LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – Research led by UCLA suggests climate change and natural disasters are driving increases in homelessness across the United States, with experts warning that housing stability must be a central focus of disaster response, it was announced Thursday. The findings come from four recently published peer-reviewed studies examining homelessness nationwide and in
Continue ReadingBy Sarah Hutter, Toni Odejimi, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! We’ve all heard the phrase “we need to talk,” but our responses have likely varied based on our attachment style. A psychiatrist offers some tips on how to become secure if you tend to be anxious, avoidant or fearful. Here’s what else you
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SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – The city of San Diego is suing a handful of companies it alleges took over the market for fire trucks, leading to exorbitantly inflated prices for the vehicles and their parts, the San Diego City Attorney’s Office said. The complaint filed Wednesday in San Diego federal court alleges the
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – Post Malone is bringing a pop-up experience to the Stagecoach Country Music Festival next week. Malone and Bud Light are partnering up to reveal limited-time mini beer cans called Posty Co. Minis. They also revealed a video called “The Smallest Bar in the West.” Fans can experience it at Bud Light’s
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PERRIS, Calif. (KESQ) – A 49-year-old man suspected of selling illicit drugs out of his Perris home, where authorities seized tens of thousands of pills, was arrested today on suspicion of narcotics trafficking. The Perris man was booked into the Byrd Detention Center in the predawn hours Thursday after he was taken into custody in
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Dale, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump continued his criticism of Pope Leo XIV on Thursday – in part by making a false claim about the pope’s stance on nuclear weapons. Asked by CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins why he is fighting with the pope, Trump said he has “nothing against the pope” but
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COACHELLA, Calif. (KESQ) – A fatal wrong-way collision claimed multiple lives Tuesday night on Interstate 10 near Dillon Road. The crash was reported at around 9:58 p.m. east of Dillon Road, according to the California Highway Patrol. Investigators say the collision occurred when a Toyota Camry traveling westbound in the eastbound lanes struck a Honda
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By Patrick Oppmann, CNN Havana, Cuba (CNN) — Cuba’s president says his nation does not want war with the United States, but he vows that, if attacked, Cubans would defeat American forces. Dressed in military fatigues, Miguel Díaz-Canel addressed a crowd of government supporters commemorating the 65th anniversary Thursday of the start of the US-backed
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – A two-story office building in Palm Desert was demolished today in preparation for a new public library anticipated to open in 2028. The Parkview office building demolition took place at 7:45 a.m. Wednesday adjacent to Civic Center Park, where construction on the new building is expected to begin this summer,
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By Kristen Holmes, Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — With Vice President JD Vance, a one-time Iran war skeptic, now tasked with brokering a deal to end it, President Donald Trump has been monitoring his progress closely and inquiring with various friends and advisers how they’d rank his performance, according to three people familiar with the
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LA QUINTA, Calif. (KESQ) – One of the utilities serving the Coachella Valley and neighboring locations procured more than $20 million in state disaster relief funding that will ensure repairs to energy infrastructure damaged during storms in the previous year, officials said. “This is exactly why we pursue every available funding opportunity at the state
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SKY VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – A 45-year-old man was killed in a crash involving a vehicle and a UTV vehicle Wednesday in Sky Valley. The crash was reported at around 4:40 p.m. near the area of 22nd Avenue at Marshall Road. According to the California Highway Patrol, a man driving a Toyota Camry was traveling
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By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington (CNN) — An American Airlines pilot was forced to “slam on the brakes” to avoid hitting a truck at Charlotte Douglas International Airport on Wednesday, according to a recording of air traffic control radio. “That white-black truck, they just went right in front of us and we nearly hit them,”
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By Holmes Lybrand, Whitney Wild, CNN (CNN) — A warrant has been issued for an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who allegedly pointed his government-issued firearm at another car and its passengers while driving on duty, prosecutors in Minnesota’s Hennepin County said Thursday. The case comes as local and state prosecutors and investigators have opened
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By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court’s emergency docket has resurfaced as a flashpoint within the federal judiciary as justices openly snipe at one another over the handling of short-fuse appeals, especially those involving President Donald Trump’s policies. The renewed debate over what critics call the “shadow docket” has been at the center
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By Betsy Klein, Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s proposed triumphal arch project received overwhelmingly negative feedback from preservationist groups and members of the public as plans for the massive structure were presented on Thursday to a key committee for the first time. But the Commission of Fine Arts still appears poised to
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Associate Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan. She is the fourth woman to serve on the US Supreme Court. Personal Birth date: April 28, 1960 Birth place: New York, New York Birth name: Elena Kagan Father: Robert Kagan, attorney Mother: Gloria (Gittelman) Kagan, teacher
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By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge has again ordered President Donald Trump to pause construction of a massive new ballroom at the White House, rejecting the president’s “disingenuous” bid to circumvent an earlier ruling against the project by claiming that it needed to proceed for national security reasons. The ruling Thursday from
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By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — Army Secretary Dan Driscoll strongly praised an Army chief who was fired earlier this month by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth but conceded that civilian leadership of the military gets “to pick the leaders that they want.” “There is no person that has more respect for Gen. (Randy) George and
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at Osama bin Laden, the former leader of al Qaeda who was killed in 2011. Personal Birth date: 1957 Death date: May 2, 2011 Birth place: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Birth name: Osama bin Muhammad bin Awad bin Laden Father: Muhammad Awad bin Laden, construction company executive Mother:
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