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By Manu Raju, Lauren Fox, Alayna Treene, Veronica Stracqualursi and Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday delivered his most forceful appeal yet to House Republicans to line up behind his massive domestic policy bill, but it’s still not enough to guarantee the votes for Speaker Mike Johnson. The president’s emphatic, 90-minute
Continue ReadingBy Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said he does not expect negotiations with the United States over Tehran’s nuclear program to “reach a conclusion” as Washington toughens its conditions for a deal. “During (former President Ebrahim) Raisi’s time there were also indirect negotiations that didn’t result in anything, and
Continue ReadingBy Shania Shelton and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — Democratic Rep. LaMonica McIver said Tuesday that the federal assault charges filed against her a day earlier related to a chaotic melee outside an Immigration Customs and Enforcement detention facility are “absurd.” “I think the charges are absurd. You know, it’s ridiculous. I was there to
Continue ReadingBy Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — International pressure is mounting on Israel amid its renewed military operation in the Gaza Strip, as both the United Kingdom and the European Union announced measures distancing themselves from the country on Tuesday. The UK paused trade negotiations with Israel and sanctioned West Bank settlers, as Britain’s top diplomat
Continue ReadingBy Tareq Al Hilou, Ivana Kottasová, Abeer Salman and Eyad Kourdi, CNN (CNN) — The bright pink jumper with a picture of Cinderella hangs off Jana’s skinny shoulders as she walks through the northern Gaza moonscape, piles of rubble, dirt and dust all around her. Clutching a large tub in her hand, the 12-year-old is
Continue ReadingCNN By Tareq Al Hilou, Ivana Kottasová, Abeer Salman and Eyad Kourdi, CNN (CNN) — The bright pink jumper with a picture of Cinderella hangs off Jana’s skinny shoulders as she walks through the northern Gaza moonscape, piles of rubble, dirt and dust all around her. Clutching a large tub in her hand, the 12-year-old
Continue ReadingAll roads in Palm Springs, including Indian Canyon from Vista Chino to Tachevah, are now open. Roads have also reopened in Twentynine Palms following days of cleanup and police activity at the home of the bomber involved in Saturday’s attack. The investigation is ongoing. Palm Springs Police Chief Andy Mills raised concerns that others may
Continue ReadingBy Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — Indian police have arrested a travel vlogger on suspicion of spying for Pakistan, as tensions between the two countries simmer following a dayslong conflict between the two neighbors. Jyoti Malhotra, an influencer from the northern state of Haryana, has been accused of sharing sensitive information with Pakistan, a senior
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — In the final two years of his presidency, Joe Biden had private moments where he could not recall the names of top aides, had an increasingly limited private schedule, was prone to incoherence and losing his train of thought, and was hidden from the public eye to shield the
Continue ReadingBy Karina Tsui and Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — American universities are facing another threat from the Trump administration, which intends to use a civil anti-fraud law to withdraw federal funding from colleges that promote diversity and inclusion policies, the Department of Justice announced Monday. The False Claims Act will be enforced “when a federal
Continue ReadingBy Barbie Latza Nadeau Rome (CNN) — Salvage crews have recovered the boom from the $40 million Bayesian luxury yacht, which sank off the coast of Sicily in August 2024, killing seven people, including British tech tycoon Mike Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter Hannah. The boom, a long pole that controls the sail, was connected
Continue ReadingBy Joseph Ataman, CNN (CNN) — Until last week, a secretive fleet of ships ferrying Russian oil around the world showed no clear links to the Kremlin. That changed when, in a dramatic escalation, Russia used a fighter jet in an apparent effort to protect one of the tankers thought to be in the fleet.
Continue ReadingBy Svitlana Vlasova and Ross Adkin, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine and Russia accused each other of launching attack drones on one another overnight, hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by phone with his US counterpart Donald Trump – and again refused an immediate ceasefire. Russia launched 108 Shahed drones and “various types of decoy
Continue ReadingBy Jessie Yeung and Yumi Asada, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — Think of Japan’s famed yakuza gangs and you might think of heavily tattooed men getting into bloody fights – the stuff of action films and video games. But last week four men were arrested in Tokyo for a more mundane crime – operating a yakuza
Continue ReadingBy Morgan Rimmer, CNN (CNN) — The Senate voted 66-32 Monday evening to advance first-of-its-kind legislation to regulate “stablecoins,” a kind of cryptocurrency. Democrats had initially voted to block the bill earlier this month amid concerns over President Donald Trump’s cryptocurrency deals. The legislation, known as the GENIUS Act, is focused on what is known
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BANNING, Calif. (KESQ) – Opening statements began in the trial of a real estate developer accused of providing six-figure bribes to former Palm Springs Mayor Steve Pougnet, who pleaded guilty last week to a slate of felony charges connected to his support for the defendant’s projects. John Elroy Wessman, 86, is charged with nine counts
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – We’re hearing directly from some of the first responders who arrived at the scene of Saturday’s explosion in Palm Springs. Fire crews found themselves at the site of the largest bombing in Southern California history on Saturday, but that didn’t stop them from going beyond the call of duty. The
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Remains found at the scene of Saturday’s Palm Springs explosion were a positive match for the suspect after DNA testing, the FBI confirmed. FBI officials have said they are “fairly confident” that 25-year-old Guy Edward Bartkus of Twentynine Palms was responsible for Saturday’s bombing. Bartkus was killed in the blast,
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — A powerful explosion rocked downtown Palm Springs Saturday, leaving damage scattered over a 100-yard radius according to investigators. The blast shattered windows, rattled nerves and left local businesses like The Velvet Rope reeling. Owner David Rios said he’s spent days sweeping up debris and repairing broken windows — without the help
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – A miracle in more ways than one. News Channel 3 is learning more about the patients of American Reproductive Centers, the target of Saturday’s bombing. Officials confirming while the facility’s office space was damaged, the lab was untouched and no embryos were were injured. A relief for patient Emery Baucas.
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