CNN’s Donie O’Sullivan was on the scene at former President Donald Trump’s rally in Wellington, Ohio, where he spoke with diehard supporters who remain convinced that Trump won the 2020 election (he didn’t) and claim that Democrats and the FBI are to blame for the Capitol insurrection (they aren’t).
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By Kara Scannell Lawyers for the Trump Organization are expected to meet Monday with prosecutors from the Manhattan district attorney’s office in an effort to convince them not to pursue charges against the company, according to a source familiar with the matter. The meeting follows a virtual conference late last week where prosecutors informed the
Continue Reading Analysis by Stephen Collinson A new generation of US cold warriors just got some powerful validation. When Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke about China in a New York Times interview in Paris, he offered one of the most revealing insights yet into the Biden administration’s foreign policy. Blinken said that France and the US
Continue Reading Opinion by Dean Obeidallah It must have been a dream come true for Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene. The Georgia Republican got a standing ovation as one of former President Donald Trump’s opening acts on Saturday night at the kick-off of his “revenge” tour in Wellington, Ohio. Yet Greene’s reception from the crowd of rabid Trump
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By Kevin Schoenmakers, CNN In 2001, when their old home was demolished to make way for a new thoroughfare, Wang Zhenyuan and his wife didn’t mind that their replacement apartment was a seventh-floor walkup. They were in their fifties and fit. But 20 years later, the former silk factory workers feel differently. “Our legs aren’t
Continue Reading By Keith Allen and Susannah Cullinane, CNN A family in Florida said they used their survival instincts to escape the 11th floor of the Champlain Towers South condo complex as it collapsed around them on Thursday. “All I was thinking was, we need to get out of here before this building completely comes down on
Continue Reading Analysis by Stephen Collinson “China lied and Americans died.” With those words, Elise Stefanik, the number three Republican in the House of Representatives, showed her party’s plan to put the origins of the pandemic at the center of next year’s midterm elections. Republicans are calling on Democratic Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi to hold
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We saw three severe thunderstorm warnings so far today, with strong winds, hail, and flooding associated with them. For the rest of the evening, the severe threat appears to be low, but we will keep our eyes on that. Over the next couple of hours, these storms will move S/SE through our area and should
Continue Reading By Barbara Starr, CNN Pentagon Correspondent President Joe Biden directed military forces to conduct defensive precision airstrikes against facilities used by Iran-backed militia groups in the Iraq-Syria border region on Sunday evening, according to a news release from the Department of Defense. “The targets were selected because these facilities are utilized by Iran-backed militias that
Continue ReadingWASINGTON, DC — President Joe Biden ordered airstrikes Sunday evening on Iran-backed militias near the Iraq-Syria border in response to unmanned aerial vehicle attacks, according to Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby. “At President Biden’s direction, U.S. military forces earlier this evening conducted defensive precision airstrikes against facilities used by Iran-backed militia groups in the Iraq-Syria border region,”
Continue Reading By Caroline Kenny and Pamela Brown, CNN In the wake of the Colonial Pipeline and JBS ransomware attacks in recent months, the head of the nation’s leading cybersecurity agency says these events are a harbinger of what’s to come on the cyber front and there needs to be a greater focus on shoring up the
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EL PASO, Texas — Thunderstorms with heavy rain, strong winds and hail arrived Sunday afternoon and evening as a cool front moved into the Borderland. In the video player above you can watch as one of those storms went through northeast El Paso. In the aftermath of those storms, some streets in portions of El
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By Ben Morse, CNN A stunning long-ranged strike from Thorgan Hazard settled a hotly-contested game between Belgium and Portugal, and qualified Belgium for the quarterfinals of Euro 2020. Hazard, who plays for German side Borussia Dortmund, hit a swerving shot from 25 yards which deceived Rui Patrício in the Portugal goal and knocked the reigning
Continue Reading By Aya Elamroussi and Holly Yan, CNN Families of more than 100 people still missing after a partial condo building collapse received sobering news Sunday, when the death toll reached nine and a fire chief said the situation looked dire. Rescue crews have been sifting through a mountain of rubble since Thursday morning, hoping to
Continue Reading By Rachel Trent, CNN Nashville is celebrating Pride Month with a new street name that honors a drag queen who was a longtime performer in the city. Part of Carney Street is now named Bianca Paige Way after a dedication Saturday, CNN affiliate WSMV reported. The street recognizes Mark Middleton, who performed under the name
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN) — Un sábado por la noche en diciembre del año pasado, mientras Peter y Lisa Marshall se acurrucaban en el sofá viendo su programa de televisión favorito, Peter miró a Lisa y le preguntó si se casaría con él. Lo que Peter de 56 años no recordaba es que ya estaban
Continue Reading urielblanco (CNN) — Las autoridades francesas abrieron una investigación después de que una aficionada provocara el sábado la caída de decenas de ciclistas durante el Tour de Francia. La desastrosa caída fue provocada por una mujer que se encontraba al borde de la carretera en la etapa inaugural del Tour. Se puso delante del grupo
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UPDATE, June 28: An driver involved in a collision in which his SUV ended up wrapped around a utility pole has died of his injuries, police said Monday. 60–year-old Kenith Earl Smith of El Paso was the city’s 33rd traffic death of the year, compared to 44 fatalities at this same time a year ago.
