RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Riverside County rose today to its highest amount since Oct. 25, 2023, increasing 6.2 cents to $5.354. The average price has risen 43 of the past 44 days, increasing $1.213, including 3.5 cents on Thursday, according to figures from the
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By Andrew Kaczynski, CNN (CNN) — A fundraising email from President Donald Trump’s political action committee has a provocative pitch: using an image from Saturday’s dignified transfer honoring six fallen US soldiers, it promises access to the president’s “private national security briefings.” The email, sent by Never Surrender, Inc., promotes what it calls a “National
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PALM SPRINGS (KESQ) – Goldenvoice, the organizers behind the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Just Like Heaven and Stagecoach County Music Festival, announced today this year’s lineup to Surf Club, top-tier electronic artists performing daytime for four poolside shows at the Palm Springs Surf Club. The two-weekend series will be held April 11-12 and
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By Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — The show will go on. The antitrust trial involving events operator Live Nation will restart Monday after the ticketing giant failed to reach a settlement with a consortium of state attorneys general. During a court hearing in New York on Friday, Judge Arun Subramanian said the states dropped their
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CNN By Tierney Sneed, Jake Tapper, Bryan Mena, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge has quashed subpoenas the Justice Department had issued against Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, according to court documents unsealed Friday. The ruling is a major blow to President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly criticized Powell for not lowering interest rates, and
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PASADENA, Calif. (KESQ) – A federal appeals court in Pasadena has ruled that elementary students have First Amendment free-speech rights in school, reviving the lawsuit of a first-grader who alleges she was punished for giving a drawing referencing the Black Lives Matter movement, and suggesting that “any life” matters, to a Black classmate, according to
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – As the U.S.-Iran war rages into a third week, experts are warning against AI videos and photos circulated online. “Some of it is political or ideological propaganda that is being used by all sides. That’s just the state of play that we’re in, but most of it are just people
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By Sunlen Serfaty, Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump is replacing Richard Grenell as head of the Kennedy Center, he announced on Friday. Trump posted on Truth Social that Grenell would be replaced by Matt Floca, the arts center’s current vice president of facilities operations. The move comes as the arts and culture
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By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department charged a man Friday whom they say sold the gun used in the Old Dominion University shooting, and the charging documents reveal new details about the Virginia attack. Kenya Mcchell Chapman was arrested Friday in connection to his sale of a pistol to Mohamed Bailor Jalloh,
Continue Reading By Tierney Sneed, Jake Tapper, Bryan Mena, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge has quashed subpoenas the Justice Department had issued against Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, according to court documents unsealed Friday. The ruling is a major blow to President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly criticized Powell for not lowering interest rates, and an
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CNN By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — When an armed suspect drove a vehicle loaded with explosives toward Temple Israel on Thursday, the synagogue was well prepared. Physical bollards had been placed around the building, which includes a school, in an attempt to slow a ramming attack. Armed security guards were on site in the
Continue Reading By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — When an armed suspect drove a vehicle loaded with explosives toward Temple Israel on Thursday, the synagogue was well prepared. Physical bollards had been placed around the building, which includes a school, in an attempt to slow a ramming attack. Armed security guards were on site in the middle
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Jon Huntsman, former Utah Governor and 2012 Republican presidential candidate. Personal Birth date: March 26, 1960 Birth place: Palo Alto, California Birth name: Jon Meade Huntsman Jr. Father: Jon Meade Huntsman Sr., billionaire chemical magnate Mother: Karen (Haight) Huntsman Marriage: Mary Kaye Cooper
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Hank Paulson, former US Treasury secretary and CEO of Goldman Sachs. Personal Birth date: March 28, 1946 Birth place: Palm Beach, Florida Birth name: Henry Merritt Paulson Jr. Father: Henry Merritt Paulson, wholesale jeweler Mother: Marianna (Gallauer) Paulson Marriage: Wendy Judge (September
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By Daniel Dale, CNN (CNN) — Senate Republicans released an online ad this week in which a real-looking but fake version of a Democratic candidate, fabricated with artificial intelligence, appears to speak directly into the camera for more than a minute. The National Republican Senatorial Committee’s deepfake of James Talarico, the Democratic nominee in the
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By Casey Tolan, John Miller, Charbel Mallo, Jeff Winter, CNN (CNN) — The assailant in Thursday’s attack on a Michigan synagogue had previously been flagged in US government databases for connections with suspected members of the militant group Hezbollah, although he was not believed to be a member himself, law enforcement officials briefed on the
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By CNN staff LONDON (CNN) — A British man has been charged under cyber-crime laws in Dubai for allegedly filming Iranian missiles over the city, UK authorities confirmed. The 60-year-old man, reported to be a tourist, was charged under a law that prohibits publishing or sharing material that could disturb public security. “We are in
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By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump disputed a recent report that he has bought members of his Cabinet dress shoes but then offered detailed thinking on why he has replaced top officials’ footwear, saying he doesn’t want his Cabinet sporting sneakers. The Wall Street Journal reported earlier this week that Trump has
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By Sol Amaya, CNN en Español (CNN) — Cuban officials have held talks with the United States, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel confirmed for the first time on Friday, as the island faces an economic crisis and intense pressure from Donald Trump. “There are international factors that have facilitated these talks,” Díaz-Canel said in a video
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CNN, WDIV, WXYZ By Emma Tucker, Elizabeth Wolfe, Hannah Rabinowitz, Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — A pair of attacks more than 700 miles apart on Thursday struck at the heart of community safe havens, leaving shocked Americans with an uneasy sense of security. First, a deadly shooting being investigated as terrorism devastated a Virginia university
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