By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman Al Saud arrived in Tehran on Thursday, in a rare visit by a senior Saudi royal to the Islamic Republic. Prince Khalid will meet with Major General Mohammad Bagheri, chief of staff of Iran’s Armed Forces, Iranian news outlet ISNA reported, adding
Continue ReadingBy Em Steck, Annie Grayer and Andrew Kaczynski, CNN (CNN) — Ed Martin, the Trump administration’s nominee to serve as US attorney for Washington, DC, failed to report hundreds of media appearances he’s made in the past few years, including many on far-right outlets and Russian-state media, when he first filed his mandated disclosure forms
Continue ReadingBy Neha Mukherjee, CNN (CNN) — Measles cases have surpassed 650 in an ongoing multistate outbreak, but federal funding cuts could threaten the response. “I think that we are scraping to find the resources and personnel needed to provide support to Texas and other jurisdictions,” Dr. David Sugerman, a senior scientist at the US Centers
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By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Drugmaker Eli Lilly said Thursday that an experimental pill form of popular GLP-1 medications helped people with type 2 diabetes lose an average of nearly 8% of their body weight after 40 weeks and lowered their A1C levels. Lilly, which makes the injectable drugs Zepbound to treat obesity and
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By Christian Edwards, Daria Tarasova-Markina, Pierre Meilhan and Caitlin Danaher, CNN (CNN) — European and Ukrainian officials met with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and special envoy Steve Witkoff in Paris on Thursday after weeks of being sidelined in US President Donald Trump’s push to end the war in Ukraine through direct talks with
Continue ReadingJade Walker, CNN (CNN) — Even though I suffer from trypanophobia (an overwhelming fear of needles), I received the shingles vaccine last weekend. I did it because I had chicken pox as a kid and do not want to experience this painful viral infection as an adult. According to a new study, there’s an additional
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By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The Miami Heat and Dallas Mavericks, the No. 10 seeds in both the Eastern and Western Conferences respectively, were victorious in their first NBA play-in game on Wednesday, advancing them to a final win-or-go-home game for a playoff berth. First, the Heat beat the No. 9 seed Chicago Bulls
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By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Serena Williams has highlighted the perceived double standards surrounding men’s world No. 1 Jannik Sinner’s doping ban, saying in a new interview with Time magazine that she would have been suspended for 20 years for a similar offense. Sinner is currently serving a three-month ban having twice tested positive
Continue ReadingPor Aaron Cooper, CNN Un video dramático muestra los ardientes momentos después de que un Boeing 737-800 de United Airlines chocó contra un animal al despegar del Aeropuerto Internacional de Denver el domingo. “De vez en cuando, una pequeña ráfaga de aire sale del motor derecho del avión”, advirtió el control de tráfico aéreo a
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By Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — A California man has been arrested for abducting a 10-year-old child he reportedly met on social media apps Roblox and Discord, authorities said Wednesday. Matthew Macatuno Naval, 27, was arrested Sunday for kidnapping and unlawful sexual conduct with a minor, the Kern County Sheriff’s Office said in a news
Continue ReadingPor Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Quienes compren un nuevo smartphone o computadora podrían evitar el impacto de los aranceles. Al menos, por ahora. El presidente Donald Trump emitió un memorando el 11 de abril en el que declara que ciertos productos electrónicos, incluyendo computadoras, smartphones y algunos componentes, no estarán sujetos a los aranceles recíprocos impuestos
Continue ReadingPor Devan Cole, CNN Mientras los abogados de la administración Trump evalúan la viabilidad legal de enviar a ciudadanos estadounidenses que han cometido delitos violentos a la infame megaprisión de El Salvador, expertos legales dejaron claro que el presidente Donald Trump carece de autoridad legal para expulsar a convictos nacionales de Estados Unidos. Dos funcionarios
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CNN By Taylor Romine, Nouran Salahieh, Hanna Park and Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration has significantly dialed up its pressure on Harvard University, not only freezing $2 billion in federal funding but now threatening its eligibility to host international students after school leaders refused to make key policy changes the White House
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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Taco Bell is bringing back crispy chicken nuggets — and this time the chain promises there won’t be a near-instant sell out. Beginning April 24, chicken nuggets return to Taco Bell nationwide for an eight-week run. However, the company is exclusively revealing to CNN that the nuggets
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — Judge James Boasberg – who ruled Wednesday that the Trump administration showed “willful disregard” for his mid-March order halting deportation flights amid dispute over the legality of the removals – is the first judge to find “probable cause exists” to hold administration officials in criminal contempt. But the legal
Continue ReadingPor Kara Scannell, Lauren del Valle y Jeff Winter, CNN Aproximadamente 24 horas después de que la administración Trump dijera que congelaría más de US$ 2.000 millones en subvenciones y contratos federales, el brazo de investigación de la Universidad de Harvard comenzó a evaluar las consecuencias. El impacto ya es agudo en la Escuela de
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By Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — Imagine a world without the internet, or GPS, MRNA vaccines or the touchscreen on your iPhone. The science and technology that have become integral to our daily lives may never have existed, experts say, were it not for research funded by the federal government at American colleges and universities.
