By Evan Perez, David Culver, Abel Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — In recent weeks, President Donald Trump and Colombian President Gustavo Petro have traded insults and threats that have escalated their public feud. On the ground in Colombia, however, one of the US government’s closest counter-narcotics relationships in the region continues unabated, for now. Officials at
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By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN (CNN) — For Josh Shapiro, it’s all about being able to win in Pennsylvania. That starts Thursday as Shapiro launches his campaign for a second term as governor with rallies in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. But as he runs against a Republican opponent expected to be stronger than the one he faced
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By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — The woman shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Minneapolis was a loving mother, a poet and a partner whose family – along with neighbors across her stunned city and strangers far beyond – is shocked by the circumstances surrounding her death. Renee Nicole Good,
Continue Reading CNN, POOL, WCCO, EMILY HELLER, TREVOR HEITKAMP By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — The woman shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Minneapolis was a loving mother, a poet and a partner whose family – along with neighbors across her stunned city and strangers far beyond – is shocked by the
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By Mary Kay Mallonee, Camila DeChalus, Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — Democratic Rep. Steny Hoyer, one of Congress’ longest serving Democrats who spent nearly two decades in his party’s leadership, will not seek reelection this November. The Maryland congressman became visibly emotional at times Thursady as he formally announced his decision during a speech from
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By Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — United States forces boarded and seized a Russian-flagged oil tanker in the Atlantic Ocean Wednesday following a weeks-long chase on the high seas which has escalated tensions with Moscow and piled further pressure on its ally Venezuela. The aging, rusting tanker, originally called the Bella 1, was sanctioned by
Continue ReadingBy Aleena Fayaz, CNN (CNN) — A top staffer for longtime DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton announced Wednesday he plans to run for her non-voting seat in Congress. Former senior legislative counsel Trent Holbrook’s plan to challenge Norton comes as the 88-year-old Democrat has faced growing concerns about her age and fitness for office. “I
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CNN By Hannah Rabinowitz, Evan Perez, Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — Mutual distrust between federal and state authorities derailed plans for a joint FBI and state criminal investigation into Wednesday’s shooting of a Minneapolis woman by an ICE officer, leading to the highly unusual move by the Justice Department to block state investigators from participating
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – When Michelle Bloom evacuated Altadena, she had no idea she wouldn’t come back, like the many others who are still displaced by the fire. The Eaton and Palisades fires burned over 16,000 structures and left tens of thousands of people displace, according to the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services. “I
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CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. (KESQ) – After interviews and deliberation councilmembers selected Christina Gordon to fill the District 3 seat, left vacant after the death of long time councilmember Mark Carnevale. For more than 20 years, Gordon has served as a nonprofit executive, and currently serves on the board of directors for the Boys and Girls
Continue ReadingBy Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — A prominent tycoon wanted by United States federal prosecutors for allegedly running one of Asia’s largest transnational criminal networks has been arrested and extradited to China, Cambodian authorities and Chinese state media said. Chen Zhi, 38, a national of China and Cambodia, was extradited on Tuesday after a months-long
Continue ReadingStory by Reuters (Reuters) — A mountain gorilla has given birth to twins in war-ravaged eastern Congo, a national park said on Wednesday, in what it described as “a major event” for the endangered subspecies. The birth of the two male gorillas to a mother named Mafuko was discovered on January 3 and the twins
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – It’s been a year of hurdles, roadblocks, and varying emotions for Dave Skabinski, losing his home of 32 years in the Eaton fire. Taking it one day at a time, he’s hit his stride with a positive attitude and rebuilding with a take action approach. “But I decided Very quickly that I
Continue Reading By Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — In the aftermath of an ICE officer shooting and killing a woman in Minneapolis on Wednesday, President Donald Trump claimed in a post online that video from the incident showed the woman “violently, willfully, and viciously ran over” the officer. The Department of Homeland Security, in the initial wake
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By Emma Tucker, Taylor Romine and CNN Staff Minneapolis (CNN) — Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem traveled to Minneapolis Wednesday after an ICE agent fatally shot a woman in the city earlier in the day. Noem defended the agent’s actions, saying the woman had attempted to run an agent over in an act of “domestic
Continue Reading CNN By Emma Tucker, Taylor Romine and CNN Staff Minneapolis (CNN) — Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem traveled to Minneapolis Wednesday after an ICE agent fatally shot a woman in the city earlier in the day. Noem defended the agent’s actions, saying the woman had attempted to run an agent over in an act of
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By Danya Gainor, CNN Washington (CNN) — At a swiftly scheduled House Oversight Committee hearing in the US Capitol Wednesday, Republican Minnesota state lawmakers testified that tax dollars intended for child care aid in their state are being absconded by criminals to purchase luxury homes and cars, property in Turkey and apartment buildings in Kenya
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CNN By Morgan Rimmer, CNN (CNN) — GOP Sen. Thom Tillis had strong criticism for Stephen Miller Wednesday, going as far as to suggest the senior White House adviser’s job should be at risk for his recent comments on US control of Greenland. “Look either Stephen Miller needs to get into a lane where he
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By Max Saltman, CNN (CNN) — Lee nuestra cobertura en español. In the wee hours of Saturday, shortly after Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was captured, blindfolded and taken to the United States, video emerged of Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello surrounded by a group of armed men in Caracas. Maduro’s abduction “was a criminal, terrorist attack
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By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump issued a stark threat to defense contracting companies Wednesday, saying he would seek to limit stock buybacks and executive salaries unless they improve their delivery of weapons systems to the US military, hours before saying he’s decided to substantially increase the defense budget. The pair of
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