PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Variety will honor its “10 Directors to Watch” during a brunch event at the Palm Springs International Film Festival on Sunday, January 4. According to Variety, this year’s list features a dynamic mix of emerging American and international directors, including artists with films headed to major festivals in 2026, two
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By Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — The first week of testimony in Brian Walshe’s murder trial in Dedham, Massachusetts, has come to an end. The jury heard from about two dozen witnesses called by the commonwealth in its case against Walshe as prosecutors work to prove he killed his wife, Ana Walshe, around New
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – A beloved tradition celebrating culture, family recipes, and, of course, plenty of mouthwatering tamales. Indio is being transformed into a vibrant celebration of flavor and community. Streets will be lined with rows of vendors preparing to serve up their signature tamales. 21 Vendors, from classic styles passed down through generations to
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By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — The US Army officially stood up a new command on Friday to oversee the Army’s activities in the Western Hemisphere in the latest signal of increasing focus on homeland defense. The new command, called Army Western Hemisphere Command, will combine US Army Forces Command, US Army North, and US
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By Brian Stelter, CNN This is a David and Goliath story – with a twist. Almost exactly 15 years ago today the owner of Warner Bros. and HBO pushed back on Hollywood and Wall Street hype about a streaming upstart named Netflix. The 2010 quote from Jeff Bewkes in The New York Times is now
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By Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — A former high-level Drug Enforcement Agency agent was indicted on and federal charges of conspiring to traffic drugs and launder millions of dollars for a Mexican cartel. Paul Campo, who was a DEA agent for nearly 25 years, and his associate Robert Sensi, are accused in a new indictment
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CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (KESQ) – The U.S. Marine Corps today publicly identified a 21-year-old serviceman who lost his life this week to a training accident at Camp Pendleton. USMC Pfc. Tanner F. Rubio was fatally injured Wednesday afternoon in an accident involving a tactical vehicle, according to 1st Marine Division public affairs. Rubio, a native
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – Dr. Carreón Foundation (DCF) invites high school seniors and college students to apply for a 2026 scholarship with the application process now open. Scholarships are awarded to qualified applicants of minority ethnicities throughout the Coachella Valley and Blythe. Qualifications include being a full-time high school senior in the Coachella Valley or
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By Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge in Florida ordered the unsealing of grand jury transcripts and other records in the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, paving the way for the public release of those documents. In a two-page order, Judge Rodney Smith granted the Justice Department’s request to unseal grand jury transcripts and
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of filmmaker Steven Spielberg. Personal Birth date: December 18, 1946 Birth place: Cincinnati, Ohio Birth name: Steven Allan Spielberg Father: Arnold Spielberg, electrical engineer and computer pioneer Mother: Leah (Posner) Spielberg, restaurateur and concert pianist Marriages: Kate Capshaw (1991-present); Amy Irving (1985-1989, divorced) Children:
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By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court agreed Friday to decide if President Donald Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship with an executive order is constitutional, offering the justices an opportunity to revisit what has widely been considered settled law since the 19th Century. By granting the appeal, the court is directly taking
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By Eric Bradner, CNN Indianapolis (CNN) — The Indiana House on Friday approved a new congressional map designed to hand Republicans all nine of the state’s US House seats, setting the stage for a showdown in the state Senate. At least 10 senators publicly oppose a mid-decade overhaul of the state’s congressional boundaries, and Senate
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – The Indio Police Department says it’s now using a program called “RapidSOS” for non-emergency calls for service. They say it is an advanced tool to help generate calls. When you contact Indio PD at (442) 300-3104 the “RapidSOS” program captures “key information in real time, reducing any wait times,” according to a social
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By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration on Friday urged the Supreme Court to step into a yearslong legal battle over a policy that bars immigration judges from expressing their personal views in public, a case that could have wider consequences for federal workers. Underlying the appeal is a dispute over a personnel
Continue ReadingBy Renée Rigdon, Matt Stiles, Byron Manley, Lou Robinson, Amy O’Kruk, Rosa de Acosta, Soph Warnes, Gillian Roberts, Yukari Schrickel, Annette Choi and Amy O’Kruk, CNN (CNN) — Catastrophic and deadly flooding killed 136 people following a torrential downpour along Texas’ Guadalupe River on the evening of July 3, and into the early hours of
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By Alejandra Jaramillo, CNN (CNN) — Vice President JD Vance said he and second lady Usha Vance are largely amused by the online chatter dissecting their marriage, including a recent spate of headlines over photos of her without a wedding ring. “I think that we kind of get a kick out of it,” Vance told
Continue ReadingBy Evan Perez, Hannah Rabinowitz, Casey Gannon, Devan Cole, Austin Culpepper, CNN (CNN) — During interviews with the FBI, the suspect arrested in the pipe bomb probe told investigators that he believed the 2020 election was stolen, providing perhaps the first indication of a possible motive for the bombs placed near the DNC and RNC
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By Alejandra Jaramillo, CNN (CNN) — The White House quietly released President Donald Trump’s new national security strategy late Thursday, a 33-page document that elevates his “America First” doctrine and sets out the administration’s realignment of US foreign policy, from shifting military resources in the Western Hemisphere to taking an unprecedentedly confrontational posture toward Europe.
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By Issy Ronald, Stephanie Halasz, Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Germany’s Bundestag voted for a bill on Friday that allows the country to move towards conscription, as tensions with Russia spur calls for Europe to gain more independence from the US security umbrella. The controversial bill passed with a relatively solid majority in the end,
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By Eric Levenson, Hannah Rabinowitz, Evan Perez, Holmes Lybrand, Brian Todd, CNN (CNN) — The quiet calm of a weekday morning in a Woodbridge, Virginia, neighborhood was suddenly interrupted Thursday by a loud siren, two Humvee-style vehicles and a group of SWAT-like figures in camouflage, rifles trained on a house. “This is the FBI. We
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