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EL PASO, Texas — Critical race theory (CRT) is taking center stage after police shootings of unarmed African Americans, and following the Jan. 6 siege of the U.S. Capitol by groups such as the Oath Keepers and other followers of now-former President Donald Trump. On ABC-7 Xtra Sunday edition at 10:35 p.m., host Saul Saenz
Continue Reading By Jay Croft, CNN When we think about earthquakes in the US, they’re usually somewhere around Los Angeles, or maybe Alaska, right? But Baltimore? The Maryland city has had two earthquakes in just three days — both as small as they are rare. Affiliate WBAL reported that officials said there were no initial calls about
Continue Reading By Jay Croft and Haley Brink, CNN The Pacific Northwest is baking in a record-breaking heat wave, with an all-time high of 108 degrees Fahrenheit reported Saturday in Portland, Oregon. Along the West Coast, more than 20 million people are under a heat warning or advisory, from the Canadian border to the Mexican border. Unprecedented
Continue Reading By Devan Cole, CNN Former Attorney General William Barr, in a newly released book excerpt, said he suspected then-President Donald Trump’s claims of widespread election fraud were “all bullsh*t,” but that he launched unofficial inquiries into some of them to appease his boss. The comments from Barr — published in The Atlantic as part of
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By Brooklyn Neustaeter, CTVNews.ca Writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — Canada’s consul general in Miami says four Canadian citizens “linked” to the condominium collapse in Florida are unaccounted for. Susan Harper told CTV News on Saturday that three of the Canadians are members of one household, while the
Continue Reading By Sarah Turnbull, CTVNews.ca Producer Click here for updates on this story OTTAWA, Ont. (CTV Network) — Canada’s minister of northern affairs says the religious leaders who operated the residential school system in Canada should be held accountable for any crimes committed. “Of course they need to be charged. This is the sort of thing
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By Alexis Benveniste, CNN Business As the anniversary of the Capital Gazette newsroom shooting approaches, the publication’s former editor, Rick Hutzell, is reflecting on how the newspaper recovered. “I really focus on the work we put into it moving forward,” Hutzell told CNN’s Chief Media Correspondent Brian Stelter on “Reliable Sources” Sunday. And Stelter pointed
Continue Reading By Kylie Atwood, CNN When US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid in Rome, the Israeli foreign minister pledged to fix the politicized relationship between the two countries, even as he cited “serious reservations” over the Biden administration’s efforts to salvage the Iran nuclear deal. “Israel has some serious reservations
Continue Reading By Chandelis Duster, CNN Republican Sen. Mitt Romney on Sunday called on members of his party to “move on” from Donald Trump’s 2020 election lies, equating the former President’s return to rally-style events to wrestling entertainment as Trump goes after those who defied him. “Well, I do think it’s important for each person to speak
Continue Reading Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) discusses the damage caused by former President Donald Trump’s lie about the 2020 US presidential election and says it’s time for Trump and his supporters to move on.
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EL PASO, Texas — Due to a technical error, Sunday’s Catholic Mass didn’t air as usually scheduled on the El Paso/Las Cruces CW, KVIA channel 7.2. We regret the inconvenience; you can watch a stream of the Sunday Mass with El Paso Diocese Bishop Mark Seitz in the video player above.
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By Rachel Trent, CNN Broadway isn’t dancing in the dark anymore. With most of New York’s Covid-19 restrictions lifted, Bruce Springsteen welcomed a packed house to Broadway for the first time since the pandemic shut down theaters in March 2020. Saturday night, “Springsteen on Broadway” returned to St. James Theatre, the first theater to reopen
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