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By Betsy Klein, Meg Tirrell, Sarah Owermohle, Adam Cancryn, CNN (CNN) — Dr. Vinay Prasad, a controversial critic of the US Food and Drug Administration who took a top role at the regulatory agency in May, has returned to his job weeks after resigning amid pressure from the White House and right-wing activist Laura Loomer.
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ)– The temperatures will remain in the triple digits this weekend and local residents are finding different ways to stay out of the heat. News Channel 3’s Tori King will be speaking with residents about their plans to cool off this summer.
Continue Reading Not AS hot today-thanks to some higher dew points–but I’m still tracking dangerous heat into the weekend. Our First Alert Weather Alert remains in effect, and the Extreme Heat Warning has been extended through 8 PM Tuesday, August 12th. We’re still tracking heat, smoke, and elevated wildfire risk. An Air Quality Alert remains in place,
Continue ReadingBy Lily Hautau, CNN (CNN) — Gary Thynes was taking his dog out to play in the park last week in Pittsburgh when he noticed a “beautiful pit bull” walking alone with his leash dragging behind him. Concerned the dog might get hit by a passing car, Thynes tried to get close enough to catch
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By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s long-term vision to expand the White House’s entertaining capacity is going to have short-term impacts on Americans seeking to visit the complex now. A residence, a workplace and a museum, the White House is the only home of a head of state in the world that
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By David Wright, CNN (CNN) — Shortly after former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper announced his plans to run for Senate, a group backing Republicans released an ad with an echo of last year’s presidential campaign. “Roy Cooper sides with they/them,” read the language on screen in the ad, produced by the Senate Leadership Fund.
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By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and the man he is vying to unseat in next year’s Republican primary, US Sen. John Cornyn, are both using the powers of their offices to try to pressure Democratic lawmakers who fled the state to prevent a vote on a GOP-led redistricting plan.
Continue ReadingBy Graham Hurley and Gonzalo Alvarado CNN (CNN) — Roberto Reyes had barely left his Fontana, California, apartment and was just a block down the road on his way to work when four white cars swarmed him, boxing in his vehicle. Within moments, the 32-year-old father frantically looked for an escape as he noticed an
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By Aleena Fayaz, CNN (CNN) — John F. Kennedy Jr. was born into the Kennedy political dynasty in the early 1960’s just after his father was elected president of the United States of America. Now 26 years after his death, his life is embedded into politics and culture. “JFK Jr. was harnessing his celebrity into
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By Kathleen Magramo, Ray Sanchez, Brenda Goodman, Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — Employees at the top US public health agency, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, were winding down their Friday when bullets smashed through their office windows, whizzing just over their cubicle walls. Inside the buildings, CDC employees felt like “sitting ducks,” some
Continue Reading CNN By Kathleen Magramo, Ray Sanchez, Brenda Goodman, Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — Employees at the top US public health agency, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, were winding down their Friday when bullets smashed through their office windows, whizzing just over their cubicle walls. Inside the buildings, CDC employees felt like “sitting ducks,”
Continue ReadingBy Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — Fort Stewart in Georgia houses the US Army’s vaunted 3rd Infantry Division, a premier fighting force roughly 20,000 soldiers strong. It was at the headquarters of the division’s 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, described by the Army as its “most lethal and fit” armored brigade combat unit — formidably
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PALM DESERT (Calif.) — Major League Soccer’s FC Dallas has agreed to team up with FC Coachella, who will operate as one of their training academy programs. The two sides held a formal press conference on Friday at La Fe restaurant in Palm Desert. “We are committed to nurturing talent in the Coachella Valley,” said
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – A fire at an apartment complex in Indio early Friday evening has left seven people displaced after causing extensive damage to two units. CAL FIRE crews were dispatched to the two-alarm blaze at the Smoketree Polo Club Apartments in the 81800 block of Avenue 48 near Monroe Street in Indio just
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – The annual Palm Springs Pride celebration will proceed as scheduled, despite a significant shortfall of $325,000 in expected funding, organizers announced on Friday. Palm Springs Pride 2025 is scheduled to take place Nov. 6-9. The four-day celebration will remain free to attend and is expected to attract over 200,000 people
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UPDATE 8/8/25 – Cathedral City Police Department reports that as of 9:22 p.m. Friday night, 911 service has been restored for Cathedral City. They ask that people continue to call 760-770-0303 for all non-emergencies. Indio Police have not yet announced any restoration time for 911 calls in Indio. INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – 911 phone lines
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Since 2019, six California cities have decriminalized psychedelics, including hallucinogenic plants and mushrooms. And now one local group wants Palm Springs to be the seventh. The Palm Springs Psychedelic Society is hosting a free event on Saturday at noon at the Mizell Center in Palm Springs, called “Decriminalize Nature.” Organizers
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By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — When Bosnia’s electoral authorities stripped Milorad Dodik of his post as president of the tiny Serb-majority statelet Republika Srpska, he did his best to appear unfazed. Instead, the divisive, genocide-denying nationalist laid down his own challenge to the institutions trying to topple him. “What if I refuse?” he asked.
Continue ReadingBy Rene Marsh, CNN (CNN) — The Internal Revenue Service began sharing sensitive taxpayer data this week with immigration authorities searching for undocumented migrants, according to two sources familiar with the matter. As part of President Donald Trump’s massive deportation push, the Treasury Department and the Department of Homeland Security signed an agreement in April
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BANNING, Calif. (KESQ) – A 22-year-old who pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in the shooting death of a 66-year-old man at the Desert Hills Premium Outlets in Cabazon was sentenced to 11 years in state prison. Elijah Ray Burt, 22, was sentenced Friday at the Banning Justice Center. According to the Riverside County District Attorney’s office, he
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