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By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — Kilmar Abrego Garcia was released from criminal custody in Tennessee on Friday, the latest development in a dramatic legal saga surrounding the wrongly deported Maryland father of three. This marks the first time he has not been imprisoned since the Trump administration deported him to a notorious mega-prison in
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By Eric Bradner, Arit John, Arlette Saenz, Ethan Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The Texas Senate could soon vote to approve new congressional maps drawn to help Republicans win as many as five more House seats in next year’s midterm elections. The chamber voted to advance the redistricting bill Friday, moving the Republican-drawn congressional map one
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By Steve Contorno, CNN Sacramento, California (CNN) — California Democrats may have successfully muscled a new congressional map through the state legislature this week, but the redistricting fight in the Golden State is only just beginning. With 74 days until the November vote, Gov. Gavin Newsom and his allies have a tight window to convince
Continue ReadingBy Joan Biskupic, CNN Chief Supreme Court Analyst (CNN) — Most of the lawyers Donald Trump has recently selected for lifetime appointments to the federal bench resemble those of his first presidency, despite his threat to abandon the Federalist Society and the establishment conservatism that drove his first-term judicial juggernaut. The nominations through mid-August, more than
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — The 2025 high school football season is officially underway. Ball is back! The 2025 high school football season gets underway TONIGHT with three local teams in action. We'll have highlights, scores and much more from all three games! 🏈🏟️📺 pic.twitter.com/Qzs73mF7CK— Blake Arthur (@BlakeArthur24) August 21, 2025 Thursday featured three local
Continue ReadingBy Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — A postman has been hailed a hero for performing an extraordinary act perhaps only fully appreciated by people who dry their bed sheets outside in the sun. Gurpreet Singh was caught on a homeowner’s security camera making a delivery to a suburban address in Logan, south of
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NINE NEWS, VERRITY WANDEL, CNN By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — A postman has been hailed a hero for performing an extraordinary act perhaps only fully appreciated by people who dry their bed sheets outside in the sun. Gurpreet Singh was caught on a homeowner’s security camera making a delivery to a suburban
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KESQ) — The California State Assembly and Senate have greenlit Governor Gavin Newsom’s redistricting plan. On Thursday, the majority-Democrat Assembly approved the plan 57-20, sending it to the Senate where it then passed 30-8. Among the no votes were District 36 Assemblyman Jeff Gonzalez, District 47 Assemblyman Greg Wallis and District 19 Senator
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – Update: Desert Sands Unified School District sent News Channel 3 a message saying, “Our provider has restored phone services. Incoming and outgoing calls are now fully operational.” News Channel 3 has asked for an update from Coachella Valley Unified School District but has not heard back as of Thursday night.
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By Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — Orlando officials on Thursday condemned the state’s overnight removal of a rainbow crosswalk outside the Pulse nightclub – a commemoration of the 49 people killed at the LGBTQ-friendly nightclub in 2016. Painting over one of the most important landmarks of the state’s LGBTQ community is part of a larger
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By Christian Edwards, CNN Epping, England (CNN) — The Bell Hotel in Epping, just outside of London, gets no new bookings, yet is full every night. That’s because, since 2020, it has been used by the government to help house the thousands of asylum seekers who arrive each year on England’s southern coast and become
Continue ReadingBy Jessie Yeung, Gawon Bae, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has paid an emotional tribute to soldiers killed while fighting for Russia in its war against Ukraine, saying his ‘heart aches’ in a rare admission of military losses. Kim made the comments on Thursday at a ceremony in
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CNN By Kristen Holmes, Samantha Waldenberg, Adam Cancryn, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump said Thursday he would expand the law enforcement and National Guard crackdown he ordered in Washington, DC, this month to other jurisdictions as he appeared at a US Park Police facility to promote the initiative. “We’re going to make it safe,
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – Two men accused in the deadly shooting of a 13-year-old boy last week in Cathedral City have been officially charged with murder. James Ian Carter, 19, and Christian Arturo Milward Idelfonso, 18, were arrested in connection with the shooting on Tuesday in San Diego, police said. Both suspects were charged Thursday
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – Crews are conducting recovery efforts after a drowning incident at a canal in Indio, police said Thursday afternoon. The incident was first reported just before 11:30 a.m. near Avenue 44, west of Dillon Road. “The Riverside County Sheriff’s Dive Team is on scene to recover the body,” reads a post by
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By Elizabeth Wolfe, Matthew Friedman, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — A California parole board has denied parole for Erik Menendez, who was convicted alongside his brother Lyle of murdering their parents in 1989, delivering a crippling blow to the brothers’ yearslong fight for release. The decision does not bode well for Lyle Menendez, whose case
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It is the dawn of artificial intelligence. And already — kids are using it in their daily lives. But educational policies and standards at large have not caught up to the dramatic rise of AI and how students are using it, whether for good or bad. “In my math classes, people cheat with AI, and it’s really invasive
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RIBBONWOOD, Calif. (KESQ) – The damage from the Rosa Fire is still clearly visible along Pine View Drive — blackened trees, scorched soil, and trails layered with ash. But now, there are boots on the ground, as local groups begin the long road to recovery. Friends of the Desert Mountains, along with local partners, are
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By Mitchell McCluskey, CNN (CNN) — As he tumbled down a steep cliff in Norway, Alec Luhn knew his life was in danger. “I remember thinking, ‘This is really bad. This is the start of the disaster movie,’” Luhn said in an interview with CNN’s Anderson Cooper. “This is that moment where everything goes really,
Continue Reading CNN By Mitchell McCluskey, CNN (CNN) — As he tumbled down a steep cliff in Norway, Alec Luhn knew his life was in danger. “I remember thinking, ‘This is really bad. This is the start of the disaster movie,’” Luhn said in an interview with CNN’s Anderson Cooper. “This is that moment where everything goes
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