A suspect accused of taking part in a robbery with five others at a Palm Desert business last year pleaded guilty to multiple charges today. Mason Barron, 22 — a Southern Californian, whose city of residence was not provided — entered guilty pleas to four felony counts of robbery, two felony counts of burglary, and
Continue ReadingBy Evan Perez, Sean Lyngaas, Paul P. Murphy and Sara Murray, CNN (CNN) — US intelligence has assessed that Russian operatives were behind a fake video purporting to show someone destroying mail-in ballots in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, that circulated on social media Thursday. “The IC (Intelligence Community) assesses that Russian actors manufactured and amplified a
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CNN By Hadas Gold and Brian Stelter, CNN New York (CNN) — For the first time in decades, The Washington Post will not endorse a candidate in this year’s presidential election, the newspaper’s publisher announced Friday, a decision that sparked widespread outrage among the paper’s staffers. “The Washington Post will not be making an endorsement
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Following a string of recent homicides in Coachella, residents are questioning public safety measures as the city is now tied with Palm Springs, with 4 homicides this year. The last three homicides in the Coachella Valley have occurred in Coachella between late August and mid-September. Some cases remain unsolved, and residents are reaching out to
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It’s been nearly a month since back to back hurricanes destroyed parts of the southeastern coast. However, Laura McCann and Catherine LePetit say the pain and trauma from losing everything in their business remain. McCann and LePetit are small business owners of clean wellness brands. Both were hit hard when Hurricane’s Helene and Milton hit
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LAVEEN VILLAGE, Ariz. (AP) — President Joe Biden did something Friday that no other sitting U.S. president has: He apologized for the systemic abuse of generations of Indigenous children endured in boarding schools at the hands of the federal government. For 150 years the U.S. removed Indigenous children from their homes and sent
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By Gregory Krieg and Em Steck, CNN (CNN) — New York Rep. Anthony D’Esposito’s campaign spent tens of thousands of donor dollars at steakhouses and bars, a foreign hostel and on unaccountable payments to a close aide and friend, according to a review of federal filings. Campaign finance experts who spoke with CNN said that
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israel launched airstrikes early Saturday targeting what it described as military targets in Iran in retaliation for a ballistic missile assault Oct. 1, officials said. There was no immediate information on damage in the Islamic Republic. Israel’s military described the attack as “precise strikes on military targets in Iran,” without immediately
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Week 10 of the high school football season featured some big division matchups. La Quinta – 29@Shadow Hills – 30F (OT)Palm Desert – 35@Palm Springs – 6FXavier Prep – 7@Rancho Mirage – 14FCoachella Valley – 47@Yucca Valley – 27FDesert Hot Springs – 33@Desert Mirage – 0FBanning – 54@Cathedral City – 32F THURSDAY 10/24 Indio –
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By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — A panel of three Donald Trump-appointed judges said Friday that Mississippi was violating federal law by counting mail ballots that arrive after Election Day, but stopped short of blocking the policy before the election, in a ruling that could nevertheless impact voting-related lawsuits this fall. The ruling from the 5th US Circuit Court
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Hackers chinos vinculados al gobierno han apuntado a las comunicaciones telefónicas del expresidente Donald Trump y del candidato a la vicepresidencia J. D. Vance como parte de un esfuerzo mucho más amplio de ciberespionaje dirigido a objetivos estadounidenses de alto nivel, dijeron a CNN dos fuentes familiarizadas con el asunto. Los
Continue ReadingATLANTA (AP) — Delta Air Lines is suing the cybersecurity firm that has been blamed for causing a global technology outage this summer. Delta filed a lawsuit Friday in Georgia against CrowdStrike, saying the company caused it to lose more than $500 million because of thousands of canceled flights. Delta says CrowdStrike cut corners by
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By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — An 11-year-old in Washington state fled home in the early morning hours to escape a shooting that left her bloodied and wounded, and killed her entire family. For days this week, authorities have been investigating the gruesome, fatal shootings of five people in Fall City, Washington. Now, the girl’s
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A woman suspected along with a man and two juveniles of robbing a jewelry store at the Palm Desert mall was convicted today, while the man was found not guilty of the same charge. Cleopatra Tredai Jones, 26, of Los Angeles was found guilty of a felony count of robbery Friday at the Larson Justice
Continue ReadingBy Clare Duffy and Way Mullery, CNN New York (CNN) — Over the past three years, Elon Musk has met dozens of times with presidents, prime ministers, lawmakers, government officials and political candidates from around the world. Some of these meetings have been highly publicized, like his visit to Israel with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — South Carolina voters will cast ballots for president in the Nov. 5 general election, but with less fanfare than when they helped kick off the presidential campaign season in February with a pair of first-in-the-South primaries. Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Kamala Harris will compete for the state’s nine electoral
Continue ReadingERIE, Pa. (AP) — A group of Pennsylvania nuns says a conservative political organizer posted “false and misleading information” about them by claiming no one lives at their home in Erie and making vague threats to consult his lawyers about them. The Benedictine Sisters of Erie put out a news release this week in response
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.; independent Dan Osborn, a Nebraska Senate candidate; entrepreneur Mark Cuban. ___ NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Ohio Sen. JD Vance, the Republican vice presidential nominee; Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. ___ CBS’ “Face the Nation” — Vance; former Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo.; Adrian Fontes, Arizona’s
Continue ReadingBy Reuters (CNN) — Apple convinced a federal jury on Friday that health monitoring tech company Masimo’s smartwatches infringe two of its design patents. The jury, in Delaware, agreed with Apple that Masimo’s W1 and Freedom watches and chargers willfully violated Apple’s patent rights in smartwatch designs, awarding the tech giant $250 in damages. Apple’s attorneys told the court the “ultimate
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Conditions today are still warm, dry, and clear. We are not tracking any major changes throughout the weekend, but we are tracking the potential for some slightly cloudier skies on Saturday and Sunday. Winds will not play much of a role until Sunday evening. This weekend highs will stay in the mid-to-upper 90s, so it
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