By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — Crew members aboard the aging, rusted oil tanker that the US has been pursuing at sea for nearly two weeks appear to have painted a crude image of a Russian flag on the ship’s hull, which American officials believe is an attempt at claiming Russian protection, a US official
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By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump issued the first vetoes of his second term Tuesday, blocking two bipartisan, infrastructure-related bills. The president argued that blocking both measures was necessary to save taxpayer dollars. “Enough is enough. My Administration is committed to preventing American taxpayers from funding expensive and unreliable policies. Ending the
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James Frater, CNN Edinburgh, Scotland (CNN) — As “Auld Lang Syne” takes its annual spin around the globe on New Year’s Eve, its chorus belted out by revelers young and old, Edinburgh’s Poet Laureate Michael Pedersen says the song’s enduring power lies not in tradition alone, but in its uncanny ability to bind people together.
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By Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — Finland has detained a ship and its crew after a critical undersea telecommunication cable connecting the country to Estonia was damaged Wednesday, Finnish authorities said. Finnish police said in a statement that the vessel suspected of causing the damage was found with its anchor chain lowered into the sea
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By Billy Stockwell, CNN London (CNN) — Britain’s Queen Camilla has spoken publicly for the first time about how she had to “fight back” after being assaulted by a stranger on a train when she was a teenager. “When I was a teenager, I was attacked on a train,” Camilla told BBC Radio 4’s “Today”
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By Jeff Winter, CNN (CNN) — When Greg Pryer served in the Marine Corps three decades ago and then worked as a New York City police officer who experienced the trauma of September 11, alcohol was his go-to coping mechanism. After retiring from the NYPD in 2015, his drinking habit only worsened, he said. Without
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By Gloria Pazmino, CNN (CNN) — New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has spent the last several weeks sprinting towards a deadline. After publicly committing to filling many of the top posts in his new administration before taking office, Mamdani, 34, is closing 2025 with a still-evolving image of the team that is going to
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Banner, CNN It’s been a whirlwind year, and we’re grateful you have read along with us. If it all feels like a blur, CNN’s Year in Review Quiz is a fun way to jog your memory. Here’s what else you need to know to get up to speed and on with your day.
Continue ReadingBy Adam Cancryn, CNN (CNN) — New bruising on Donald Trump’s left hand is reviving questions about his health nearly one year after he became the oldest president to take the oath of office. Across a series of events last week, the 79-year-old Trump appeared with discoloration or light bruising on the back of his
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – Update 10:00 p.m.: One man is in custody after a police standoff in Palm Desert that started about 4:00 p.m. The man was taken from the scene by ambulance. Authorities have not released his identity or why he was wanted. 5:14 p.m.: Law enforcement is working to have a wanted
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Phillip Zamudio, Palm Springs resident, said a prolonged power outage over Christmas has left him and neighbors uneasy as more rain is expected to move into the region, raising concerns it could happen again. Zamudio said electricity went out at his home on Christmas Eve just as family and friends
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By Luciana Lopez, Elijah Shama, Richard Quest, Erin Burnett, CNN (CNN) — Warren Buffett has worn many hats over the years: The stock-picking Oracle of Omaha. An avuncular, Dairy-Queen-eating, Coke-drinking product pitchman. A living symbol of capitalism and its complexities. But for generations of business leaders, the 95-year-old has also served as something else: a
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By Helen Regan, Hira Humayun, Eugenia Yosef and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — Several international humanitarian organizations, including Doctors Without Borders (MSF), face being barred from working in Gaza from Thursday for failing to comply with Israel’s new restrictions for aid groups operating in the devastated enclave. Israel said Tuesday it will suspend the operations
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By Zoe Sottile, Andy Rose, Holmes Lybrand, Lauren Mascarenhas, Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — Some Minnesota families are in danger of losing child care after the US Department of Health and Human Services announced a freeze on child care payments to the state Tuesday amid a federal investigation into allegations of fraud, providers say. It’s
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COACHELL VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – As 2025 comes to a close, News Channel 3 is taking a look back at the crimes that shocked, saddened, and reshaped communities across the Coachella Valley. From a deadly terrorist attack in Palm Springs to the heartbreaking death of a baby whose disappearance gripped the nation, this year marked
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – A man missing since Dec. 22 was rescued from a trail in Palm Desert Tuesday afternoon. Daniel Hernandez, 27, was rescued on the Art Smith Hiking Trail. The rescue happened at around 1:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Fire crews responded to a report of an injured person on the trail. Crews
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – A new law aimed at improving safety within the homes of gun owners in California is set to go into effect with the turn of the new year. Senate Bill 53, passed in 2024, mandates secure firearms storage in the state. The bill’s text reads: “This bill would, beginning on
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – As the countdown to the New Year begins, local event organizers across the Coachella Valley say they’re prepared to celebrate — even with rain in the forecast. With just a day away, event teams are busy putting the finishing touches on parties designed to bring the community together. Tamara Issi,
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By Andy Rose, Alisha Ebrahimji, Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — In the days after Christmas Eve, a Texas family clung to desperate hope they would be reunited with their missing teenager — even as they waited in grueling uncertainty while investigators worked around the clock searching for her. That hope gave way to grief on
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – The opening of the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway was delayed Tuesday due to a plumbing issue, officials told News Channel 3. The tram announced in the morning that it would be delaying its opening. The tram opened just before 4:30 p.m. In an earlier statement tram officials confirmed that plumbing
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