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By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — It’s been more than five years since Clare Yeo got her masters in piano performance, but this fall, she’s assigned herself a semester of coursework. Yeo, 33, is studying the relationship between good and evil through a series of classic texts: Fyodor Dostoevsky’s “Crime and Punishment” and “The Idiot,”
Continue ReadingBy Arlette Saenz, David Wright, CNN (CNN) — The Democratic candidates in this fall’s top statewide races have chosen a relentless focus on one word: affordability. Rep. Mikie Sherrill rolled out a “Save You Time and Money” plan in New Jersey. Former Rep. Abigail Spanberger turned to “Affordable Virginia” as the name for her economic
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By Max Saltman, Isa Cardona, Abel Alvarado, Isabel Rosales, Ana Melgar, CNN San Juan, Puerto Rico (CNN) — It was a “mind blowing” idea, Jorge Perez remembers, two years after he first heard it: Bad Bunny wasn’t going to tour the US. In August 2023, Perez – a tourism official who manages the island’s biggest
Continue ReadingBy Eric Bradner, Jeff Zeleny, CNN (CNN) — Utah Gov. Spencer Cox’s campaign to turn down the nation’s political temperature has long stood out as a rarity in a Republican Party led by President Donald Trump. But Cox’s commanding role as the nation grapples with the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk gives his calls
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Carolina Garcia MEXICALI, B.C. (KYMA) – El lunes por la noche, más de 100 mil personas se esperan acudan a las festividades patrioticas mexicanas, con el tradicional grito de independencia, el cual se encabezará por primera ocasión en México, por una mujer, por parte de la presidenta Claudia Sheiunbaum. En Mexicali, se realizará en la
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — The United States has suspended some funding for its flagship AIDS relief program, according to international organizations and members of Congress who warn the cuts are already hurting patients and halting critical projects globally. The full extent of the budget cuts related to US-funded HIV/AIDS relief work is highly
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By Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — Like thousands of Americans captivated by the manhunt for the shooter who killed conservative political activist Charlie Kirk, a Utah father had seen the photos and video footage of the suspect released by authorities. The man in the images, dressed in a black T-shirt plastered with an eagle and
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) — A striking new landmark has begun to take shape in the heart of downtown Palm Springs. At the intersection of Arenas Road and Indian Canyon Drive, a 65-foot flagpole now stands tall — soon to fly the iconic rainbow flag designed by LGBTQ+ activist and artist Gilbert Baker. Although the
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — The 2025 high school football season continues this week with many local teams in action. Below is the schedule and scores for Week 4. Friday, Sept. 12 Desert Hot Springs10@Shadow Hills44FCathedral City6@Xavier Prep48FWestern Christian47@Indio6FPalm Desert21@Yucaipa37FLa Quinta22@Hesperia21FYucca Valley21@Chaffey28FRubidoux12@Twentynine Palms41FCoachella Valley24@Palo Verde Valley40FDesert Christian Academy58@San Jacinto Valley Academy7FDesert Chapel13@Nordhoff47F Thursday, Sept. 11
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By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington (CNN) — A firefighting helicopter crew’s decision to fly an altitude higher than they were cleared for and the subsequent rapid descent led to the deaths of three people in a midair collision in 2023, according to a final report from the National Transportation Safety Board. Thursday’s report concludes the
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DESERT HOT SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – One person was rushed to the hospital with serious injuries after being struck by a vehicle Friday night in Desert Hot Springs. The crash was reported at around 9:15 p.m. on Palm Drive and Desert View Avenue. Details on what led to the crash was not available. We’ve reached
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By Mostafa Salem, CNN (CNN) — For decades, wealthy Gulf Arab states cast themselves as oases of stability in a region mired in conflict, building gleaming capitals with fast-growing economies powered by millions of foreign workers drawn to economic opportunity and a tax-free lifestyle. But this year, their sense of safety was shattered when two
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By Hannah Rabinowitz, Evan Perez, Jeremy Herb, Kristen Holmes, Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — Stepping to the microphone at a news conference Friday morning in Utah, FBI Director Kash Patel wasted no time explaining what led to the capture of a suspect in the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. “This is what happens when
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MURRIETA, Calif. (KESQ) – A 41-year-old man suspected of attacking his neighbor with a sword at a Murrieta condominium complex, then barricading himself in his residence until a SWAT unit forcibly arrested him, was behind bars today. The suspect was booked into the Byrd Detention Center in Murrieta Thursday on suspicion of mayhem, assault
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THERMAL, Calif. (KESQ) — In a unanimous decision Thursday evening, the Coachella Valley Unified School District Board voted to rescind the contract of a newly-hired instructor. Superintendent Dr. Frances Esparza confirmed the instructor’s contract was rescinded after inappropriate behavior was discovered at a prior district. It’s raising the question of how background checks are conducted
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By Meena Duerson, Matthew J. Friedman, CNN Phoenix, Arizona (CNN) — Prayer beads hang over a banner with Charlie Kirk’s face and the exhortation: “May Charlie be received into the merciful arms of Jesus, our loving Savior.” Flowers and US flags are laid beneath, outside the Turning Point USA headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona, and a
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said Friday a 22-year-old man is under arrest in the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University. Officials identified the suspect as Tyler Robinson and said a tip from someone close to him helped lead to the arrest. Investigators previously released surveillance video and said
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By Joyce Jiang, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — For Chinese students, a degree from a US university was once considered a “golden ticket” to coveted jobs back home. But many are now finding that geopolitics is blunting their ambitions. The Trump administration’s threat of visa cancellations – later shelved after a trade-truce phone call between
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Former Palm Springs Mayor Lisa Middleton has been appointed by Governor Newsom to the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CALPERS) Board of Administration. She will help to oversee a $535 billion operation serving millions of members across the state. The four year appointment is a return to CALPERS for Middleton,
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DESERT HOT SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Parents and students are concerned after a number of school threats have been made to PSUSD schools in recent days. Several emails and phone calls were made into the KESQ Newsroom after posts on social media began circulating online on Wednesday about violence that would occur on Thursday at
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