By Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — In a grim pattern that has become all too familiar, another campus has been shattered by gunfire, this time at Old Dominion University in Virginia, where an attacker cloaked violence in the language of religion. Federal authorities are investigating Thursday’s shooting at Old Dominion University as an act of
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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 and
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DESERT HOT SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – The City of Desert Hot Springs is hosting a resource fair for veterans and their families this morning. At the fair, veterans can get their questions answered about filing claims, benefits, legal services, and more. The event is taking place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 12800 W
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – The loss of a KC-135 Stratotanker and its six crew members in the skies above Iraq is drawing reaction from one Air Force veteran. Dana Crosby now lives in the Coachella Valley. He served in the Air Force as a KC-135 Instructor Navigator from 1985 to 1992. He spent time
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – As temperatures in the Coachella Valley begin to climb, residents and visitors alike are looking for ways to stay cool and avoid the desert heat. Many are turning to shade, air conditioning, and cold drinks at local businesses across Palm Springs. Coffee shops, restaurants, and ice cream stores are becoming
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UPDATE 3/14/2026 Authorities have identified the person killed in the crash as 25-year-old Daysi Olivas of Thermal. 3/13/2026 THERMAL, Calif. (KESQ) – One person was killed and three others seriously injured after a head-on two-vehicle collision Friday afternoon in Thermal. The crash was reported at around 2:05 p.m. on the 58000 block of Fillmore Avenue,
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – Four people were transported by ambulance to a local hospital after a crash in Indio Saturday afternoon. CalFire reports two cars collided at Avenue 44 and Saguaro Gate shortly before 1 p.m. Saturday. Two people suffered major injuries, and another two suffered minor injuries. The crash has been handed over to
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By Hanna Park, Aleena Fayaz, Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — A squadron operations chief who had recently earned her wings as a pilot, a major overseeing flight training for dozens of airmen, and a young boom operator remembered for his “million-dollar smile” were among six US Air Force airmen killed when an aircraft crashed in
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By Mauricio Torres, Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — Raúl Guillermo Rodríguez Castro, grandson of former Cuban President Raúl Castro, appeared in several public events led by Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel on Friday, raising questions, according to analysts, about his role in Cuba’s leadership as the island faces calls for regime change from the United States.
Continue ReadingBy Kara Scannell, Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — Federal prosecutors charged a lobbyist with trying to extort a former client and his son to recover half a million dollars in debt, according to court filings. Joshua Nass, a lobbyist who worked to obtain a client’s pardon from President Donald Trump, was arrested Friday outside his
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By Riane Lumer, CNN (CNN) — The White House is planning to build a sprawling 33,000-square-foot underground security screening facility for visitors, part of a larger renovation effort in President Donald Trump’s makeover of the campus. The new seven-lane entrance would require visitors and tour groups to pass under a nearby park before accessing the
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By Hanako Montgomery, Junko Ogura, Chris Lau, CNN Chiba, Japan (CNN) — Images of him being bullied by his enclosure-mates, retreating to safety and clinging to a plushie look-alike for comfort won hearts around the world. But finally, Punch the monkey is fitting in. And his zookeeper has told CNN that the seemingly rough videos
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By Devan Cole, Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — A slew of documents related to President Donald Trump’s efforts to close and extensively renovate the Kennedy Center must be turned over to a Democratic congresswoman who sits on the center’s board ahead of a Monday vote on the president’s plan, a federal judge ruled Saturday. US
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DESERT CENTER, Calif. (KESQ) – One person is dead and another is in the hospital after a semi-truck overturned on interstate 10 near Desert Center Saturday morning. Around 2:13 a.m., California Highway Patrol responded to a report of an overturned semi-truck on I-10 westbound at Red Cloud Mine Road. After an investigation, CHP officers determined the
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By Arit John, CNN (CNN) — Kat Abughazaleh started off a recent debate in her Illinois Democratic primary with a correction for the moderator: She sees herself as a researcher and journalist, not an “influencer.” “My specialty was actually fighting the far right,” she said of her previous work. “Everyone that runs our country now
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By Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — On a quiet Thursday morning in suburban Detroit, a pickup truck pulled into the parking lot of a synagogue, as children and teachers inside went about their normal routines. After sitting in the lot for more than two hours, the truck’s driver suddenly stepped on the gas pedal and
Continue ReadingBy Andy Rose, CNN Gainesville, Georgia (CNN) — When adults and students at North Hall High School needed guidance, reassurance, help handling tragedies in their lives, many made their first stop in the classroom of Jason Hughes. Now, they’re trying to figure out where to turn as the Georgia school deals with the loss of
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By Laura Sharman, CNN (CNN) — An explosion struck overnight at a Jewish school in Amsterdam in what the city’s mayor called a “targeted attack against the Jewish community.” The blast hit the outer wall of the school, located in Buitenveldert, considered the city’s modern Jewish quarter and home to synagogues, religious schools and Jewish
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By Alexandra Skores, Tami Luhby, CNN Washington (CNN) — A father and Transportation Security Administration officer said he “crumbled” when one of his children asked whether he needed money in the wake of the four-week-long government shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security. “I’ve always been self–motivated,” said Johnny Jones, secretary-treasurer of the American Federation
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By Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — A Torah scroll removed from Temple Israel outside Detroit — where a driver rammed an explosives-laden truck and opened fire — was lifted up at Friday’s Shabbat service across the street in a makeshift sanctuary for one of the nation’s largest Reform houses of worship. Rabbi Jennifer Kaluzny was
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