Bob Ortega

2 months ago | cnn.com | Casey Tolan |Isabelle Chapman |Bob Ortega |Matt Egan

People walk through Harvard University's campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts, this month. Sophie Park/Getty Images CNN  —  As Harvard squares up for a bruising legal fight with the White House over billions in frozen federal grants, the university’s fortunes could depend on its Rolodex of ultra-wealthy alumni.

2 months ago | yahoo.com | John Miller |Taylor Romine |Aaron Cooper |Jeff Winter |Bob Ortega

Hanna Park, John Miller, Taylor Romine, Aaron Cooper, Jeff Winter and Bob Ortega, CNNFri, April 11, 2025 at 8:55 AM UTC7 min readA sightseeing helicopter plunged from the sky into the Hudson River on Thursday, turning a family outing above Manhattan’s misty skyline into a tragedy. The helicopter carried six people, including three children and an executive from Siemens — a German multinational technology conglomerate.

2 months ago | flipboard.com | Bob Ortega

2 days agoUSA: "Hands Off!" Rally and protest in PhoenixPhoenix, United States - April 05, 2025 Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes speaks to the crowd at the nation-wide mass mobilization Hands Off! Rally and March at Wesley Bolin Memorial Park in Phoenix, Arizona USA on April 5, 205. Organized by 50501, the protests were to send the message that the people do not consent to the destruction of our government and our economy for the benefit of Trump and his billionaire allies.

2 months ago | cnn.com | Bob Ortega

Voters work on their ballots at a polling place at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library on November 5 in Simi Valley, California. Chris Pizzello/AP/File CNN  —  Misha Pride, then the mayor of South Portland, Maine, was greeting voters early on Election Day when police cars suddenly swarmed outside the city’s community center with lights flashing. “Possible shooting,” the city manager texted Pride. Officers locked down the center.

Feb 5, 2025 | cnn.com | Bob Ortega |Daniel Medina

Just over four years ago on the campaign trail, Joe Biden made a bold pledge to voters that as president he would end the federal use of private prisons – facilities where inmates have long complained of abusive treatment. But as he left office last month, his record on that matter fell short: While Biden ended the Bureau of Prison’s contracts with private prisons, he allowed their use by Immigration and Customs Enforcement to expand.