KCAL, KCBS, INLAND COALITION FOR IMMIGRANT JUSTICE, MARTIN, CNN By Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — US Customs and Border Protection officers opened fire during a targeted immigration enforcement operation in San Bernadino, California, on Saturday, calling it an act of self-defense after a man “struck two CBP officers with his vehicle,” the Department of Homeland
Continue ReadingBy Jade Walker, CNN Remember this name: Bodhana Sivanandan. The 10-year-old British girl recently made history in the Game of Kings. Here’s what else you need to know to get up to speed and on with your day. 1️⃣ Ukraine Prior to last week’s historic summit in Alaska, President Donald Trump said he would be
Continue ReadingBy Danya Gainor, CNN (CNN) — Texas Hill Country had over a month until its young students were scheduled to go back to school. But after devastating floods swept through the region on July 4, Kerr County schools opened their doors early to welcome emergency responders and muddy volunteers pouring into rural Texas. In the
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By Devon M. Sayers, CNN Miami (CNN) — A federal judge heard arguments Monday but declined to make an immediate ruling about the legal conditions of detainees at “Alligator Alcatraz.” US District Judge Rodolfo Ruiz II heard arguments over detainee access to attorneys, if a clear immigration court was assigned for those held at the
Continue Reading CNN, POOL, GETTY IMAGES, WSVN By Devon M. Sayers, CNN Miami (CNN) — A federal judge heard arguments Monday but declined to make an immediate ruling about the legal conditions of detainees at “Alligator Alcatraz.” US District Judge Rodolfo Ruiz II heard arguments over detainee access to attorneys, if a clear immigration court was assigned
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By Chris Boyette, Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — Soon after the convicted murderer and rapist known as the “Devil in the Ozarks” was recaptured after evading police for more than 10 days in the rocky terrain and dense vegetation of rural northwest Arkansas, officials say they interviewed him at least five times about how he
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By Susannah Cullinane, CNN (CNN) — The vehicle belonging to a Sacramento woman who went missing with her baby last month has been found submerged in a central California canal, and authorities say two bodies discovered inside likely belong to the mother and child. Whisper Owen, 36, and her 8-month-old daughter, Sandra McCarty, were last
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By Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — In New Mexico’s most populous city, National Guard troops are listening to the police dispatch calls, monitoring traffic cameras and helping to secure crime scene perimeters, tasks not usually part of the job. The New Mexico National Guard is in Albuquerque to help counter what officials have called a
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By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN New York (CNN) — Police are searching for multiple shooters who killed three people and wounded nine others in a shooting authorities say stemmed from a gang-related dispute at a crowded Brooklyn lounge overnight. Police have identified 12 victims from the shooting that took place just before 3:30 a.m. at Taste
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By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Fear in the streets. Buildings burning. Law enforcement struggling to tamp down violence and control chaos. It’s the kind of scene that has brought a federal military response to US cities in the past. And it’s a vision of Washington, DC, that President Donald Trump is invoking to bring
Continue ReadingBy Gordon Ebanks, CNN (CNN) — Two Minnesota fishermen made an unexpected discovery beneath the Mississippi River this week when sonar technology led them to what authorities say could be a break in a decades-old cold case. Brody Loch, one of the fishermen, told CNN affiliate WCCO he spotted a car in the river using
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Romine, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — After serving several decades in prison, Erik and Lyle Menendez are facing the possibility of freedom as the California Board of Parole Hearings this week considers whether they’ve adequately atoned for the 1989 murder of their parents. While this may seem like the final moment in the
Continue ReadingBy Chris Boyette, Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — A man yelled for help as a group of men – one of whom said he was with Immigration and Customs Enforcement – picked him up and pushed him into a car outside a Los Angeles courthouse Wednesday, video shows. The detention has been condemned by
Continue Readingby Associated Press (AP) — New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell was indicted Friday in what prosecutors called a yearslong scheme to hide a romantic relationship with her bodyguard, who is accused of being paid as if he was working even when they met alone in apartments and traveled to vineyards for wine tasting. Cantrell faces
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By Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — A Washington state mother and her 6-year-old son have been released after spending more than three weeks in US immigration detention due to a brief trip to Canada and a small paperwork mistake, her attorney told CNN on Saturday. Sarah Shaw, a New Zealand citizen who has lived legally
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By Dalia Faheid, Kelly McCleary, Rebekah Riess, Norma Galeana, CNN (CNN) — A man who fled as an immigration raid unfolded at a Home Depot in Southern California was killed when he ran onto a freeway as federal agents moved in, local officials said. The National Day Laborer Organizing Network identified the man as Roberto
Continue ReadingBy Jade Walker, CNN Time is running out to receive money back on rooftop solar, electric vehicles and energy-efficient appliances. President Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress cut clean energy out of the tax code, and now some programs will expire as soon as next month. Here’s how to take advantage of those “green” rebates
Continue ReadingCNN By Jade Walker, CNN Time is running out to receive money back on rooftop solar, electric vehicles and energy-efficient appliances. President Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress cut clean energy out of the tax code, and now some programs will expire as soon as next month. Here’s how to take advantage of those “green”
Continue ReadingBy Emily Scolnick, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! A copyright battle over the viral children’s song “Baby Shark” has finally come to an end. An American songwriter had taken the tune’s Korean creators to court over plagiarism allegations. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 things 1️⃣ A
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By Rebekah Riess, Norma Galeana, CNN (CNN) — Jennifer Cortez stood outside an elementary and middle school in East Los Angeles, carrying a sign while greeting her students and their families on the first day of classes. “This is a safe space for immigrants,” the teacher’s red sign with white and yellow lettering said. As
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