By Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — An 81-year-old Louisiana death row inmate died Saturday, several weeks before he was scheduled to be put to death for his young stepson’s murder in what would have been one of the state’s first two executions in 15 years as it shifts posture on capital punishment. The inmate, Christopher
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – Six hazardous hiking areas are open today following approval from the Riverside County Board of Supervisors, according to Riverside County Fire Chief Bill Weiser. Recent rainfall has created a decreased wildfire risk and improved moisture levels resulting in more favorable conditions to open hiking areas. The six areas are: —
Continue ReadingBy John Miller and Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — The gunman who held intensive care unit staff hostage at UPMC Memorial Hospital in Pennsylvania before killing a police officer and injuring five other people Saturday believed that more could have been done to save his wife, who was on life support for a terminal illness,
Continue ReadingBy David Wright, CNN (CNN) — Vivek Ramaswamy announced Monday evening that he is running for governor of Ohio in 2026, capping a rapid-fire sequence of events in recent weeks that included the former GOP presidential candidate exiting President Donald Trump’s government efficiency effort and being passed over for the US Senate seat vacated by
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By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The United States joined Russia to vote against a UN General Assembly resolution condemning Russia’s war against Ukraine Monday in a stunning shift from years of US policy. The vote against the Ukrainian and European-backed resolution saw the US at odds with its longtime European allies and instead aligned
Continue ReadingBy Haley Britzky and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration has halted efforts to place migrants in tent structures built at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, amid concerns that the emerging facilities don’t meet detention standards because they lack air conditioning or electricity, a US official and a source familiar with the matter told CNN.
Continue ReadingBy Mick Krever, CNN (CNN) — The Israeli military this weekend deployed tanks to the occupied West Bank for the first time in two decades. In the background of a Gaza ceasefire, Israel has steadily escalated an intense military operation in Palestinian cities in the West Bank, killing dozens and displacing tens of thousands of
Continue ReadingCNN By John King, CNN Milliken, Colorado (CNN) — Take a ride with David Hayes around his Colorado ranch and you learn right away he is a feisty, funny guy. “I tried farming for a while,” he told a visitor. “I would rather get run over by a bison.” There is just one bison remaining
Continue ReadingBy John King, CNN Milliken, Colorado (CNN) — Take a ride with David Hayes around his Colorado ranch and you learn right away he is a feisty, funny guy. “I tried farming for a while,” he told a visitor. “I would rather get run over by a bison.” There is just one bison remaining on
Continue ReadingBy Simone McCarthy and Nectar Gan, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China and Russia “cannot be moved away” from one another, Chinese leader Xi Jinping told his counterpart Vladimir Putin on Monday, in their first phone call since US President Donald Trump upended American foreign policy with a sweeping pivot toward Moscow as he pushes
Continue ReadingBy John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court opted against hearing arguments in a pair of appeals Monday seeking to wipe out protest buffer zones around abortion clinics – a move that, for now, will leave those restrictions in place. Two conservative justices – Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito – said they would have
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By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Early on October 18, 2024, Wales police received a phone call from a member of the public. It was the start of a mystery that remains unsolved four months later. There was a body in the water of the Claerwen Reservoir, the caller said, according to a statement released
Continue ReadingBy Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt rejected a controversial state Board of Education proposal to ask students’ families about their immigration status and criticized the board’s “needless political drama” in a challenge to the state’s increasingly Trumpian educational direction. The proposal, which requires parents to report their immigration or citizenship status
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By Antonia Mortensen, Christopher Lamb, Hira Humayun and Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — Pope Francis is “sitting in an armchair today and continuing with his treatment” for pneumonia, a Vatican source said Wednesday. In a medical update later in the day, the Vatican said the 88-year-old pontiff has shown a “further, slight improvement” and that
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Caltrans is alerting motorists that the intersection of Dinah Shore and Gene Autry Trail at Highway 111 will be temporarily closed February 24 for construction. Authorities say the inside lane will be closed on southbound Gene Autry Trail from Dinah Shore to E. Palm Canyon Drive. The outside lane from Gene Autry Trail to Camino
Continue Reading CNN By Antonia Mortensen and Hira Humayun, CNN (CNN) — Pope Francis is showing “slight improvement” but is still in “critical” condition, the Vatican said in an update on Monday, adding that his mild kidney issues are not concerning. “The clinical conditions of the Holy Father, although critical, show a slight improvement. Even today there
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By Joseph Ataman and Serène Nourrisson, CNN Paris (CNN) — The numbers involved in France’s largest child abuse trial are staggering: 299 alleged victims, sexually abused in 10 hospitals and clinics over 25 years – all by one doctor, prosecutors say. Joel Le Scouarnec, a retired gastrointestinal surgeon accused of decades of abuse, told the
Continue ReadingBy Sarah Ferris, CNN Washington (CNN) — On the eve of their first major vote to advance President Donald Trump’s agenda, key House Republicans are warning Speaker Mike Johnson that they won’t simply rubber-stamp steep cuts across the federal government. Johnson plans to hold a vote Tuesday on a sweeping budget plan that calls for
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Italian Air Force jets had to escort an American Airlines plane to Rome because of a security concern, which ultimately proved to be “non-credible.” The flight was on its way from New York to New Delhi, India, on Sunday when it was abruptly diverted, causing panic in the
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Italian Air Force jets had to escort an American Airlines plane to Rome because of a security concern, which ultimately proved to be “non-credible.” The flight was on its way from New York to New Delhi, India, on Sunday when it was abruptly diverted, causing panic in the cabin.
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