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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – The City of Indio is preparing to open a brand-new library next Wednesday. The library is part of Indio’s larger Civic Center Campus project aimed at revitalizing the area and strengthening community ties. The new library is designed to be a hub for learning, creativity, and connection. Initial discussions for the project
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THERMAL, Calif. (KESQ) – It’s National California Date Month and the California Date Commission is making sure locals understand just how beneficial dates can be for their health. Officials say they are a heart-healthy, diabetes friendly super fruit packed with fiber, essential vitamins and minerals. They also say dates are a natural and healthy alternative
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – As Greater Palm Springs Pride Weekend approaches, local businesses in the heart of the city’s LGBTQ+ district are rallying to ensure the celebration continues to thrive — despite a significant budget shortfall. Bars along the Arenas District — including Blackbook, Chill Bar, Dick’s, Hunter’s, Quadz, and Streetbar — have teamed
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – A 27-year-old man who arranged to meet women for dates via the internet and then robbed and sexually assaulted them during meetings in Riverside and San Bernardino counties was convicted of more than a half-dozen charges and now faces a sentence of more than 20 years in state prison. After
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BANNING, Calif. (KESQ) – A 28-year-old man faces the death penalty after pleading guilty to five gang-related murders, along with an attempted murder, in Banning between 2015 and 2020. A jury returned a death penalty verdict for William Arnold Armendariz III on Tuesday at the Riverside Hall of Justice. He is due back in court
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – A 29-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the devastating Palisades Fire that swept through Los Angeles in January 2025, claiming twelve lives and destroying thousands of homes and structures. Federal authorities identified the suspect as Jonathan Rinderknecht, a former resident of Pacific Palisades who had relocated to Florida after
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – On top of extreme weather conditions and dry vegetation that fueled the devastating Palisades Fire that killed 12 people and leveled much of the community, leadership and communication challenges, exacerbated by limited resources, impeded the Los Angeles Fire Department’s initial response to the conflagration, according to a city-commissioned review released today.
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By Betsy Klein, Donald Judd, CNN (CNN) — A remarkable scene unfolded in the White House State Dining Room on Wednesday as the Trump administration convened a group of independent journalists and online commentators to share stories of violence at the hands of Antifa, an anti-fascist movement with no leadership or organization. President Donald Trump
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WASHINGTON D.C. (KESQ) – President Donald Trump announced on social media that Israel and Hamas have “both signed off” on the first phase of a peace plan. “This means that ALL of the Hostages will be released very soon, and Israel will withdraw their Troops to an agreed upon line as the first steps toward
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – A jury has ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $966 million to the family of a woman who died from mesothelioma and contended that the company’s baby powder products caused her cancer. Mae K. Moore died in 2021 at age 88, the same year her Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit
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By Samantha Waldenberg, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump is expected to travel to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Friday for his yearly checkup, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement, noting that he would also have a “planned meeting” with troops while there. Trump’s visit to Walter Reed comes
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By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Eight people allegedly connected to a Texas midwife accused of performing illegal abortions have been arrested and indicted for practicing medicine without a license, Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Wednesday. At least one of the eight people indicted in the case is accused of illegally performing an abortion in
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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — California made history Wednesday by enacting the first law in the United States to define and ultimately ban unhealthy ultraprocessed foods, or UPFs, from what’s projected to be over 1 billion meals served to California schoolchildren in the 2025-26 school year. By signing the “Real Food, Healthy Kids Act”
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Pope Leo XIV, the first pontiff from the United States. Personal Birth date: September 14, 1955 Birth place: Chicago, Illinois Birth name: Robert Francis Prevost Father: Louis Prevost, school superintendent Mother: Mildred Martínez Prevost, librarian Education: Villanova University, B.S. in mathematics, 1977;
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Dale, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump has been using fictional figures to justify his controversial military strikes on alleged drug-trafficking boats in the Caribbean near Venezuela. “Every boat kills about 25,000 people,” Trump said in a speech last week. “Every one of those boats is responsible for the death of 25,000 American
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – California Attorney General Rob Bonta has presented a new argument to a federal appeals court for why the panel should block President Donald Trump’s continued federalization of the state National Guard, according to court papers obtained today. Since Trump first federalized California National Guard troops in early June, the administration has
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By Manu Raju, Alison Main, CNN (CNN) — GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene broke sharply with her party leaders on Wednesday as they tried to project a united front in the deepening standoff with Democrats over health care and the government shutdown, calling on Speaker Mike Johnson to bring the House back into session and
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CNN By Annie Grayer, Ellis Kim, CNN (CNN) — Arizona’s Democratic senators got into a hallway confrontation with Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday as the government shutdown’s eighth day dragged on. The clash between Johnson and Sens. Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego centered on the speaker’s decision not to swear in Democrats’ newest
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! When you go out for a drink, you want to feel comfortable while sipping your favorite beverage. So it’s no surprise that a casual neighborhood joint was just named the world’s best bar. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5
Continue ReadingCNN By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! When you go out for a drink, you want to feel comfortable while sipping your favorite beverage. So it’s no surprise that a casual neighborhood joint was just named the world’s best bar. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day.
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