November 2025

Pope Leo walks on the day of an audience with international filmmakers and actors

Cate Blanchett and Spike Lee join Pope Leo as he hosts star-packed Vatican meeting

November 15, 2025 8:04 AM CNN Newsource

By Christopher Lamb, CNN (CNN) — Hollywood stars met Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican, where the pontiff called cinema a “workshop of hope” and lamented declining audiences. The line-up of film stars and directors meeting the first American pope on Saturday included Oscar-winners Cate Blanchett, known for “Aviator” and “Elizabeth”, and Spike Lee, who

A Native American leader who enlisted in the Union Army has been posthumously admitted to the New York bar after 176 years

November 15, 2025 7:34 AM CNN Newsource

By Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — Ely S. Parker, a Tonawanda Seneca from western New York, never took no for an answer. At the start of the Civil War, Parker’s offer to enlist was rejected outright by another New Yorker, Secretary of State William H. Seward, who – according to historians – told the Seneca

24-year-old woman killed in early morning rollover crash in Indio

November 15, 2025 7:21 AM Shay Lawson

INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – A 24-year-old Melany Cunninghan Carbajal of Desert Hot Springs was killed early Saturday morning in a single-vehicle rollover crash in the northbound lanes of Jefferson Street, north of Dunbar Drive. The crash happened just after 2:30 a.m., according to the Indio Police Department. Officers arrived to find the woman had been

Del. Stacey Plaskett speaks during a mark up meeting with the House Budget Committee on Capitol Hill on May 16

House Democrat exchanged texts with Epstein during 2019 congressional hearing

November 15, 2025 7:18 AM CNN Newsource

By Annie Grayer, Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Stacey Plaskett, a Democrat who represents the US Virgin Islands in Congress as a non-voting delegate, exchanged texts with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein during a 2019 congressional hearing, the delegate’s office confirmed to CNN. “During the hearing, Congresswoman Plaskett received texts from staff, constituents and the

Los republicanos han perdido terreno entre los votantes latinos desde la victoria de Trump en 2024

November 15, 2025 7:15 AM CNN Newsource

Por Edward Wu, CNN Un año después de la reelección del presidente Donald Trump, los republicanos ya están viendo cómo se erosionan sus avances entre los votantes latinos, según sugieren los recientes resultados electorales y las encuestas. Esto es lo que ha cambiado y lo que podría significar para las elecciones de mitad de mandato

A Georgia player has won an estimated $980 million Mega Millions jackpot

Single ticket in Georgia claims $980 million Mega Millions jackpot

November 15, 2025 5:55 AM CNN Newsource

By Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — A Georgia player has won an estimated $980 million Mega Millions jackpot on Friday, the eighth-largest prize in the game’s history, according to the lottery. The winning ticket matched all six winning numbers: 1, 8, 11, 12, 57, and Mega Ball 7. The win ends a 40-drawing streak without

First Alert Weather Alert: Tracking rain and flooding in the valley

November 15, 2025 5:53 AM Gavin Nguyen, Spencer Blum

COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – It has been a wet day here in the Coachella Valley. A few bands of heavier precipitation have entered the mix this afternoon. Several Areal Flood Advisories have been issued as the National Weather Service monitors this rain. There was quite the downpour at our station in Thousand Palms right

Jay Clayton speaks during a summit in New York on October 18

Epstein investigation is latest test for US attorney Jay Clayton

November 15, 2025 5:51 AM CNN Newsource

By Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Jay Clayton, President Donald Trump’s pick to run the US attorney’s office in Manhattan, is facing his biggest test yet. Late Friday, after a week of negative headlines, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced on X that Clayton will lead a federal investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s ties to prominent Democrats.

Gaza is seen from a position on the Israeli side of the border on October 29 in southern Israel. Scores of Hamas militants

Weeks into the Gaza ceasefire, scores of Hamas fighters remain stuck in tunnels under Gaza

November 15, 2025 5:34 AM CNN Newsource

By Eugenia Yosef, Tal Shalev, Ibrahim Dahman, Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — Deep underneath the wreckage of Rafah, southern Gaza, the war is not over. Scores of Hamas militants, split up into independent cells, are trapped in tunnels underground behind Israeli lines, as mediators try to find a solution that doesn’t collapse the month-old ceasefire