By David Wright, CNN (CNN) — Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico announced a first-quarter fundraising haul of more than $27 million on Wednesday, among the largest totals reported by a US Senate candidate. Talarico, a state representative and Presbyterian seminarian, won the Democratic nomination in March over US Rep. Jasmine Crockett. His campaign said
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By Aileen Graef, John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump has considered the possibility that conservative Justice Samuel Alito might step down later this year, giving him the ability to nominate a fourth justice to the Supreme Court. Trump said he has a list of potential candidates in mind if a seat opens on
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By Gul Tuysuz, CNN (CNN) — Nine people have been killed and 13 others injured after a student opened fire at a middle school in central Turkey on Wednesday, Turkey’s interior minister has said, the second school shooting in the country in two days. Four of the injured were undergoing surgery, according to Kahramanmaraş Governor
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By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN (CNN) — The scrambled race for California governor left in the wake of Eric Swalwell’s sexual misconduct allegations isn’t officially Gov. Gavin Newsom’s mess. But it’s one that many top Democrats want him to consider trying to clean up. Since CNN and the San Francisco Chronicle broke their stories about Swalwell
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By Sebastian Shukla, CNN Berlin (CNN) — As one European nationalist party saw its grip on power end abruptly in Hungary over the weekend, another was riding a wave of popularity that is strengthening its hold on German politics. The Alternative for Deutschland (AfD) chapter in the former East German state of Saxony-Anhalt held its
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By David Wright, Fredreka Schouten, CNN Bridgewater, Virginia (CNN) — Tara Bowman lives on a farm in Woodstock, Virginia, a town of some 6,000 people nestled along the banks of the Shenandoah River’s North Fork. But under a redistricting plan Virginia voters may enact next week, Bowman’s community would be in the same congressional district
Continue ReadingBy Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — As the Trump administration wages real war with adversaries and trade wars with friends, Americans are changing their minds about the United States’ biggest rival, China, for the better, according to a new survey. It’s a stark difference from just a few years ago, when Sinophobia and anti-Asian hate
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INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (KESQ)- As global tensions continue overseas, local active‑duty service members were honored Friday night at a flagship community fundraiser supporting military families. The American Friends of Our Armed Forces hosted its 21st annual “Salute to Our Troops” fundraiser at Toscana Country Club, bringing together Marines, families and supporters for an evening of
Continue ReadingStory by Reuters Around 250 people were missing after a boat carrying Rohingya refugees and Bangladeshi nationals capsized in the Andaman Sea, the United Nations’ refugee and migration agencies said in a joint statement on Tuesday. The UN agencies said the trawler carrying around 250 men, women and children reportedly sank due to heavy winds,
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CNN By Casey Tolan, Kyung Lah, CNN (CNN) — A woman on Tuesday accused Rep. Eric Swalwell of sexually assaulting her, saying at a news conference that the congressman raped her in 2018 at a Los Angeles-area hotel. Lonna Drewes and her lawyer, Lisa Bloom, said they planned to report the assault to the Los
Continue ReadingBy Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — It’s not their war. But it’s becoming their political and economic nightmare. World leaders who opposed the US-Israeli attack on Iran are being torn between Donald Trump’s ire at their failure to join the conflict and electorates who are deeply hostile to the war and America’s president. Their dilemma
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NORTHRIDGE, Calif. (KESQ) – A Cal State Northridge anthropologist and an international team of researchers have found that a lack of genetic diversity among the last Neanderthals in Europe may have contributed to their extinction, according to a study announced today. The research, led by CSUN’s Helene Rougier, found that late Neanderthals descended from a
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One person was killed and six others were treated for injuries in a multi-vehicle crash involving a semi-truck on Interstate 10 in Thousand Palms, California.
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – Riverside County will not be picking up the tab in the legal battle over Sheriff Chad Bianco’s ballot investigation. The Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 on Tuesday to decline to hire or pay outside counsel to defend Bianco in four lawsuits tied to his ballot seizure investigation. A county spokesperson confirmed
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – The Board of Supervisors today unanimously approved extending a moratorium on the issuance of short-term rental certificates for Thousand Palms and neighboring B-Bar H Ranch for the duration of the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival and beyond to enable Riverside County administrators to gauge the impacts of STR properties on
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SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – Two men pleaded guilty to federal charges today for piloting a panga boat that capsized during a human-smuggling attempt off the coast of Del Mar, leading to the deaths of four people, including two children. The mass-casualty accident involved a boat loaded with 19 people that left Mexico on
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – A woman partly responsible for supplying a deadly dose of fentanyl to a 35-year-old Riverside man was sentenced today to 12 years, four months in state prison. Jaclyn Christine Sherman, 32, of Riverside pleaded guilty in February to one count each of voluntary manslaughter and transportation of controlled substances for
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KABB, KEYE, WOAI, CNN By Andy Rose, Lauren Mascarenhas, Danya Gainor, CNN (CNN) — For the second day in a row, a director of Camp Mystic — the rural Christian summer camp in Texas that was overwhelmed by flood waters last year — broke down in tears in a courtroom when asked about Cile Steward,
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – The set times for Weekend 2 of the Coachella Music and Arts Festival were released on Tuesday. There are some slight changes from last weekend, including a slightly earlier start for Sabrina Carpenter and a later start for Karol G. Kacey Musgraves was the surprise addition to the lineup, taking the
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SALTON CITY, Calif. (KESQ) – Governor Gavin Newsom has announced the creation of the Salton Sea Conservancy, which is meant to restore the habitat in the area and improve air quality. It’s the state’s first conservancy in 15 years. “For too long, communities around the Salton Sea have carried the burden of environmental challenges and
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