Continue ReadingAnálisis por Stephen Collinson, CNN Para entender el segundo mandato de Donald Trump, basta con observar las batallas que busca. El presidente y sus altos funcionarios dedicaron esta semana a intensificar los enfrentamientos sobre las deportaciones masivas, las universidades de élite y los atletas transgénero en los frentes emergentes de su “revolución del sentido común”.
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Ibragim Ibragimov’s latest victory over Kenny Mokhonoana kept alive his unbeaten start to professional MMA fighting and his status as one of the most exciting prospects in the sport. But in the hours after the win, the 20-year-old was quick to praise all the help he received in his
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — As Trump administration lawyers assess whether it is legally viable to send American citizens who have committed violent crimes to El Salvador’s notorious mega-prison, legal experts made clear that President Donald Trump lacks any legal authority to ship domestic convicts out of the US. Two White House officials familiar
Continue ReadingBy Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Rome (CNN) — A Chinese couple allegedly tied to Chinese Triad gangs and a turf war over the lucrative textile industry were assassinated in Rome Monday night, the Italian Carabinieri said in a statement. Zhang Dayong, 53, and his wife Gong Xiaoqing, 38, were fatally shot in the backs of
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By Elizabeth Wolfe and Matthew J. Friedman, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — A hearing that could give brothers Erik and Lyle Menendez their first chance at freedom in more than three decades hit a snag Thursday amid disagreements over a Los Angeles court’s access to “comprehensive risk assessments” conducted by a parole board. The long-awaited
Continue Reading CNN, POOL, KCAL, KCBS, KABC, SEE PREFONTS, KCAL/KCBS By Elizabeth Wolfe and Matthew J. Friedman, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — A hearing that could give brothers Erik and Lyle Menendez their first chance at freedom in more than three decades hit a snag Thursday amid disagreements over a Los Angeles court’s access to “comprehensive risk
Continue ReadingPor Anna Cooban, CNN La guerra comercial global del presidente Donald Trump perjudicará a las economías de todo el mundo este año, incluyendo a la de EE.UU., según un nuevo informe de la Organización Mundial del Comercio (OMC). La OMC proyecta que las economías globales crecerán a un ritmo más lento que sin aranceles, especialmente
Continue ReadingPor David Culver y Priscilla Álvarez, CNN El presidente de El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, no tiene previsto reunirse con un senador demócrata estadounidense que se encuentra de visita en el país, según informó a CNN una fuente de alto nivel cercana a Bukele. Esto se debe a que los legisladores de izquierda expresan cada vez
Continue ReadingCNN Por David Culver y Priscilla Álvarez, CNN El presidente de El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, no tiene previsto reunirse con un senador demócrata estadounidense que se encuentra de visita en el país, según informó a CNN una fuente de alto nivel cercana a Bukele. Esto se debe a que los legisladores de izquierda expresan cada
Continue ReadingPor Taylor Romine, Nouran Salahieh y Hanna Park, CNN La secretaria de Seguridad Nacional, Kristi Noem, amenaza con despojar a la Universidad de Harvard de su capacidad para admitir estudiantes internacionales si no entrega los registros sobre sus “actividades ilegales y violentas”, según informó la agencia este miércoles. Noem “escribió una carta mordaz exigiendo registros
Continue ReadingBy Kara Scannell, Lauren del Valle and Jeff Winter, CNN (CNN) — About 24 hours after the Trump administration said it would freeze more than $2 billion in federal grants and contracts, Harvard University’s research arm began to assess the fallout. The impact is already acute at Harvard’s School of Public Health, where professors are
Continue ReadingPor Sarah Owermohle y Meg Tirrell, CNN La administración Trump está formulando planes para recortar aproximadamente un tercio del presupuesto federal de salud, eliminar decenas de programas y reducir drásticamente las agencias de salud, según un documento interno revisado por CNN. El memorando preliminar, enviado por funcionarios del presupuesto de la Casa Blanca al Departamento
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By Chris Boyette, Emma Tucker and Jillian Sykes, CNN (CNN) — Five students were injured in a shooting Tuesday afternoon at Wilmer-Hutchins High School in southeast Dallas when a 17-year-old allegedly snuck into the school and fired “indiscriminately,” according to a state affidavit for the suspect’s arrest warrant. The injured, aged 15 to 18, were
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