By Priscilla Alvarez, Katelyn Polantz and Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration’s aggressive and fast-paced effort to advance its immigration agenda has exposed existing challenges with a dated system and raised concerns that authorities are flouting due process to ram deportations through. Since taking office, President Donald Trump and his team have taken
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CNN By Jake Tapper, CNN (CNN) — What is it about Anna Delvey that fascinates so many people? Including your humble crew at United States of Scandal? Why has she captured so many column inches in newspapers and pages in magazines, filled so many hours of footage in podcasts, Netflix dramatizations, and news broadcasts? From
Continue ReadingBy Jake Tapper, CNN (CNN) — What is it about Anna Delvey that fascinates so many people? Including your humble crew at United States of Scandal? Why has she captured so many column inches in newspapers and pages in magazines, filled so many hours of footage in podcasts, Netflix dramatizations, and news broadcasts? From her
Continue ReadingBy Helen Regan, Su Nandar Kyaw, Ross Adkin and Angus Watson, CNN (CNN) — As the road shook beneath him, Ko Zeyer sped past crumbled buildings, buckled roads and gaping sinkholes toward his hometown of Sagaing, the epicenter of the most powerful earthquake to hit Myanmar in a century. The journey from Mandalay normally takes
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – A new billboard along I-10 near the Jefferson exit is catching drivers’ attention with the words “Bad Romance?” The music festival-themed ad, created by the AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), promotes free STD testing with the URL freeSTDcheck.org. “It’s Coachella. We know people are going to hook up,” Jason Farmer, AHF’s VP
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Two Canadian airlines are ending their seasonal services at the Palm Springs International Airport a little early, officials confirmed. Flair Airlines and WestJet have slightly shortened their seasonal service to Vancouver and Winnipeg, PSP spokesperson Jake Ingrassia confirmed. “The airlines have advised the airport that these adjustments are in response
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) — ‘No kill in a year,’ is an ambitious goal for Riverside County’s overcrowded animal shelters. La Quinta City Councilmember Steve Sanchez may have a way to get there. He’s proposing a special district made up from just Coachella Valley cities that would have hyper-local policies to keep animals off the
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By Kaanita Iyer, Eva McKend and David Wright, CNN (CNN) — Former President Barack Obama and former Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday each delivered remarks on the state of the country under President Donald Trump’s second term and criticized the administration’s recent actions. Obama, who preceded Trump’s first term, sharply criticized Trump’s efforts to
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By Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — Harvard University received a letter from a federal task force Thursday outlining policy demands tied to nearly $9 billion in federal funding, a university spokesperson told CNN. “Harvard received the letter from the federal task force this afternoon,” the spokesperson said in an email to CNN. Among the demands
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Dispatch at Palm Springs Police Department received an interesting call on Thursday – about a deceased elephant in someone’s yard. The Department couldn’t help but take the incident to social media: “CALL OF THE WILD(EST) – DECEASED ELEPHANT IN A FRONT YARD?! Earlier today, our dispatch center received a rather…
Continue ReadingBy Todd Symons, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump has thrown his support behind another embattled far-right European leader, backing Marine Le Pen after French presidential hopeful was convicted of embezzlement and barred from political office. “FREE MARINE LE PEN,” Trump wrote on Truth Social on Friday, calling the court ruling a “Witch Hunt.”
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INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (KESQ) – The City of Indian Wells hosted its annual State of the City and Hospitality Awards on Thursday, with city leaders showcasing the city’s accomplishments and sharing plans for the future. Mayor Bruce Whitman spoke about the city’s progress, including the ongoing renovation of the “Players Course,” preparing for next year’s
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – Riverside County has reported its first confirmed case of measles since 2018. On Thursday, health officials announced that a Coachella Valley resident tested positive for measles. The person has a history of international travel. They are recovering at home. Documented measles vaccination could not be confirmed at this time. It’s the
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CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. (KESQ) – Cathedral City leaders are looking to install entryway monuments as part of the city’s branding campaign. City officials say the monuments would help to identify the city’s boundaries and provide a recognizable icon of the city. A study session was recently held to review size and cost options of the
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By Sean Lyngaas, Katie Bo Lillis and Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration has fired the director and deputy director of the National Security Agency, the United States’ powerful cyber intelligence bureau, according to two sources with direct knowledge of the situation, members of the Senate and House intelligence committees and two former
Continue ReadingBy Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — GOP Rep. Anna Paulina Luna signaled Thursday night that she and Speaker Mike Johnson may have found a way to end their standoff over the issue of remote voting for new parents in Congress. After several hours in which Luna, Johnson and President Donald Trump exchanged phone calls, Luna
Continue ReadingBy Helen Regan, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — Declaring martial law in a stable and boisterous democracy was an audacious gamble – and one that backfired spectacularly for former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol. With Friday’s guilty impeachment verdict from the country’s Constitutional Court, the former prosecutor and conservative firebrand’s political career is
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YUCCA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – Up in the high desert, some residents outraged with the Yucca Valley Animal Shelter. On Tuesday, a 90-day review of the shelter’s operations was presented to town council. Among the findings in the report, the shelter reported a 53.76% euthanasia rate in 2024 and staff shortages. Yucca Valley Animal Shelter
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By Yoonjung Seo, Gawon Bae, Mike Valerio and Jessie Yeung, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — South Korea’s highest court has removed embattled President Yoon Suk Yeol from office, ending months of uncertainty and legal wrangling after he briefly declared martial law in December and plunged the nation into political turmoil. The court’s decision on
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JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (KESQ) — Six employees at Joshua Tree National Park who were laid off earlier this year have been rehired following a federal judge’s ruling. The workers were cut as part of a cost-saving initiative by the Department of Government Efficiency, which aimed to streamline staffing and reduce spending. Tune into
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