CNN By Tami Luhby, Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — One month into the partial government shutdown, hundreds of Transportation Security Administration workers going without full pay have quit, while others have taken unscheduled time off, prompting more travel headaches as a winter storm slammed the Midwest and spring break travelers try to fly. A number
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By Michael Williams and Masoud Popalzai, CNN (CNN) — An Afghan man who served alongside US special forces and fled his native country after its takeover by the Taliban died over the weekend shortly after being detained by immigration authorities, according to his family and an advocacy group. Mohommad Nazeer Paktyawal died on Saturday, less
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) — Authorities have issued a Silver Alert for a 70-year-old woman who was reported missing Sunday afternoon in Riverside County. Laurel Cline was last seen around 3 p.m. near Thousand Palm Canyons Road and Ramon Road in Thousand Palms, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office. Officials say she is believed
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By Arlette Saenz, Steve Contorno, CNN Chicago (CNN) — The retirement of Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin after nearly 30 years in office sparked an expensive three-way Democratic primary that has showcased the party’s divisions over how to confront President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown and introduced pro-crypto forces as an influence seeking to shape the midterm
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CNN, POOL, WBNS, AIRMAN 1ST CLASS NICHOLS BATTANI VIA DVIDS, OHIO NATIONAL GUARD, MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, GOFUNDME, JENNIFER NESBITT VIA DVIDS, FACEBOOK, US CENTOM, SIMMONS FAMILY By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump is trying to garner international support for securing the Strait of Hormuz — the vital waterway where the
Continue Reading By Tami Luhby, Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — One month into the partial government shutdown, hundreds of Transportation Security Administration workers going without full pay have quit, while others have taken unscheduled time off, prompting more travel headaches as a winter storm slammed the Midwest and spring break travelers try to fly. A number of
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – The sense that the book is closing on a dark chapter in Ira Mosley’s storied career of serving the Coachella Valley was palpable. Between bright menu signs and the smell of a newly-furnished building, Mosley, the owner, said it was about time. “Since the fire, it is one month short
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COACHELLA, Calif. (KESQ) – Classic cars, lowriders and live music brought the community together Sunday afternoon for the City of Coachella’s Suavecito Sunday car show. The event, held behind the Coachella Library on Seventh Street, featured dozens of custom and classic cars, food trucks and family-friendly activities. Andrew Simmons, Coachella City Engineer/Public Works Director, said
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) — The 16th annual Patrick Warburton Celebrity Golf Tournament wrapped up after four days of music, celebrity appearances, and golf in the Coachella Valley, all benefiting St. Jude. The multi-day fundraiser brought together actors, musicians, and supporters from across the country with one goal: raising money to help families facing childhood
Continue ReadingBy Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — When 22-year-old Wendy Faith shared a Valentine’s Day kiss with 21-year-old Alesi Diana Denise in Uganda — a country infamous for enforcing some of the world’s strictest anti-LGBTQ laws — the lives of both women were about to take a complicated turn. Faith and Denise, residents of Arua, a
Continue Reading By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump is trying to garner international support for securing the Strait of Hormuz — the vital waterway where the transport of oil has shuddered to a halt since the United States and Israel began their war with Iran. He claimed the US has gotten “some positive
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INDIAN WELLS, (Calif.) — As the saying goes, third time’s the charm. That was the case Sunday for Aryna Sabalenka, earning the 2026 BNP Paribas Open women’s singles title for the first time. Caught up with World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka who earned her first women’s singles title at the BNP Paribas Open today against
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – The Palm Springs Air Museum museum is partnering with the Chandi Group USA to donate $5,000 in $50 fuel gift cards to Palm Springs International Airport TSA workers impacted by the ongoing shutdown. Officials say the move is to support the vital work these workers do for our local economy. “TSA workers are extremely important. You
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – If you’re looking for a different way to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day this year, one desert resort is offering a festive experience—on the water. At the JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort & Spa in Palm Desert, guests can skip the crowded pubs and opt for a more relaxed celebration: a private
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By Ibrahim Dahman, Abeer Salman, Zeena Saifi, CNN (CNN) — Four members of the same Palestinian family, including two boys aged 5 and 7, who were out on a late-night drive after breaking the daily Ramadan fast, have been shot dead by Israeli soldiers in the West Bank, Palestinian officials reported. Israel’s military said the
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By Tal Shalev, Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — The Israeli military said the brother of the man who drove a vehicle laden with explosives into a Michigan synagogue Thursday was a Hezbollah commander killed in a strike last week. In a statement Sunday, the Israel Defense Forces said the assailant’s brother, Ibrahim Muhammad Ghazali, was
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By Tim Lister, Victoria Butenko, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine does not “want to lose the Americans” while they are “without question, currently more focused on the Middle East,” President Volodymyr Zelensky has said. There is growing apprehension in Kyiv that the conflict in the Middle East will divert attention, and weapons, from the war that
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CNN By Laura Sharman, CNN (CNN) — With the Iran conflict now in its third week and no end in sight, Israel’s military tells CNN it is preparing for at least three more weeks of airstrikes, with “thousands of targets” still to hit. US President Trump is hoping “China, France, Japan, South Korea, the UK
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By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN (CNN) — First Daniel Biss wants to win his primary for an open US House seat in the north Chicago suburbs on Tuesday. Then he has the makings of a plan: Tell as many other Democratic candidates as he can that they could beat AIPAC too. The grandson of Holocaust survivors
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By Lauren Fox, Sarah Owermohle, CNN (CNN) — Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy in February 2025 weighed possible political peril against a long career in medicine, ultimately casting the critical vote to confirm known vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy as the president’s Health and Human Services secretary. But the choice hasn’t guaranteed the senator’s political future.
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