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LOS ANGELES (CNS) – As his longtime partner Rihanna looked on, hip-hop star A$AP Rocky was acquitted today of two felony charges of assault with a semiautomatic firearm in a case in which the rapper-turned fashion mogul was accused of shooting at a former friend during an argument in Hollywood in 2021. The jury in
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The price to fuel up is creeping up again. The state’s average price per gallon inching closer to $5, according to new data from AAA. AAA reports that as of Feb. 17 the average price for a gallon of gas in California is $4.84, while the national average is $3.16. Average price of a regular gallon
Continue ReadingBy Associated Press Washington (AP) — Louis DeJoy, the head of the US Postal Service, intends to step down, the federal agency said Tuesday, after a nearly five-year tenure marked by the coronavirus pandemic, surges in mail-in election ballots and efforts to stem losses through cost and service cuts. In a Monday letter, Postmaster General
Continue ReadingBy Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston was briefly closed due to the “sudden dismissal of federal employees,” the library’s foundation said in a statement to CNN. “As the Foundation that supports the JFK Library, we are devastated by this news and will continue to
Continue ReadingBy Hira Humayun and Hilary Whiteman, CNN (CNN) — Australian wildlife officers have made the difficult decision to euthanize 90 false killer whales stranded on a remote beach in Tasmania, after rough ocean conditions made it impossible to refloat them. More than 150 whales were found stranded near the Arthur River on the island’s west
Continue ReadingBy Julia Vargas Jones and Angélica Franganillo Díaz, CNN (CNN) — Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro has been charged in connection with an alleged coup plot to overturn the results of the 2022 election and keep his opponent from taking power, according to documents filed by prosecutors Tuesday evening. Bolsonaro was among 34 people facing
Continue ReadingCNN By Christopher Lamb, Antonia Mortensen and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN (CNN) — Pope Francis is showing “slight improvement” after being diagnosed with pneumonia in both lungs, the Vatican said on Wednesday in its latest update on the 88-year-old pontiff’s health. His “clinical conditions are stable” and his blood tests show “a slight improvement, in particular
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – The Palm Springs Police Department will hold another DUI checkpoint next week at an undisclosed location within the city, officials said today. The checkpoint will be held from 7 p.m. Feb. 28 until 2 a.m. the following day at a location that has had elevated numbers of impaired driving-related crashes,
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge considering whether to indefinitely block President Donald Trump’s executive order banning transgender service members described it on Tuesday as having “unadulterated animus” toward transgender Americans. “We’re dealing with unadulterated animus,” US District Judge Ana Reyes said during a hearing Tuesday in a case challenging the ban,
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Continue ReadingBy Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — Argentine President Javier Milei has defended himself for promoting a cryptocurrency whose value collapsed within hours of its launch, likening those who invested in the token after his endorsement to gamblers at casinos. “The reality is if you go to the casino and lose money, I mean, what is
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole and Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge declined on Tuesday to temporarily block Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency from accessing federal data systems at a slew of executive branch agencies. The decision by US District Judge Tanya Chutkan is an early blow to efforts by a group
Continue ReadingCNN By Andy Rose, Lex Harvey and Pete Muntean, CNN (CNN) — A Delta Air Lines flight from Minneapolis crashed, turned upside down and caught fire on the runway at Toronto Pearson International Airport while attempting to land Monday, the latest in a string of passenger plane crashes since December. All 80 people on board
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SAN JACINTO, Calif. (KESQ) – A man confronted by California Highway Patrol officers for allegedly throwing rocks at passing vehicles just north of San Jacinto was fatally shot when he threw rocks at them, authorities said today. The shooting occurred shortly before 5 p.m. Monday on Gilman Springs Road, just east of Highway 79, according
Continue ReadingBy Barbie Latza Nadeau and Billy Stockwell, CNN Rome (CNN) — A week of spectacular lava sprays on Sicily’s snow-capped Mount Etna, one of the world’s most active volcanos, has drawn thousands of people wanting to see the eruption. But the sudden influx of sightseers has become a safety risk, according to Salvo Cocina, head
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the Iraq War which was known as Operation Iraqi Freedom until September 2010, when it was renamed Operation New Dawn. In December 2011, the last US troops in Iraq crossed the border into Kuwait, marking the end of the almost-nine year war. Timeline October 16, 2002
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Students in the Los Angeles Unified School District returned to classes today with a major new rule in place — a ban on cell phones in classrooms. The district’s board passed a resolution in June in a 5-2 vote calling for a prohibition on students’ use of cell phones and social media through the entire
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By Elizabeth Wolfe, Taylor Romine and Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — Stiff winds blew over Canada’s Toronto Pearson Airport Monday afternoon as a slim aircraft, cleared by air traffic controllers to land, and its 80 passengers and crew approached the tarmac as snow whipped in the air. But within moments, the plane crashed into the
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – The under-renovation Plaza Theatre has received a $1 million donation from local real estate entrepreneur Brad Prescott, the theater announced today. In addition to the initial seven-figure sum, Prescott, through his Brad Prescott Foundation, promised to match up to $1 million in additional donations, according to a statement from the
Continue ReadingBy Holly Yan and Alexandra Skores, CNN (CNN) — When Delta Flight 4819 from Minneapolis to Toronto landed in a fiery crash that ripped off a wing and rolled the plane upside down, panicked onlookers feared the worst. But Michael McCormick saw decades of aircraft safety improvements in action. All 80 people on board survived
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