By Max Saltman, Jennifer Hauser, CNN and Sebastian Jimenez, CNNE (CNN) — Mexico has extradited 29 alleged criminals to the United States, among them the so-called “narco of narcos” Rafael Caro Quintero, many accused of murder and several alleged members of cartels now designated as Foreign Terrorist Organizations. The accused men were taken from prisons
Continue ReadingBy Sarah El Sirgany, CNN (CNN) — “Are we going to war?” asks a worried Cairo saleswoman upon learning that she’s speaking to a journalist. The ominous question about the prospect of war between Egypt and Israel has crept into many conversations in the country. These murmurs of war reveal growing concerns among a population
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By Priscilla Alvarez and Renée Rigdon, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump campaigned on a promise to deport millions of undocumented immigrants residing in the United States, but so far, the pace of deportations has held steady compared to last year, according to a CNN analysis of deportation flight data. The data, provided by Thomas
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This morning, getting in and out of Palm Springs is harder because both Gene Autry and Indian Canyon are closed due to blowing sand and dust. Winds have eased, but there are Wind Advisories in place to our North and South, with a Winter Weather Advisory in the mountains, and an Air Quality Alert for
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By Jennifer Hansler, CNN Washington (CNN) — A top official at the US Agency for International Development was put on leave after issuing a scathing memo blaming Trump political appointees for the US government’s inability to conduct lifesaving humanitarian work. The official warned the Trump appointees’ moves will “no doubt result in preventable death, destabilization,
Continue ReadingBy Nadeen Ebrahim, Mick Krever, Ibrahim Dahman and Mike Schwartz, CNN (CNN) — A delicate truce between Israel and Hamas hangs by a thread after Israel blocked humanitarian aid into Gaza, in response to Hamas rejecting a new Israeli proposal to extend the ceasefire without any commitment to end the war or fully withdraw troops.
Continue ReadingBy Hanna Park, Karina Tsui and Amanda Jackson, CNN (CNN) — Newly obtained records – including text messages and internal reports – detail how Los Angeles officials scrambled to respond in the hours leading up to the devastating wildfires that swept through the city earlier this year. The exchange of messages reveals how authorities initially
Continue ReadingBy Benjamin Brown and Stephanie Halasz, CNN (CNN) — German authorities say a car-ramming incident in the southwestern city of Mannheim that killed two people Monday was a deliberate attack but it does not appear to have been politically or religiously motivated. Police said Monday night the two dead were an 83-year-old woman and a
Continue ReadingBy MJ Lee, CNN Washington (CNN) — The CEO of a plant in Georgia that makes a special peanut butter paste for severely malnourished children around the world told CNN Sunday that his company’s contracts with the US Agency for International Development that had been abruptly canceled last week were all reinstated late Sunday night.
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — A CNN poll taken before the contentious Trump-Zelensky meeting shows that most Americans are unhappy with how President Donald Trump is doing his job. Overall, 52% disapprove of his performance while 48% approve. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — A CNN poll taken before the contentious Trump-Zelensky meeting shows that most Americans are unhappy with how President Donald Trump is doing his job. Overall, 52% disapprove of his performance while 48% approve. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with
Continue ReadingWCBS, CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — A CNN poll taken before the contentious Trump-Zelensky meeting shows that most Americans are unhappy with how President Donald Trump is doing his job. Overall, 52% disapprove of his performance while 48% approve. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On
Continue ReadingBy Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — When emergency workers arrived at the home of Tetyana Kulyk and her husband Pavlo Ivanchov shortly after it was hit by a Russian drone on Wednesday, all they could do was recover their charred bodies. Kulyk, a renowned Ukrainian journalist, and Ivanchov, a surgeon and university professor, were killed
Continue ReadingBy Rene Marsh, CNN (CNN) — The once-obscure Office of Personnel Management, essentially the human resources department of the federal government, is now ground zero for Elon Musk and President Donald Trump’s efforts to slash bureaucracy and deconstruct vast portions of the administrative state. Current and former OPM employees describe an agency that’s been taken
Continue ReadingBy Karina Tsui and Robert Shackelford, CNN (CNN) — Several flights were diverted to an airport in the city of Waco in central Texas after being buffeted by turbulence stemming from a nearby storm system late Sunday. Houston-bound SkyWest flight 5690, operating as a United Express flight, was forced to land at Waco Regional Airport
Continue ReadingBy John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — It will be smiles and handshakes when President Donald Trump bumps into several members of the Supreme Court on the House floor Tuesday evening before he delivers his first address to Congress of his second term. But there have been subtle signs that the justices, in private, have been
Continue ReadingBy Alex Stambaugh and Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck the San Fernando Valley at roughly 10:15 p.m. Sunday night and was felt in and around Los Angeles, according to the United States Geological Survey. The epicenter was recorded 1.2 miles east-southeast of North Hollywood, the USGS reported, and came just
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – AAP – Food Samaritans supporters gathered inside Trio Restaurant in Palm Springs celebrating the 97th Annual Academy Awards. For the 13th year, the “Hollywood’s Biggest Night” event is benefiting the nonprofit. AAP – Food Samaritans has been serving the community for 34 years — supporting people living with HIV/AIDS and
Continue ReadingBy Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — It was a weekend for the history books. What began with US President Donald Trump furiously berating Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the White House ended with a show of European unity in London and vows to wrestle negotiations over the Russia-Ukraine war away from the US. Here are
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – A stunt performer was away taken by ambulance following a “Human Cannonball” accident at the Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival. News Channel 3 was on scene when Chachi “The Rocketman” Valencia was shot out of a cannon, hitting a safety net and bouncing out before hitting pavement during a
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