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The United States’ special representative to North Korea, Stephen Biegun, has urged Pyongyang to resume stalled denuclearization talks, as tensions continue to rise between the two countries. Speaking at a news conference during a trip to South Korea on Monday, Biegun addressed North Korean authorities directly, saying, “It is time for us to do our
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Four men accused of conspiring in an operation that involved using an ultralight aircraft to smuggle nearly 200 pounds of methamphetamine into Riverside County from Mexico are facing federal drug trafficking charges, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced today. Victor Bugarin Perez, 28, of Mecca, Mexican nationals Juan Favela Paredez, 25, and Juan Carlos Iturriaga Centeno,
Continue Reading Before Harvey Milk became a pioneering LGBT politician, he served in the Navy — and things were different. During his time as a diving instructor in San Diego, California in the 1950s, his supervisors caught him at a park popular with gay men, according to his nephew Stuart Milk. And in 1955, after the Navy
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CANDLER, N.C. (WLOS) — A Buncombe County family faces another health crisis, nearly three years after the death of their infant son. Considering what happened then, parents Jim and Catherine Ashe said the anguish feels all too familiar. This month, their five-year-old daughter Hazel was diagnosed with leukemia.
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A Qantas flight was forced to return to Sydney when smoke filled the cabin shortly after takeoff. Passengers on Perth-bound Flight 575 evacuated the plane via slides on Saturday. In a statement to CNN affiliate 7news, Qantas said a hydraulic fluid leak was the likely cause of the incident. “The captain elected to return to
Continue Reading Kumail Nanjiani, the talented comedian, writer and actor who you’ve possibly seen in HBO’s “Silicon Valley” or the film “The Big Sick,” is still a talented comedian, writer and actor — but he now also has muscles. And people have taken note, largely because it’s hard to miss when someone posts shirtless photos of their
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Law enforcement released a photo Monday of a suspect wanted in connection with an armed robbery and kidnapping in the High Desert. A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Merisa Robinson, 19, of Desert Hot Springs. According to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, Robinson, along with 19-year-old Anthony Kamakeeaina of Desert Hot
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Thousands of mental health professionals at Kaiser Permanente facilities in Riverside County and across the state hit the picket lines today, beginning a five-day strike amid a continued labor standoff. The walkout by the National Union of Healthcare Workers, representing roughly 4,000 psychologists, therapists, psychiatric nurses, and other healthcare employees, had been planned in November
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Riverside County’s 2020 homeless count plans to expand and will now include people living in cars. The number of homeless in 2020 is expected to increase as the count expands beyond streets and encampments. This comes as the funding determined by the 2019 count is still working its way to local streets. Officials expect the
Continue Reading Chance the Rapper has canceled his national tour, the Big Tour, which was scheduled to kick off in January. The performer announced the decision in an Instagram post on Sunday, apologizing to fans and explaining that he is taking the time to be with family, create new music and develop “my best show to date.”
Continue Reading Dan Reynolds, the lead singer for Imagine Dragons, is taking some time off from fronting the band in order to focus on being a dad, husband and friend. Reynolds tells CNN that he and the band have been on the road for nearly a decade, and while it’s all love between the four members, they
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Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is making his way to the East Valley. The democratic hopeful will be opening a campaign office in Coachella. Today a rally will be held in Coachella, where Sanders is expected to arrive today at 4 p.m. Coming up, we’ll bring you live coverage of the event.
Continue Reading Juice WRLD’s girlfriend Ally Lotti honored him at Rolling Loud in Los Angeles over the weekend, where the rapper was supposed to perform before his sudden death last week. Lotti took the stage at the end of a set by A Boogie, G Herbo and Ski Mask the Slump God, telling the audience that Juice
Continue ReadingThe Champions League round of 16 draw has thrown up some mouth-watering ties — or, if you’re the Spanish media, one particularly “morbid clash.” Manchester City’s tie against Real Madrid is arguably the most enthralling matchup and once again pits coach Pep Guardiola against his bitter rival. Given the bad blood between Guardiola and Real
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Moments after touching down on Dillon Road near Thousands Palms Canyon Road, the plane was being towed by a pickup truck with a C.H.P. escort. “Obviously this isn’t something we see everyday. We were able to go ahead and get it safely into a parking lot,” said C.H.P. Officer Ramon Perez. Eventually, the single-engine 1949
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A road on the campus of Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage is scheduled to be named Monday after Ronald M. Auen, who died last month. Ron Auen Way will run parallel to Bob Hope Drive in front of the hospital, according to hospital officials. Auen, the longtime President and Chairman of the Board for
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The Riverside County Coroner’s Bureau has identified a woman who was killed in a crash on Interstate 10 in Desert Center over the weekend. 33-year-old Josie Montijo of El Centro died at 11:08 p.m. Sunday, according to the Coroner’s Bureau. Two additional people sustained minor injuries in the crash, which was reported at 10:17 p.m.
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PALM DESERT, Calif. – The first paperboy at Paramount Pictures Studio in the early 1940s lives in Palm Desert. Eye on the Desert’s Caitlin Thropay sat down with Bernard Mazel for an interview. “Whenever I see old Paramount movies I see most of my customer’s names,” Mazel remembers. Today, 88-year-old, Mazel reminisces his time as
Continue Reading Several decades ago, this wasn’t even possible. Black women weren’t allowed to compete in the Miss America pageant until the 1940s, and the first black contestant didn’t take that stage until 30 years later. The first black Miss USA wasn’t crowned until 1990. And it wasn’t until this month that Miss Universe, Miss World, Miss
Continue Reading It could quite possibly be the holiday hit we never saw coming. Kylie Jenner, alongside her pal Justin Bieber, performed her first live performance of “Rise and Shine” at a charity event over the weekend. In case you need a refresher, Jenner sang the phrase when waking up her daughter during a behind- the-scenes office
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