PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Greater Palm Springs Pride is not just a celebration of community and culture. It is also a major boost for the local economy. This year’s four-day festival, running November 6 to 9, is expected to draw more than 200,000 visitors to downtown Palm Springs, generating an estimated $35 million in
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By David Wright, CNN (CNN) — A group of Democrats and one Democratic-aligned independent have helped clinch an agreement to end the government shutdown, saying they had secured a vote on the Affordable Care Act subsidies at the center of the standoff. The negotiators argued that Republicans’ “flat refusal” to move on Democrats’ earlier proposals
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ)- It was a day of celebrating you being you and the amazing community we live in. News Channel 3 brought you live coverage of the Palm Springs Pride Parade in downtown with News Channel 3 chief meteorologist Patrick Evans and weekend anchor Athena Jreij, with Meteorologist Katie Boer from Inside the
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By Alessandra Freitas, CNN (CNN) — Armored vehicles rumbling through narrow alleys. Rifle shots cracking in heavy crossfire. Helicopters and weaponized drones firing from above. Soldiers in military gear engaged in violent combat. Bodies scattered on blood-slicked streets. These could be scenes from a war zone. But on October 28, they unfolded not on a desolate battlefield but on the outskirts of Rio
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By Manu Raju, Ted Barrett, Alison Main, Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — A critical bloc of eight Senate Democratic centrists on Sunday helped advance a funding deal to reopen the government in exchange for a future vote on extending enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies, putting Congress on a path to end the longest shutdown in
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CNN By Sophie Tanno and Mitchell McCluskey, CNN London (CNN) — Two top leaders at the BBC resigned on Sunday amid an escalating scandal over impartiality and bias that plunged Britain’s public broadcaster into one of its biggest crises in recent years. The BBC’s most senior executive, director general Tim Davie, and the chief executive
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By Alison Main, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump has floated a proposal to put the billions of dollars that back Affordable Care Act tax credits directly in the pockets of Americans instead, as lawmakers have so far failed to find a solution to address the rapidly approaching expiration of the enhanced subsidies that is
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By Samantha Waldenberg, CNN (CNN) — The White House said Sunday it would be “beautiful” if the Washington Commanders NFL team named their planned stadium in the nation’s capital after President Donald Trump. That statement comes after ESPN reported that there have been backchannel talks between the White House and the Washington Commanders ownership group
Continue Reading By Sophie Tanno and Mitchell McCluskey, CNN London (CNN) — Two top leaders at the BBC resigned on Sunday amid an escalating scandal over impartiality and bias that plunged Britain’s public broadcaster into one of its biggest crises in recent years. The BBC’s most senior executive, director general Tim Davie, and the chief executive of
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By Tami Luhby, Aileen Graef, CNN (CNN) — The US Department of Agriculture ordered states to stop issuing full food stamp benefits for November and to “immediately undo” any issuance of the full allotments, after a Supreme Court justice on Friday paused a lower court order requiring the agency to pay Americans their full assistance.
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – A baby boy was born on the northbound Escondido (215) Freeway in Riverside today, according to the California Highway Patrol. Officers from the CHP and the Riverside Fire Department responded to a report of a baby being born on the freeway north of Eastridge Avenue at around 2:35 a.m. Saturday.
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By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Democrats’ sweeping election victory on Tuesday, including the approval of a redistricting ballot measure in his state, “represents a new moment” for the Democratic Party as it debates its path forward. “Clarity, conviction, purpose, energy. On our toes, not on our heels. A resurgent
Continue Reading CNN By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Democrats’ sweeping election victory on Tuesday, including the approval of a redistricting ballot measure in his state, “represents a new moment” for the Democratic Party as it debates its path forward. “Clarity, conviction, purpose, energy. On our toes, not on our heels. A
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By Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — When Germany opened its doors to refugees escaping war in the Middle East, more people arrived from Syria than any other country – finding homes, getting jobs, starting families. A question mark now hangs over their future, after Germany’s government – which has hardened its stance on immigration amid
Continue ReadingBy David Wright, CNN (CNN) — New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s campaign set a blueprint with content engineered for an online electorate. Now, all over screens in 2025, candidates are gesturing and leaning toward the camera. They might walk and talk through a busy street or store. There’s a warm camera filter, and quick
Continue ReadingBy Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s vow to wage the biggest domestic deportation program in American history – expelling a million people a year – is one of his signature goals. His administration has enlisted multiple federal agencies to bolster immigration enforcement operations nationwide. Camo-clad officers are flexing their presence in cities
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By Ivana Kottasová, Ibrahim Dahman, Eugenia Yosef, CNN (CNN) — Israel has confirmed the body it received on Sunday afternoon is that of Lt. Hadar Goldin, an Israeli soldier killed more than a decade ago in Gaza, the Prime Minister’s Office said on Sunday. Goldin was killed in the final days of the 2014 war
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak, CNN West Palm Beach, Florida (CNN) — As Republicans were casting about for explanations for their party’s dismal showing in off-year elections last week, President Donald Trump had several other pieces of business to attend to. He hosted Central Asian leaders for dinner at the White House on Thursday. A day later,
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By Tami Luhby, Gabe Cohen, CNN (CNN) — In late October, Elizabeth Wick got the email she had been dreading. Her insurer, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas, told her that the monthly premiums for her Affordable Care Act policy would soar to $1,380 next year, up from $862. Wick, 57, currently gets $400
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Kent, CNN London (CNN) — Germany and the United Kingdom have warned of the growing threat posed by Russian and Chinese space satellites, which have been regularly spotted spying on satellites used by Western powers. The countries have in recent weeks highlighted frequent instances of Russia stalking, jamming and interfering with their satellites
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