By Associated Press Ukraine said it struck a Russian air base on Saturday, while Russia continued to pound Ukraine with hundreds of drones overnight as part of a stepped-up bombing campaign that has dashed hopes for a breakthrough in efforts to end the more than 3-year-old war. Ukraine’s military General Staff said that Ukrainian forces
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KCNC By Brian Maass, Colin McIntyre Click here for updates on this story Colorado (KCNC) — Hondo Underwood has gone from running away from police in Colorado to running towards them. “You can always make a comeback,” said the Pueblo resident. Underwood was well known to police in the Denver metro area as a prolific
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By Danya Gainor, CNN (CNN) — An Iowa law removing gender identity as a protected class from the state’s civil rights code took effect Tuesday, the first action of its kind in the United States. The new rollback of protections is the latest attack on trans people in the US and part of a broader
Continue ReadingBy Arit John, CNN (CNN) — As Democrats rush to define President Donald Trump’s domestic policy and immigration law, a handful of liberal candidates are relying on their personal experiences with programs facing key cuts to highlight the broad scope of the legislation and target Republicans who voted for it. Randy Villegas, who is challenging
Continue ReadingBy John Fritze and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court’s decision Thursday to weigh in on transgender sports bans will put two conservative justices in the spotlight in coming months, both because of what they have said in past cases involving LGBTQ rights – and what they haven’t. Only two justices have written
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Hundreds of people gathering in Palm Springs to celebrate Fourth of July. Events kicking off with a splash at the Palm Springs Swim Center, where a pool party helped attendees beat the heat. From the pool to the baseball field. The Palm Springs Power facing off the Power Summer Collegiate
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By Angus Watson and Chris Lau, CNN Sydney (CNN) — A man set the door of a synagogue alight and a group of protesters stormed an Israeli restaurant in Melbourne on Friday night, the latest in a wave of antisemitic attacks in Australian cities. About 20 people were inside the synagogue in the downtown area
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Update 7/4/25 7:00 p.m. CAL FIRE reports containment remains at 75%, with 2,387 acres burned. Crews will continue to strengthen the containment lines, and work on suppression repair continues. Evacuation Orders and Warnings are still in place. Update 7/4/25 5:30 p.m. The fire is now 75% contained, CAL FIRE announced. Update 7/4/25 3:30 p.m. Evacuation
Continue ReadingBy Sebastian Shukla, CNN (CNN) — As Denmark takes over the presidency of the European Union, Danes are more strongly pro-European than at any time in the past two decades – a shift in sentiment that can at least partly be attributed to US President Donald Trump. An eye-opening survey published in March by Berlingske,
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Here’s some celebratory events happening around the Coachella Valley for the holiday weekend! Palm Springs Thursday, July 3, enjoy the Fourth of July weekend “Kick-Off Party at Villagefest,” located at Downtown Palm Springs, Tahquitz Canyon Way and Palm Canyon Drive to celebrate the patriotic weekend with games, live music, arts and crafts and snow cones
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) — President Trump has signed his Big Beautiful Bill and some local servers could be cashing in on the ‘no tax on tips’ incentive. The incentive was one of the President’s key campaign promises, drawing in voters with the promise to take home more cash. Beginning the 2026 tax year, tip-reliant
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) -The CDC says prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in American men, behind lung cancer. With prostate cancer cases on the rise across the nation local health experts want you to know how critical it can be for men to get screened to catch potential cases as
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By Kevin Liptak, Betsy Klein and Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — It’s the celebration President Donald Trump has been waiting for. After weeks of cajoling Republicans into backing his domestic mega-bill — despite lingering concerns about its Medicaid cuts, deficit expansion and political pitfalls — Trump signed the measure into law on the White House
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – Indio Police Department is seeking the help of the community to identify the person responsible in a series of recent burglaries at businesses around the city. They say the suspect in the burglaries is described as a black male adult around 5’8″ to 6’0″, wearing a dark hoodie with an emblem
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Pyro Spectaculars is putting together a colorful fireworks display for the Palm Springs Department of Parks and Recreation “All American” Fourth of July events Friday night. Robert Bronner, a pyrotechnic operator, said it takes nearly 20 hours to set up over 600 shells for the big display – something they
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Dale, CNN (CNN) — On Friday, before signing his massive domestic policy bill, President Donald Trump proclaimed at the White House that “it’s the most popular bill ever signed in the history of our country,” adding for emphasis that “this is the single most popular bill ever signed.” That is an up-is-down reversal
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STUDIO CITY, Calif. (KESQ) – Officials in Mexico have confirmed they have an arrest warrant pending for former middleweight boxing champion Julio César Chávez Jr. on charges of involvement in organized crime and arms trafficking and have been in touch with U.S. authorities to start extradition procedures, according to a New York Times report. Department
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By Oren Liebermann, Jeremy Diamond and Ibrahim Dahman, CNN (CNN) — Hamas announced on Friday that it had “submitted a positive response” to a proposal for a 60-day ceasefire with Israel in Gaza, opening the path toward a deal to halt the conflict after months of failed efforts. Hamas has “submitted a positive response to
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By Katelyn Polantz, Priscilla Alvarez and Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration sent eight migrants held in Djibouti for weeks to South Sudan, where they fear they will face violence, following a flurry of court activity on Friday. A federal judge in Massachusetts denied an emergency request Friday evening from the migrants’ lawyers
Continue ReadingBy Mauricio Torres, CNN (CNN) — Families are demanding answers after authorities in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, discovered that 383 bodies had been stored in a crematorium for months and years after the people had died. Norma Guardado Meraz was one of many locals who visited the Chihuahua Prosecutor’s Office this week to get more information
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