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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – Following similar action by the state, Los Angeles County filed a lawsuit today against State Farm insurance company, alleging widespread mishandling of claims by policyholders in the Eaton and Palisades fire burn zones. “Wildfire survivors have spent far too long fighting to receive the benefits they paid for and counted on,”
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – California and 21 other states today joined the Federal Trade Commission in filing suit against Amazon, alleging the e-commerce giant secretly engaged in deceptive and unfair practices that inflated prices in its online search advertising auctions, potentially costing customers tens of billions of dollars. The complaint alleges that, for over seven
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CNN By Haley Britzky, Kristen Holmes, Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — Army Secretary Dan Driscoll has submitted his resignation to President Donald Trump, multiple sources familiar with the matter told CNN. One source said the decision was unsurprising given tension between Driscoll and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. A second source familiar said that in
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) –UPDATED: The murder charge against Silvercrest CEO William “Billy” Rodriguez has been dismissed following a preliminary hearing in the case stemming from a deadly 2024 crash in Cathedral City. Judge John Ryan ruled there was not enough evidence for the murder count to move forward. However, Ryan found sufficient evidence for Rodriguez
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DESERT HOT SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – A fire burned down three RVs, killing a dog and injuring a person, before being contained Monday afternoon in the Desert Hot Springs area. The fire was first reported just before 12:55 p.m. on the 17400 block of Ben-Mar, near 18th Avenue and Little Morongo. Originally, authorities said a
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By Dianne Gallagher, Julianna Bragg, CNN (CNN) — A North Carolina teenager has been indicted on murder charges in connection with the deadly mass shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego earlier this year, after authorities alleged she recorded the livestream of the attack and published the shooters’ writings. A grand jury indicted a
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By Mark Morales, Julianna Bragg, CNN New York (CNN) — A woman carrying two knives stabbed two people “in the heart” of busy Times Square in about 20 seconds on Monday afternoon, killing one, before police shot and killed her after a tense four-minute standoff, officials said. The first victim, a 32-year-old woman, identified as
Continue Reading By Haley Britzky, Kristen Holmes, Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — Army Secretary Dan Driscoll has submitted his resignation to President Donald Trump, multiple sources familiar with the matter told CNN. One source said the decision was unsurprising given tension between Driscoll and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. A second source familiar said that in his
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By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — Vice President JD Vance said in Michigan on Monday that “there’s something about Abdul El-Sayed that is very, very, evil,” arguing that the state’s Democratic Senate nominee is symptomatic of a growing trend in America of fighting “for one group at the expense of others.” His sharp criticism of
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) — GOP Rep. Max Miller spent Monday morning not on the campaign trail, but Zooming into an Ohio courtroom in a dispute with ex-girlfriend and former White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham, the second time the embattled congressman has been forced to appear in county court in less than a
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! George Santos is in hot water again — this time for insider trading. The former Republican congressman just became the first person to receive a lifetime ban from the prediction market platform Kalshi. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5
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CNN By Devan Cole, Betsy Klein, John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court cleared the way Monday for President Donald Trump to continue construction of a massive new ballroom at the White House, rejecting a challenge from a preservation group that was seeking to indefinitely halt the controversial project. The ruling was 5-4, with
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By Aaron Blake, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump is doing plenty of things that must be making his party nervous ahead of the midterm elections. But high on that list is his rah-rah advocacy for much-derided AI data centers. And his and Vice President JD Vance’s very different comments about the subject Monday underscored
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the 9/11 Commission, whose report was released on July 22, 2004. Facts The Commission was created to provide a “complete account of the circumstances surrounding the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.” The official name of the 9/11 Commission is the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon
Continue Reading By Devan Cole, Betsy Klein, John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court cleared the way Monday for President Donald Trump to continue construction of a massive new ballroom at the White House, rejecting a challenge from a preservation group that was seeking to indefinitely halt the controversial project. The ruling was 5-4, with Chief
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the social media network Meta, formerly known as Facebook. Facts Meta says it had on average 3.6 billion daily active people across its platforms in June 2026. There were 75,472 full-time employees at Meta, as of June 30, 2026. Facebook introduced words such as “friending” to
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of US Senator Bernie Sanders, an independent senator from Vermont and former 2020 presidential candidate. Personal Birth date: September 8, 1941 Birth place: Brooklyn, New York Birth name: Bernard Sanders Father: Eli Sanders, paint salesman Mother: Dorothy (Glassberg) Sanders Marriages: Jane (O’Meara) Sanders
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the warning signs that preceded the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Timeline 1988 – Osama bin Laden founds al Qaeda (or “the base”), a militant group with a core goal of waging global jihad. January 6, 1995 – Abdul Hakim Murad is arrested in Manila,
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By Priscilla Alvarez, Tierney Sneed, Gabe Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The Department of Homeland Security is planning a surge in its efforts to investigate voter fraud in select states starting Tuesday, according to internal federal guidance reviewed by CNN. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin has accelerated efforts to make the department a central force in
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By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — A likely Russian-speaking cybercriminal gang on Monday leaked what appear to be sensitive law enforcement files it stole from the Justice Department’s Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. The dumped files appear to include information on targets of past ATF investigations and analyses of their phone communications, according
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