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Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti is taken away under escort on September 29, 2003 in Tel Aviv, Israel, after proceedings in his trial in the Tel Aviv District Court.

Hamas is demanding the release of a prominent Palestinian prisoner. This could be a red line for Israel

Ivana Kottasová, CNN October 8, 2025

(CNN) — As far as politicians go, few have earned as much respect among Palestinians as Marwan Barghouti, the most prominent Palestinian prisoner who is serving five life sentences in an Israeli jail. The...

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court will turn its attention to a Colorado law that prohibits licensed counselors in the state from practicing conversion therapy on minors.

A discredited therapy for gay and trans youth is at the center of a Supreme Court case. Here’s what to know

Jen Christensen, CNN October 8, 2025

(CNN) — The US Supreme Court heard a case Tuesday that will determine whether a Colorado law that prohibits licensed mental health professionals from providing conversion “therapy” to minors is...

US Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino is interviewed at CNN’s bureau in Chicago on Tuesday.

‘There is no sanctuary here’: Meet the Border Patrol chief in charge of Trump’s Chicago crackdown

Priscilla Alvarez, Michael Williams, CNN October 8, 2025

Chicago (CNN) — The heavily armed agents carrying out President Donald Trump’s aggressive immigration enforcement push in Chicago are often masked. The man leading them is not. Nearly three...

The favored areas of tropical storm formation in October are the Gulf, Caribbean and western Atlantic.

Tropical Storm Jerry has formed and should strengthen into the Atlantic’s next hurricane. Here’s where it’s headed

(CNN) — Tropical Storm Jerry formed over the central Atlantic Ocean Tuesday and is expected to strengthen into a hurricane by Wednesday. Jerry is the 10th named storm of a late-blooming season that...

A member of the U.S. Park Service puts up a closed sign at the Washington Monument on October 1 in Washington, DC.

Trump and White House question back pay for furloughed workers amid government shutdown

Alejandra Jaramillo, Tami Luhby, CNN October 7, 2025

(CNN) — President Donald Trump and the White House are considering not paying furloughed federal employees for time they didn’t work during the government shutdown. Such a move, suggested in a...

Pope Leo XIV leads Mass for the Jubilee of the Missionary World and Jubilee of Migrants in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, October 5.

Pope Leo will travel to Turkey and Lebanon in first international trip

Christopher Lamb, CNN October 7, 2025

(CNN) — Pope Leo XIV will make his first international trip by visiting Turkey and Lebanon where he is expected to focus on peace in the Middle East, meet political leaders and show his support to Christians...

New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez attempts a pass during the game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at EverBank Field in 2021 in Jacksonville, Florida.

Mark Sanchez now facing felony charge in Indianapolis fight that left him hospitalized with stab wounds

Kyle Feldscher, CNN October 6, 2025

(CNN) — Former NFL quarterback and current analyst Mark Sanchez is facing a felony charge for his role in an altercation that led to the former New York Jet being stabbed early Saturday morning. Marion...

Ghislaine Maxwell attends day 1 of the 4th Annual WIE Symposium at Center 548 in September 2013 in New York City.

Supreme Court rejects appeal from Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell

John Fritze, CNN October 6, 2025

(CNN) — The Supreme Court declined Monday to hear an appeal from the former girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein, brushing aside an argument from Ghislaine Maxwell that she should have been shielded from...

A graduation themed mural is seen on the Howard University campus in July 2021 in Washington, DC.

Trump boosts HBCU funding despite his attacks on DEI programs. Here is why some experts believe this is happening

Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN October 6, 2025

(CNN) — When President Donald Trump’s administration announced it was boosting its investment into historically Black colleges and universities and tribal colleges this year, HBCU advocates lauded...

A man holds an American flag as law enforcement officers guard the enterance to ICE headquarters in south Portland, Oregon.

Judge temporarily blocks Trump’s National Guard deployment in Portland

(CNN) — A federal judge in Oregon has granted a temporary restraining order blocking the Trump administration from deploying the National Guard into Portland after the president announced he would send...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and U.S. President Donald Trump hold a joint news conference at the White House on September 29.

Trump claimed victory after Hamas’ response to ceasefire plan, boxing in Netanyahu

Kevin Liptak, CNN October 4, 2025

(CNN) — When word reached the White House on Friday afternoon that Hamas had, after nearly five days, responded to President Donald Trump’s 20-point proposal to end the war in Gaza, officials were...

Federal agents, including members of the Department of Homeland Security, and the Border Patrol, hold back protesters outside a downtown U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility.

Where things stand in Portland and Chicago as Trump officials promise imminent National Guard deployments

(CNN) — The Trump administration is pointing to renewed unrest in Chicago and Portland, Oregon, to justify an imminent deployment of federal troops to the two Democrat-led cities, seizing on new rounds...

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