By Manveena Suri, Helen Regan, Aishwarya S Iyer and Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — Dozens of people were killed in a crowd crush at the world’s largest religious gathering in India early Wednesday, as tens of millions of devotees went to bathe in a river on one of the most sacred days of a Hindu
Continue ReadingBy Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — About 90 Patriot missiles from Israel are being sent to Ukraine in a transfer facilitated by the United States, according to a US defense official. The missiles had been in storage in Israel, which operated Patriot air defense systems for more than 30 years before retiring them in April.
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By Zakir Jamal Click here for updates on this story 1/28/25 (LAPost.com) — Gov. Gavin Newsom announced an initiative Tuesday to support rebuilding efforts in areas affected by the Southern California Wildfires. Leadership of the Los Angeles Dodgers — comprising team Chairman Mark Walter, the Mark Walter Family Foundation, and the L.A. Dodgers Foundation —
Continue ReadingCNN By Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — Caroline Kennedy on Tuesday warned that her cousin Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is a “predator” ahead of his high-profile confirmation hearings this week to be President Donald Trump’s Department of Health and Human Services secretary, urging senators to reject his nomination. Kennedy, who said she felt obligated to
Continue ReadingBy Michael Rios, CNN, and Verónica Calderón and Fidel Gutierrez, CNN en Español (CNN) — When Google announced it was complying with US President Donald Trump’s executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, many Mexicans responded with a laugh and a long, exhausted sigh. At her daily press briefing
Continue ReadingBy John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s dramatic pause of federal grants and loans is queuing up a Supreme Court showdown over the Constitution that will test the court’s recently muscular commitment to curb executive power. Although the 6-3 conservative court has often sided with Trump, most notably granting him sweeping immunity from
Continue ReadingBy Sebastian Shukla and Frederik Pleitgen, CNN Berlin (CNN) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz took an opportunity on the campaign trail Tuesday to criticize Elon Musk, telling CNN that the US billionaire “is intervening in favor of right-wing politicians all over Europe. And this is really disgusting”. Ahead of Germany’s February election, Musk has been
Continue ReadingBy Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — Caroline Kennedy on Tuesday warned that her cousin Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is a “predator” ahead of his high-profile confirmation hearings this week to be President Donald Trump’s Department of Health and Human Services secretary, urging senators to reject his nomination. Kennedy, who said she felt obligated to speak
Continue ReadingBy Alayna Treene and Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — Federal workers who don’t want to return to the office are being offered buyouts, according to a memo posted to the US Office of Personnel Management’s website Tuesday night. CNN previously reported the buyout offers were expected, according to a Trump administration official and an
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! Scientists created the Doomsday Clock in 1947 as a symbolic gauge of how close humanity is to destroying the
Continue ReadingCNN By 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! Scientists created the Doomsday Clock in 1947 as a symbolic gauge of how close humanity is to destroying
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A stolen vehicle pursuit started in Indio and ended in Desert Hot Springs Tuesday morning. The incident started just before 10:40 a.m. when deputies located a stolen vehicle in the area of Desert Gardens and Avenue 48 in Indio, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office told News Channel 3. Authorities said deputies attempted a traffic enforcement
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Within minutes of the White House freezing billions in federal grants and loans, a federal judge temporarily blocked the funding pause from taking effect. US District Judge Loren L. AliKhan issued a brief administration stay of the policy during a virtual hearing on Tuesday afternoon. The stay blocks the policy from taking effect until 5:00
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Hundreds of visitors are flocking to the mountain tops after the higher elevations received their first measurable snowfall of the year. Places like Big Bear, Idyllwild, and the Palm Springs Ariel Tramway got the most snowfall between Sunday and Monday. Idyllwild saw anywhere between four and five inches through Monday night, and the town became
Continue ReadingKTUL, CNN By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — The Oklahoma State Board of Education voted Tuesday to approve a proposal requiring parents to report their immigration or citizenship status when enrolling their children in school. The board discussed the proposal for about 20 minutes before approving it and other proposals in a 6-0 vote. The
Continue ReadingBy Marshall Cohen and Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — The acting top federal prosecutor in Washington under President Donald Trump is furious about recent leaks to the press and also specifically directed staff to scrutinize a former official’s work on January 6 cases after she rebuked him on TV, according to internal emails obtained by
Continue ReadingBy Ted Barrett, CNN Washington (CNN) — Senate Democrats on Tuesday voted to filibuster a GOP-led bill to sanction International Criminal Court officials. The measure was designed to punish the ICC for issuing arrest warrants for top Israeli officials. The court issued those warrants last year for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his former defense
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INDIO (CNS) – A 29-year-old man must stand trial for murder stemming from the death of a 20-year-old man whose body was found in the open desert of Desert Hot Springs, a judge has ruled. Gabriel “Vago” Magdaleno was held to answer last Wednesday at the Larson Justice Center in Indio on a felony count
Continue ReadingBy Pete Muntean, CNN Washington (CNN) — White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said reported drone sightings that sparked panic in New Jersey last month were drones authorized to fly by the Federal Aviation Administration and “not the enemy.” Leavitt made the announcement — the most significant since drone paranoia took off in December —
Continue ReadingBy Eugenia Yosef, CNN (CNN) — A freed Israeli hostage says she drew “hope and strength” from other captives while she was being held by Hamas in Gaza. Naama Levy, 20, who was kidnapped by the Palestinian militant group during the October 7, 2023, attacks, was freed alongside three other female Israeli soldiers on Saturday,
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