Story by the Associated Press Wellington (AP) — New Zealand legislators voted Thursday to enact record suspensions from Parliament for three lawmakers who performed a Māori haka to protest a proposed law. Hana-Rāwhiti Maipi-Clarke received a seven-day ban and the leaders of her political party, Debbie Ngarewa-Packer and Rawiri Waititi, were barred for 21 days.
Continue ReadingBy Eugenia Yosef, Lucas Lilieholm and Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — The bodies of two Israeli-American hostages abducted by Hamas on October 7 were recovered from southern Gaza during a military operation, according to a statement from Israeli military and the Shin Bet security agency. Judy Weinstein-Haggai, 70, and Gadi Haggai, 72, were killed near
Continue ReadingBy Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — Emergency crews from a host of government agencies were working through the night to clean up a 2,000-gallon diesel spill along part of Baltimore’s waterfront that started Wednesday morning. The spill is near the East Harbor Marina in the Patapsco River and originated from a Johns Hopkins Hospital facility
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TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – “Think about how catastrophic that could have been,” Ryan Litherland a longtime Twentynine Palms resident said. Litherland, who lives nearby, said if Guy Edward Bartkus — the primary suspect in the Palm Springs bombing — had detonated the explosive in his neighborhood, the consequences could have been devastating. “That house points
Continue ReadingBy Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — More than one in three men in Australia reported using violence with an intimate partner in a first of its kind study which shows gender-based abuse is rising, despite years of national attention on the issue. The research was part of a longitudinal study called Ten to Men by
Continue ReadingCNN, POOL, HOST TV, SEE PREFONTS By Kristen Holmes, Alayna Treene, Kaitlan Collins and Samantha Waldenberg, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump signed a proclamation Wednesday evening to ban travel from several countries to the US, citing security risks. The ban will fully restrict entry of nationals from 12 countries: Afghanistan; Myanmar, also known as
Continue ReadingBy Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — First, these parrots learned to open trash cans to forage for food. Now, they’ve taken it a step further – and have figured out how to turn on water fountains for a sip along with their meal. These are Australia’s iconic sulphur-crested cockatoos – white birds with a yellow
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – First-time homebuyers in the Coachella Valley can get free expert guidance this June, thanks to a series of workshops hosted by Lift to Rise in partnership with Secure Choice Lending. The one-time sessions are designed to help prospective buyers understand the homebuying process, offering tools, tips and resources to take
Continue ReadingBy Sebastian Shukla, Nadine Schmidt, CNN Berlin (CNN) — Friedrich Merz, the newly inaugurated German chancellor, will take a seat in the Oval Office on Thursday for his first in-person meeting with US President Donald Trump. The meeting comes as a series of high-stakes international issues once again come to the fore. Trump has issued
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – The 100 days between Memorial Day and Labor Day are nationally known as the most dangerous time for teen drivers. In 2023, nearly 2,900 people in the U.S. were killed in crashes involving a teen driver. According to AAA, there’s a 30% increase in deadly crashes involving teens over the
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – As the Palm Springs community continues to pick up the pieces, investigators continue to piece together what exactly happened. An arrest now made in connection to the bombing that targeted a fertility clinic. A sense of relief for David Rios, owner of the Velvet Rope Hotel. “We feel relieved. We
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Sky-high power bills are on the way with the warm summer months ahead in the desert. Some people prepare for those increased expenses by going on a level-pay or “budget billing plan.” Palm Springs resident Ross von Metzke went on the plan last year, hoping it would take some of the shock out of those bills. “We were
Continue ReadingBy Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — Diary entries written by Luigi Mangione reveal the now 27-year-old’s detailed thinking before the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson last year, a new court filing shows. A red notebook was recovered by police at the time of his December 9 arrest at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania. In
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Palm Springs International Airport is working on a master plan to upgrade the airport and enhance its offerings for travelers. PSP officials said they have a plan to drastically improve the airport over 20 years, including expanding the terminals and changing the concourses. While the expansion is a long-term goal,
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) —A 32-year-old man has been arrested in connection with last month’s deadly car bombing outside a Palm Springs fertility clinic, federal authorities announced Wednesday. Daniel Park, of Kent, Washington, was taken into custody late Tuesday at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, according to U.S. Attorney in Los Angeles
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BIG BEAR LAKE, Calif. — After months of anticipation and worldwide attention, one of the two baby bald eagles nesting in Big Bear has officially taken flight. Sunny, the older of two eaglets hatched earlier this year on the Friends of Big Bear Valley’s live nest cam, recently spread her wings and soared for the
Continue ReadingBy Arit John, Eric Bradner, Edward-Isaac Dovere and David Wright, CNN (CNN) — Andrew Cuomo faced a two-hour pile-on Wednesday as eight other Democrats vying for the party’s nomination for New York City mayor spent their first debate attempting to knock the former governor off his perch. Cuomo faced attacks over his management of the
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MURRIETA, Calif. (KESQ) – Defense testimony began today in the trial of a young man accused of fatally shooting a 17-year-old Cathedral City boy during a street confrontation possibly stemming from ill-will that developed when the two worked together. Juan Alfredo Landeros Garcia, 26, of Cathedral City, is charged with first-degree murder, shooting at an
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BANNING, Calif. (KESQ) – The defense is slated to rest Thursday, setting the stage for closing arguments, in the trial of a real estate developer accused of enriching the one-time mayor of Palm Springs with six-figure bribes to cinch his support for downtown projects. Testimony in the trial of 86-year-old John Elroy Wessman got underway
Continue ReadingBy Emma Tucker, Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump has signed a proclamation to suspend international visas for new students at Harvard University, the White House announced Wednesday, in a dramatic escalation of its efforts to block foreign nationals from enrolling at the elite university. The proclamation temporarily blocks the entry of nearly
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