By Alexandra Skores, CNN (CNN) — The US Air Force announced plans Tuesday to purchase two Boeing 747-8 aircraft to support its future presidential airlift program, with an Air Force official confirming it would acquire the planes from German carrier Lufthansa. At a price tag of $400 million, the Air Force said in a statement
Continue ReadingBy Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — When an attacker killed two US service members and a civilian interpreter in Syria over the weekend, President Donald Trump vowed “very serious” retribution against those responsible, and officials were quick to describe the assailant as a “lone gunman” who was a member of ISIS. However, a spokesman for
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MECCA, Calif. (KESQ) – Helping students build independence through hands-on learning, that’s the goal for one local school teacher, and now she’s being recognized for all her hard work. News Channel 3’s Tauli Anderson highlights the December winner for the One Class at a Time award, Ms. Shana Saquil, a teacher at Saul Martinez Elementary
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Get ready for a new holiday tradition in Palm Springs. Celebrate the season with a feel-good concert of holiday cheer featuring everything from carols to pop songs to classics performed by the Palm Springs Pops and some very special guests, including News Channel 3’s Peter Daut. It all happens this
Continue ReadingKatrina Samaan Washington, D.C (CNN) — The guilty verdict handed down this week to Hong Kong media tycoon and democracy advocate Jimmy Lai was expected but is still devastating, his daughter Claire Lai told CNN’s Jim Sciutto, blaming what she described as the city’s “highly compromised” legal system under Chinese rule. Her father, 78, now
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The Palm Desert City Council voted 4-1 today to reject Councilman Joe Pradetto’s proposal for the city to stop recognizing Pride Month. Pradetto’s proposal would also have the city no longer display a Pride banner at City Hall. Mayor Evan Trubee and Councilmembers Karina Quintanilla, Gina Nestande and Jan Harnik voted against Pradetto’s proposal Tuesday
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By Elle Reeve, CNN (CNN) — In her first podcast episode after what she described as a 4.5-hour conversation with Erika Kirk, conservative podcaster Candace Owens said Tuesday that she still does not believe that the person charged with murder for Charlie Kirk’s death is solely responsible. Erika Kirk’s efforts to tamp down on speculation
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) — Palm Desert high school standout golfer Luke Ringkamp is our latest Student Athlete of the Week. No. 1 recruit in CaliforniaNo. 7 ranked junior in USA@pdhsofficial standout Luke Ringkamp is this week's @KESQ student-athlete of the week. Here's some bonus content from my shoot with the @PepperdineMGOLF commit. @CoachMBeard @KenjiitoKESQ
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COACHELLA, Calif. (KESQ) Water agencies across the Coachella Valley are facing a costly mandate as California enforces the nation’s first drinking water limit on hexavalent chromium, also known as chromium-6, a chemical linked to cancer that occurs naturally in the region’s groundwater. Cr6-Tier2-Notice-CoveComm_2025_8-5x11_FINAL-11-06-2025_k5wsrksr6gn (2)Download The new state standard, which takes effect Oct. 1, 2024, limits
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Guide Dogs of the Desert is looking for volunteer puppy raisers almost 20 new puppies. The organization says that puppy raisers are an integral part in carrying out their mission to improve independence for those who are visually impaired. Lisa Coleman, a former puppy raiser and current volunteer with the
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By Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — Speaker Mike Johnson is charging ahead with a GOP health plan that allows Biden-era Obamacare subsidies to expire this month — all but guaranteeing that the money will indeed lapse and spike premiums for tens of millions of Americans next year. In a high-stakes Tuesday night meeting, top House
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By Aleena Fayaz, CNN (CNN) — GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on Tuesday slammed President Donald Trump for his comments on the murders of Rob and Michele Reiner, as she predicted more Republicans will follow her lead in breaking with Trump. “I thought that statement was absolutely completely below the office of the president of
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By Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — The first funerals for some of the 15 people killed in Australia’s worst mass shooting in almost three decades took place on Wednesday as police brought murder and terror charges against one of the alleged gunmen. There were emotional scenes outside the Chabad of Bondi in Sydney, where large
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By Kit Maher, Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday he was ordering a “total and complete blockade” of sanctioned oil tankers coming to and leaving from Venezuela, ratcheting up pressure against leader Nicolás Maduro’s regime and suggesting an economic motive to the US’ military campaign in the region. Punctuating the words
Continue ReadingBy Kit Maher, Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order Thursday that would reschedule marijuana to a lower drug classification — a move that would ease federal restrictions, though it would not mean full legalization, according to a source familiar with the planning and a senior White
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LA QUINTA, Calif. (KESQ) – After years of delays and legal wrangling, the SilverRock luxury resort in La Quinta has just closed escrow with its new owner. As we reported, a bankruptcy judge approved a $65-million sale of the property earlier this year to Turnbridge Equities. The long-delayed project, also known as TALUS, had been
Continue ReadingBy Aleena Fayaz, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a proclamation expanding the list of countries with full or partial travel restrictions to 39, increasing from the previous list of 19 countries, according to the White House. The proclamation adds seven new countries to the full travel ban list: Laos, Sierra Leone,
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THERMAL, Calif. (KESQ) – Coachella Valley Unified School District (CVUSD) officials said they have completed mold remediation and independent post-remediation verification at John Kelley Elementary School. It comes after testing confirmed positive mold findings in two classrooms. Officials said that following confirmation of mold in two classrooms, CVUSD engaged SERVPRO, a licensed and experienced environmental
Continue ReadingBy Pete Muntean, CNN (CNN) — Radio transmissions reviewed by CNN show that the pilots of a private jet narrowly avoided a collision with a United States Air Force refueling tanker near Venezuela on Saturday – one day after a similar incident nearby. The pilots of a Falcon 900EX business jet flying from Aruba to
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IDYLLWILD, Calif. (KESQ) – Two hikers stranded today on a trail in the San Bernardino National Forest east of Idyllwild after one of them suffered an injury were rescued during a joint operation mounted by Riverside County fire and sheriff’s personnel. The “hiker down” call was received just after 1 p.m. Tuesday near the junction
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