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By Christopher Lamb Rome (CNN) — Pope Leo XIV has submitted a mail-in ballot for the US midterms, becoming the first pope to vote in a US election and likely the first to vote in a secular democratic election. The first American pope “has submitted his mail-in ballot in Chicago,” the Vatican said in a
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By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Scottish police are investigating the time convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein spent with Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor at Balmoral, a private royal estate in Scotland which is a favored retreat for the monarchy. “We have received information and active enquiries are ongoing but these are at a very early stage,” a
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By Ivana Kottasová, Daria Tarasova-Markina, Victoria Butenko, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of people from an occupied town in southern Ukraine who survived months without basic supplies were evacuated on Friday under a ceasefire agreement negotiated by first lady Melania Trump. “In just a few hours, all Ukrainian citizens evacuated from Oleshky, along with the Ukrainian
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By Brianna Keilar, CNN (CNN) — Christina Fuller is an American former military spouse living without legal residency in southern Spain, where a custody fight has kept her and her son for years. When her family arrived near the Strait of Gibraltar on US military orders, her son was two. Now, he’s nearly 10. Fuller’s
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By Annie Grayer, Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s political future could be on the line if Democrats win the House majority in next week’s midterm elections. A Democrat win of the House could breathe new life into an ongoing effort to impeach Hegseth, potentially convincing more Republicans to get on board
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By Steve Contorno, CNN (CNN) — For Republicans, the midterm alarm bells are increasingly coming from inside their house. In Georgia, Rick Jackson, the GOP nominee for governor, has expressed concerns that rural voters had grown complacent. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis described turnout in his state as underwhelming and said, “Republicans have some work to
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CNN By Isabelle Khurshudyan, CNN (CNN) — Before there were two Dan Sullivans, there were three Bob Fergusons. In 2024, Washington’s Democratic state Attorney General Bob Ferguson was joined in the gubernatorial primary race by two other Democratic hopefuls with the same name. Was it a coincidence? More like an age-old election trick that’s come
Continue Reading By Isabelle Khurshudyan, CNN (CNN) — Before there were two Dan Sullivans, there were three Bob Fergusons. In 2024, Washington’s Democratic state Attorney General Bob Ferguson was joined in the gubernatorial primary race by two other Democratic hopefuls with the same name. Was it a coincidence? More like an age-old election trick that’s come up
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By Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — Elon Musk has plowed nearly half a billion dollars into elections in the 2026 cycle, a spending spree that makes him the single, largest disclosed donor in modern American politics and one of the Republican Party’s largest-ever benefactors. The world’s richest man has contributed more than $445 million to
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) — Three members of Congress visited the Riverside County Registrar of Voters on Thursday to get a firsthand look at how ballots are processed and protected ahead of the November 3 general election. Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz, Congresswoman Norma Torres and Congressman Mark Takano toured the county’s ballot processing center and spoke
Continue ReadingBy Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — A 13-year-old girl who was critically wounded in the deadly February school shooting in Tumbler Ridge, Canada, has been released from hospital after 262 days, her father said Thursday. “There was never a day I stopped believing we would get here. The road ahead is still long, but this
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – Indio City Manager Jonathan Nicks has been appointed as the City Manager of Bell Gardens. The city of Bell Gardens announced Nicks’ hiring on Thursday after being approved by its city council earlier this week. Nicks is set to assume his responsibilities in Bell Gardens on January 4, 2027. He will
Continue ReadingBy Zeena Saifi, Abeer Salman, Jeremy Diamond, CNN Taibeh, Israel (CNN) — For decades, many Palestinian citizens of Israel stayed away from the polls, refusing to legitimize a system they say has oppressed their people, sidelined their concerns, and failed to represent them. But this time felt different: after four years under the most right-wing
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By Saskya Vandoorne, CNN (CNN) — Lucas Petit was just 11 when hundreds of thousands of men and women wearing yellow vests poured onto the streets and occupied roundabouts across France in November 2018. His memories are hazy, though stories of clashes with police left a lasting impression. If he ever joined a demonstration, he
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By Emma Tucker, Julianna Bragg, Laura Sharman, CNN (CNN) — Investigators were combing through debris scattered across a field in northwest Oregon Friday after two helicopters collided midair, killing three people and forcing the closure of a nearby highway, officials said. Oregon pilot Tyler Sturdevant, 38, died in the crash, along with Texas flight instructor
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THERMAL, Calif. (KESQ) – After elevated levels of arsenic in the drinking water system at Oasis Mobile Home Park in Thermal had plagued residents’ lives for numerous years, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency made a final delivery of bottled water to residents this week. The agency stated it was “prepared to make a determination” that
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – Israel is facing political uncertainty following a closely watched election with questions about who will lead the country next. In an exclusive interview, we spoke today with Danny Labin, CEO of the Jewish Federation of the Desert, who is in Israel right now. Labin shared his firsthand perspective on the
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – When someone calls 911, every second counts. But repeated emergency service disruptions across the Coachella Valley are raising concerns about whether residents can always rely on getting through when they need help most. Following another widespread disruption on October 22, News Channel 3 went inside the Palm Springs Police Department’s
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MECCA, Calif. (KESQ) – The search continues for a missing teenager last seen in Mecca on October 15. Anthony “Aswet” Holleman was reported missing on the morning of October 16, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office. Holleman’s father, Larry Holleman, told News Channel 3 that his son ran away from home following an argument.
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BANNING, Calif. (KESQ) – A 24-year-old woman who joined two young men in robbing and killing a marijuana dealer at a Riverside apartment complex was convicted of first-degree murder and other charges. A Banning jury on Thursday deliberated only a few hours before finding Merlin Perales Ortiz of Yucca Valley guilty in the 2020 slaying
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