CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at Memorial Day, a day honoring American soldiers who died serving the country in wars. It is observed annually in the United States on the last Monday in May. Facts Several towns claim to be the originators of Memorial Day, but in 1966 Congress declared Waterloo, New
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – The Department of Education has resumed collecting student loans for borrowers in default. The department has not collected on defaulted loans since March 2020. In a press release, Secretary of Education Linda McMahon says, “Going forward, the Department of Education, in conjunction with the Department of Treasury, will shepherd the
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By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court said Tuesday that the Trump administration can begin immediately enforcing a ban on transgender service members in the military. The decision is a major victory for President Donald Trump in his effort to get the high court to unlock various parts of his second-term agenda that
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LAKE ELSINORE, Calif. (KESQ) – A 44-year-old man is in custody today after allegedly driving a vehicle into the Lake Elsinore sheriff’s station. The incident was reported at around 5:10 a.m. Monday at 333 Limited Ave., according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. According to Sheriff’s Sgt. Brad Foster, deputies discovered through surveillance footage
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TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – A man faces attempted murder charges after being accused of firing a gun at a group of people at a Twentynine Palms apartment complex. The shooting was first reported on Thursday at around 9:40 a.m. at the Adobe Villas apartments on the 73700 block of Raymond Way. First responders from
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole, CNN Baltimore (CNN) — A federal judge refused on Tuesday to wipe away her order that the Trump administration “facilitate” the return of a 20-year-old Venezuelan asylum seeker deported to El Salvador but agreed to put the directive on hold so the government can appeal it. The decision by US District Judge
Continue ReadingBy Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — Rodney Hinton Jr., who authorities say intentionally hit and killed an Ohio sheriff’s deputy with a car after his son was fatally shot by police, will remain in jail without bond while he awaits trial on a murder charge. Hinton Jr. was denied bond at a Tuesday court hearing
Continue ReadingBy Katelyn Polantz and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — Two more federal judges on Tuesday blocked the Trump administration’s use of deportations under the Alien Enemies Act, saying the wartime power shouldn’t be used. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein said the administration is indefinitely blocked from removing migrants from the Southern District of New York under
Continue ReadingBy Natasha Bertrand and Kylie Atwood, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that the US would “stop the bombings” against the Iran-backed Houthi rebel group in Yemen, after the Houthis told the US that “they don’t want to fight anymore.” “We will honor that, and we will stop the bombings,” Trump said from
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COACHELLA, Calif. (KESQ) – City leaders in Coachella are coming together today alongside the Center for Employment Training to find new ways to support local residents. A public hearing will be held at the Center for Employment Training (CET), where community members are encouraged to share their input. The CET recently received funding through the
Continue ReadingBy Katie Bo Lillis, CNN (CNN) — The US intelligence community believes that the Venezuelan government is “probably” not directing the gang Tren de Aragua’s movements and operations inside the United States, according to a declassified assessment released on Monday that undercuts the Trump administration’s key argument for invoking the Alien Enemies Act to speed
Continue ReadingBy Annie Grayer, Paula Reid and Manu Raju, CNN (CNN) — The odds that President Donald Trump’s controversial nominee to serve as US attorney for Washington, DC, reaches confirmation are rapidly diminishing as he faces public pushback from key Republicans on Capitol Hill. North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis, a GOP swing vote, informed the White
Continue ReadingBy Devon M. Sayers, CNN Winder, Georgia (CNN) — A defense attorney for Colt Gray, the teen accused of killing four people at a Georgia high school last fall, said Tuesday he may change his not-guilty plea. “We are here for the possible scheduling to the plea. I would likely ask the court for some
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By Curt Merrill and Annette Choi, CNN (CNN) — CNN is tracking mass shootings in the United States using data from the Gun Violence Archive, a nonprofit group formed in 2013 to track gun-related violence. Both CNN and GVA define a “mass shooting” as a shooting that injured or killed four or more people, not
Continue ReadingBy Christopher Lamb, CNN Rome (CNN) — When the cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday at the start of conclave, the process of electing a new pope, they will be sealed off from the world. But that doesn’t stop people trying to influence the thinking of the 133 prelates who will choose a successor
Continue ReadingBy Dana Karni, Oren Liebermann and Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Israel struck multiple sites in Yemen’s capital Sanaa Tuesday, including the main airport, which the Israeli military said has now been “fully” disabled. “A short while ago, IDF (Israel Defense Forces) fighter jets struck and dismantled Houthi terrorist infrastructure at the main airport
Continue ReadingBy Katelyn Polantz, CNN Johnstown, Pennsylvania (CNN) — The centerpiece of Donald Trump’s hardline attempts to deport undocumented immigrants using a wartime power has been met with resistance by federal courts, including among judges Trump himself has appointed. The latest, on Monday, was district Judge Stephanie Haines, presiding over a federal court in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
Continue ReadingBy Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — Germany’s Friedrich Merz has formally become chancellor at the second attempt, hours after an unprecedented defeat signaled deep discontent within his coalition. In a hastily organized session on Tuesday afternoon, 325 lawmakers voted to approve his appointment – more than the 316 he required. Merz, who won an election
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Galgano and Maria Aguilar Prieto, CNN (CNN) — As the first day of his trial wrapped up and an eight-person jury was sworn in, the defendant stepped outside a Boston courthouse only to be immediately arrested by one of the prosecution’s witnesses — an ICE agent, his attorney tells CNN. Wilson Martell-Lebron, who
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak, Kristen Holmes and Paula Newton, CNN (CNN) — When President Donald Trump welcomes his new Canadian counterpart to the White House on Tuesday, among the questions looming over their Oval Office encounter will be whether Trump will agree to attend a major summit Prime Minister Mark Carney is hosting next month in
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