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THERMAL, Calif. (KESQ) โ Thermal Club is set to host its first sanctioned race with IndyCar March 23. After hosting a test two years ago and a million-dollar challenge last year, the officials and track operators feel ready to host the IndyCar Grand Prix. With it being the first race, it is unclear what impacts
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – In an update to a developing story, were learning more about the Centers for Disease Controls and Preventions plans to potentially restructure the HIV Prevention Division. On Wednesday, DAP Health was one of 13 of the nation’s leading LGBTQ+, HIV, and health organizations uniting to condemn what they said are
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby, Sunlen Serfaty and Kayla Tausche, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump kicked off the process of dismantling the Department of Education by signing an executive order on Thursday. The move aims to fulfill a longstanding campaign promise and shift more power over education to the states. While the president cannot completely shut
Continue ReadingBy Eugenia Yosef, Lauren Izso, Tim Lister and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — Israelโs Supreme Court has frozen the governmentโs dismissal of Ronen Bar, head of the countryโs internal security service Shin Bet, sparking anger from senior officials including the prime minister. Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday that Israel โis a state of law and according
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) โ Due to a state of emergency, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) is temporarily easing restrictions on portable generators. CARB says thereโs a shortage of state-certified generators in some areas because of increased demand from wildfires. To address this, CARB announced in January, it’s allowing the sale of generators that
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SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld California’s ban on gun magazines that hold more than 10 bullets today, overturning a San Diego federal judge’s finding that the law was unconstitutional.ย ย The ban was originally challenged in a lawsuit brought by firearm advocates who claim it violates the Second
Continue ReadingBy Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump has agreed to rescind an executive order that suspended security clearances for lawyers and staff at the law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, according to a statement he posted to Truth Social on Thursday. The New York-based firm has agreed to dedicate the
Continue ReadingBy Jeff Simon, Eva McKend and Sarah Ferris, CNN Las Vegas, Nevada (CNN) — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Thursday didnโt reserve her criticism for Republicans while calling for change, saying Democrats need a party that โfights harderโ for them. โThis isnโt just about Republicans. We need a Democratic Party that fights harder for us too,โ
Continue ReadingBy Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administrationโs attempt this month to deport a Columbia University graduate and pro-Palestinian campus activist due to his alleged โactivities aligned to Hamasโ was the first case of its kind to grab headlines. Since then, two foreign–born academics with visas to work at other prominent US universities โ
Continue ReadingBy Natasha Bertrand, Haley Britzky and Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — Secretary of Defense Pete Hegsethโs February memo ordering all diversity, equity and inclusion-related content to be removed from Pentagon websites was so vague that military units were instructed to simply use keyword searches like โracism,โ โethnicity,โ โhistoryโ and โfirstโ when searching for articles and
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FRENCH VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – A two-seat helicopter crashed today while maneuvering near French Valley Airport, leaving the pilot with minor injuries and causing a light aviation fuel spill. The rotorcraft accident was reported about 1 p.m. Thursday in the area of Auld and Briggs roads, on the north end of the airport perimeter, according
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FIND Food Bank educa al pรบblico sobre CalFresh y otros programas para ayudar a que la gente se inscriba y tenga acceso a mรกs opciones de alimentos. Mientras que los mercados mรณviles de alimentos del FIND ayudan a llevar comida a los comedores de la gente, CalFresh es un programa que tambiรฉn ayuda en este
Continue ReadingBy Paula Newton and Max Saltman, CNN (CNN) — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to ask the countryโs governor general to dissolve parli๏ปฟament and call for federal elections on Sunday, according to two government sources. If that happens, Canadians will likely head to the polls on April 28, both sources told CNN. Unlike
Continue ReadingCNN By Tami Luhby, Sunlen Serfaty and Kayla Tausche, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump kicked off the process of dismantling the Department of Education by signing an executive order on Thursday. The move aims to fulfill a longstanding campaign promise and shift more power over education to the states. While the president cannot completely
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Wine, CNN Editorโs Note: CNNโs 5 Things newsletter is your one-stop shop for the latest headlines and fascinating stories to start and end your busy day.ย Sign up here. ๐ Welcome to 5 Things PM! Do you remember when you were a baby? Chances are, probably not. A new study explains why. Hereโs what
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Update 3/20/25 The coroner’s office identified the man killed in the crash as Christopher Rodriguez, 28, of Cathedral City. There is no word on the status of the man arrested. Last week, CHP said he remained hospitalized. We’ve reached out to the agency for an update. Origianl Report 3/12/25 PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – A
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge on Thursday blocked the Social Security Administration from giving members of the Department of Government Efficiency access to agency data containing individualsโ personally identifiable information. In a scathing 137-page opinion, US District Judge Judge Ellen Hollander said that the administration had failed to show why representatives
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Kaczynski and Em Steck, CNN Since launching his new podcast two weeks ago, Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom has taken aim at a number of causes popular among progressives: Heโs rejected the term โLatinx,โ said he doesnโt back trans women competing in womenโs sports, and suggested he opposes taxpayer-funded gender transition surgeries for
Continue ReadingCNN By Lauren del Valle, Jean Casarez and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — A flurry of court filings in the quadruple murder case against Bryan Kohberger reveal the suspect bought a knife on Amazon months before the killings and the victimsโ surviving roommates texted family and were active on social media before calling 911. The
Continue ReadingBy Gabe Cohen, CNN Washington (CNN) — Sixty-eight bridges across the US should be assessed to see if they are at risk of collapse if hit by a ship, transportation safety officials found, while urging the bridgesโ owners to undertake immediate vulnerability assessments. The four urgent safety recommendations are part of the National Transportation Safety
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