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Two months after the Los Angeles wildfires destroyed thousands of homes and the communities of Pacific Palisades and Altadena, 60 tennis players from Palisades High School were surprised at the BNP Paribas Open. On Friday, students from the Palisades High School tennis team were gifted new tennis gear after their local tennis shop burned down.
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CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. (KESQ) — Two elderly men were displaced in a Cathedral City house fire Saturday evening. At 5:17 p.m., Cathedral City firefighters and CalFire responded to the 400 block of Cerritos Way for a house fire. The fire was contained within an hour. Officials say one man suffered minor burns, no residents were
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Down goes Djokovic! Botic van de Zandschulp shocks the world, upsetting the No. 6 seed and 5-time tournament champion, Novak Djokovic. Van de Zandschulp won in three sets 6-2, 3-6, 6-1. Lucker loser turns giant killer 🥶Don't adjust your sets, @Boticvdz sensationally knocks out five-time champion Djokovic!!!@BNPPARIBASOPEN | #TennisParadise pic.twitter.com/QiLPapfoDs— ATP Tour (@atptour) March 9,
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Watson, Chris Boyette and Maria Aguilar Prieto, CNN (CNN) — Wind-driven brush fires that burned on New York’s Long Island over the weekend, injuring two firefighters and sending large smoke plumes into the air, appear to have been started by people making s’mores in their backyard, officials said. The fires are believed to
Continue ReadingCNN By Tricia Escobedo, CNN (CNN) — Air travel across Germany has been disrupted due to a one-day strike by workers at 13 German airports. The so-called “warning strike” is a common tactic in German wage negotiations. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. 1.
Continue ReadingCNN By Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — Elon Musk is emerging as a new star in Democratic ads and fundraising appeals, as politicians from Virginia to Wisconsin try to seize on the tech billionaire’s role in slashing the federal government to motivate their voters and donors. A leading Democratic outside group recently launched ads in
Continue ReadingBy Eyad Kourdi and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — Clashes between government security forces and supporters of ousted former President Bashar al-Assad have killed at least 311 people in Syria since Thursday, according to a monitoring group that warns the actual death toll could be “much higher.” Government forces have killed at least 164 civilians,
Continue ReadingBy Sharon Braithwaite and Christopher Lamb, CNN (CNN) — For the first time since his hospitalization around three weeks ago, Pope Francis is showing a good response to treatment, a Vatican source told CNN. This follows a statement from the Vatican press office on Saturday that described “a good response to therapy” and a “gradual,
Continue ReadingBy Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea unveiled for the first time a nuclear-powered submarine under construction, a weapons system that can pose a major security threat to South Korea and the US. State media on Saturday released photos showing what it called “a nuclear-powered strategic guided missile submarine,” as it reported
Continue ReadingBy Mohammed Tawfeeq and Donald Judd, CNN (CNN) — Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has said calls for negotiations by “bully states” are aimed at dominating others, not resolving issues, after US President Donald Trump urged him to reach a nuclear deal. Trump told Fox News this week that he had written a letter
Continue ReadingBy Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — House Speaker Mike Johnson formally unveiled plans on Saturday for a government funding stopgap through September 30 — a measure intended to stave off a potential March 14 shutdown and buy time for Donald Trump and GOP leaders to steer key pieces of the president’s agenda through Congress this
Continue ReadingBy Hira Humayun, CNN (CNN) — The race is underway to replace Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Frontrunners to lead Trudeau’s ruling Liberal Party, including the internationally recognizable Chrystia Freeland and Mark Carney, are making the case they can guide Canada through numerous domestic and international issues, including mounting trade tensions with the United States.
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INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (KESQ) – Each year since 2009, the BNP Paribas Open has presented the Bud Collins Media Award to a person or organization that has been integral in media coverage, promotion, and support of the tournament. The 2025 Bud Collins Media Award recipient is longtime BNP Paribas Open Media Director Matt Van Tuinen.
Continue ReadingBy Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — Elon Musk is emerging as a new star in Democratic ads and fundraising appeals, as politicians from Virginia to Wisconsin try to seize on the tech billionaire’s role in slashing the federal government to motivate their voters and donors. A leading Democratic outside group recently launched ads in nearly
Continue ReadingBy Christopher Lamb, CNN Rome (CNN) — The Apostolic Palace in the Vatican is home to the Holy See’s Secretariat of State, the engine room of the Catholic Church’s central administration. Entering the offices on the third floor of the Renaissance palazzo, you walk past frescoes of some of the first maps of the world,
Continue ReadingBy Maria Kostenko and Edward Szekeres, CNN Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — Russian missiles killed at least 23 people in a second night of heavy strikes on Ukraine, a stark toll the Polish Prime Minister described as the result of appeasing “barbarians.” The attacks come as the Ukrainian war is at a critical point, with the
Continue ReadingBy Jeff Zeleny and Kevin Liptak, CNN Washington (CNN) — Unpredictability has long been one of President Donald Trump’s strongest assets. The uncertainty that follows is one of his most confounding. From the financial markets to foreign capitals, a fresh sense of Trump-inspired whiplash reverberated across the globe this week, raising questions about whether his
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Wilson and Soph Warnes, CNN (CNN) — The United States and Ukraine have reached an agreement to resume US military aid, along with resuming intelligence sharing, the two countries said Tuesday. Ukraine also agreed to a proposed ceasefire in its war with Russia. President Donald Trump had recently halted all future shipments of
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby and Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — Millions of Americans could soon feel the impact of the deep staffing cuts being planned at the Social Security Administration, which is undergoing a massive reorganization that the acting commissioner has acknowledged is being steered by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency. The loss of experienced
Continue ReadingBy Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN (CNN) — Michael Graugnard said he voted for President Donald Trump in the 2024 election because he felt Trump was the best candidate to improve the economy. But three months into his new role as an attorney advisor for the US Department of Agriculture, Graugnard was laid off along with
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