By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court appeared unconvinced Monday that a devout Rastafarian whose dreadlocks were forcibly cut in prison five years ago should be able to sue correction officials for damages. Damon Landor had a few weeks left in his sentence for drug possession when guards at a Louisiana prison handcuffed
Continue Reading
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Warren Buffett, in his annual message as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway to shareholders – a tradition dating back to 1965 – said that he will be “going quiet” after he steps down at the end of this year. But the 95-year-old is not going away just yet.
Continue Reading
By Annie Grayer, Sarah Ferris, Ellis Kim, CNN (CNN) — Senators have approved a funding package to reopen the federal government, sending the compromise deal to their colleagues in the House. Centrist Senate Democrats struck a deal over the weekend with Republicans to move forward the package, without securing their party’s demand to guarantee an
Continue Reading
By Esha Mitra, Rhea Mogul, Sana Noor Haq and Ayushi Shah, CNN New Delhi (CNN) — A car explosion tore through a historic part of India’s capital region on Monday, killing at least 10 people and injuring many others, prompting the country’s leader to vow to bring “those responsible” to justice. The blast took place
Continue ReadingCNN Library (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Antonin Scalia, who was an associate justice of the US Supreme Court. Personal:Birth date: March 11, 1936 Death date: February 13, 2016 Birth place: Trenton, New Jersey Birth name: Antonin Gregory Scalia Father: Salvatore Eugene Scalia, professor at Brooklyn College Mother: Catherine Louise (Panaro)
Continue ReadingBy Curt Merrill, CNN (CNN) — The Senate on Sunday advanced a deal that would bring an end to the shutdown by extending government funding through January that would be tied to a larger package to fully fund several key agencies. The weekend vote tees up another vote in the chamber this week to pass
Continue Reading
By Kaitlan Collins, Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Fresh off of pardoning a slew of allies who helped him try to overturn the 2020 election, President Donald Trump is being strongly encouraged to intervene in the conviction of Tina Peters, according to several people familiar with the matter. Peters, the former Republican clerk of Mesa,
Continue ReadingBy Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — Rep. Jamie Raskin said he learned from a whistleblower that Ghislaine Maxwell is receiving special treatment in prison and is in the process of filing a commutation application. The Maryland Democrat detailed the whistleblower allegations in a strongly worded letter sent to President Donald Trump, revealing what he says
Continue Reading
By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court agreed Monday to decide whether states may count mail-in ballots received after Election Day, taking up a Republican-led lawsuit that could affect election laws in more than a dozen states across the country. It is the latest of several high-profile voting cases to make it on
Continue Reading
By Nadia Kounang, Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Canada has lost its measles elimination status amid a large ongoing outbreak of the virus, the Public Health Agency of Canada said Monday. Canada’s health agency was informed by the Pan American Health Organization, part of the World Health Organization, that it had lost its measles elimination
Continue Reading
By Caroline Baum and Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Paris (CNN) — As all eyes turned to the Louvre after the shocking theft of the French crown jewels, one especially stylish figure on the museum grounds caught the internet’s attention: a sharply dressed young man, wearing a three-piece suit and a fedora tilted just so. As speculation
Continue Reading
By Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — The US military carried out another attack against suspected drug boats on Sunday, killing six people in the Eastern Pacific according to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. The military launched two lethal strikes against two separate vessels “operated by designated terrorist organizations,” Hegseth wrote on X, without disclosing which
Continue Reading
By Joseph Ataman, CNN Paris (CNN) — Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been released from prison after a Paris court ruled Monday he could be freed pending an appeal for his September conviction for criminal conspiracy, according to CNN affiliate BFMTV. He was convicted for his involvement in a scheme to finance his 2007
Continue Reading
By Danya Gainor, Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Tens of millions of Americans who rely on the nation’s largest federal food assistance program have been caught in a weekslong swirl of Trump administration pronouncements, court orders and anxiety since the US government shutdown has called their ability to buy groceries into question. Some recipients of
Continue Reading
CNN, KCAL, KCBS, KCAL/KCBS By Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — Xavier Vega and his partner, Soluna Vega, cheered in relief as the “Welcome to Connecticut” sign came into view. It marked the end of an unplanned 17-hour highway odyssey home after their flight became one of more than 1,000 cancellations on Saturday alone tied to
Continue Reading By Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — Xavier Vega and his partner, Soluna Vega, cheered in relief as the “Welcome to Connecticut” sign came into view. It marked the end of an unplanned 17-hour highway odyssey home after their flight became one of more than 1,000 cancellations on Saturday alone tied to the ongoing government shutdown.
Continue Reading
CNN, POOL By Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump has pardoned a long list of his political allies for their support or involvement in alleged plans to overturn the 2020 presidential election, according to the Department of Justice’s Pardon Attorney, Ed Martin. The individuals listed in a proclamation, which Martin posted on X
Continue Reading CNN By Karina Tsui, Michael Williams, Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump has pardoned a long list of his political allies for their support or involvement in plans to overturn the 2020 presidential election, according to the Department of Justice’s Pardon Attorney, Ed Martin. The individuals listed in a proclamation, which Martin posted
Continue Reading By Karina Tsui, Michael Williams, Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump has pardoned a long list of his political allies for their support or involvement in plans to overturn the 2020 presidential election, according to the Department of Justice’s Pardon Attorney, Ed Martin. The individuals listed in a proclamation, which Martin posted on
Continue Reading
CNN, POOL, SENATE TV By David Wright, CNN (CNN) — A group of Democrats and one Democratic-aligned independent have helped clinch an agreement to end the government shutdown, saying they had secured a vote on the Affordable Care Act subsidies at the center of the standoff. The negotiators argued that Republicans’ “flat refusal” to move
Continue Reading