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COACHELLA, Calif. (KESQ) — A Coachella man has been reported missing after his release from a prison in Kern County, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. Deputies responded July 31 to a report of a missing person along Julia Drive in Coachella after the family of Arturo Reyes Aispuro said they had been unable
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – AI scams are on the rise, and with recent scams in which a Palm Desert man learned about his own funeral and another in which the caller impersonated Palm Springs police officers for extortion, law enforcement is urging the public to stay skeptical when anyone comes calling for money. According
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By Adam Cancryn, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration on Tuesday finalized a rule that will bar Medicaid from covering gender identity healthcare for children enrolled in the government’s low-income insurance program. The new policy prohibits states from using federal Medicaid funds to pay for any gender identity care for enrollees under 18, marking the
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MORENO VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – A probationer from Cathedral City accused of threatening a motoristduring a road rage confrontation in Moreno Valley was charged today with being a felon in possession of live ammunition and other offenses. Germaine Wade Murphy, 33, of Cathedral City was arrested Friday following a Riverside County Sheriff’s Department investigation. Along
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Riverside County investigators have identified a woman whose partially buried body was found in the Desert Hot Springs desert in 1974, more than 50 years after her death. The victim was identified as 19-year-old Rebecca Jean McMahan, also known as Becky McMahan and Becky Solis. McMahan was reported missing by her family
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Rescue teams are scrambling to free people trapped under rubble in the aftermath of Colombia’s 7.4 magnitude earthquake. CNN’s David Culver is reporting from the hard-hit city of Pereira as the death toll climbs. ➕ How to help those affected by the earthquake Here’s what
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The misdemeanor case against Vem Miller, who was arrested outside a Donald Trump rally in Coachella in October 2024 after authorities said he was carrying a loaded firearm without a permit, has been dismissed following the successful completion of his diversion requirements. The charges against Miller were dropped after completing a six-month misdemeanor diversion program.
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By Allison Gordon, CNN (CNN) — Dan Cohen sat across the table from a former classmate who had spent years antagonizing him when they were growing up together and playing baseball. The classmate had something he wanted to get off his chest. “He was newly sober and just apologizing for just being mean to me,”
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) — With temperatures climbing into the triple digits across the Coachella Valley, finding a way to stay cool and active can be a challenge. But inside the Iceplex at Acrisure Arena, it’s a completely different world. The indoor rink gives residents a chance to escape the summer heat while staying active
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LOS ANGELES (CNS) – A reported threat by Paramount to move its massive studio operation out of California unless the state drops a legal challenge to its proposed merger with Warner Bros. amounts to a “blackmail” attempt, Attorney General Rob Bonta said today. Variety reported Tuesday that Paramount-Skydance CEO David Ellison informed senior executives at
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CNN By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s latest effort to curb birthright citizenship is facing fresh skepticism in court, with immigrants who successfully fought his earlier bid to end the right asking a federal judge to stop the president’s new gambit. The Supreme Court ruled in June that an executive order Trump
Continue Reading By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s latest effort to curb birthright citizenship is facing fresh skepticism in court, with immigrants who successfully fought his earlier bid to end the right asking a federal judge to stop the president’s new gambit. The Supreme Court ruled in June that an executive order Trump issued
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By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — Communications that President Donald Trump has with advisers who don’t even work for his administration can be protected by executive privilege, the Justice Department said in a memo Monday evening that comes amid lawsuits and a possible Democratic takeover of Congress. The legal memo boldly formalizes an aggressive stance
Continue Reading CNN By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — Communications that President Donald Trump has with advisers who don’t even work for his administration can be protected by executive privilege, the Justice Department said in a memo Monday evening that comes amid lawsuits and a possible Democratic takeover of Congress. The legal memo boldly formalizes an aggressive
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CNN By Kevin Liptak, Alejandra Jaramillo, Donald Judd, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump secretly slipped out of Turkey last month on an alternate military plane, which he boarded while hidden inside a catering truck, as part of an elaborate ruse prompted by an Iranian threat, according to a US official. The clandestine security plan
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By Tim Lister, Mitchell McCluskey, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump has boasted that his war in Iran has led to a “very rational,” “very different,” and “much more reasonable” leadership in Tehran. But the elevation of six hardliners to top security positions this week suggests the Islamic Republic’s new command may be neither
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By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — American Robert Gilman, who was released from Russian detention for humanitarian reasons on Tuesday amid severe concerns about his health, has arrived back in the United States. Gilman, a 32-year-old Marine veteran, had been detained in Russia since 2022. President Donald Trump said Tuesday he had spoken with Gilman,
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By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — A psychiatric nurse practitioner who treated Lindsay Clancy in late 2022 testified Tuesday that the Massachusetts mother repeatedly asked to change her medications despite concerns about sticking to a treatment plan. Rebecca Jollotta, a psychiatric nurse practitioner with South Shore Hospital’s perinatal behavioral health program, created a plan to
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By Kara Scannell, Nicki Brown, Lauren del Valle, CNN New York (CNN) — Luigi Mangione’s state murder trial in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson is set to begin with jury selection on September 8, the judge overseeing his case confirmed Tuesday at what is expected to be the final pretrial hearing. Judge Gregory
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By Eric Bradner, Jeff Zeleny, CNN (CNN) — The next battles over the Democratic Party’s ideological direction come Tuesday in a slate of primaries that includes showdowns in two upper Midwestern political battlegrounds. Francesca Hong, a 37-year-old democratic socialist state legislator and former chef and restaurant owner, is widely favored to win her party’s nomination
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