[ad_1] CNN — A homeless shelter in El Paso, Texas, released a video showing what the group said was Customs and Border Protection officials apprehending a person outside of its welcome center. The Opportunity Center for the Homeless posted the surveillance video, which shows someone who appears to be in …
Read More »Kevin McCarthy, the view from home
[ad_1] CNN — The young man smiling in the last Bakersfield High School student newspaper for the 1983 school year was captioned – “Most Likely to Succeed.” That graduating student wasn’t then-senior Kevin McCarthy, the California Republican who on Saturday became the House speaker for the 118th US Congress, a …
Read More »Opinion: Kevin McCarthy’s ugly road to victory sends a message
[ad_1] Editor’s Note: Sign up to get this weekly column as a newsletter. We’re looking back at the strongest, smartest opinion takes of the week from CNN and other outlets. CNN — Frederick Huntington Gillett was the model of a New England gentleman. Educated at Amherst College and Harvard Law …
Read More »Germany detains Iranian national suspected of planning a terror attack
[ad_1] CNN — German police have detained an Iranian national on suspicion of planning a terror attack, authorities in the country said Sunday. Police in the western city of Munster said the 32-year-old man is believed to have procured unspecified amounts of the toxins cyanide and ricin in preparation for …
Read More »How Rudy Giuliani ‘lit his legacy on fire’
[ad_1] Watch “Giuliani: What Happened to America’s Mayor?” on CNN at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Sunday, January 8. CNN — The evolution of Rudy Giuliani is an epic tale. A celebrated crime fighter who brought down mafia bosses and put Wall Street crooks behind bars, he traded on trust and …
Read More »Ovidio Guzmán: Extradition of ‘El Chapo’ son to the US halted after 29 killed in arrest operation
[ad_1] CNN — A Mexico City federal judge halted the extradition of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán’s son, alleged drug cartel leader Ovidio Guzmán, to the United States on Friday, a day after he was arrested in an intense operation in northern Mexico that led to the deaths of 29 people. …
Read More »Opinion: With Russia’s fading power in Ukraine, a second catastrophe looms
[ad_1] Editor’s Note: Lara Setrakian is a journalist and the president of the Applied Policy Research Institute based in Yerevan, Armenia. Follow her on Twitter at @Lara. The views expressed here are her own. Read more opinion on CNN. CNN — After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and its devastating humanitarian …
Read More »Ukraine: Kyiv dismisses Putin’s call for ceasefire as ‘hypocrisy’
[ad_1] CNN — Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his defense minister to implement a temporary ceasefire in Ukraine for 36 hours this week to allow Orthodox Christians to attend Christmas services, according to a Kremlin statement Thursday. But the proposal was swiftly dismissed as “hypocrisy” by Ukrainian officials. Putin’s …
Read More »Trump accused in lawsuit of causing wrongful death of Officer Brian Sicknick in US Capitol attack
[ad_1] CNN — The estate of Brian Sicknick, a Capitol Police officer who died after responding to the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol, is suing two rioters involved in the attack and former President Donald Trump for his alleged role in egging it on. The civil lawsuit, …
Read More »McCarthy takes desperation for speakership to new level
[ad_1] CNN — Kevin McCarthy is so desperate to be speaker, he’s ready to gut his own power just to get the job. The California Republican unveiled major concessions on Wednesday evening after he was stung by right-wing radicals who blocked his bid for power in six humiliating votes – …
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