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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – An Indio man who fatally shot a longtime acquaintance, possibly over relations each man had with the same woman, carried out a “deliberate and premeditated murder,” a prosecutor said today, while the defendant’s attorney argued his client shot while in fear for his life. Miguel Mejia Cazarez, 44, of Indio, was
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PALM SPRINGS (CNS) – In honor of the upcoming Palm Springs Pride festival this weekend, the LGBTQ+ History and Archives of the Desert are releasing the entirety of the Pride guides online for the first time, officials announced today. The digital collection explores the history of pride in Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley
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By Adam Cancryn, Sarah Ferris, Zachary Cohen, Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump may have made the decision to launch the war that tanked voters’ support for the GOP and dealt them a midterm shellacking. But the historic losses are accelerating a push for someone else to take the fall: Defense Secretary Pete
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) — Greater Palm Springs Pride has announced the full schedule for its 40th anniversary celebration, taking place November 5–8, 2026, with four days of entertainment, cultural experiences, community programming, and its highly anticipated Pride Parade. This year’s celebration promises to be one of the biggest yet, featuring expanded pedestrian-friendly activities, multiple
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By Fredreka Schouten, Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — An unpopular president, a charismatic Democratic candidate and an incumbent who has underperformed other Republicans in recent elections have turned a US Senate race in Mississippi into the nail-biter of the midterms. As of Wednesday afternoon, Democrat Scott Colom was just a few dozen votes ahead of
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – Early election results show incumbent Mayor Evan Trubee leading in Palm Desert’s District 4 City Council race, while John Greenwood is ahead in the contest for the city’s newly created District 5 seat. The elections mark the final stage of Palm Desert’s transition to a five-district City Council system. According
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By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — One person was killed and two others were injured when a small helicopter crashed Wednesday morning off Key Biscayne, Florida, the US Coast Guard said, leaving the aircraft upside down with just its landing skids visible in the water near Miami. The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office on Thursday identified the
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By Christopher Lamb, CNN Rome (CNN) — They are two of the world’s best-known Bobs from the US Midwest. Now Pope Leo XIV, whose birth name is Robert Prevost, and Bob Dylan, the legendary musician, have met in the Vatican. Leo and Dylan were both seen meeting in the Vatican’s apostolic palace, the pope’s residence,
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By Kevin Liptak, Kristen Holmes, Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump, resoundingly rejected by voters on Tuesday night, is entering the final phase of his elected career wounded but newly determined to retain an iron grip on power. The concluding years of his presidency will be frustrating ones, many of his allies admit,
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Oscar Pistorius, double-amputee and former Olympic sprinter convicted in the shooting death of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Personal Birth date: November 22, 1986 Birth place: Johannesburg, South Africa Birth name: Oscar Leonard Carl Pistorius Father: Henke Pistorius Mother: Sheila Pistorius Education: Attended the University
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By Mostafa Salem, Oren Liebermann, Nick Paton Walsh, CNN (CNN) — The US midterm elections could have consequences far beyond the country’s borders. President Donald Trump has spent nearly two years overturning decades of American foreign policy, unsettling allies and adversaries alike. Now, both are watching to see how an electoral setback at home will
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of tennis champion and LGBTQ activist Billie Jean King. Personal Birth date: November 22, 1943 Birth place: Long Beach, California Birth name: Billie Jean Moffitt Father: Willard J. Moffitt, engineer for a fire department Mother: Betty Moffitt, Avon sales representative Marriage: Ilana Kloss
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By Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — The New York attorney general’s office tapped a former federal prosecutor experienced in sex crime cases to lead the criminal investigation into allegations of sexual assault at Cornell University. Jacqueline Kelly, a Cornell graduate, will have decision-making authority to investigate claims made by Jane Doe, a former Cornell student
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COACHELLA, Calif. (KESQ) – Denise Delgado is leading the race for Coachella mayor as early election results come in, with incumbent Mayor Frank Figueroa trailing by just 100 votes at the last check. Delgado, who has served on the City Council since 2020, and Figueroa, who was appointed mayor in April and is seeking a
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By Patrick Svitek, CNN (CNN) — For decades, Texas Democrats have dreamt of turning the state blue, rallying around exciting candidates who drew big crowds and big money but could not ultimately overcome the state’s stubborn conservative majority. On Tuesday, their dream finally came true – and in dramatic fashion. Not only did Democrats win
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By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — By the time the House and Senate had been called for Democrats on Tuesday, a consensus among members of both parties was forming: voters had rejected President Donald Trump’s record in office, and he would face a starkly different political reality for the remainder of his term. Trump, however,
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By Eric Bradner, Patrick Svitek, Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — A historic Democratic wave swept the party into power in Congress and in statehouses across the country on Tuesday, as voters rebuked President Donald Trump and rejected the candidates he’d propped up in key races. In an election in which Trump urged his faithful to
Continue Reading By Eric Bradner, Patrick Svitek, Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — A historic Democratic wave swept the party into power in Congress and in statehouses across the country on Tuesday, as voters rebuked President Donald Trump and rejected the candidates he’d propped up in key races. In an election in which Trump urged his faithful to
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Update 9:45 p.m. Marni von Wilpert declared victory in her first speech after initial results were released. No winner has officially been projected in the 48th Congressional District, but as of 9:45 p.m., von Wilpert was winning by nearly 30,000 votes. View this post on Instagram A post shared by KESQ News Channel 3 (@kesq_news_channel_3)
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — By the time the House and Senate had been called for Democrats on Tuesday, a consensus among members of both parties was forming: voters had rejected President Donald Trump’s record in office, and he would face a starkly different political reality for the remainder of his term. Trump, however,
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