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☆ Trump's shooting puts scandal-plagued Secret Service under the biggest microscope yet
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-14 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Read previewThe Secret Service has been at the center of scandals in recent years. AdvertisementTrump's ear was pierced by a bullet; a rallygoer near the president was killed before Secret Service agents shot and killed the would-be assassin. US Secret Service agents stayed at this hotel in Cartagena, Colombia, when several agents were found to have solicited prostitutes ahead of then-President Barack Obama's visit. Two Secret Service agents, who had 'likely' been drinking, crashed a car on the White House grounds. Secret Service later apprehended him.

Persons: —, indiscretions, Donald Trump, Trump, Joe Biden, Biden, Sunday he's, Mike Johnson, Mark Green, Alejandro Mayorkas, Reagan, Barack Obama's, Manuel Pedraza, Obama's, Obama, Carol D, Leonnig, Mark Sullivan, Omar J, Gonzalez, Barack Obama, Julia Pierson, Pierson, Marc Connolly, John Roth, Connolly, George Ogilvie, Jonathan T, Tran, Mike Pence, Pence Organizations: Service, Business, Secret, Sunday, Republican, Homeland Security, Tennessee Republican, Homeland, Homeland Security Department, Secret Service, Getty, Agents, NPR, House, White House, The New York Times, Presidential, Division, Guardian, CNN, White, The Washington, Capitol Locations: Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Cartagena , Colombia, AFP, Colombia, Americas, USSS, Washington, DC

☆ Four Missouri corrections officers charged with murder of inmate Othel Moore
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-30 | by ( Omar Jimenez | Matthew J. Friedman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Columbia University protesters given midnight deadline on talks to dismantle encampment, president says
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-23 | by ( Ramishah Maruf | Samantha Delouya | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

New York CNN —Columbia University student organizers were given a midnight deadline Tuesday to resolve talks with the university over dismantling the pro-Palestinian encampment that has cast its campus into days of turmoil and unease, the school’s president said. Though the outcome of the negotiations is still unclear, Columbia President Minouche Shafik said the university would consider “alternative options” if no agreement was reached by midnight. As of 12:10 a.m., the NYPD had not been asked by Columbia University to respond to the campus, a police spokesperson told CNN. Harvard University has closed Harvard Yard and officials at the university suspended a pro-Palestinian student organization for allegedly violating school policies. The encampment at Columbia University was lively early this week, with many students congregating in circles, eating and talking.

Persons: Minouche Shafik, Shafik, ” Shafik, Joe Biden, Mike Johnson, Barnard, Lisa Rosenbury, –, Eric Adams, Cameron Jones, “, Jacob Schmeltz, it’s, ”, Biden, Andrew Bates, Bates, Hakeem Jeffries, It’s, ” CNN’s Kate Sullivan, John Towfighi, Melanie Zanona, Taylor Romine, Omar Jimenez, Sara Smart, Matt Egan, Nic F, Anderson, Isabel Rosales Organizations: New, New York CNN — Columbia University, Columbia, New York Police Department, NYPD, Columbia University, CNN, Barnard College, New York University, NYU, Yale University, University of New, University of Minnesota’s, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Emerson College, University of California, University of Michigan . Harvard University, Harvard, Columbia Columbia, New York City, Democratic Locations: New York, Columbia, United States, New Haven , Connecticut, Gaza, University of New Mexico, University of Minnesota’s Twin Cities, Berkeley, Israel

☆ Why is the Trump trial jury anonymous? What to know
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-18 | by ( Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

RELATED: Full 12-person jury set for Trump trial after Thursday proceedings. Even the lawyers in that case weren’t permitted to know the identities of the jurors, a step further than the precautions in place for the Trump trial in New York. In this hyperconnected social media age, anonymity is hard to achieve. Meanwhile, a special hearing on whether Trump has violated a gag order for his continued social media attacks is set for next week. When anonymous juries go wrongMaybe Trump remembers one of the most infamous, anonymous jury incidents, featuring another famous New Yorker, the mob boss John Gotti.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Leroy “ Nicky ” Barnes, Barnes, Jimmy Carter, Juan Merchan’s, Merchan, Jean Carroll, Barnes –, CNN’s Jeremy Herb, “, ” Merchan, ”, Jesse Watters, John Gotti, Gotti, Salvatore “ Sammy, Bull ” Gravano, George Pape, Pape, acquit Gotti, Alan Tuerkheimer, CNN’s Omar Jimenez, Max Organizations: CNN, Trump, The New York Times, Justice Department, Fox News, Liberal, Yorker, New York Times, Prosecutors Locations: New York, Puerto Rican

