CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of former US President Joe Biden. Personal Birth date: November 20, 1942 Birth place: Scranton, Pennsylvania Birth name: Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. Father: Joseph Robinette Biden Sr., car salesman Mother: Catherine Eugenia (Finnegan) Biden Marriages: Jill (Jacobs) Biden (June 17, 1977-present); Neilia (Hunter)
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge ruled Monday that the Trump administration unlawfully removed the board of the US Institute of Peace earlier this year and that subsequent actions taken by officials installed by the Department of Government Efficiency to cripple the agency are therefore “null and void.” The
Continue ReadingBy John Fritze and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for President Donald Trump’s administration to strip temporary deportation protections from potentially hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans. In a brief and unsigned order, a majority of the high court ruled that the administration could move forward with its
Continue ReadingBy Holly Yan, Zoe Sottile, Rafael Romo, TuAnh Dam, CNN (CNN) — Authorities have arrested an Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office employee following the escape of 10 inmates from a New Orleans jail, the Louisiana Attorney General’s office said Tuesday. Sterling Williams, 33, a maintenance worker with the sheriff’s office at the time of the escape,
Continue ReadingBy Manu Raju, Lauren Fox and Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — Key GOP conservatives remain opposed to approving President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax and spending bill in the House this week – and even Trump himself may not be able to change their minds. On the eve of Trump’s visit to Capitol Hill, multiple members
Continue ReadingBy Kara Scannell and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — The Federal Bureau of Investigation is probing the Democratic New York attorney general’s real estate transactions, Director Kash Patel confirmed in an interview with Fox News on Sunday. The investigation is focused on whether the state Attorney General, Letitia James, committed fraud on a mortgage application,
Continue ReadingBy Nadeen Ebrahim and Kara Fox, CNN (CNN) — International pressure has been building on Israel over its new military offensive in Gaza that has left hundreds dead in just the last few days. The leaders of the United Kingdom, France, and Canada threatened to take “concrete actions” on Monday, including targeted sanctions, if Israel
Continue ReadingBy Rob Picheta, Anna Cooban and James Frater, CNN London (CNN) — The United Kingdom and the European Union have agreed to a landmark deal aimed at “resetting” their post-Brexit relationship, easing restrictions on travel and work for hundreds of millions of people on the continent. The pact, agreed at a summit in London on
Continue ReadingBy Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — France is planning to build a brand new high-security prison in the Amazon rainforest, near the site of the notorious Devil’s Island penal colony that inspired the 1973 movie “Papillon,” starring Steve McQueen. Speaking on Sunday during a visit to French Guiana, a French territory that borders Suriname and
Continue ReadingCNN By Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden’s diagnosis of metastatic prostate cancer has understandably raised concerns and questions: How long has he had cancer, how will he be treated, and what is his prognosis? As a urologist, I regularly diagnose prostate cancer in my patients, and each time I share the
Continue ReadingBy Arlette Saenz, CNN (CNN) — Former President Joe Biden and his family were preparing to mark the 10th anniversary of his son Beau’s passing from brain cancer on May 30. Two weeks before that solemn day, the elder Biden had been dealt a cancer diagnosis of his own. The 82-year-old former president’s diagnosis —
Continue ReadingX, TRYSTANNFT, CNN, X/TrystanNFT By Cindy Von Quednow, Mark Morales, CNN (CNN) — After several days in New York, it took less than five minutes for a Mexican Navy ship to hit the city’s iconic Brooklyn Bridge, snapping the masts like matchsticks and leaving two crew members dead and over a dozen injured as crowds
Continue ReadingBy Zachary Cohen, Katie Bo Lillis and Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — The Pentagon has submitted small, medium and large options to the White House for developing “Golden Dome,” President Donald Trump’s vision for a cutting-edge missile shield that can protect the US from long-range strikes that will likely cost hundreds of billions of dollars,
Continue ReadingCNN By Nadeen Ebrahim and Kara Fox, CNN (CNN) — International pressure has been building on Israel over its new military offensive in Gaza that has left hundreds dead in just the last few days. The leaders of the United Kingdom, France, and Canada threatened to take “concrete actions” on Monday, including targeted sanctions, if
Continue ReadingBy Joan Biskupic, CNN Chief Supreme Court Analyst (CNN) — As Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Samuel Alito approach their two-decade milestones on the Supreme Court, they appear to be taking personal stock. Twice in the past two weeks, Roberts, 70, has mused before audiences about retirement. The 75-year-old Alito wrote wistfully about Justice David
Continue ReadingBy Cindy Von Quednow, Mark Morales, CNN (CNN) — After several days in New York, it took less than five minutes for a Mexican Navy ship to hit the city’s iconic Brooklyn Bridge, snapping the masts like matchsticks and leaving two crew members dead and over a dozen injured as crowds watched in fear from
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Watson, Christine Sever, Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — At least two adults and a young child are dead, and one toddler is injured after a train struck several pedestrians on a railroad bridge in Fremont, Ohio, the mayor said. City authorities identified the victims killed as Ram Masan, 58; O Ny Zar, 38;
Continue ReadingBy Jessie Yeung, Marlon Sorto and Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — The murder of a 22-year-old model and influencer in Colombia has sent shock waves through the country and drawn parallels to the killing of a Mexican influencer last week, highlighting the high rates of femicide in Latin America. Maria Jose Estupinan, a university student
Continue ReadingBy Julia Vargas Jones, Jack Hannah, CNN St. Louis (CNN) — Craig Cole was at the convenience store in his neighborhood of Fountain Park when the storm alerts went off on his phone. He ran to his royal blue Ram truck parked outside. “I’m like, oh, I’m under these trees, let me reverse,” Cole said.
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A small fire erupted on the mountainside of South Palm Springs just before 5:30 pm Sunday evening. Crews hiked up to the fire that was burning in heavy vegetation near Ramon Road and La Mirada Road and were able to douse the flames before it climbed up the mountain. It took crews less than 30
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