By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — Lawmakers have received whistle blower reports accusing a top Justice Department official of pressuring prosecutors to work quickly to indict the Southern Poverty Law Center despite misgivings about the case, House Democrats said in a new letter to the official, Associate Deputy Attorney General Aakash Singh. Reps. Jamie Raskin
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By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Nebraska is launching work requirements in Medicaid on Friday, becoming the first state to implement a key pillar of the Republicans’ “big, beautiful bill.” GOP Gov. Jim Pillen has said the mandate will promote long term independence. But community advocates and experts fear that tens of thousands of eligible
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By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen seized US funded supplies and equipment, including vehicles, after the Trump administration suspended and slashed humanitarian funding around the world and began dismantling the US Agency of International Development. Former US officials told the CNN the seizure of more than $122,000 worth of equipment
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – On National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day, the Coachella Valley Animal Campus is encouraging the community to consider adoption as shelters across Riverside County continue to face high demand. According to county data, more than 29,000 dogs and cats entered the shelter system last year. Locally, that demand is putting
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – The Palm Springs Drone Festival returns May 1 and 2 at Palm Springs High School, bringing student teams from across the country — and around the world — together for competition. The event includes teams from Palm Springs Unified, as well as students from states like Texas and New York,
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By Tal Shalev, CNN (CNN) — From almost any other country, the answer would have been a firm no. But when the United Arab Emirates came under a relentless Iranian attack during the US-Israeli war on Tehran, Israel agreed to deploy one of its most sensitive military systems. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu secretly ordered the
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Banner, CNN King Charles III has wrapped up his whirlwind visit to the US, striking a careful balance between charm and diplomacy. Over the four-day trip, he projected unity and celebrated Britain’s “eternal bond” with America ahead of its 250th anniversary — while occasionally disagreeing with the president and even landing a few
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By Issy Ronald, Jomana Karadsheh, Florence Davey-Attlee, Laura Sharman, CNN (CNN) — A man has been charged with attempted murder after two Jewish men were stabbed in London in what police described as a terrorist incident. The two men aged 76 and 34 were stabbed in Golders Green, north London, on Wednesday. On Friday morning,
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By Max Foster, Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Front Royal, Virginia (CNN) — King Charles III came to the United States to mark Britain’s loss in the war of independence. He left with an historic win. The 77-year-old monarch faced a number of possible pitfalls from a bombastic US president known for creating controversy and generating headlines
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By Steve Contorno, CNN (CNN) — In a matter of days this week, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis dragged lawmakers to Tallahassee, handed them an aggressively gerrymandered congressional map, strong-armed the Republican-controlled legislature into backing it and tilted the midterm battlefield toward his party. It was a familiar display of the raw political power that DeSantis
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By Nic Robertson, Jessie Yeung, CNN Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) — As the stalemate between Washington and Tehran drags on and the world waits in hope of a deal, the very real possibility of an alternate outcome – the resumption of war – looms overhead. The clock was already ticking down on Friday to an anticipated
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By Angus Watson, CNN Sydney (CNN) — Violent crowds clashed with police outside a hospital in a remote Australian outback town Thursday night as they demanded authorities hand over an accused child-killer. Dramatic footage showed police officers dodging rocks and sticks while rioters smashed police cars and set a police van on fire. Officers can
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – Dozens of community members got a first look inside ABC Recovery Center’s new expansion in Indio on Thursday. The center has helped thousands of people battle addiction for decades. ABC Recovery Center employees said its new campus includes dorms, a healing courtyard, a welcome center, gym and much more. Officials said
Continue ReadingBy Esha Mitra, CNN Murshidabad / Kolkata, India (CNN) — Sadre Alam went to war for India. Suprabuddha Sen’s grandfather illustrated its first constitution. For decades, both men exercised their rights enshrined in that document to vote in the world’s largest democracy. Days before polls opened in crucial state elections in April, they found out
Continue ReadingBy Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — A US Navy warship lost power and propulsion for several hours in the Indo-Pacific on Tuesday, a US defense official said, after suffering what a Navy statement called an “engineering casualty” in its electrical system. Such a situation would leave the ship, the guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins, and its
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By Morgan Rimmer, CNN (CNN) — A Vietnam-era law says Congress must sign off on the Iran war after the conflict hits the 60-day mark. The only problem: Lawmakers can’t agree when that deadline actually hits. And now they’ve left town. Under the War Powers Act of 1973, the president has 60 days to conduct
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Police are investigating a crash that killed a pedestrian Wednesday night in Palm Springs. The crash was reported at a little after 8:15 p.m. on the intersection of East Palm Canyon Drive and Cherokee Way. “The preliminary investigation indicates a vehicle traveling eastbound on East Palm Canyon Drive struck an
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – In two recent standoffs involving suspects across the Valley, the Regional SWAT Team and local police departments have used technology to de-escalate incidents. Namely, wireless robots have entered homes or buildings to scope out the scene before officers do. “Either the robot or their drone has actually seen people inside
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – The H.N. and Frances C. Berger Foundation is responding to a lawsuit claiming the organization refused to pay. Wired Works LLC. and three co-plaintiffs filed the lawsuit. They allege the Berger Foundation accepted more than $300,000 in development work and more than 5,000 hours of labor. The filing says the foundation then
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – News Channel 3 is getting a behind-the-scenes look at how local elections are secured and verified. The County of Riverside Registrar of Voters is opening its doors today, April 30, for a public logic and accuracy test ahead of the June 2 Statewide Direct Primary Election. The testing, which began at
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