☆ Chicago police shooting: 96 shots fired in a fatal traffic stop. Here’s what the bodycam footage shows
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-09 | by ( Omar Jimenez | Holly Yan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Across the country, police bodycam footage has played an increasing role in raising awareness and understanding about officer-involved shootings. A Chicago police officer gives Dexter Reed several commands before gunfire breaks out. Other bodycam videos show at least two other officers firing toward Reed from across the street in the residential neighborhood. “Upon stopping Mr. Reed, multiple officers surrounded his vehicle while giving verbal commands. “Review of video footage and initial reports appears to confirm that Mr. Reed fired first, striking the officer and four officers returned fire,” the office said.

Persons: Dexter Reed’s, Dexter Reed, ”, Reed, Dexter Reed Porscha Banks, Dexter Reed , Jr, COPA, “ Mr, “ Dexter, Steven Hart, ” Dexter Reed Porscha Banks, Roosevelt Banks, ” Banks, “, ” John Catanzara Jr, Kim Foxx, ” Foxx, –, Jack Hannah, Cheri Mossburg Organizations: Chicago CNN, Chicago, Chicago’s Civilian Office, Police, COPA Chicago “, Injury, Chicago Police, Civilian Office, COPA, “, of Police Chicago Lodge, CNN, Chicago Police Department Locations: Garfield, Chicago, Chicago's Garfield, Cook County

☆ Trump’s inflammatory rhetoric has been effective for him so far but poses real danger
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-31 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

In some ways, this is classic behavior from Trump and follows multiple previous social media threats to judges, political opponents and anyone who angers him. Trump’s attacks on the judiciary play into the foundation of his political career — that he’s a rebel outsider tearing down a political system his supporters believe disdains them. In itself, the tape is an affront to the legal system and the judiciary. If the principle were applied to its full extent, it could destroy the nonpartisan legal system. In his “State of the Union” interview Sunday, Lawler, an up-and-coming New York Republican, demonstrated how Trump’s rhetoric overshadows his party.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, president’s, Joe Biden, Trump’s, Judge Juan Merchan, Trump, “ I’ve, Donald Trump, ”, LaDoris Cordell, CNN’s Omar Jimenez, Biden, CNN’s Dana, Mike Lawler, Walton’s, Reggie Walton, CNN’s Kaitlan Collins, Walton, they’re, we’re, George Bush, George W, Bush, “, ” Walton, Cordell, ’ ”, Merchan, Tanya Chutkan, he’s, Fani Willis, Letitia James, John Roberts, Clinton, autocrats, Michael Tyler, —, ” Trump, Steven Cheung, Lawler, ” Lawler, CNN’s Organizations: CNN, Democratic, Trump, Superior Court, Republican Party, GOP, Union, Sunday, Republican, Capitol, Prosecutors, New York, Trump Organization, Capitol Police, New York Republican Locations: York, California, “ State, New York, America, Washington ,, Fulton County, Georgia

☆ Texas wildfires: Firefighters battling ‘monster’ blaze contend with winds and heat as residents grapple with lost homes
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-03 | by ( Dalia Faheid | Camila Bernal | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —The biggest inferno in Texas history is being fueled by winds and high temperatures as it rages Sunday, threatening to incinerate more buildings, cattle and livelihoods across the Texas Panhandle while residents sift through ashes of what used to be homes. The fire, which is just one of five blazes currently scorching the Texas Panhandle, has already killed two people and destroyed over 500 structures, state officials said Saturday. Texas A&M Forest Service spokesperson Jason Nedlo told CNN Saturday that the blaze could grow over the weekend due to the weather conditions. Because the Texas Panhandle had higher-than-average rainfall this winter, there is more grass – fuel – to burn. A “red flag” warning, which indicates critical fire weather conditions, remains in effect for Oklahoma and the Texas Panhandle through midnight Sunday.

