By Simone McCarthy, Nectar Gan and Eric Cheung, CNN Hong Kong/Taipei (CNN) — The Chinese military said Tuesday it had launched joint exercises involving its army, navy, air force and rocket force around Taiwan as a “stern warning,” days after US defense chief Pete Hegseth vowed to counter “China’s aggression” on his first visit to
Continue ReadingBy Morgan Rimmer, Manu Raju, Clare Foran and Ted Barrett, CNN (CNN) — Democratic Sen. Cory Booker mounted a historic protest on the Senate floor across two days, warning against the harms he said President Donald Trump’s administration is inflicting on the American public. The New Jersey Democrat spoke for 25 hours and 5 minutes,
Continue ReadingBy Gloria Pazmino and Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — A University of Minnesota graduate student who was detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials last week was taken into custody because of a prior drunken driving incident and not for involvement in campus protests, according to a senior Department of Homeland Security official. “This
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SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – Five men accused of laundering money on behalf of the Sinaloa Cartel were charged in a pair of grand jury indictments unsealed today in San Diego federal court. The indictments were originally returned in 2022 against the defendants, all of whom remain at large and face drug trafficking and money
Continue ReadingBy Michael Rios, Angus Watson and Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — Virginia Giuffre, a prominent Jeffrey Epstein accuser who alleged Prince Andrew abused her, is in “serious condition” in hospital after a school bus hit a car she was driving in rural Australia, her spokesperson told CNN on Tuesday after police appeared to contradict her
Continue ReadingBy Max Saltman, CNN (CNN) — Britain’s second-largest city has declared a “major incident” after a sanitation worker strike left over 17,000 tons of uncollected garbage on the curbside. “It’s regrettable that we have had to take this step, but we cannot tolerate a situation that is causing harm and distress to communities across Birmingham,”
Continue ReadingBy Rene Marsh and Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — As many as 50 senior IT professionals at the Internal Revenue Service, including some of the agency’s top cybersecurity experts, were placed on administrative leave Friday as the Trump administration finalizes controversial plans to share taxpayer data with federal immigration authorities, according to three sources familiar
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Wine, CNN Editor’s Note: CNN’s 5 Things newsletter is your one-stop shop for the latest headlines and fascinating stories to start and end your busy day. Sign up here. 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Spending too much time on social media can leave people feeling isolated, hurt their interpersonal skills and lead to
Continue ReadingBy Jeff Winter and Yash Roy, CNN (CNN) — Three federal agencies are reviewing nearly $9 billion in contracts and grants between the government and Harvard University over the school’s response to antisemitism. The departments of Education; Health and Human Services; and the US General Services Administration announced Monday they are reviewing $8.7 billion in
Continue ReadingBy Victoria Butenko, Caitlin Danaher and Max Saltman, CNN (CNN) — An American citizen has been detained in Belarus after being accused of attempting to sneak into the country on a cargo train by Belarusian authorities. The 27-year-old unnamed American man was traveling in the empty carriage of a train from neighbouring Lithuania when he
Continue ReadingBy Jeff Zeleny and Kevin Liptak, CNN Washington (CNN) — When Donald Trump selected Mike Waltz to serve as national security adviser, the choice was widely seen as win-win: A combat veteran with four Bronze Stars would bring his judgment to the White House and his deep-red Florida House district was safe in Republican hands.
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at women in business, education, government and sports who have broken through the glass ceiling and become the first in their respective positions in the United States. Business 1739 – Elizabeth Timothy is the first woman newspaper publisher, of the South Carolina Gazette. 1867-1919 – Madam
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – A Riverside County man pleaded guilty today in downtown Los Angeles to a federal charge for hosting illegal cockfights in which owners paid $1,000 to register roosters expected to fight to the death while spectators gambled on the bloody results. Isidro Chaparro Sanchez, 59, of Corona, entered a plea to one
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – The family of former Los Angeles Times and Riverside Press Enterprise reporter and celebrity biographer Dennis McDougal and his wife Sharon McDougal were mourning their deaths today after both were fatally injured in a multi-vehicle crash in Desert Center earlier this month. The four-vehicle crash was reported at about 4
Continue ReadingBy Jeff Winter, CNN (CNN) — The leading Democrat on the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee vowed to fix the system for approving benefits to the families of veterans who die by suicide after a CNN investigation revealed how the VA had rejected hundreds of applications from widows and other relatives. “Denying benefits to veteran families
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Pride organizers across the United States are seeing corporate sponsors withdrawing from their Pride celebrations this year, according to CNN. These reports came from organizers in California, Colorado, Florida, Missouri, New York, Ohio and Texas. Some said if the sponsors hadn’t completely withdrawn; they had asked to be quiet contributors
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By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court signaled Monday it is poised to side with Catholic Charities in a dispute over whether religiously affiliated groups are entitled to an exemption from certain state taxes, a decision that could expand the types of groups that would receive a break under the First Amendment. After
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is some background information about the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City on April 19, 1995. Facts The blast killed 168 people, including 19 children, and injured several hundred more. Timothy J. McVeigh and Terry L. Nichols were convicted of the attack. The federal
Continue ReadingBy Haley Britzky and Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — The bodies of three of the four US soldiers who were reported missing after their vehicle was submerged in a bog in Lithuania last week have been recovered, the Army announced on Monday. The vehicle has also been recovered. “The Soldiers we have lost in this
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There’s still time to experience the magic of the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens’ Glow in the Park, where larger-than-life lanterns light up the skies. This year there are more than 60 vignettes. The event offers plenty of interactive experiences, plus many of the animals are nocturnal. The event is fun for the whole family,
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