Analysis by Lauren Dezenski, CNN The Republicans eyeing presidential bids in 2024 must strike a delicate balance: Attract President Donald Trump’s supporters without running afoul of Trump himself, who is considering a run of his own. Former South Carolina Gov. and UN Ambassador Nikki Haley tried to walk that line this week — while she
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By Sonnet Swire, CNN This week, President Biden announced he and a bipartisan group of senators reached a long-sought deal on infrastructure, but there are caution signs ahead. Meanwhile, the spotlight remained on the Capitol riot as more January 6 videos were unveiled, the House announced an investigation and the first defendant was sentenced. Monday
Continue Reading By Eric Bradner and David Wright, CNN In the key battleground state of Arizona, Republican legislators this week moved to weaken the authority of Secretary of State Katie Hobbs, a Democrat, by limiting her ability to defend election lawsuits. Late Thursday, the Arizona House passed a series of GOP-backed election measures, which were included in
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SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico — A migrant woman who was stuck atop the U.S.-Mexico border wall in Sunland Park had to be rescued by firefighters on Friday. The rescue effort came during the morning hours as Vice President Kamala Harris was visiting the Borderland to examine and discuss immigration issues. Fire crews said they used
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El Paso, Texas- Got any outdoor plans this weekend? You might want to keep the umbrella handy, especially on Sunday. We’ll see another day of triple-digit heat tomorrow, before a cold front dives through the area dropping our temps into the 80s! Area locations will remain dry tonight with mostly clear skies. Overnight lows in
Continue Reading Opinion by Nicole Hemmer The Supreme Court’s latest free-speech ruling involves a cheerleader, Snapchat and a string of four-letter words. Denied a spot on the varsity cheer squad in early 2017, 14-year-old Brandi Levy took to Snapchat to vent her frustration. “F**k school f**k softball f**k cheer f**k everything,” she wrote on a photo she
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Eight people in Rock Hill, South Carolina have been arrested during protests sparked by video of the violent arrests of Ricky and Travis Price. Ricky was denied bail, and is in a wheelchair with multiple injuries at the local jail.
Continue Reading By Barbara Wojazer, Lorraine Poupon and Xiaofei Xu, CNN A Frenchwoman who admitted to killing her husband after nearly two decades of abuse left court a free woman on Friday evening to loud applause from well-wishers — concluding her ordeal that has appalled many in France. Valérie Bacot was sentenced to four years in prison,
Continue Reading A Frenchwoman who has admitted to killing her abusive husband fainted with apparent shock and relief in court after hearing the sentence sought against her by prosecutors. The prosecution has asked for a sentence of five years in prison for Valérie Bacot, with four years of the term suspended, a lawyer for the accused said. If confirmed, Bacot would walk free, as she has already spent a year in detention, the lawyer, Nathalie Tomasini, explained to French media. CNN’s Cyril Vanier reports.
Continue Reading A Frenchwoman who has admitted to killing her abusive husband fainted with apparent shock and relief in court after hearing the sentence sought against her by prosecutors. The prosecution has asked for a sentence of five years in prison for Valérie Bacot, with four years of the term suspended, a lawyer for the accused said. If confirmed, Bacot would walk free, as she has already spent a year in detention, the lawyer, Nathalie Tomasini, explained to French media. CNN’s Cyril Vanier reports.
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By Rob Frehse, CNN Marilyn Manson will turn himself in to police to face assault charges stemming from a 2019 incident with a videographer in Gilford, New Hampshire, according to police. Manson will report to the Los Angeles Police Department, as part of an agreement between New Hampshire officials and Manson’s attorney, but it’s unclear
Continue Reading Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is sentenced to 22 and a half years for the murder of George Floyd. Chauvin was convicted on April 20 of second-degree unintentional murder, second degree manslaughter and third-degree murder in the 2020 death of George Floyd.
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN) — Al menos 4 personas fallecieron y 159 personas están con paradero desconocido a esta hora después de que una parte de un edificio residencial de 12 pisos en Surfside, en el área metropolitana de Miami, colapsara durante la madrugada del jueves, dijeron las autoridades. Los equipos de búsqueda y rescate
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EL PASO, Texas — Even before Vice President Kamala Harris’s plane landed in El Paso on Friday morning, protesters had already started to gather outside the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s central processing center that Harris was slated to visit. Many of the pro-Trump demonstrators in the gathering crowd blew whistles, chanted and jeered as
Continue Reading By Manu Raju and Clare Foran, CNN DC Metropolitan Police Officer Michael Fanone told House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy on Friday that he should denounce conspiracies spread by Republican lawmakers about the January 6 insurrection and publicly condemn the 21 House Republicans who voted against awarding the Congressional Gold Medal to officers who defended the
Continue Reading George Floyd’s daughter Gianna gives her impact statement at the sentencing trial of Derek Chauvin.
