and Caracas, which has led to the United States deploying at least seven warships to the southern Caribbean, can be traced back to a particular day. On August 7, US Attorney General Pam Bondi announced a $50 million reward for information leading
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