By Christopher Lamb, CNN Rome (CNN) — Simona Pettinato is among those who have gathered near the Gemelli Hospital to show their support for Pope Francis. “Prayer moves mountains,” she declared outside the hospital, where Francis has been since February 14 and is being treated for pneumonia. “It helps everyone, and we must have great
Continue ReadingBy Annette Choi, Alex Leeds Matthews, Danya Gainor and Amy O’Kruk, CNN (CNN) — Thousands of federal workers have been laid off or issued immediate termination notifications as part of President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s plan to cut spending and downsize the federal government. CNN is tracking the chaotic and rapidly evolving situation at
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CNN By Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — An airline traveler has spoken of his shock after cabin crew sat him next to the body of a fellow passenger who had died during the flight. The female passenger collapsed in the aisle beside Mitchell Ring and his partner Jennifer Colin during their Qatar Airways flight from
Continue ReadingBy Daria Tarasova-Markina, Svitlana Vlasova, Gul Tuysuz, Nick Paton Walsh and Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky says a proposed deal with the United States on natural resources is a “framework,” and he will want to discuss the countries’ relationship further in person with President Donald Trump, as a draft of the
Continue ReadingBy Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Calin Georgescu, a far-right presidential candidate in Romania, has been taken in for questioning by police as part of an investigation into his campaign, which last year prompted the country’s constitutional court to cancel an election. Georgescu was pulled over for questioning by police on Wednesday as he was
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Agiesta, CNN (CNN) — A major new study on religious views in the United States finds – as Americans’ connection to organized religion continues to fade – there are deep divides over the appropriate role for religion in American public life, with sizable shares in favor of a more formalized role. Less than
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CNN By Sarah Ferris, Lauren Fox and Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — Speaker Mike Johnson pulled off a stunning turnaround Tuesday night to rescue a critical vote to advance President Donald Trump’s agenda that had seemed doomed just moments earlier. Surprising even some of his critics, Johnson and his leadership team capped hours of drama
Continue ReadingBy Holly Yan and Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN (CNN) — Attorneys for the man accused of stabbing four University of Idaho students to death have nodded to autism spectrum disorder in asking the court to ensure the 30-year-old wouldn’t get the death penalty if convicted, court records show. Bryan Kohberger is accused of killing Madison Mogen,
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KFMB, SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO, FACEBOOK, BECK MARODI, CAL FIRE & RIVERSIDE HAZMAT TEAM, SAN DIEGO COUNTY SHERIFF’S, CNN, Facebook/Beck Marodi By Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — Newly revealed details from an arrest warrant describe the final moments of a California fire captain found fatally stabbed in her California home last
Continue ReadingBy Matthew Rehbein, Alexandra Skores and Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — An American Airlines flight arriving at Ronald Reagan National Airport was forced to abort its landing to avoid another aircraft Tuesday, officials said, less than a month after a midair collision killed 67 people near the same airport and roughly 90 minutes before a
Continue ReadingBy Mick Krever and Mostafa Salem, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump posted a video on his Truth Social account late on Tuesday, which appears to have been created with generative AI, promoting the transformation of Gaza into a Gulf state-like resort featuring a golden statue of himself, a hummus-eating Elon Musk, and shirtless
Continue ReadingBy Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump is set to convene his first Cabinet meeting on Wednesday – a gathering of agency leaders who’ve taken different approaches to proving their loyalty to Trump in public and private. Cabinet meetings, typically staid affairs with brief photo opportunities at their start, morphed into something much
Continue ReadingBy Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — Newly revealed details from an arrest warrant describe the final moments of a California fire captain found fatally stabbed in her California home last week. Authorities allege her wife carried out the killing before fleeing across the border to Mexico. Cal Fire Capt. Rebecca “Becky” Marodi, 49, was discovered
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Kaczynski and Em Steck, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration’s new point man for dealings with the Department of Homeland Security is a former far-right podcast host and election denier who once shared an article calling for “martial law” to keep Donald Trump in office following his loss in the 2020 election. Paul
Continue ReadingBy Wayne Chang and Nectar Gan, CNN Taipei/Hong Kong (CNN) — China’s military has set up a zone for “live-fire training” about 46 miles (74 kilometers) off the southwestern coast of Taiwan without advance notice, the island’s defense ministry said on Wednesday, condemning the move as provocative and a threat to international navigation. It comes
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Even warmer today as Palm Springs experiences it’s second day of the year in the 90s… February is still fairly early for the 90s—even for the Coachella Valley. We broke the record for warmest/maximum low temps after morning temps didn’t even fall out of the 50s earlier today. Temperatures rose a few degrees more this afternoon,
Continue ReadingBy Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — The parents of an 8-year-old girl who died after they withheld her insulin, encouraged by members of a small Christian sect who believed God would save her, have been sentenced to at least 14 years in prison. Elizabeth Struhs died in January 2022 on a mattress on
Continue ReadingBy Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — A Maryland state court judge is set to decide whether Adnan Syed will remain free despite his conviction for the 1999 murder of his high school ex-girlfriend, Hae Min Lee, after Baltimore’s top prosecutor said he is no longer seeking to vacate the murder conviction. Syed’s attorneys have
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RAMONA, Calif. (KESQ) – A Cal Fire captain allegedly murdered by her wife at their Ramona home sought to leave her marriage shortly before she was killed, according to an arrest warrant declaration issued for the veteran firefighter’s spouse. The declaration from a San Diego County District Attorney’s Office peace officer states Yolanda Marodi, 53,
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PALM DESERT (CNS) – A resource center for entrepreneurs at Cal State San Bernardino’s Palm Desert campus is getting a major expansion, officials said Tuesday. The Palm Desert Entrepreneurial Resource Center, located at 37023 Cook Street, Suite 102 in Palm Desert, is a re-branded expansion of the Palm Desert iHub. The focus is promoting business
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