PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – After days of teasers, the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens officially unveiled its newest species, Patas Monkeys. The zoo will announce more details about the Patas Monkeys and the grand opening of their habitat. A contest was held over the past week and a half, asking for guesses on the
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By Jessie Yeung, Hanako Montgomery, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — Japan’s ruling party is in trouble, and it knows it. The country is rife with political instability, having cycled through four prime ministers in the last five years – all members of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). And while the LDP has ruled Japan almost continuously
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Coachella Valley, Calif. (KESQ) – Mosquitoes collected from a routine surveillance trap in the City of Palm Springs, near the intersections of South Camino Real and East La Verne Way, have tested positive for West Nile virus (WNV). This is the first WNV-positive mosquito sample reported in Palm Springs this year and the eleventh in
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By Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — Venezuela on Thursday said it had detected five US fighter jets flying near its Caribbean coast. Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino described the incident as a “provocation” by the United States that posed a threat to national security. “They are combat aircraft. Combat aircraft that US imperialism has dared to
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) Prosecutors will not file criminal charges in connection with the Palm Springs Festival of Lights Parade crash that injured at least 10 people in December 2024, the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office confirmed this week. The case involved Palm Springs police motorcycle officer Ken Merenda, who lost control of his bike
Continue ReadingBy Gabe Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency has halted the release of hundreds of millions of dollars in emergency preparedness grants, requiring states to prove their population counts before they can access the money, the agency told CNN. The agency contends that states may be getting inflated payments because most of
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By Ivana Kottasová, CNN Manchester, England (CNN) — Chaim Leob lives on a busy corner in Manchester, England, so sirens are not something he would normally find particularly concerning. But Thursday morning was a different story. The police cars just kept coming, one after another. Ambulances and fire trucks were speeding past. A helicopter was
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By Leigh Waldman, Matthew J. Friedman, Shimon Prokupecz (CNN) — More than 2,000 pages of documents were released Wednesday by the school district in Uvalde, Texas, weeks after CNN’s exclusive reporting showed the district’s lawyers withheld records the school board and a court had ordered to be released in the wake of the massacre at
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington (CNN) — Amazon drone deliveries will resume Friday after being suspended for two days after two Prime Air delivery drones struck a crane in Arizona, resulting in “substantial” damage and a fire. The two MK30 drones crashed into the boom of a crane in Tolleson, Arizona, near Phoenix, Wednesday around
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – Gov. Gavin Newsom today vowed to cut all state funding for any universities in California that sign onto a compact circulated by the White House asking major institutions to agree to a series of conservative ideals in exchange for more favorable treatment as they seek federal money. The Trump administration sent
Continue ReadingCNN By Sarah Hutter, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Stiff shoulders? A massage might feel good, but it’s not always the fix. A certified strength expert recommends this instead — and explains why it works. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 things 1️⃣ Blame game There’s a
Continue ReadingBy Sarah Hutter, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Stiff shoulders? A massage might feel good, but it’s not always the fix. A certified strength expert recommends this instead — and explains why it works. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 things 1️⃣ Blame game There’s a well-founded
Continue ReadingBy Muhammad Darwish, Max Foster, CNN London (CNN) — At Windsor Castle, history and tradition are everywhere. But for Canadian actor Eugene Levy, the royal encounter that awaited him was anything but ceremonial. Levy, known for his role in “American Pie” and the Emmy Award-winning series “Schitt’s Creek,” was filming an episode of his Apple
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SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – A former Navy detective and El Cajon police officer sentenced earlier this year for using excessive force on a detained sailor at Naval Base San Diego pleaded guilty today to a federal count of conspiracy to distribute child sex abuse material. Prosecutors filed sex crime charges against Jonathan Christopher Laroche,
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By Josh Campbell, Jamie Gangel, CNN (CNN) — FBI Director Kash Patel has fired a longtime bureau employee who displayed a Pride flag in his workspace during a past assignment, according to multiple people familiar with the termination. The employee was undergoing new agent training at the FBI’s academy in Quantico, Virginia, when he received
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By Sarah Ferris, Manu Raju, CNN (CNN) — Senate Republicans and top GOP donors still plan to attend a major fundraiser at a coastal resort in Georgia this weekend despite the government shutdown, a move that puts an awkward spotlight on the underbelly of political campaigns as federal workers are being furloughed across the country.
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By Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump has determined that the US is in an “armed conflict” with the drug cartels his administration has designated as terrorist organizations, according to a notice the Pentagon provided to Congress on Wednesday obtained by CNN. The notice also says the president has determined that smugglers for
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Palm Springs Mayor Ron deHarte is inviting the community to a town hall on Wednesday, Oct. 8. The meeting will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the City Council Chambers (3200 E Tahquitz Canyon Way). According to the city, the forum will provide community members with a
Continue ReadingBy Annette Choi, CNN (CNN) — The US Supreme Court’s decision to uphold Tennessee’s ban on gender identity care for transgender minors earlier this summer has fueled ongoing polarization around LGBTQ issues and controversial policies across the nation. The high court has also agreed to take on more cases dealing with trans rights in its
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples’ Day. In 2025, both are celebrated on October 13. Columbus Day Columbus Day is celebrated on the second Monday in October. Before it became a legal federal holiday in 1971, many states celebrated Columbus Day on October 12. It marks
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