By John Fritze and Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court said Monday that it will hear an appeal from Illinois Rep. Mike Bost who wants to challenge the state’s decision to count absentee ballots after Election Day. At issue is a lower court ruling that found the Republican and two presidential elector nominees
Continue ReadingBy John Fritze and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court declined Monday to hear arguments in a pair of significant Second Amendment challenges involving certain semi-automatic weapons and high-capacity magazines, a move that leaves both of those laws in place. One of the appeals dealt with Maryland’s ban on certain semi-automatic weapons such
Continue ReadingBy Rob Picheta and Joseph Ataman, CNN London (CNN) — Britain will build new attack submarines, invest billions on nuclear warheads and move toward “war-fighting readiness,” Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Monday, shortly before the publication of a landmark review of the future of the country’s military. Starmer’s government said it would build “up to”
Continue ReadingBy Christian Edwards, Svitlana Vlasova, Victoria Butenko, Gul Tuysuz and Anna Chernova, CNN (CNN) — Russian and Ukrainian delegates met in Istanbul on Monday for their second set of direct peace talks, a day after Kyiv launched a shock drone attack on Russia’s nuclear-capable bombers, in an operation that President Volodymyr Zelensky said was a
Continue ReadingBy Barbie Latza Nadeau and Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — A massive eruption at Mount Etna forced tourists to flee the volcano on Monday after a plume of high temperature gases, ash and rock “several kilometers high” billowed into the air above them, Italian authorities said. Footage posted on social media shows long lines of
Continue ReadingBy Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — One effort from a group of veteran Democrats envisions a $20 million project to woo young men. Another liberal organization is on a 20-state listening tour to reach working-class Americans. The Democratic National Committee, meanwhile, is in the throes of what its new chairman, Ken Martin, calls an extensive
Continue ReadingBy Michael Williams, Sunlen Serfaty and Riane Lumer, CNN (CNN) — At Mount Holyoke College, a liberal arts school some 90 miles west of Boston, administrators have few answers so far for their perspective international students who are no longer certain they will be allowed to study in the US. The Trump administration’s order directing
Continue ReadingBy Angélica Franganillo Díaz and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — Migrants are being detained by immigration agents in courthouse hallways nationwide, sometimes moments after pleading their cases, raising alarm among attorneys and advocates who say the practice is turning immigration courts from places of due process into zones of fear. It’s the latest in a
Continue ReadingBy Helen Regan and Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine’s large-scale drone attack on Russian air bases thousands of miles behind the front lines is the latest in a long line of daring missions by Ukraine’s forces against its giant neighbor. The operation, more than a year and a half in the making, involved drones
Continue ReadingBy Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — Erin Patterson, the Australian woman accused of killing three people and attempting to kill a fourth with a meal laced with death cap mushrooms, has taken the stand in her own defense at a trial that has captured worldwide attention. On Monday, the start of the sixth
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Pride month is giving a colorful boost to local businesses, with many saying they’re seeing a rise in customers drawn to LGBTQ+ events, merchandise and inclusive spaces. Drew Fowler, general manager at Oscar’s Palm Springs, said it’s an exciting time. “We have the Bitchiest Brunch, which has been the longest
Continue ReadingBy Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Mongolia has been thrown into fresh political crisis with the country’s prime minister announcing his resignation following weeks of protests sparked by his family’s lavish displays of wealth. Young Mongolians had taken to the streets of the capital putting pressure on Prime Minister Oyun-Erdene Luvsannamsrai, who lost a vote
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – A free Forever Marilyn Community Celebration took place on Sunday, June 1, 2025, from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. in Downtown Park, honoring Marilyn Monroe’s 99th birthday and the new location of the beloved Forever Marilyn statue. Hosted by local drag queen Vanity Halston, the event featured music, birthday treats (while
Continue ReadingKMGH, CNN By Karina Tsui, Holmes Lybrand, Chris Boyette, John Miller, CNN (CNN) — A man yelling “Free Palestine!” used incendiary devices and a makeshift flamethrower to attack people calling for the release of Israeli hostages Sunday in Colorado, in what authorities are calling a targeted antisemitic attack. Witnesses described seeing huge flames and people
Continue ReadingBy Karina Tsui, Holmes Lybrand, Chris Boyette, John Miller, CNN (CNN) — A man yelling “Free Palestine!” used incendiary devices and a makeshift flamethrower to attack people calling for the release of Israeli hostages Sunday in Colorado, in what authorities are calling a targeted antisemitic attack. Witnesses described seeing huge flames and people pouring buckets
Continue ReadingBy Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — Since last sitting down with Ukraine to talk peace, Russia has launched four of its five largest drone attacks against the country, killed more than 340 of its civilians and continued to peddle its false narrative about the unprovoked war it has been waging for more than a decade.
Continue ReadingBy Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — A historian and populist firebrand who boasted about his brawls with soccer hooligans has narrowly won Poland’s presidential election, in a political upset that could torpedo the centrist government’s efforts to unspool the legacy of authoritarianism in the country. Karol Nawrocki, the candidate aligned with Poland’s right-wing populist Law
Continue ReadingBy Alaa Elassar, Gloria Pazmino, CNN (CNN) — Federal agents with the Department of Homeland Security handcuffed and briefly detained a staff member in New York Rep. Jerry Nadler’s Manhattan district office on Wednesday, according to a statement released by the congressman. Video taken by a person inside Nadler’s office, obtained and reported by Gothamist,
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — The 2025 class president of MIT was barred from attending her graduation ceremony on Friday after delivering a speech denouncing the war in Gaza at a commencement event the day before. Megha Vemuri told CNN that after her speech, the university’s senior leadership informed her she was not allowed
Continue ReadingCNN By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — The 2025 class president of MIT was barred from attending her graduation ceremony on Friday after delivering a speech denouncing the war in Gaza at a commencement event the day before. Megha Vemuri told CNN that after her speech, the university’s senior leadership informed her she was not
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