By Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas is calling a federal judge’s order a “win for religious freedom” after Judge Orlando L. Garcia issued a preliminary injunction requiring certain Texas public school districts to remove displays of the Ten Commandments. The order comes in response to a lawsuit challenging
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MECCA, Calif. (KESQ) – A new cell tower in the east valley will benefit low income communities with better cell coverage. In January, a cell tower was approved in the community of Mecca, located on 66th Avenue. New towers are put up in areas when there is a lack of coverage, or when there’s enough
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) — Palm Desert senior wide receiver and defensive back Jonah Toland is this week’s student athlete of the week. Jonah Tolan has been a human highlight reel all season long for the Palm Desert Aztecs, but his journey to become the player he is today began in his freshman year. “We knew
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By Lisa Eadicicco, CNN (CNN) — Having problems with your favorite websites lately? It’s not just you. Web infrastructure provider Cloudflare experienced a disruption on Tuesday that temporarily impacted a swath of online services – from Spotify to ChatGPT and even President Donald Trump’s Truth Social platform – marking the latest in a string of
Continue ReadingBy Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — What does a notorious gold toilet and a nearly destroyed Klimt painting have in common? They christened Sotheby’s first sale out of its new US headquarters in New York on Tuesday evening in a buzzy, record-breaking night. Early on, the headlining artwork by Gustav Klimt, “Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer,”
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – The In-Home Supportive Service program continues to see a growing need for caregiving services in Riverside County and the Coachella Valley. It’s a high demand local caregivers said they cannot keep up with. There are over 55,000 caregivers with IHSS in Riverside County and over 61,000 clients. Caregivers usually have one
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BANNING, Calif. (KESQ) – The Morongo Band of Mission Indians gave away 15,000 turkeys this week to 122 non-profit organizations to provide holiday meals to families, seniors, and veterans in need for its 39th Annual Thanksgiving Outreach program. Tribal members and volunteers gathered at the Morongo Community Center for two days starting on Monday to distribute the
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By Danya Gainor, CNN (CNN) — On Saturday evening, Samantha Surovtsev squinted at her phone, blinking through tears as she rushed to order a set of Eastern European power adapters. Despite the 80-degree North Texas heat, she then drove to Old Navy and bought two bulky winter coats. When the adapters arrived Sunday, she tucked
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – A Coachella Valley family received the keys to their first home this week after nearly 2 years in the homebuying process. They ultimately found and qualified for Riverside County’s 20% down assistance program — a program they were connected to through Lift to Rise. Lift to Rise is a nonprofit organization that
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In continuing coverage, the death of former local Assemblymember Brian Nestande was back in the headlines on Tuesday. News Channel 3 is confirming with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office that all fentanyl deaths are investigated as a homicide. As we reported back in May 2024, an autopsy report confirms the former state assembly member died of
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Por Sarah Ferris y Morgan Rimmer, CNN La Cámara de Representantes dio este martes el paso significativo de ordenar al Departamento de Justicia que publique todos los archivos de investigación sobre el fallecido delincuente sexual convicto Jeffrey Epstein, tras meses de intensas luchas internas dentro del Partido Republicano. La medida —que, de manera notable, obtuvo
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – After years of anticipation, fundraising, and construction, the curtain is finally rising again at Palm Springs’ iconic Plaza Theatre. News Channel 3’s Peter Daut got an exclusive tour of the multi-million dollar restoration, just days before the grand reopening. The transformation is dramatic. Historic details have been fully restored, and
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By Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — Venezuela’s opposition leader María Corina Machado has published a “freedom manifesto” outlining her vision of a “new era” for the country without its strongman Nicolás Maduro. The four-page document, dated November 9 but made public on Tuesday, lays out the democratic pillars she says all Venezuelans are entitled to,
Continue Reading Por Sunlen Serfaty, CNN El Departamento de Educación anunció este martes un desmantelamiento adicional al transferir gran parte de su carga de trabajo restante a otras instancias federales, en un intento de convencer al Congreso de que ya no es necesario. Según un acuerdo interinstitucional, seis oficinas serán trasladadas para asociarse con otras cuatro agencias:
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By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday angrily dismissed a question about the 2018 murder of Jamal Khashoggi, claiming the Saudi dissident journalist was “extremely controversial” and insisting the subject was only raised during his meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to embarrass his visitor. “You’re mentioning somebody that
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By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — Upon the open grasslands of what is now Kazakhstan, there once stood a Bronze Age settlement that may have served as a center of exchange and power around 1600 BC. The settlement — called Semiyarka and nicknamed “The City of Seven Ravines” for its location overlooking a network of
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Temperatures today have been quite cool, staying below 70°F in Palm Springs. This is well below the seasonal average of 78°F. Temperatures today are so cool thanks to an area of low pressure sitting over Southern California. This is the same system that brought some overnight showers and snow to the Coachella Valley and local
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