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By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed California to use a new congressional map that will undermine President Donald Trump’s effort to keep control of the House of Representatives, marking a defeat for Republicans who claimed one of the new districts was redesigned based on race rather than politics. There
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn and other elected officials today called on LA 2028 Olympics committee chair Casey Wasserman to resign over a string of racy emails with Ghislaine Maxwell, who’s been convicted of sex trafficking for her role in a widespread sexual abuse scandal involving the late Jeffrey Epstein.
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SAN DIEGO (CNS) – More than a half-billion dollars worth of fentanyl was seized in California over the past five years as part of expanded drug enforcement efforts at the southern border, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Monday in San Diego. More than 50 million fentanyl pills worth an estimated $506 million and weighing 34,357 pounds
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LANCASTER, Calif. (KESQ) – The parents of a 12-year-old boy and 13-year-old girl who were found decapitated at the family’s home in Lancaster were sentenced today to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the murders of the two children. Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Lisa M. Strassner ordered Maurice Jewel Taylor
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SAN DIEGO (KESQ) – The cities of San Diego and San Jose are suing the U.S. Department of Justice for allegedly placing unconstitutional requirements on the cities in order for them to receive funding for the investigation of internet crimes against children. The lawsuit filed Friday in San Diego federal court states that grants for
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – The owners of the Los Angeles home where Marilyn Monroe died are suing the city and Mayor Karen Bass, alleging in federal court that the residence was designated a historic cultural landmark after they purchased it, curtailing their plans to demolish the structure, according to a complaint obtained today. Husband
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – The first measles case in a Los Angeles County resident since August has been confirmed, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health announced today. The patient, who was not identified, had recently traveled internationally, according to the department. There are no identified public exposure locations in Los Angeles County
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ANAHEIM, Calif. (KESQ) – Authorities today released details about the case of a 23-year-old woman who fled to Mexico after allegedly killing her 55-year-old boyfriend, who was found decapitated. Alyssa Marie Lira of Anaheim was charged with murder on Monday with a sentencing enhancement for the personal use of a deadly weapon. She is
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – A convicted bank robber was sentenced today to 44 months in federal prison for running a nearly $1 million fraud scheme that targeted Southern California surfers whose bank cards and phones were lifted from their cars while they were catching waves. Moundir Kamil, 56, of Orange County, was also ordered to
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SANTA ANA, Calif. (KESQ) – Orange County supervisors today approved spending $33 million to settle a large batch of claims made in relation to the September 2024 Airport Fire. The supervisors voted 4-0, with Supervisor Vicente Sarmiento absent, in a closed-door meeting to settle 592 claims for 193 households represented by the Singleton Schreiber law
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SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – Older women with a history of mental health disorders had a 78% higher risk of developing long COVID after a SARS-CoV-2 infection, according to a UC San Diego-led report published today. The study, published in Tuesday’s online edition of the journal Menopause, found that older women with histories of
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – On the eve of trial, TikTok has settled a lawsuit filed against it and three other social media platforms by a 19-year-old Northern California woman who alleges the online forums are addictive and harmful to teens and children, an attorney said today. The woman, identified in court documents only as K.G.M.,
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SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – A former Navy detective and El Cajon police officer recently sentenced for using excessive force on a detained sailor at Naval Base San Diego was sentenced today to 20 years in prison for conspiring to distribute child sex abuse material. Jonathan Christopher Laroche pleaded guilty to communicating with others over
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – A new executive order from President Trump that was signed on Friday aims to “cut through bureaucratic red tape and speed up reconstruction in the Pacific Palisades and Eaton Canyon areas one year after devastating wildfires destroyed nearly 40,000 acres of homes and businesses,” according to the White House. The president
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SANTA ANA, Calif. (KESQ) – Accused drug lord Ryan Wedding, a former Canadian Olympic snowboarder, pleaded not guilty today to federal charges alleging he ran a narcotics trafficking organization and ordered the killing of a witness. The 44-year-old Wedding — who was sixth on the FBI’s 10 Most Wanted List until his arrest late
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SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, Calif. (KESQ) – A former San Bernardino County business owner was arrested in Thailand in connection with the 1996 murder of an employee. Woravit Mektrakarn was arrested and charged with murder in connection with the disappearance and presumed death of one of his employees nearly three decades ago in Ontario. According to
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – The U.S. Department of Justice has withdrawn its subpoena demanding the medical records of over 3,000 transgender youth at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, and entered into a settlement agreement with a group of patients and their families, according to court papers obtained today. The agreement, filed in Los Angeles federal
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BIG BEAR, Calif. (KESQ) – Jackie the bald eagle has laid her first egg of the 2026 season at the Big Bear nest! The egg was first visible on the nest livestream at around 4:32 p.m. Last year, Jackie laid her first egg on Jan. 22. She laid a second egg about a little over
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – A close friend of singer D4vd — who is being investigated in connection with the death of a teenage girl found in the trunk of his impounded Tesla in Hollywood — was in custody today for allegedly failing to appear as a witness in Los Angeles, according to an online report.
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – A man accused of gunning down a suspected car thief in Riverside — even though the victim wasn’t taking a vehicle that belonged to the shooter — must stand trial on first-degree murder and other charges, a judge ruled Friday. Tony Javier Ortiz, 43, of Perris was arrested in 2024 following
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