By Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — The world-famous TV pop spectacle known as much for its elaborate costumes and theatrical performances as it is for its political controversies is setting up stage on a new continent. The Eurovision Song Contest is coming to Asia in 2026, with the Grand Final for the regional off shoot
Continue ReadingBy Graham Hurley, CNN (CNN) — A partial government shutdown restricting funding to the Department of Homeland Security has caused a ripple effect for airports across the country, worsening airport lines amid an incredibly busy spring break travel season. The shutdown began February 14 and fueled chaos at airports. Transportation Security Administration employees, including airport
Continue ReadingBy John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — In the 26 years since she fled Colombia for the United States, “Pilar” has received her working papers, graduated high school, established a career as a paralegal and purchased a home in Florida. But under the legal theory President Donald Trump is defending at the Supreme Court to end
Continue ReadingBy Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — For generations in cities across the nation, tributes to Cesar Chavez in the form of murals, statues, names of schools, streets and institutions—and a bust in the Biden Oval Office—needed no explanation. He was a civil rights icon. He represented the voice of the Latino community. His impact was
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – As festival season approaches in the Coachella Valley local Congressman, Rep. Raul Ruiz, M.D. (D) 25th District is pushing new legislation aimed at protecting the hundreds of thousands of people attending events like the Coachella Valley Music and Arts and Stagecoach festivals. Ruiz introduced the “Protecting Outdoor Concerts Act,” which would require
Continue ReadingBy Adam Pourahmadi, CNN (CNN) — Iranian universities and scientific research centers have come under a series of attacks in recent days, raising concerns that academic institutions are becoming a new frontline in the widening war. Iran’s Ministry of Science said at least 21 universities have been damaged in strikes since the war began, and
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By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Monday shared renderings of what his future presidential library could look like, offering a look into how the planned Florida-based center might eventually commemorate him. In the nearly two-minute-long video shared by the president on Truth Social, a skyscraper dominates the Miami skyline with
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – Every year, there are over 6,600 garage fires according to the U.S. Fire Administration. A garage fire in Desert Hot Springs left two adults and two children displaced last weekend. Captain Dominic Pulsipher with Riverside County fire sat says garage fires are among the top five calls CAL FIRE responds
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By Jessie Yeung, Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Gas prices in the United States soared past $4 per gallon for the first time since 2022, as energy infrastructure is increasingly targeted and threatened by all major parties in the war. Overnight, a Kuwaiti oil tanker was struck by what Kuwait said was an Iranian drone
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – A Marine was detained after TSA agents discovered an explosive round at the Palm Springs International Airport on Monday afternoon. Police said a live 25mm explosive round was found during the airport screening process, in his checked luggage. The discovery prompted a coordinated response involving TSA, the Palm Springs Police
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BANNING, Calif. (KESQ) – An ex-substitute teacher from the Coachella Valley who perpetrated lewd acts during online contact with a female student, as well as sexually assaulted another woman, was sentenced to six years in prison on Monday. Edward Noel Alvarado Valadez, 31, of Coachella was convicted earlier this month of exhibiting harmful matter to
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SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – Record high temperatures across Southern California were an anomaly throughout March. According to climate researchers, the same atmospheric anomalies that drove the historic heat wave have also been driving trends in the oceans off the California coast. Record high sea surface temperatures have been measured at the Scripps Pier in
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JOSHUA TREE, Calif. (KESQ) – A 48-year-old woman was killed in a rollover crash over the weekend in Joshua Tree. According to the California Highway Patrol, the crash happened on Saturday when the driver, identified as Sheri Williams of Joshua Tree, drove off the dirt road at a speed greater than 55 miles per hour
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By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — Travelers in South Florida might soon find themselves transiting through Trump International Airport. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law Monday that could rename the Palm Beach International Airport to the “President Donald J. Trump International Airport” after the state’s House and Senate passed the legislation last
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Harry Barrett will depart his role as Executive Director of Aviation for the Palm Springs International Airport at the end of May, officials announced Monday. Barrett is set to become Assistant Director of the Sacramento County Department of Airports. He will remain in his role through May 21, 2026, to
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CNN, WDIV, WXYZ, FBI By Cindy Von Quednow, Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — The attack earlier this month on a synagogue in West Bloomfield, Michigan, was “a Hezbollah-inspired act of terrorism purposely targeting the Jewish community and the largest Jewish temple in Michigan,” the FBI said in a news conference Monday. The assailant, Ayman Ghazali,
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By Patrick Oppmann, Abel Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — If the Castros are – as some Cubans refer to them – “the royal family” of the island, then Sandro Castro seems to be applying for the role of court jester. In a country where regular access to the internet is still considered a luxury, Cuban nightclub
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By Hira Humayun, CNN (CNN) — A bloody gang rampage continued into a third day in Haiti as armed groups attacked the town of Marchand Dessalines on Wednesday, according to police and rights groups. Dozens of people have been killed and thousands forced to flee their homes amid the chaos in Artibonite, Haiti’s major agricultural
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By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — Several people who were at the US Capitol during the January 6, 2021, insurrection are suing the police agencies that worked to defend the building that day, asking a federal court to award them millions of dollars in damages for the “physical and emotional injuries” they say were inflicted
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By Kevin Liptak, Jennifer Hansler, Kylie Atwood, CNN (CNN) — As President Donald Trump’s envoys gear up for another go at diplomacy with Iran, a major question hovers over their efforts: do the officials they’re communicating with have the juice to make a deal? It’s not entirely clear to American officials whether the regime figures
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