Persons: Jason Nedlo, Crews, Nedlo, Cindy Owen, Jennifer Mitchell, Owen’s, Joyce Blankenship, “, ”, Nathan Blankenship, could’ve, GoFundMe, Lokman Vural, Susan, Ronnie Johnson’s, ” Ronnie, “ We’ve, ” Susan, Greg Abbott, ” Abbott, it’s, Scott Olson, Sid Miller, It’s, ” Miller, CNN’s Omar Jimenez, We’ve, ” “, Miller Organizations: CNN, Texas Panhandle, National Weather Service, M Forest, Texas, M, Service, Texans, Connect, Services, Getty, Texas Gov, Agriculture Locations: Texas, Oklahoma, Moore County, Gray County, Oldham County, Hutchinson County, Pampa , Texas, Hemphill County, Fritch, Stinnett , Texas, Anadolu, Fritch , Texas

Over yerba mate and torta fritas, his mother, Ederlinda Miguelina Yelón, passed along the knowledge she had stored in Chaná, a throaty language spoken by barely moving the lips or tongue. The Chaná are an Indigenous people in Argentina and Uruguay whose lives were intertwined with the mighty Paraná River, the second longest in South America. They revered silence, considered birds their guardians and sang their babies lullabies: Utalá tapey-’é, uá utalá dioi — sleep little one, the sun has gone to sleep. Ms. Miguelina Yelón urged her son to protect their stories by keeping them secret. Scholars had long considered the language extinct.

Persons: Blas Omar Jaime, torta fritas, Ederlinda Miguelina, Utalá, Miguelina Yelón Locations: Chaná, Argentina, Uruguay, South America

☆ Chris Christie vows to relay ‘atrocities’ he saw in Israel upon return to US
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-12 | by ( Alison Main | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —GOP presidential hopeful Chris Christie promised on Sunday to tell Americans of the devastation he saw in Israel after becoming the first Republican presidential candidate to visit the country following the October 7 Hamas attacks. Christie said people play on “confusion and misinformation” around events like this, and that he would go back to the US and share “exactly” what he saw in foreign policy speech scheduled for Wednesday. Christie told CNN that he and Israeli President Isaac Herzog discussed the state of the war and the US’ involvement, as well as the hostage situation during a meeting in Jerusalem. Christie also addressed growing calls for a ceasefire in Gaza that have stoked political tensions around the globe as the Palestinian death toll rises. He said his message to protesters is “come to Israel and see it for yourself,” as he stood in Kibbutz Kfar Aza, where nearly every home was impacted in the attack.

Persons: Chris Christie, Christie, you’re, ”, CNN’s Omar Jimenez, Volodymyr Zelensky, Isaac Herzog, Benjamin Netanyahu, “, Antony Blinken Organizations: CNN, Republican, Israel Defense Forces, Congress, Palestinian Authority, “ Locations: Israel, Gaza, Kyiv, Ukraine, China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Jerusalem, Kfar Aza

☆ Four deaf people died in the Lewiston mass shooting. The tragedy highlights their unique vulnerabilities during a crisis
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-12 | by ( Faith Karimi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Seal was an advocate for the deaf community and a prominent sign-language interpreter at state government briefings during the coronavirus pandemic. People sign "I love you" at a vigil for victims of last month's mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine. Matt Rourke/APAdvocates for the deaf community say the attack resonated in a population that rarely makes headlines, marking a communal loss that reverberated nationwide. He was desperate for news but was left in the dark, said Minch, who is a member of Maine’s deaf community. Police gather at Schemengees Bar, where four members of the deaf community were killed when a gunman opened fire on October 25.

Persons: they’re, Howard Rosenblum, It’s, ” Meg Erasmus, William “ Billy ” Brackett, Bryan MacFarlane, Joshua Seal, Steve Vozzella, Seal, Matt Rourke, Rosenblum, ” Erasmus, “, ” It’s, Erasmus, Tommy Minch, CNN’s Omar Jimenez, Minch, Regan Thibodeau, David Sokol, ” Minch, Joseph Prezioso, it’s, ” Rosenblum, community’s, ” Organizations: CNN, National Association of, National Deaf Therapy, Maine Educational Center, Johns Hopkins Medicine, USA, Deaf, Police, Getty, Lewiston, “ Locations: Lewiston , Maine, Lewiston, Schemengees, Maine, AFP

