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By Christopher Lamb, CNN (CNN) — Pope Leo XIV has pleaded for an end to the “pandemic of arms” as he made his first public comments on gun control while offering prayers for the victims of the shooting at Annunciation Catholic school in Minneapolis. The first American pope made his remarks following the August 27
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By Tal Shalev, CNN Tel Aviv (CNN) — The Israeli security cabinet convened on Sunday to review plans for seizing control of Gaza City, as the government faces mounting international pressure and unprecedented domestic opposition, even from Israel’s own security leaders. The review is merely a formal update for the full security cabinet, as Israeli
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By Priscilla Alvarez, Angelica Franganillo Diaz, Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge on Sunday afternoon temporarily blocked the removals of unaccompanied Guatemalan minors in US custody as the government was in the process of repatriating some of them in the early morning hours. A notice sent to attorneys about the removals prompted an
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CNN By Mahmoud Atef, Eugenia Yosef, Kareem El Damanhoury, Ibrahim Dahman, Sana Noor Haq, Abeer Salman, Eyad Kourdi, CNN (CNN) — Israel is set to halt airdrops over Gaza City and reduce the entry of relief trucks ahead of a major offensive, a source told CNN, as the Red Cross warned that Israeli plans for
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CNN By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Weston Halsne knew immediately that something had hit him during the shocking mass shooting at a Catholic school in Minneapolis last week. “I think I got gunpowder on my neck,” Halsne told reporters minutes after the attack at Annunciation Catholic Church that killed two young students and injured
Continue ReadingBy Adam Cancryn, Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump is preparing to effectively dare Democrats to shut down the government in a matter of weeks, taking a hard line against any major concessions ahead of negotiations over a must-pass funding bill. The White House plans to reject any Democratic demands that key health
Continue ReadingBy Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — The weapon used to kill Black teenager Emmett Till in one of the most notorious lynchings that helped ignite the civil rights movement is now on display at a museum in the Deep South. Emmett was just 14 when he was kidnapped from his great-uncle’s house by two White
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Mascarenhas, Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — The outline of a tiny footprint in black ink stands out against a white sheet of paper lined with a pastel pink border. “Baby’s first footprint,” it reads. The baby girl, born at just 3 pounds, 11 ounces last Sunday, is doing remarkably well. Her family says
Continue ReadingBy Aishwarya S. Iyer, Chris Lau, Esha Mitra, CNN (CNN) — Five-year-old Pulsing Ajnera was playing with his brothers in a field near their home in the western Indian state of Gujarat, when a lion “came out of nowhere,” his grieving father told CNN. “This lion grabbed the child, my youngest, and left. My family
Continue Reading By Emma Tucker, Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — Father Dennis Zehren struggled to hold back tears as he addressed his Minneapolis congregation, drawing on Jesus’ parable of humility to reflect the community’s grief after last week’s deadly shooting. “Jesus says … sit with me in this low place,” the Annunciation Catholic Church pastor told the
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By Laura Sharman, CNN (CNN) — Three Scottish brothers have made history by completing the fastest unsupported non-stop row across the Pacific Ocean – the world’s largest ocean – with 139 days at sea. Ewan, Jamie and Lachlan Maclean rowed 9,000 miles from Peru to Australia, also becoming the first team on record to successfully
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CABAZON, Calif. (KESQ) – While Cabazon locals wait for more answers on the case of 7-month-old Emmanuel Haro, residents plan to hold a second vigil in support of his life and the grieving community. Haro was first reported missing two weeks ago, and residents first held a vigil just hours after his parents, Jake and
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By Simone McCarthy, Nectar Gan, Rhea Mogul, CNN Tianjin, China (CNN) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping told India’s Narendra Modi the “right choice” is for their countries to be friends as the two met in China for first time in seven years – a new milestone in a nascent rapprochement between the world’s most populous
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CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. (KESQ) – Cathedral City is blowing out the candles — turning 100. City leaders are throwing a birthday party on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday’s celebration is happening at the Mary Pickford Theatre is D’Place. The desert city received its first designated land marker back in 1925. Officials will
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WBBM, CNN By Whitney Wild and Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order Saturday laying out initial plans for how the city will try to resist President Donald Trump’s planned immigration crackdown in the coming days. The mayor’s order provides guidance and directives to the city’s agencies and
Continue ReadingBy Associated Press Washington (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday fired at least eight employees who signed a letter criticizing the agency’s leadership under Administrator Lee Zeldin and President Donald Trump. “Following a thorough internal investigation, EPA supervisors made decisions on an individualized basis,” an EPA spokeswoman said Friday in a statement. The
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By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump is just fine, he said in a message to followers Sunday afternoon as he returned to the White House from a day at his Virginia golf club. “NEVER FELT BETTER IN MY LIFE,” he wrote on Truth Social — a nod to the swirl of weekend
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – We had some big games for week 2 of the high school football season. We’ve got the highlights on this week’s Best Local Sports Show. La Quinta32@Yucca Valley14FRancho Mirage30@Coachella Valley7FXavier Prep31@Desert Hot Springs0FSan Bernardino0@Cathedral City6FPalm Springs28@Grand Terrace21FShadow Hills19@Palo Verde Valley6FIndio0@Fullerton50FSan Jacinto Valley Academy22@Desert Mirage0FPalm Desert14@Central33FDCA25@Riverside Prep6F
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By Lauren del Valle, Jean Casarez, CNN (CNN) — Prosecutors in Florida on Friday rested the state’s case against a woman charged with orchestrating a murder-for-hire plot to kill her former son-in-law who was tied up in a messy custody dispute with her daughter in 2014. The trial of Donna Adelson comes more than a
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Update: PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – A theft at a Palm Desert business leads to a pursuit on the eastbound side of Interstate 10. Around 6 on Friday night, deputies responded to a call about a theft at a nearby business in the 74000 block of Country Club Drive. A witness reported seeing two females
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