Former Palm Desert high school standout Travis Adams has fulfilled a lifelong dream, making his Major League Baseball debut. Congratulations to Travis Adams on making his MLB Debut! pic.twitter.com/wKjYJ73tae— Minnesota Twins (@Twins) July 5, 2025 Adams, selected by the Twins in the 6th round of the 2021 MLB Draft, made his big league debut in
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LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. (KESQ) – A 13-year-old boy was arrested for allegedly sparking a brush fire in Laguna Beach that threatened numerous homes and forced evacuations. The teen, whose name was not released due to his age, allegedly sparked the Rancho Fire Monday afternoon by lighting fireworks, according to Laguna Beach police. The Rancho Fire
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – The Coachella Valley Association of Governments (CVAG) has begun construction on the CV Link pathway in the Palm Springs area. The CV Link pathway is set to begin construction from the Palm Springs Visitor Center and run to the Whitewater River Stormwater Channel Levee. Construction on this project is set
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By Sean Lyngaas and Antonia Mortensen, CNN Washington and Rome (CNN) — Italian authorities have arrested a Chinese man accused by US prosecutors of being part of a hacking team that stole coveted US research into a coronavirus vaccine on behalf of Chinese intelligence. At the height of the pandemic in early 2020, Xu Zewei
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – A day after federal immigration raids and protests in Los Angeles, the county Board of Supervisors today approved a motion to expand health and social services for immigrant families. Since June 6, the Trump administration has increased immigration enforcement in the county, including Monday’s operation when an estimated 100 or
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By Andi Babineau, CNN (CNN) — Minnesota State Sen. John Hoffman has been released from a hospital intensive care unit and moved into a rehabilitation facility to continue his recovery from a politically-motivated attack in June, a family spokesperson tells CNN Tuesday. Though the family acknowledges that Hoffman “still has a long recovery ahead,” spokesperson
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By Emily Shapiro, Jack Moore, Nadine El-Bawab, and Ivan PereiraLast Updated: July 8, 2025, 11:55 AM PDT At least 108 people are dead after heavy rain led to devastating flooding in Texas. Kerr County was hit the hardest, with at least 87 deaths, including 30 children. President Donald Trump signed a disaster declaration for the county
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By Ivana Kottasová and Dani Karni, CNN (CNN) — Thirteen women and two men who survived captivity by Hamas said they experienced or witnessed sexual violence while held hostage in Gaza, according to a new report by a group of Israeli researchers known as the Dinah Project. The Dinah Project experts — all women —
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – The Palm Springs Cultural Center is sporting a new banner outside saying “open during construction,” despite construction taking away 300 parking spots. Now the cultural center is left with less than 20 spots, and has felt it’s impacts on visitor numbers. “It’s harder than we kind of anticipated,” Michael Green,
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – Two San Fernando Valley residents are awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to federal charges stemming from their roles in defrauding Medicare of nearly $16 million through sham hospice companies and laundering the illicit proceeds, according to court papers obtained today. Karpis Srapyan, 35, and Susanna Harutyunyan, 39, both of Winnetka,
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CNN By Alayna Treene, Kristen Holmes, Evan Perez and Steve Contorno, CNN (CNN) — Many of President Donald Trump’s close advisers, both inside and outside the White House, have grown increasingly frustrated with Attorney General Pam Bondi’s handling of files related to the Jeffrey Epstein case, following days of intense criticism from some of the
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TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – The Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians has received confirmation from the U.S. National Park Service that the tribe’s ancestral Chemehuevi cemetery in Twentynine Palms has been added to the National Register of Historic Places, officials said today. The cemetery is historically associated with the Chemehuevi people, ancestors to the
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Anthony Kennedy, retired associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Personal Birth date: July 23, 1936 Birth place: Sacramento, California Birth name: Anthony McLeod Kennedy Father: Anthony J. Kennedy, lawyer and lobbyist Mother: Gladys (McLeod) Kennedy, civic leader Marriage: Mary
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By Alejandra Jaramillo, Veronica Stracqualursi, Alison Main and Dana Karni, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump’s foreign envoy Steve Witkoff said Tuesday that he’s hopeful of having a Gaza ceasefire deal by the end of the week, as negotiators make substantial progress working through remaining issues. Trump also met Tuesday with Israeli Prime Minister
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By Casey Gannon and Molly Reinmann, CNN (CNN) — Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said on Tuesday during a news conference that there will be “no amnesty” for migrants and mass deportations will continue to achieve a “100% American workforce.” Rollins cited the number of adults in the Medicaid program, saying there are plenty of workers
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By Dana Karni, Mostafa Salem and Oren Liebermann, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Israel’s defense minister said he told the military to advance plans for what he called a “humanitarian city” built on the ruins of Rafah in southern Gaza, according to reports in Israeli media. In a briefing to reporters Monday, Israel Katz said the
Continue Reading By Donald Judd, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday shrugged off questions around a new Justice Department memo about accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, calling them “a desecration.” “Are you still talking about Jeffrey Epstein? This guy’s been talked about for years,” Trump said during a Cabinet meeting after a reporter directed a
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By Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — The International Criminal Court on Tuesday issued arrest warrants for two top Taliban leaders, accusing them of persecuting girls and women in Afghanistan. The pair are suspected of “ordering, inducing or soliciting” the persecution of girls, women and others who don’t conform with the Taliban’s policy on gender, the
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By John Towfighi, CNN New York (CNN) — President Donald Trump is threatening to revive his trade war. Wall Street isn’t too concerned. Global markets were relatively calm Tuesday after Trump on Monday ratcheted up his tariff campaign — but extended the deadline to August 1 and said he was open to negotiations. That provided
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By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — Someone using artificial intelligence to impersonate Secretary of State Marco Rubio contacted at least five people, including three foreign ministers, a US governor, and a member of Congress, “with the goal of gaining access to information or accounts,” a US diplomatic cable said. The cable advises diplomats worldwide that
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