PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Local businessman Nachhattar Singh Chandi has taken over ownership of the iconic Spencer’s Restaurant, the Harold Matzner Trust announced on Thursday. “The Harold Matzner Trust is pleased to have Nachhattar Singh Chandi take ownership of Spencer’s,” said the Harold Matzner Trust. “Spencer’s meant the world to Harold, and the incredible group of people working
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By Victoria Butenko, Katharina Krebs, Nina Subkhanberdina, Ivana Kottasová, Anna Chernova, CNN (CNN) — Russian leader Vladimir Putin rebuffed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s call for a face-to-face meeting, saying there was “no point.” Zelensky urged Putin to end the countries’ four-year war in an open letter posted Thursday, as the Russian leader was preparing to
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — While the Coachella Valley is home to a large retiree population, many older adults face a growing challenge that often goes unseen: social isolation. Health experts say loneliness can have serious effects on both mental and physical health, increasing the risk of depression, cognitive decline, heart disease, and other medical
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – Southern California voters awaiting final returns from Tuesday’s primary election should expect vote totals to continue changing for several weeks as counties count outstanding ballots, California Secretary of State Shirley Weber said today amid allegations by President Donald Trump of election cheating. Weber noted that while Election Day has passed, California
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Washington, D.C. (KESQ) – Local Congressman Dr.Raul Ruiz and Rep. Mark Takano, Ranking Member of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee, are calling on the House to force a vote on the Major Richard Star Act, which they said would end the “wounded veteran tax.” Ruiz and Takano held a news conference on the steps of
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By Andrew Kaczynski, Patrick Svitek, CNN (CNN) — Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner is facing allegations of unsettling and in at least one case physically threatening behavior toward women he dated, according to a report published Thursday by The New York Times. The report, which is based on interviews with six women who previously
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – A gun safety program designed to prevent gun violence and fatalities will be launched by the Palm Springs Police Department, it was announced today. The Pierce’s Pledge Gun Safety Storage Program was founded after Lesley Hu’s 9-year-old son, Pierce, was shot and killed by his father in San Francisco. “We
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By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration on Thursday imposed sanctions on Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel as it seeks to further ratchet up pressure on the government in Havana. The sanctions also target former President Raul Castro’s son and grandson, Díaz-Canel’s wife and stepson, as well as the Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed
Continue ReadingBy Alejandra Jaramillo, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump said Thursday that a new walkway will be built connecting the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC, to the Potomac River. “We’re going to call it the promenade,” he told reporters in the Oval Office. “They want to call it the Trump Promenade,” the president said. “But
Continue ReadingBy Adam Cancryn, Sarah Owermohle, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration is vetting a first-term health official to lead the Food and Drug Administration who has criticized vaccine policies championed by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Dr. Norman “Ned” Sharpless, who ran the National Cancer Institute during President Donald Trump’s first
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By Alejandra Jaramillo, Mark Morales, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he is planning to attend Game 3 of the NBA Finals between the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs on Monday at Madison Square Garden. If he does attend, he’d be the first sitting US president to watch an NBA
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By Faith Karimi and Brynn Gingras, CNN (CNN) — A judge on Thursday dismissed a second-degree murder charge against Aaron Spencer, the Arkansas sheriff candidate who was scheduled to go on trial this month for killing a man accused of sexually assaulting his teenage daughter. In the order dismissing the case, Special Circuit Court Judge
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Continue ReadingBy Brian Todd, Sean Lyngaas, Jim Sciutto, Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — When a fire burned aboard the world’s biggest aircraft carrier in March as it took part in operations against Iran, the US Navy released a short statement saying the blaze had been “contained,” that two sailors had received medical treatment for “non-life-threatening injuries”
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Skores, Pete Muntean, CNN (CNN) — The United Airlines flight that struck a light pole while landing at Newark Liberty International Airport was just 19 feet above the center of the New Jersey Turnpike moments before touchdown, according to a preliminary report released by the National Transportation Safety Board Thursday. Flight data released
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By Holly Yan, Laura Sharman, Diego Mendoza, CNN (CNN) — Investigators are searching for whoever killed an 18-year-old and wounded three other people shortly after a high school graduation ceremony in California’s Bay Area. The gunfire erupted Wednesday after the ceremony for Sem Yeto High School, which started at 6 p.m. The alternative school shares
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By Betsy Klein, Sunlen Serfaty, CNN (CNN) — The Kennedy Center’s general counsel ordered staff on Thursday to remove President Donald Trump’s name from the building by June 12, according to a memo obtained by CNN, in order to comply with a recent court order. Staff were also instructed to immediately update some Kennedy Center
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Palm Springs city council members were expected to discuss whether to approve a $4 million land purchase for a new fire station during a council meeting next week. The city had entered into a purchase and sale agreement with Town and Country, LLC to acquire roughly 0.95 acres of
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – A 39-year-old man who gunned down an Indio resident during a street confrontation stemming from an apparent grudge was sentenced to prison on Thursday. Hilario Larry Muela Jr. was sentenced to 3 years plus an indeterminate sentence of 40 years to life. In February, he was convicted of second-degree murder, along with being
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By Annie Grayer, MJ Lee, Paula Reid, Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Todd Blanche, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Justice Department, was responsible for overseeing the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files, former Attorney General Pam Bondi said during a closed-door interview with lawmakers last month. According to a transcript of her interview
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