By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — “Ooh, that’s a big one,” Donald Trump said Monday as he signed an executive order – one of dozens during his first hours as president – to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization. What lies behind the move, and what could the impact be? WHO, the
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By Chris Boyette and Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — Santa Ana winds will continue whipping through Southern California through Thursday, sparking fears that progress made fighting wildfires that have scorched over 40,000 acres and left 28 dead could be reversed and more blazes could break out. More than 10 million people across parts of Southern
Continue Reading By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Customs officials in France have warned people not to consume so-called “aphrodisiac honey” – illegally imported honey mixed with medicines used to treat erectile dysfunction. The warning was issued in a statement published Monday after customs officers reported record seizures of the products in 2024 following an increase in
Continue Reading By Kareem Khadder, Eugenia Yosef, Mick Krever, Mostafa Salem and Ivana Kottasová (CNN) — The Israeli military killed at least 10 Palestinians, including a child, in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday as its prime minister announced the start of a “large-scale military operation” in the restive city of Jenin – just two days after
Continue Reading By Eugenia Yosef, Mick Krever and Jeremy Diamond, CNN (CNN) — Israel’s military chief of staff, Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi, has said he will resign in March over the failure to prevent the October 7 attack. In a letter to Israel’s prime minister and defense minister released by the military, Halevi said: “As a result
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By Katie Bo Lillis, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday revoking the security clearance of 51 former intelligence officials who signed a 2020 letter arguing that emails from a laptop belonging to Hunter Biden carried “all the classic earmarks of a Russian information operation” and that of his former national
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By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Donald Trump began his term by taking a series of sweeping immigration executive actions Monday that included declaring a national emergency at the US southern border, immediately ending use of a border app called CBP One that had allowed migrants to legally enter the United States, and
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By Chris Boyette, Michelle Watson, Mary Gilbert and Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — As winds across the Southern California area are calmer than their peak and firefighters are making progress, the threat to the fire-weary region remains with Santa Ana winds expected to continue in the coming days. “Everyone needs to be on high alert,”
Continue Reading By Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — The one-time Georgia prosecutor accused of impeding the investigation into Ahmaud Arbery’s killers is set to stand trial more than four years after the Black 25-year-old’s death, which fueled nationwide protests over racial injustice. Jury selection is scheduled to begin Tuesday in the trial of former Brunswick District Attorney
Continue Reading By Lucas Lilieholm and Mick Krever, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump said Monday he was “not confident” the Gaza ceasefire would last, despite claiming credit for brokering the agreement between Israel and Hamas. “I’m not confident. It’s not our war, it’s their war,” he said from the Oval Office, when asked by a
Continue Reading By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — As devastating wildfires have destroyed huge swaths of Los Angeles County, incinerating homes and leaving at least 27 people dead, fire and law enforcement authorities have also had to contend with multiple cases of arson. Authorities have arrested at least eight people accused of setting new, small fires in
Continue Reading By Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — World leaders congratulated President Donald Trump on his inauguration Monday, with many urging stronger alliances or continued cooperation between their countries and the United States, in carefully crafted social media posts and statements. Trump’s return to the White House portends a seismic shakeup in international relations, with the new
Continue Reading By Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — For many of America’s 170 million TikTok users, US President Donald Trump’s move to delay a legal ban of the popular social media platform was cause for celebration. But in China, where TikTok’s parent company is based, the reception has been less positive, largely because Trump has
Continue Reading By CNN’s Gul Tuysuz, Alex Stambaugh and Sana Noor Haq Istanbul, Turkey (CNN) — Dozens of people were killed after a fire ripped through a ski resort hotel in northwestern Turkey on Tuesday, forcing desperate holidaymakers to leap from windows to escape from the flames and smoke. At least 79 people were killed in the
Continue Reading By Elizabeth Wolfe, Rosa Flores, Sara Weisfeldt, Andy Rose, Gloria Pazmino, Norma Galeana and Javon Huynh, CNN (CNN) — State and local leaders across the country are bracing for a tidal wave of aggressive immigration policies and possible mass deportations that President Donald Trump has vowed to enact in the hours and days following his
Continue Reading By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Federal agents are investigating after a US Border Patrol agent was shot and killed Monday afternoon on a highway in Vermont close to the US-Canadian border. In addition to the Border Patrol agent, a “subject” was also killed in the shooting, and another “subject” was injured and is in
Continue Reading By Way Mullery, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump is now officially the 47th president of the United States after taking the oath of office on Monday. The frigid temperatures brought the ceremony inside the Capitol for the first time in decades as a crowd of supporters, family members and various public figures watched up close.
Continue Reading By Caroline Jaime and Abel Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — Migrant shelters in Tijuana – located across the border from San Diego, California – are bracing for a possible surge in the influx of migrants should US President Donald Trump carry out his mass deportation plan. More than 30 shelters operate in the Mexican border city
Continue Reading By Zoe Sottile, Betsy Klein, Devon M. Sayers and Dianne Gallagher, CNN (CNN) — In one of his last acts before leaving office, former President Joe Biden commuted the life sentence of Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, convicted in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents. Peltier, 80, will serve the remainder of his sentence at
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Walter Mondale, 42nd vice president of the United States. Personal Birth date: January 5, 1928 Death date: April 19, 2021 Birth place: Ceylon, Minnesota Birth name: Walter Frederick Mondale Father: Theodore Mondale, a Methodist minister Mother: Claribel (Cowan) Mondale Marriage: Joan (Adams) Mondale
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