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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Kroger is set to close about 5% of its grocery stores — amounting to approximately 60 locations — over the next year and a half. The closures come a few months after plans collapsed for a merger with rival Albertsons that would have created a massive chain.
Continue ReadingBy John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — From digging into President Donald Trump’s battle with the courts to deciding whether people can be required to identify themselves before viewing porn online, the Supreme Court in the coming days will deliver its most dramatic decisions of the year. With most of its pending rulings complete, the justices
Continue ReadingBy Paula Reid, Evan Perez, Kylie Atwood, Devan Cole and Dan Berman, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s order to bomb Iran’s nuclear facilities presents a new test of the Constitution and the extent of presidential powers to conduct war despite a lack of congressional approval. The administration is relying on the president’s authority under
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – As the United States’ military actions in the Middle East continue to stir debate, the ripple effects are being felt even in the Coachella Valley, where community members, including local veterans, express mixed feelings about U.S. involvement in the region. The situation, marked by increasing tensions between the U.S. and
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – After the deadly shootings targeting Minnesota state lawmakers, concerns are growing over the rise of politically motivated violence in the United States. Here at home, Palm Springs Police recently arrested a La Quinta man after allegedly making an online post threatening a shooting at the “No Kings Day” protest in
Continue ReadingBy Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — A judge in Tennessee said the Justice Department hasn’t made a convincing case that Kilmar Abrego Garcia should be kept in pretrial detention, though the mistakenly deported man who was returned to the US is likely to remain in federal immigration custody regardless. Abrego Garcia is being held in
Continue ReadingCNN By Allegra Goodwin, Gianluca Mezzofiore, Christian Edwards, Thomas Bordeaux and Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Warplanes. Submarines. Cruise missiles. Bombs that weigh 30,000 pounds. After initially favoring diplomacy, US President Donald Trump resorted to an extraordinary use of force against Iran on Saturday night, striking three of the regime’s key nuclear sites. Trump claimed
Continue ReadingCNN By Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump’s decision to launch direct strikes against Iranian nuclear sites has sparked a wave of anger in the country, with people on the streets of Tehran telling CNN they expect their country to strike back. “Iranian people are people of honor, and we will definitely
Continue ReadingBy Zachary Cohen and Katie Bo Lillis, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump declared that Iran’s nuclear enrichment facilities were “completely and totally obliterated” following this weekend’s air strikes, but the US appears to have held back its most powerful bombs against one of the three facilities included in the operation, raising questions about whether
Continue ReadingBy Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump’s decision to launch direct strikes against Iranian nuclear sites has sparked a wave of anger in the country, with people on the streets of Tehran telling CNN they expect their country to strike back. “Iranian people are people of honor, and we will definitely give
Continue ReadingBy Eyad Kourdi and Catherine Nicholls, CNN Aleppo, Syria (CNN) — At least 20 people have been killed and 52 more are injured after a “terrorist attack” on a Greek Orthodox church in the Syrian capital on Sunday, according to the country’s health ministry. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack, but
Continue ReadingBy Betsy Klein, Zachary Cohen and Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine approached a pair of lecterns in the Pentagon briefing room Sunday morning to detail the most significant military operation of President Donald Trump’s tenure in office. Hegseth spoke first, lavishing
Continue ReadingBy Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s MAGA sphere of conservative media and influencers — many of whom had expressed skepticism before his decision to bomb Iranian nuclear facilities — is divided over the president’s dramatic move to strike. Many of its most prominent figures rallied around Trump. But others sharply criticized the
Continue ReadingCNN By Nadeen Ebrahim and Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump’s decision to strike Iran’s nuclear facilities puts the Middle East in a volatile position, with all eyes now on Tehran’s next move. Speaking in Istanbul, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Sunday his country has “a variety of options” when
Continue ReadingBy Nadeen Ebrahim and Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump’s decision to strike Iran’s nuclear facilities puts the Middle East in a volatile position, with all eyes now on Tehran’s next move. Speaking in Istanbul, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Sunday his country has “a variety of options” when deciding
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak, Jeremy Herb and Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — By the time President Donald Trump was milling about his golf club in New Jersey on Friday evening, the planes were about to be in the air. To onlookers at the club, Trump showed little anxiety about his decision to authorize airstrikes on three
Continue ReadingCNN By Jade Walker, CNN (CNN) — From digging into President Donald Trump’s battle with the courts to deciding whether people can be required to identify themselves before viewing porn online, the Supreme Court in the coming days is set to deliver its most dramatic decisions of the year. Here’s what else you need to
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – The Palm Springs Black History Committee has hosted a series of events throughout the Juneteenth weekend, and plans to close out the celebration with a “Unity Picnic” on Saturday. While the committee plans to celebrate with food, live entertainment, games and more, the closing event comes after the federal holiday
Continue ReadingCNN By Sarah Ferris and Morgan Rimmer, CNN (CNN) — Correction: This story has been updated to make clear Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer was called before the strike, not after as initially reported. President Donald Trump and his team were in contact with top congressional Republicans before his strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, but
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Torgan, Morgan Severson, CNN (CNN) — If everything goes according to plan, Tesla’s long-awaited robotaxi service will roll out today in Austin, Texas. Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk, who’s been talking about robotaxis for years, has cautioned that the launch date isn’t set in stone. Musk, of course, is also CEO of SpaceX — and has
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