Continue Reading Opinion by Elliot Williams A chapter in American history closed Friday, with Derek Chauvin receiving a sentence of 270 months, or 22.5 years, for the murder of George Floyd. While Chauvin has a right to appeal both his conviction and his sentence, Friday’s proceeding, at least in part, brings the case to a symbolic ending
Continue Reading By Donald Judd and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden said on Friday that former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin’s 22-year sentence for the murder of George Floyd “seems to be appropriate” after being informed of the decision by reporters. “I don’t know all the circumstances that were considered, but it seems to me, under
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EL PASO, Texas – The fourth and final city of El Paso-operated water park has now officially opened for the summer after the inaugural splash ceremony had to be rescheduled due to weather conditions. The fiesta-themed Chapoteo Water Park, located at 1225 Giles in the city’s Mission Valley, opened to the public on Tuesday. The other
Continue Reading By Kevin Liptak and Kylie Atwood, CNN President Joe Biden met Afghanistan’s leaders at the White House on Friday at a precarious moment for their country: US troops are withdrawing, the coronavirus is raging, the Taliban are making territorial gains and American intelligence assesses the government they run could fall in a matter of months.
Continue Reading The U.S. intelligence community on Friday released its long-awaited report on what it knows about a series of mysterious flying objects that have been seen moving through restricted military airspace over the last several decades. Read the full report by clicking here.
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A motorcyclist was critically injured Friday afternoon in a crash in Las Cruces. The collision involving a motorcycle and a car occurred about 1:15 p.m. at intersection of Amador Avenue and Campo Street. Investigators said it appeared the car ran a red light and struck the motorcycle. The injured man
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By KTVT Staff Click here for updates on this story MESQUITE, Texas (KTVT) — The City of Mesquite said it will aggressively address the illegal possession or use of fireworks, as well as celebratory gunfire and driving while intoxicated through its “Celebrate Safely” campaign. The city has begun its community-wide public education efforts and during
Continue Reading Heartbreak and hope near Miami today, as rescuers continue to search for survivors in the rubble of a condo building that partially collapsed. At least four people have died, 159 others still unaccounted for and still no update on the cause.
Continue Reading CNNEE Nota del editor: Carlos Alberto Montaner es escritor, periodista y colaborador de CNN. Sus columnas se publican en decenas de diarios de España, Estados Unidos y América Latina. Montaner es, además, vicepresidente de la Internacional Liberal. Las opiniones aquí expresadas son exclusivamente suyas. (CNN Español) — Creo que no hay que darle más vueltas.
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WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. intelligence community on Friday released its long-awaited report on what it knows about a series of mysterious flying objects that have been seen moving through restricted military airspace over the last several decades. In short, the answer according to Friday’s report is very little, but the fact that the intelligence community
Continue Reading By Paul Callan In a carefully reasoned and evidence-packed decision, a New York State appellate court suspended Rudy Giuliani’s law license this week. The court found that Giuliani engaged in so many clearly unethical actions while seeking to overthrow the results of the 2020 presidential election on behalf of his client Donald Trump, that immediate
Continue Reading Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN Español) — Los rescatistas trabajan contra reloj para buscar sobrevivientes. En el lugar del derrumbe de un edificio en Miami hay silencio total mientras los socorristas intentan escuchar cualquier indicio que pueda llevarlos a encontrar a alguien con vida. El edificio de 12 pisos colapsó en las horas de la madrugada
Continue Reading By WBBM Staff Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — People facing an eviction notice at the end of June have been given a reprieve through the end of July. According to the Director of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Doctor Rochelle Walensky, an extension was put in to prevent the
Continue Reading By Tim McNicholas Click here for updates on this story JOLIET, Illinois (WBBM) — All of a Joliet man’s Bitcoin went poof, gone, vanished, after a hacker got into his accounts and drained the cryptocurrency. It all happened because the fraudster hijacked his phone number. CBS 2’s Morning Insider Tim McNicholas asked the man’s provider
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