By Hannah Rabinowitz, Phil Mattingly, Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration has ordered a review of federal funding sent to more than a dozen Democratic-led states, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. The sweeping scale of the review is outlined in a budget data request that was sent Tuesday to all
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By Natasha Bertrand, Kevin Liptak, Kylie Atwood, Jim Sciutto, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte reached a verbal understanding about Greenland during their meeting on Wednesday, but no document has been produced yet memorializing a future deal, people familiar with their discussion told CNN. Trump and Rutte agreed to
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By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Jenna Scott remembers the joy of being pregnant with her first and only child. She also remembers the immense abdominal pain. During her pregnancy, she let her doctors know about the persistent discomfort. She was told it was normal, that the aches “came with the territory,” she said. But
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By Jack Guy, CNN London (CNN) — Barron Trump, son of the US president, contacted police in London last year after witnessing an alleged assault on a female friend while he and the woman were on a video call, a British court has been told. A transcript of Trump’s emergency call was shown during the
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CNN By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Just a few days ago, European leaders were scrambling to respond to US President Donald Trump’s increasingly aggressive rhetoric about taking control of Greenland, and bracing for an avalanche of insults as he arrived to speak on their home turf. As expected, Trump slammed European officials on a
Continue Reading By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Just a few days ago, European leaders were scrambling to respond to US President Donald Trump’s increasingly aggressive rhetoric about taking control of Greenland, and bracing for an avalanche of insults as he arrived to speak on their home turf. As expected, Trump slammed European officials on a variety
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By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — Elizabeth Smart became a household name when she was abducted at age 14, held captive for nine months and then found safe. Now 38, she is married with children and devotes her time to advocating for survivors of abduction, abuse and sexual violence. With the release of the new
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By Isabel Rosales, Karina Tsui, Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — One day after the fatal shooting of Renee Good by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis earlier this month, a Minnesota immigrant advocacy group reported a threefold increase in the number of people signing up to become legal observers. “To say this: The
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CNN, POOL, KIII, KENS, KSAT, KABB, WOAI, TEXAS HOUSE INVESTIGATIVE COMM By Eric Levenson, Matthew J. Friedman, Shimon Prokupecz, Rachel Clarke, Amanda Jackson, CNN (CNN) — A jury has acquitted a former school district police officer of all charges based on accusations he failed to act during the Robb Elementary shooting in Uvalde, Texas –
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By Helen Regan, Kara Fox, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump is struggling to attract Western allies to his “Board of Peace,” but so far he has garnered the support of Middle Eastern monarchs, the man known as Europe’s last dictator and at least one leader wanted for alleged war crimes. Trump has invited
Continue Reading CNN By Helen Regan, Kara Fox, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump is struggling to attract Western allies to his “Board of Peace,” but so far he has garnered the support of Middle Eastern monarchs, the man known as Europe’s last dictator and at least one leader wanted for alleged war crimes. Trump has
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LA QUINTA, Calif. (KESQ) – Kratom, an herbal drug often found in energy drinks and pills at gas stations, will now face new regulations in La Quinta. La Quinta City Council passed ordinance chapter 5.94, passing new limits on Kratom and the synthetic concentrate derived from the drug, known as 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH). Narcotics experts say
Continue ReadingBy Joan Biskupic, CNN Chief Supreme Court Analyst (CNN) — The Supreme Court has gone along for years with President Donald Trump’s unconventional moves and brash legal arguments, as the conservative majority emphasized its regard for the presidency and appeared willing to accept the cost to its own reputation. Not this time. During Wednesday arguments over
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – Two people were arrested a month after a burglary in Palm Desert that included multiple stolen firearms, authorities announced. The suspects, a 32-year-old resident of Banning and a 32-year-old resident of Beaumont, were arrested Tuesday afternoon in the 11000 block of Legends Lane in Beaumont, according to the Riverside County
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Concerned residents from the Historic Tennis Club neighborhood in Palm Springs are mobilizing to stop a proposed high-density housing development planned in what they say is a wildlife corridor. “There’s masses of bighorn sheep. This is the corridor that they walk on in order to be able to get up
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NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (KESQ) – An off-duty Glendale firefighter was taken into custody before sunrise today in the death of his wife, who was found bludgeoned inside their North Hollywood home. Investigators took Andrew Jimenez into custody at about 4:25 a.m. Wednesday after determining a woman was dead inside their residence in the 5600 block
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KFOX, WHAM, POLICE HANDOUTS, CNN By Elizabeth Wolfe, Danya Gainor, CNN (CNN) — Earlier this month, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced a Cuban migrant had died at a Texas detention camp after experiencing “medical distress,” giving little detail of what led up to his final moments. Now, a medical examiner ruled that the death
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Taxi drivers at Palm Springs International Airport say the loss of a designated staging area is making it harder for them to work efficiently. Leonel Reyes, a local taxi driver, says the problem began last month, when the airport stopped allowing taxis to use a dedicated waiting area that previously
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – Dozens of protesters gathered Wednesday afternoon for a peaceful march in Indio calling for changes to immigration enforcement and greater accountability from federal authorities. Organizers called the demonstration “ICE Out of Indio,” urging community members to stand in solidarity with people they said have been harmed by U.S. Immigration and Customs
Continue Reading By Elizabeth Wolfe, Danya Gainor, CNN (CNN) — Earlier this month, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced a Cuban migrant had died at a Texas detention camp after experiencing “medical distress,” giving little detail of what led up to his final moments. Now, a medical examiner ruled that the death of Geraldo Lunas Campos was
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