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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Bernard Kerik, former New York police commissioner, who served time in prison for tax fraud and lying to officials. Personal Birth date: September 4, 1955 Death date: May 29, 2025 Birth place: Newark, New Jersey Birth name: Bernard Bailey Kerik Father: Donald Kerik,
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By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries is defending himself after facing some criticism over his meeting with Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and close adviser. Jeffries recently met with Kushner privately in New York to discuss ways the White House can collaborate with Democrats on key issues, such as
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By Alejandra Jaramillo, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday escalated his feud with Canadian leaders, suggesting the United States is considering renaming Lake Ontario to “Lake America” as tensions between the two countries rise amid an ongoing trade war. “The United States is giving serious consideration to changing the name of Lake Ontario
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By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — A French tourist has died after he and his traveling companion became stranded while driving through California’s Death Valley in sweltering temperatures. Pierre Michel Formosa, 68, and the second Frenchman – who has not been named – were driving on West Side Road on August 17 when their vehicle
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By Whitney Wild, Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge in Minnesota will probe this week whether grounds exist to toss the Justice Department’s case against journalist Don Lemon. It’s the latest example of judges’ growing skepticism of whether the department is behaving ethically behind closed doors in grand jury proceedings. Judges across the
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By Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — A phone line rings. It clicks, and an automated message is recited in a woman’s strict, dull monotone. “You are receiving a call from the St. Clair Correctional Facility. To accept this call, press 5. This call will be recorded and subject to monitoring at any time.” The line
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Connor Emery YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA) – Federal officials announced over the weekend that there will be major cuts to water deliveries to the Colorado River for the next two years. The Department of Interior has approved a new plan that will reduce the water deliveries by 1.2 million acre feet each year between Arizona, California
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – The Red Lobster location in Palm Desert will be permanently closing soon, an employee told News Channel 3 on Monday. Employees said they learned of the news on Monday. “We kind of found out this morning that our restaurant is closing, and as of September 6th or 7th, we would
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – A man who pulled up next to a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy in Palmdale and shot him in broad daylight nearly three years ago was convicted today of first-degree murder. The downtown Los Angeles jury deliberated about two hours before finding Kevin Eduardo Cataneo Salazar, now 32, guilty of the
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By Tal Shalev, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — The giant billboard on Tel Aviv’s main highway placed Turkey squarely at the center of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s election campaign. The image showed its president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, alongside the leaders of Iran, Hezbollah and the mayor of New York City as adversaries of Israel under the
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By Holmes Lybrand, Todd Symons, Aida Karimi, CNN (CNN) — The US Secret Service says it’s aware of a video aired by Iran’s state broadcaster appearing to threaten the life of Barron Trump, the youngest son of President Donald Trump. Hard-line Iranian media have repeatedly featured content threatening the life of President Trump and his
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SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – Kwanza Jones and José E. Feliciano were officially introduced today as the San Diego Padres’ new owners. One week after Major League Baseball and its owners unanimously approved the sale of the team for an MLB-record $3.9 billion, the husband-and-wife team spoke at an introductory news conference of their
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CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. – (KESQ) After nearly 20 years with the Cathedral City Police Department, Rick Sanchez has been appointed the city’s next police chief. City Manager Andrew Firestine selected Sanchez following a national search that included community input and an interview panel of civic leaders, community representatives and law enforcement professionals. Sanchez, who has
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – Single-game tickets for the Coachella Valley Firebirds’ 2026-27 season are now on sale, the team announced on Monday. Every one of the team’s 36 home games is available as the Firebirds celebrate their milestone Season Five at Acrisure Arena. The Firebirds’ season kicks off on Oct. 2 at home against the Ontario
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By John Fritze, Gabe Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Monday permitted President Donald Trump to move forward with a controversial executive order targeting mail ballots, but the decision will almost certainly not be the final word in whether the administration can actually implement its far-reaching plan. At the center of the dispute
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The California Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments on Monday regarding two legal challenges to Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco’s seizure of over 650,000 ballots from the November 2025 special election.
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TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA (KESQ) — SoCalGas now confirms one of its workers responded to a Twentynine Palms home earlier in the day after a neighbor reported a strong odor she believed was natural gas, hours before a nearby home exploded Friday night. The company says the worker determined the odor was coming from a septic
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RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (KESQ) – The Board of Supervisors will consider whether to ratify a five-year law enforcement services agreement, valued at $86 million, between the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department and the city of Rancho Mirage. The proposed agreement, which will be reviewed during the board’s policy calendar Tuesday, would task sheriff’s personnel with handling
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By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed sought to distance himself Monday from Hasan Piker after the left-wing streamer and activist suggested to his Twitch viewers last week that American Jews’ support of Israel will make antisemitism worse and invite violence. El-Sayed, who is facing Republican former Rep. Mike Rogers
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – A TV writer is suing “Yellowstone” co-creator Taylor Sheridan and several companies in Los Angeles for allegedly lifting key elements from a series she developed and using them in the Kevin Costner-led neo-Western, according to court papers obtained today. Lauren J. Salkin contends that her rejected 2016 pitch for a TV
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