☆ Samantha Woll: Suspect arrested in killing of Detroit synagogue leader is released
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Omar Jimenez | Dakin Andone | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —A suspect who was taken into custody in last month’s killing of Detroit synagogue president Samantha Woll has been released, the suspect’s lawyer said Saturday. Still, Woll’s killing has rattled Jewish community members still grappling with Hamas’ deadly October 7 attacks on Israel and the ensuing conflict. Police did not identify the suspect in Woll’s killing. Under Michigan state law, suspects cannot be detained longer than 72 hours without a court hearing. Woll had been her “normal positive and pleasant self” at the wedding prior to her killing, White noted, citing police interviews.

Persons: Samantha Woll, James E, White, Allison Kriger, Isaac, ” White, Woll, “ Sam, Rabbi Ariana Silverman, ” Organizations: CNN, Detroit Police, Police, Detroit Free Press, Detroit Police Department, ” Police, Prosecutors Office Locations: Detroit, Israel, United States, Michigan, Wayne

CNN —The annual Twin Cities Marathon has been canceled due to record-breaking heat in Minneapolis and St. Paul, marathon organizers announced Sunday morning. The event, slated to begin at 7 a.m. local time, was expected to draw 300,000 spectators, according to the organizers. “The latest weather forecast update projects record-setting heat conditions that do not allow a safe event for runners, supporters and volunteers,” organizers said in a statement. “Extreme heat conditions can tax both runners and our emergency medical response systems.”The organizers had been monitoring weather conditions for several days as the heat continued to rise, Mahler said. I think there are others that think it’s in all in your head and I can run in these difficult conditions,” he said.

Persons: Paul, ” Charlie Mahler, CNN’s Omar Jimenez, Amara Walker, “, Mahler, ”, ” Mahler, Matt Anderson, Anderson Organizations: CNN, Twin Cities, National Weather Service, WCCO Locations: Minneapolis, St, Paul

In Saturday’s initial report, OCHA said at least 11,300 people are dead in Derna, Libya, due to devastating flooding. The Libyan Red Crescent Society told CNN earlier on Sunday that it never released the high death figure tolls to the UN from flooding in Derna. People walk through rubble and debris left by flooding in Derna, Libya, on Sunday, September 17. Esam Omran Al-Fetori/Reuters An aerial view of the devastation after flooding caused by Storm Daniel on September 15. Esam Omran Al-Fetori/Reuters People carry some of their belongings as they walk along a muddy street on September 14.

Persons: OCHA, “ We’re, ” Farhan Haq, Haq, ” Haq, Esam Omran, Zohra Bensemra, Amr Alfiky, Ayman Al, Yousef Murad, Storm Daniel, Muhammad J, Abdullah Doma, Ahmed Elumami, Jamal Alkomaty, Abdullah Mohammed Bonja, Omar Jarhman, Ali Al, Saadi, Derna Organizations: CNN, UN, United Nations Office, Humanitarian Affairs, World Health Organization, WHO, Crescent, Sunday, Libyan Red Crescent Society, Reuters, United Arab Emirates, Reuters Volunteers, Elalwany, Anadolu Agency, Getty, Reuters Workers, Planet Labs PBC, AP, AFP Locations: Libya, Derna, Libyan, AFP, Shahhat, Storm

☆ Ten countries and territories saw severe flooding in just 12 days
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-16 | by ( Jessie Yeung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

Hong Kong CNN —September started with a typhoon that ripped through Hong Kong, uprooting trees and flooding the city. People walk past houses destroyed by heavy rain and flooding in Derna, Libya, on September 13, 2023. Elsewhere in Europe, a separate storm – Storm Dana – saw torrential rain across Spain, damaging homes and killing at least three people. Esam Omran Al-Fetori/Reuters An aerial view of the devastation after flooding caused by Storm Daniel on September 15. Abdullah Mohammed Bonja/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images This satellite photo shows the extent of Derna's flooding on September 12.

