By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Eight staff members of a backpacker hostel in Laos have been detained by local authorities as they investigate the deaths of six foreign tourists from suspected methanol poisoning, according to state-affiliated media in the Southeast Asian country. The deaths of two Australian teenagers, a British woman, an American man
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Abigahil Padilla SOMERTON, Ariz. (KYMA) – Una silla quedará vacante en la Mesa Directiva del Distrito Escolar de Somerton al concluir el actual ciclo escolar, luego de que Luisa Arreola presentara oficialmente su renuncia durante una sesión realizada. Durante la reunión, Arreola dio lectura a un comunicado en el que explicó los motivos de su
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By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — The US Coast Guard will send divers to new locations in its search for Lynette Hooker after investigators found inconsistencies between her husband’s location data and his statements to investigators about where to search for his wife, a US official familiar with the investigation told CNN. Lynette Hooker, a
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) — The Desert Healthcare District Board of Directors voted Tuesday night to terminate CEO Chris Christensen, effective immediately. Donna Craig, DHCD’s Chief Program Officer, who has been with the organization for 21 years, was appointed as interim CEO pending the selection of a permanent successor. Donna Craig Board President Kimberly Barraza
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CNN By Hannah Rabinowitz, Paula Reid, Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department has launched a criminal investigation into E. Jean Carroll, the former magazine columnist who accused President Donald Trump of sexual assault, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. The investigation is focused on whether Carroll committed perjury in testimony tied
Continue ReadingBy Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — The US Navy commissioned the last of its 35 littoral combat ships, the USS Cleveland, earlier this month at a pier in its namesake Ohio city. “Steel. Strength. Power,” acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao posted on social media to mark the occasion. Critics of the littoral combat
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By Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Federal prosecutors in New York charged a Google software engineer with making roughly $1.2 million in profits from bets on the prediction market platform Polymarket by using confidential insider information he learned about the most searched people of 2025. Michele Spagnuolo, the Google software engineer, allegedly used an account
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TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif (KESQ)- Two people were arrested last week after deputies discovered illegal substances, including fentanyl and brass knuckles, inside a Twentynine Palms residence. Deputies responded to a call last Tuesday regarding a 32-year-old woman and a 39-year-old man who illegally occupied a residence on the 1200 Block of Sunrise Avenue. Authorities said, when
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By Hannah Rabinowitz, Paula Reid, Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department has launched a criminal investigation into E. Jean Carroll, the former magazine columnist who accused President Donald Trump of sexual assault, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. The investigation is focused on whether Carroll committed perjury in testimony tied to
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – A fire broke out today at a residence in Indio before it was contained. The non-injury blaze was reported shortly after 2:30 p.m. Wednesday in the 83600 block of Denver Avenue, according to the Riverside County Fire Department. The agency said arriving crews encountered a fire inside the single-story residence. The
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By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — Nearly three dozen former federal judges appointed by presidents from both parties have joined a growing legal effort to upend the Trump administration’s newly created $1.776 billion fund for people who say they were wrongly targeted by the government in the past. The retired jurists are asking a judge
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CNN By Eric Bradner, Dana Bash, CNN (CNN) — Jill Biden’s new comments about Joe Biden’s disastrous 2024 debate have reignited a conversation that tore the Democratic Party apart during and after the now-former president’s performance. Biden told CBS News in an interview clip published Wednesday that her husband’s stumbles and apparent confusion “scared me
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By Eric Bradner, Dana Bash, CNN (CNN) — Jill Biden’s new comments about Joe Biden’s disastrous 2024 debate have reignited a conversation that tore the Democratic Party apart during and after the now-former president’s performance. Biden told CBS News in an interview clip published Wednesday that her husband’s stumbles and apparent confusion “scared me to
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Robert F. Kennedy Jr. shared a video of himself wrangling two snakes with his bare hands. He has faced scrutiny over previous encounters with wild animals, including a bear cub. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 things 1️⃣ Skipping
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RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Calif. (KESQ) – Crews will begin an emergency project on Monday along State Route 74 to repair damage caused by the Rosa Fire last year, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) announced. Planned work includes pavement milling, resurfacing, and repaving of the eastbound and westbound lanes between Santa Rosa Drive (Postmile 75.3) and
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – After months of community debate, environmental review and public outreach the proposed “Oasis at Indio” development went before the Indio Planning Commission Wednesday night for a major vote on the project’s future. In a 3-2 vote, commissioners rejected moving the development to the City Council after reviewing several key components tied
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TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – A 30-year-old man from Twentynine Palms was arrested after an investigation into the sexual abuse of a minor, authorities announced on Wednesday. The suspect was arrested at his residence last Wednesday at around 12:30 a.m., according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department. Authorities said during the investigation, Deputy Hernandez
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – The former live-in personal assistant to Matthew Perry was sentenced today in downtown Los Angeles to three years, five months behind bars for injecting the “Friends” actor with the multiple doses of ketamine that killed him in October 2023. Kenneth Iwamasa, 61, of Toluca Lake — the last of five
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Restaurant week is returning to Greater Palm Springs, starting Friday, May 29 and will last for 10 days, until June 7. The event will offer residents fine dining experiences at 132 restaurants throughout the valley. Restaurants offer prefixed menus at set price points or special menus. “It’s a great way
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – Amazon and FIND Regional Food Bank are partnering for their fifth annual summer hunger initiative. Officials with FIND say they see their distribution lines spike by 10% in the hot summer months. “We have a lot of kids and we have a lot of families that really struggle through the summertime
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