Alleged Charlie Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson in court as defense pushes to disqualify prosecutors from the case
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Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old man accused of killing Charlie Kirk, is expected to appear in a Utah court Friday afternoon for what could be a consequential hearing in the case.
Shortly after President Donald Trump announced that the US and Israel had carried out military strikes in Iran, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani weighed in.
Voters in three states headed to the polls for the first primary day of the 2026 midterm elections on Tuesday, with the big story being a pair of Texas Senate primaries that both seemed to break quite well for Democrats’ majority hopes.
State Rep. James Talarico will win the Democratic primary for US Senate in Texas, CNN’s Decision Desk projects, placing a once little-known state legislator at the top of the party’s ticket for the general election in November.
State Rep. Steve Toth will defeat US Rep. Dan Crenshaw in the Republican primary for Texas’ 2nd District, CNN’s Decision Desk has projected, a stunning upset in a race that tested whether the incumbent was deemed sufficiently loyal to the president.
Tejano singer Bobby Pulido will win the Democratic primary for Texas’ 15th Congressional District, CNN projects, defeating emergency room physician Ada Cuellar.
Four days into war with Iran, at least one of the United States’ Gulf allies is already running low on crucial interceptor munitions used to defend against Iranian missile and drone attacks, two sources told CNN.
Cuban prosecutors formally charged six people with “crimes of terrorism” and ordered them held in pretrial detention on Tuesday in connection with an incident last week in which Cuban forces killed four Cuban nationals and wounded six others aboard a speedboat that entered Cuban waters.
One was on the brink of earning dual degrees and starting a prestigious job. Another was a beloved mixed martial arts fighter whose grit was matched by his humor and charm. Another was just a teenager with a promising future ahead.
Democrat Roy Cooper and Republican Michael Whatley will advance to November’s general election for an open US Senate seat in North Carolina, CNN’s Decision Desk projects, setting up a marquee contest critical for both parties.
Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico on Tuesday called for an extension of voting hours in Dallas and Williamson counties, after reports of voters being turned away from polling places amid confusion over rules requiring voters to cast ballots at assigned polling locations.
The Pentagon has identified four of the six US service members who were killed in an Iranian drone strike on Sunday.
Mexican soldiers are preparing to take down an enemy drone in an exercise and beefing up security just 100 days before Mexico co-hosts the World Cup. CNN’s Valeria Leon reports.
The CIA is working to arm Kurdish forces with the aim of fomenting a popular uprising in Iran and the Trump administration has been in active discussions with Iranian opposition groups and Kurdish leaders in Iraq about providing them with military support, multiple people familiar with the talks told CNN.