By Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — No stranger to natural disasters, Pasadena resident Pedro Rojas keeps a safety bag in his car with essentials like a jacket, gloves and running shoes in case he needs to flee at a moment’s notice. Rojas didn’t wait for an evacuation order. He and his family rushed out of
Continue Reading By Lauren Izso, Mick Krever, Kareem El Damanhoury, Mohammed Tawfeeq and Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — The long-awaited ceasefire and hostage release deal between the Israeli government and Hamas will take effect on Sunday, potentially signaling a new chapter in a bloody 15-month conflict that has enflamed the Middle East. The deal, which is made
Continue Reading By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — While Russian ally Bashar al-Assad was being toppled by rebels in Syria, another friend of Moscow, President Faustin-Archange Touadéra, was being chaperoned by Kremlin-backed mercenaries in the conflict-ridden Central African Republic (CAR), where armed groups are yearning to oust him. “Without the protection of Wagner (a private Russian military
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Gerald R. Ford, the 38th president of the United States. Personal Birth date: July 14, 1913 Death date: December 26, 2006 Birth place: Omaha, Nebraska (grew up in Grand Rapids, Michigan) Birth name: Leslie Lynch King Jr. Father: Leslie Lynch King Sr. Mother:
Continue Reading By Byron Manley, Matt Stiles and Renée Rigdon, CNN (CNN) — The destructive wildfires in the Los Angeles area are among the largest there in recent memory, burning more than 30,000 acres and destroying thousands of homes since last week. But how big would they be where you live? To put the sizes of the
Continue Reading By Christian Edwards, Shawn Deng and Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump said he held a “very good” phone call with China’s President Xi Jinping, as the US-president elect prepares to return to the White House next week. “I just spoke to Chairman Xi Jinping of China,” Trump wrote on his social media platform,
Continue Reading By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — In the next few months, many Americans will be focused on getting their tax documents together to complete their 2024 returns. Crypto investors should also be aware that information on some of their digital transactions will be reported to the IRS this year for the first time. Here’s what
Continue Reading KCAL, KCBS, CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — In the next few months, many Americans will be focused on getting their tax documents together to complete their 2024 returns. Crypto investors should also be aware that information on some of their digital transactions will be reported to the IRS this year for the first
Continue Reading CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — In the next few months, many Americans will be focused on getting their tax documents together to complete their 2024 returns. Crypto investors should also be aware that information on some of their digital transactions will be reported to the IRS this year for the first time. Here’s
Continue Reading KGO, BHAVIK PATEL, CNN By Hanna Park and Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — An evacuation order has been lifted after a lithium-ion battery fire broke out at a power plant facility in Central California Thursday night, officials said Friday. “In an abundance of caution, Monterey County Health Officials are advising residents to stay indoors, keep
Continue Reading By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN | Photographs by David Butow/Redux for CNN Altadena, California (CNN) — “The Nelsons’ house is gone. Joseph’s house is gone. Luella’s house is gone.” Crystal Dedeaux and her 81-year-old mother Virginia peer from the car window and watch what is left of their west Altadena neighborhood roll by as if in
Continue Reading By Hanna Park and Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — An evacuation order has been lifted after a lithium-ion battery fire broke out at a power plant facility in Central California Thursday night, officials said Friday. “In an abundance of caution, Monterey County Health Officials are advising residents to stay indoors, keep windows and doors closed,
Continue Reading By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — Four vehicles and the former home of a Jewish community leader were defaced in Sydney early Friday, with two cars set alight, in the latest antisemitic attack condemned by Australian authorities, who vowed to “hunt down” the perpetrators. The attack in Dover Heights, one of the Australian
Continue Reading By Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Oświęcim, Poland (CNN) — With its manicured garden and spacious interior, the three-story villa was once described as “paradise” by the mother who raised her five children there. And much was done to preserve the household’s tranquility, given its immediate neighbor: the largest and most notorious Nazi concentration camp, Auschwitz. Inside
Continue Reading By Clare Sebastian, CNN (CNN) — Just three days before US President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House, Russia and Iran have finally signed a “comprehensive partnership agreement” – a deal that had been in the works for months. The move refocuses attention on a partnership that has shaped the battlefield in Ukraine, and
Continue Reading By Patrick Oppmann, CNN Havana, Cuba (CNN) — Cuban officials on Thursday freed a prominent opposition activist, a last-minute diplomatic change in fortunes for the Biden administration which had sought his release but long seemed unable to influence events on the island. Jose Daniel Ferrer, the leader of one of the largest banned anti-government groups
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Continue Reading By Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — If you work in one part of town and live in another, you might not get an evacuation warning if your home is in the path of disaster. If you do get an evacuation alert, the message might not tell you the location. And if cell towers get knocked
Continue Reading By Matthew Chance, CNN Chief Global Affairs Correspondent (CNN) — From Gaza to Greenland, the disruptive force of President-elect Donald Trump is being felt across the world, his incoming administration casting aside conventional diplomatic niceties in favor of an intensive global pressure campaign that already appears to be yielding results. In the Middle East, Trump
Continue Reading CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — In the next few months, many Americans will be focused on getting their tax documents together to complete their 2024 returns. Crypto investors should also be aware that information on some of their digital transactions will be reported to the IRS this year for the first time. Here’s
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