By Eric Levenson, CNN New York (CNN) — Sen. Chuck Schumer, the New York Democrat and one of the most powerful Jewish politicians in the United States, did not endorse Zohran Mamdani and would not say who he voted for in New York City’s mayoral election. But on Wednesday morning, he said he called the
Continue ReadingBy Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — When Hakeem Jeffries handed Mike Johnson the speaker’s gavel on the House floor in October 2023, the pair hugged, marking the promise of a new era of bipartisanship. In one of their first private meetings, the two party leaders agreed they would not launch personal attacks against each other,
Continue ReadingBy Joan Biskupic, CNN Senior Supreme Court Analyst (CNN) — President Donald Trump, who has declared it a matter of “LIFE OR DEATH,” opted against attending Wednesday’s Supreme Court hearing over his billion-dollar tariffs, but his lawyer presented the case in similarly audacious terms. “President Trump determined that our exploding trade deficits had brought us to
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By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — More than two dozen officials with the National Transportation and Safety Board are on site and have begun sifting through the mangled remnants of a UPS cargo plane that crashed after an engine detached during takeoff near Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport. They’ll try to determine what led to
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DESERT HOT SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – In partnership with FIND Food Bank, College of the Desert is hosting a number of food distribution events across campuses. Organizers said distribution events are open to the public and students. News Channel 3 is attending the next distribution event on Wednesday from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at
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By Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Typhoon Kalmaegi damaged homes and uprooted trees in central Vietnam this week after cutting a path of destruction through the Philippines, where it killed nearly 200 people. Kalmaegi, one of the strongest typhoons on record to hit Vietnam, brought torrential rains and destructive winds to an area already saturated
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EL CENTRO, Calif. (KESQ) – The Imperial Irrigation District just approved a major repowering project to upgrade its electrical system. Equipment dating back to 1968 will be replaced with new generators, increasing energy production and efficiency. IID says it’s important to take action to create a more reliable electrical grid for the future. The total
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – With Palm Springs Pride Weekend just days away, local health officials are stepping up efforts to keep celebrations both joyful and safe. As tens of thousands are expected to attend parades, parties, and community events, Riverside County health leaders are increasing outreach, education, and vaccination availability to prevent the spread
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COACHELLA, Calif. (KESQ) – CV Link has officially opened to the public with its first grand opening ceremony in Coachella today. The CV Link runs 40 miles across the Coachella Valley, from Palm Springs to Coachella. There’ll be other grand opening ceremonies in La Quinta, Cathedral City, Palm Desert and Palm Springs. You can learn
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) — College of the Desert will provide free education to every Coachella Valley resident, regardless of age, income, or educational background, COD Superintendent/President Val Martinez Garcia announced last week. Martinez Garcia says the announcement builds on COD’s current plEDGE Program, which provides tuition-free enrollment for two years for incoming high school
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – The Coachella Valley Rescue Mission is reaching out to the community for help as they say the government shutdown and the Administration’s decision to suspend the SNAP food stamp program has heavily impacted their programs. The SNAP suspension went into effect Nov. 1 amid CVRM saying it’s receiving an increase in
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By Tami Luhby, Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The US Department of Agriculture issued revised guidance to states on Wednesday evening that will result in food stamp enrollees receiving somewhat larger partial benefits in November. The update, disclosed in a new court filing, calls for reducing the maximum Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefit by 35%,
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By Omar Jimenez, Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Chicago (CNN) — A Customs and Border Protection agent appeared to brag to fellow agents about his marksmanship after he repeatedly shot a Chicago woman following a collision between their cars, text messages shown in court revealed. The woman, Marimar Martinez, is accused of closely pursuing the agent and
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – The Coachella Valley Firebirds’ third annual Season of Giving Canned Food Drive will get underway today. The drive will begin during the Firebirds’ game against the Colorado Eagles, which begins at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Acrisure Arena, 75702 Varner Road, and it will conclude on Dec. 19. The team,
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – Police arrested a second person in connection with a recent spree of burglaries and vandalism in Indio. The suspect, a 34-year-old man, was arrested Wednesday just before 2 p.m., on the 82000 block of Avenue 48, Indio police announced. He was booked into the John Benoit Detention Center in Indio and
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – The return of the Coachella Valley Filipino Festival, or CVFF, is coming at the right time for many Filipino-American residents in the Coachella Valley. Organizers with the festival said residents are having a tougher time traveling to the Philippines amid inflation and other troubles. They said events like these help
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – The four-day Greater Palm Springs Pride Festival will begin Thursday, with music, entertainment and other festivities planned throughout the weekend. The 14th annual event will start with Dia de la Reina, a block party “celebrating the kings and queens of Palm Springs with food, music and entertainment,” officials said.
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Desert Care Network kicked off Palm Springs Pride weekend with a ceremonial unfurling of the Pride Flag from the El Mirador Bell Tower at Desert Regional Medical Center on Wednesday. “Our unfurling of the Pride flag has grown into a cherished tradition at our hospital,” said Desert Regional Medical Center
Continue ReadingBy Alison Main, Morgan Rimmer, Manu Raju, Jennifer Hansler, Kylie Atwood, CNN (CNN) — Senate Intelligence Vice Chairman Mark Warner on Wednesday expressed confidence in the intelligence used by the Pentagon to strike alleged drug traffickers in the Pacific Ocean, but he urged the Trump administration to divulge more information to a skeptical public as
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SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – Activist Shane Harris was joined today by family members of the late Bill Walton to announce twin proposals to rename a street in San Diego and a memorial area in La Mesa after the basketball legend. Hall of Famer Walton, the greatest basketball player San Diego produced, died in
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