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By Betsy Klein, Donald Judd, CNN (CNN) — A remarkable scene unfolded in the White House State Dining Room on Wednesday as the Trump administration convened a group of independent journalists and online commentators to share stories of violence at the hands of Antifa, an anti-fascist movement with no leadership or organization. President Donald Trump
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WASHINGTON D.C. (KESQ) – President Donald Trump announced on social media that Israel and Hamas have “both signed off” on the first phase of a peace plan. “This means that ALL of the Hostages will be released very soon, and Israel will withdraw their Troops to an agreed upon line as the first steps toward
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – A jury has ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $966 million to the family of a woman who died from mesothelioma and contended that the company’s baby powder products caused her cancer. Mae K. Moore died in 2021 at age 88, the same year her Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit
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By Samantha Waldenberg, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump is expected to travel to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Friday for his yearly checkup, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement, noting that he would also have a “planned meeting” with troops while there. Trump’s visit to Walter Reed comes
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By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Eight people allegedly connected to a Texas midwife accused of performing illegal abortions have been arrested and indicted for practicing medicine without a license, Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Wednesday. At least one of the eight people indicted in the case is accused of illegally performing an abortion in
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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — California made history Wednesday by enacting the first law in the United States to define and ultimately ban unhealthy ultraprocessed foods, or UPFs, from what’s projected to be over 1 billion meals served to California schoolchildren in the 2025-26 school year. By signing the “Real Food, Healthy Kids Act”
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Pope Leo XIV, the first pontiff from the United States. Personal Birth date: September 14, 1955 Birth place: Chicago, Illinois Birth name: Robert Francis Prevost Father: Louis Prevost, school superintendent Mother: Mildred Martínez Prevost, librarian Education: Villanova University, B.S. in mathematics, 1977;
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Dale, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump has been using fictional figures to justify his controversial military strikes on alleged drug-trafficking boats in the Caribbean near Venezuela. “Every boat kills about 25,000 people,” Trump said in a speech last week. “Every one of those boats is responsible for the death of 25,000 American
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – California Attorney General Rob Bonta has presented a new argument to a federal appeals court for why the panel should block President Donald Trump’s continued federalization of the state National Guard, according to court papers obtained today. Since Trump first federalized California National Guard troops in early June, the administration has
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By Manu Raju, Alison Main, CNN (CNN) — GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene broke sharply with her party leaders on Wednesday as they tried to project a united front in the deepening standoff with Democrats over health care and the government shutdown, calling on Speaker Mike Johnson to bring the House back into session and
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CNN By Annie Grayer, Ellis Kim, CNN (CNN) — Arizona’s Democratic senators got into a hallway confrontation with Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday as the government shutdown’s eighth day dragged on. The clash between Johnson and Sens. Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego centered on the speaker’s decision not to swear in Democrats’ newest
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! When you go out for a drink, you want to feel comfortable while sipping your favorite beverage. So it’s no surprise that a casual neighborhood joint was just named the world’s best bar. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5
Continue ReadingCNN By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! When you go out for a drink, you want to feel comfortable while sipping your favorite beverage. So it’s no surprise that a casual neighborhood joint was just named the world’s best bar. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day.
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Hall of Fame football player and coach Mike Ditka. Personal Birth date: October 18, 1939 Birth place: Carnegie, Pennsylvania Birth name: Michael Keller Dyczko Jr. Father: Michael Ditka Sr., steel mill worker and railroad union organizer Mother: Charlotte (Keller) Ditka Marriages: Diana (Trantham)
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By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — Plenty of Americans have a gripe with the US Postal Service. Lebene Konan managed Wednesday to get hers in front of the Supreme Court. The Texas real estate agent and landlord claims that the USPS has for years intentionally declined to deliver her mail. She asked the nation’s highest
Continue Reading By Annie Grayer, Ellis Kim, CNN (CNN) — Arizona’s Democratic senators got into a hallway confrontation with Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday as the government shutdown’s eighth day dragged on. The clash between Johnson and Sens. Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego centered on the speaker’s decision not to swear in Democrats’ newest congresswoman-elect
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – 9 years ago on this day, Palm Springs police officers Jose “Gil” Vega and Lesley Zerebny were killed in the line of duty while responding to a domestic disturbance call. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Palm Springs Fire (@palmspringsfire) Vega, 63, was a veteran cop who was killed just months
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By Gloria Pazmino, CNN (CNN) — Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday if elected mayor he would cancel the closure of Rikers Island – New York City’s infamous jail complex – in favor of a plan to demolish and rebuild on the existing site. Cuomo, who is running as an independent, made the
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of professional soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo. Personal Birth date: February 5, 1985 Birth place: Funchal, Portugal Birth name: Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro Father: Jose Dinis Aveiro, gardener Mother: Maria Dolores dos Santos Aveiro, cook Children: with Georgina Rodriguez: Alana Martina, 2017; Bella Esmeralda
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By Jason Morris, Devon M. Sayers, CNN (CNN) — The last of 10 prisoners who escaped nearly five months ago from a New Orleans jail has been captured at a home in Atlanta, according to the US Marshals. Derrick Groves, who had been on the run since May 16 after breaking out of the Orleans
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