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By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — One of the Middle East’s most intractable conflicts may be nearing its end, with ramifications that will be felt far and wide. For half a century, Kurdish militants have fought Turkey for independence in the southeast of the country, a region heavily populated by ethnic Kurds. The battle has
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Continue ReadingBy Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — The meeting between Donald Trump and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Washington on Thursday resulted in an “unprecedented” invitation to the US president from Britain’s King Charles III. But what was actually in the letter that Starmer handed over? Presenting Trump with the missive from the British monarch
Continue ReadingCNN By Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — The meeting between Donald Trump and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Washington on Thursday resulted in an “unprecedented” invitation to the US president from Britain’s King Charles III. But what was actually in the letter that Starmer handed over? Presenting Trump with the missive from the British
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Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputies were searching for a suspect in an attempted carjacking in Bermuda Dunes on Thursday night. They say a man hit a victim over the head and demanded their keys and other personal belongings just before 6:00 p.m., near Varner Road just east of Washington Street. Deputies searched the area and brought
Continue ReadingCNN, CNN TER, KOAT, SANTA FE REGIONAL EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS CENTER By Josh Campbell, Lex Harvey and Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Data from actor Gene Hackman’s pacemaker shows he was likely dead for nine days before he and his wife were found dead at their New Mexico home, authorities said. The pacemaker shows Hackman’s “last
Continue ReadingBy Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — After nearly three decades maintaining his innocence on Oklahoma’s death row, Richard Glossip this week now has the opportunity to win his freedom after the US Supreme Court ordered he receive a new trial, finding prosecutors failed to correct false testimony that may have influenced his jury. The question
Continue ReadingBy Marshall Cohen and Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Federal workers are rushing to a little-known and understaffed office to try to save their jobs from President Donald Trump’s mass government layoffs, in hopes that it will be a bulwark against the president and Elon Musk as they push for more cuts. The Merit Systems
Continue ReadingCNN By Marshall Cohen and Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Federal workers are rushing to a little-known and understaffed office to try to save their jobs from President Donald Trump’s mass government layoffs, in hopes that it will be a bulwark against the president and Elon Musk as they push for more cuts. The Merit
Continue ReadingStory by Reuters (CNN) — A bomb blast at an Islamic seminary in northwestern Pakistan known as a historic training ground for the Afghan Taliban killed six worshipers during Friday prayers, police said. Several others were wounded including the head of the religious school, Maulana Hamid-ul-Haq, son of the late Maulana Sami-ul-Haq, considered the father
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Oswaldo Rivas Inician los Festejos del “Legado a Cesar Chavez” en San Luis
Continue ReadingBy Natasha Bertrand and Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Russia is eyeing talks with the Trump administration about re-establishing a significant diplomatic presence in the US as an opening to rebuild its spy network in the West, current and former US officials say. The US and Russia agreed to begin talks on restoring the regular
Continue ReadingBy Josh Campbell, Lex Harvey and Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Data from actor Gene Hackman’s pacemaker shows he was likely dead for nine days before he and his wife were found dead at their New Mexico home, authorities said. The pacemaker shows Hackman’s “last event” was recorded on February 17, Santa Fe County Sheriff
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CALEXICO, Calif. (KESQ) — Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Calexico West Port of Entry made a vehicle stop last week that led to the discovery of a total of 47 pounds of four different drugs. The smuggling attempt happened on Tuesday, February 18. CBP officers wanted a closer inspection of a car
Continue ReadingBy Robert Shackelford and Edward Szekeres, CNN (CNN) — Tropical cyclone Garance made landfall on the French Indian Ocean territory of Réunion on Friday, packing gusts of 166 kilometers (103 miles) per hour. Garance – the equivalent of a Category 2 Atlantic hurricane – made landfall on the northern coast of the mountainous island, France’s
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – Pretrial motions got underway today ahead of jury selection for the trial of a former Palm Desert High School football coach accused of running over and killing a 64-year-old woman while driving under the influence. Cameron Francis Curtis, 33, of Palm Desert allegedly fatally struck Nancy Valdes, also of Palm Desert,
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COACHELLA, Calif. (KESQ) – Coachella city officials announced today that a potential rail station site in the downtown Pueblo Viejo area has been designated for further analysis. Following an evaluation of three potential sites, the Pueblo Viejo location (Site No. 2) now advances to the next phase of the Coachella Rail Station Feasibility Study, according
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We have continuing coverage on the city of Palm Springs- working to keep it’s aging fire engines rolling and ready to respond to any emergency. Thursday evening, the city’s fire chief, Paul Alvarado, presented the department’s latest Fire Services Master Plan, which calls for expanding the city’s Racquet Club neighborhood and Downtown fire stations. News
Continue ReadingBy Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — A former US Navy sailor pleaded guilty to a federal charge accusing him of a 2022 plot to attack Naval Station Great Lakes in northern Illinois, according to a plea agreement unsealed Thursday. Xuanyu Harry Pang, 38, allegedly devised a plan involving Iranian actors to conduct an attack against
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President Trump says 25 percent tariffs on products from Canada and Mexico are on the way as soon as March 4 after he gave those countries a month-long pause. His latest statements come after both countries worked to increase border security. The tariff threats are being felt two hours south of the Coachella Valley in
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