Persons: Hong Kong CNN —, ”, Jung, Eun Chu, Esam Omran, Chu, they’ve, Storm Daniel, Angelos Tzortzinis, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Theodoros Skylakakis, “, Megala, Giannis Floulis, Dana –, Cross, Martin Griffiths, Ciaran Donnelly, Amr Alfiky, Ayman Al, Zohra Bensemra, Yousef Murad, Muhammad J, Abdullah Doma, Ahmed Elumami, Jamal Alkomaty, Abdullah Mohammed Bonja, Omar Jarhman, Ali Al, Saadi, Haikui –, Saola, Haikui, Maria Clara Sassaki, Rick Cinclair, Phil Klotzbach Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, UN, City University of Hong, Getty, Greek, CNN, International Committee, International Rescue, United Arab Emirates, Reuters Volunteers, Reuters, Elalwany, Anadolu Agency, Reuters Workers, Planet Labs PBC, AP, AFP, CNN Brasil, Worcester Telegram, Gazette, National Oceanic, Atmospheric Administration, of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University Locations: Hong Kong, Libya, City University of Hong Kong, Derna, Europe, Greece, Palamas, AFP, Megala Kalyvia, Turkey, Istanbul, Bulgaria, Spain, Libyan, Shahhat, Asia, Taiwan, China, Shenzhen, Americas, Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazilian, United States, Nevada, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Leominster , Massachusetts, El

CNN —The student newspaper for Northwestern University said at least three former students of its football program detailed what it described as a pattern of racism from coaches and players. “I didn’t feel like I could be anything other than White,” former player Ramon Diaz Jr. said, according to the paper. Northwestern University announced Monday it had fired longtime head football coach Pat Fitzgerald. The move came after allegations of hazing within the Wildcats football program. One teammate asked him why he didn’t play soccer instead of football,” The Daily Northwestern’s reporting said.

Persons: “, Ramon Diaz Jr, White, Pat Fitzgerald, Fitzgerald, ”, ” Fitzgerald, didn’t, Schill “, Bryan Harlan, Dan Webb, Strawn, ’ Diaz, –, “ Diaz, ‘, Mayo ’, Jon Yates, Coach Fitzgerald, ” Yates Organizations: CNN, Northwestern University, The Daily, Wildcats, Winston, Strawn LLP, The, The Daily Northwestern, ‘ Cinco, Mayo, ” CNN, University Locations: The Daily Northwestern, Illinois, The Daily

☆ ‘The Voice’ crowns a Season 22 winner
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-14 | by ( Marianne Garvey | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —“The Voice” Season 22 has a winner. Bryce Leatherwood from Team Blake has been crowned the latest winner of the singing competition show. He performed coach Blake Shelton’s version “Goodbye Time” for his blind audition. Shelton added, “You’re 22 years old, and I don’t know how much experience you have on stage. You deliver and you’re solid and people react to that.”Leatherwood beat out fellow “Voice” hopefuls bodie (Team Blake), Morgan Myles (Team Camila), Omar Jose Cardona (Team Legend) and Brayden Lape (Team Blake).

CNN —Roxie Washington, acting on behalf of her daughter with the late George Floyd, has retained attorneys after Kanye West made a claim about fentanyl and Floyd’s death. The artist, designer and entrepreneur, who has changed his name to Ye, spoke about Floyd’s death during a recent episode of the podcast “Drink Champs.”“I watched the George Floyd documentary that Candace Owens put out. While that’s not legally possible because George Floyd is deceased, Merritt said, there are other legal avenues to pursue, including the Floyd family possibly suing for intentional infliction of emotional distress. “I have put together a working team to investigate [West’s] statements and to investigate the source of those statements,” Merritt said. CNN has reached out to Merritt for comment on the cease-and-desist letter.

☆ 'I don't kiss anyone's a** like him': Tim Ryan and J.D. Vance face off in Ohio Senate debate
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

The debate between Democrat Tim Ryan and Republican J.D. Vance in Ohio's closer-than-expected Senate race began with a testy exchange on the economy and quickly devolved from there into a contentious - and at times personal - clash. CNN's Omar Jimenez reports.

☆ Video: Why Democrats spent $450k on ads to boost this Trump-endorsed candidate
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

A heated congressional race in Michigan between Republican John Gibbs and Democrat Hillary Scholten could determine which party holds the House majority. CNN's Omar Jimenez reports on why Democrats could be partly responsible for Gibbs winning the election.

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