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By Whitney Wild and Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order Saturday laying out initial plans for how the city will try to resist President Donald Trump’s planned immigration crackdown in the coming days. The mayor’s order provides guidance and directives to the city’s agencies and law enforcement
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By Alicia Wallace, Dalia Faheid, Arit John, CNN Minneapolis (CNN) — On late-August mornings in the Windom neighborhood, the soundscape is usually familiar and comforting. Cicadas buzz, sparrows dart between yards, neighbors trade easy greetings across tidy sidewalks and the Annunciation Catholic Church’s bells peal across southwest Minneapolis, calling parishioners to Mass as they have
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By Eyad Kourdi, Eugenia Yosef, Max Saltman, CNN (CNN) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Saturday vowed to take revenge for the killing of their prime minister and other political leaders by Israeli airstrikes earlier this week. The Houthis confirmed Prime Minister Ahmed al-Rahawi was killed in a strike on the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Thursday,
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By Mahmoud Atef, Eugenia Yosef, Kareem El Damanhoury, Ibrahim Dahman, Sana Noor Haq, Abeer Salman, Eyad Kourdi, CNN (CNN) — Israel is set to halt airdrops over Gaza City and reduce the entry of relief trucks ahead of a major offensive, a source told CNN, as the Red Cross warned that Israeli plans for mass
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By Daria Tarasova-Markina and Catherine Nicholls, CNN Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — A nationalist Ukrainian lawmaker was shot dead in a “carefully planned” attack in the western city of Lviv on Saturday, officials said, with the killer still on the loose. Andriy Parubiy was shot several times with a short-barreled firearm, police said, adding that the
Continue ReadingBy Gloria Pazmino, CNN New York (CNN) — Months before winning New York City’s Democratic primary for mayor, Zohran Mamdani sat inside a Pakistani restaurant in Queens with around two dozen off-duty police officers. The officers were familiar with the 33-year-old assemblyman’s past calls to defund America’s largest police force and social media posts in
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By Audrey Ash, Curt Devine, CNN (CNN) — The month before a shooter opened fire on children gathered in a Minnesota church this week, the Trump administration cut funding in the state for efforts to identify potential mass shooters and head off their violence. The grants were ended as part of $18.5 million in cuts
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – A 37-year-old woman who walked away from a San Diego County Female Community Reentry Program was apprehended today in Perris. Angel Rayburn was taken into custody without incident by California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation agents, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation announced. The San Diego County District Attorney’s
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HEMET, Calif. (KESQ) – A motorcycle rider was killed in a collision with a Hemet Fire Department truck tonight in Hemet. The crash occurred at 9:09 p.m. at Chambers and State streets, according to the California Highway Patrol. Additional information was not immediately available.
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COACHELLA, Calif. (KESQ) — The owners of Fernando’s Tacos in Coachella are reeling after a suspected drunk driver crashed into their taco truck earlier this week. Last Thursday, August 21, a White Toyota Corolla ran a stop sign and crashed into a power pole at the intersection of Avenue 52 and Calhoun Street. That driver, who
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By Simone McCarthy, CNN Tianjin, China (CNN) — Autocrats, populists, friends and foes, a strongman waging a war in Europe and the leader of the world’s biggest democracy will all be hosted by Chinese leader Xi Jinping this weekend at a summit designed to showcase Beijing as a global leader capable of providing a counterweight
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – A two-year-old child was taken to the hospital after falling from a moving vehicle Friday night in Indio. The incident was reported at around 8:15 p.m. on the 46000 block of Jackson Street. Indio police said the preliminary investigation revealed that the child had unbuckled herself and opened the rear right
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) -As students head back to classrooms across the Coachella Valley, parents are being reminded to take precautions to protect children from seasonal illnesses. With flu season approaching and COVID-19 still circulating, local health officials are offering guidance for families navigating the new school year. The new Stratus variant of COVID-19 has
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SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – The Labor Day travel rush is here, and the Auto Club says millions of Americans will be taking road trips this weekend. But there is some good news for drivers when it comes to gas prices. Right now, the state average is $4.59 a gallon, which is down from $4.62
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – FIND Food Bank has officially completed construction on its new Food Security Campus, designed to expand its capacity and improve operations. Distributing over 20 million pounds of food each year, FIND’s original campus is over capacity. The new facility offers relief, allowing for faster, more efficient food distribution and increased storage. This
Continue ReadingBy Dan Berman, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge on Friday blocked a Trump administration effort that aims to speed deportations of migrants detained in the interior of the United States, slamming it as a violation of due process. Unlike migrants detained at or near the border, who have previously been subject to expedited removal,
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Mostly sunny, warmer weather will continue through the Labor Day weekend, with hot and dry conditions dominating much of Southern California. High pressure is expected to strengthen over the region, pushing out the lingering humidity and sending daytime highs to around 5 degrees above normal. Temperatures will peak Sunday into Labor Day, with much of
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – This Labor Day weekend is the last weekend for Riverside County Department of Animal Services’ (RCDAS) “Clear the Shelters” event offering free adoptions of dogs and cats. RCDAS is waiving adoption fees at all RCDAS shelter locations during the final week of August in an effort to “Clear the Shelters: Unleash
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By Danya Gainor, CNN (CNN) — The Greenwich Village apartment building of New York Times Executive Editor Joseph Kahn was defaced with red paint and graffiti in the early hours of Friday morning. The paint covered the walls and front steps to the apartment building, and writing at the base of the steps read, “Joe
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – As millions of Californians hit the road for the Labor Day holiday weekend, the California Highway Patrol (CHP) is ramping up enforcement in anticipation of one of the most dangerous travel weekends of the year. Starting Friday evening and continuing through Monday night, CHP is launching a Maximum Enforcement Period.
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