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By Natasha Bertrand, Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The Pentagon has scheduled its first major test of the multibillion-dollar Golden Dome missile defense system for just before the 2028 election, according to two sources familiar with the matter, setting an aggressive deadline for military officials to prove they can turn President Donald Trump’s vision for
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By Ibrahim Dahman, Christian Edwards, Abeer Salman, CNN (CNN) — Steve Witkoff, the United States’ special envoy to the Middle East, on Friday visited a controversial US-backed aid distribution site in Gaza, one of three such locations near which hundreds of Palestinians have been killed in recent weeks trying to reach scarce food supplies. Witkoff
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PERRIS, Calif. (KESQ) – A man is in custody, accused of causing a major internet outage in Perris in western Riverside County. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office says a 31-year-old man from Perris is behind a string of fiber optic cable thefts that caused tens of thousands of dollars in damage. The thefts disrupted service
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BANNING (CNS) – A multi-convicted DUI offender who killed an off-duty Riverside County Sheriff’s deputy and his 19-year-old daughter in a driving under the influence wreck north of San Jacinto pleaded guilty Thursday to two counts of second-degree murder and other charges. He was immediately sentenced to 32 years to life in state prison. Scott
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Concerns are growing among local vendors at Palm Springs’ popular VillageFest as a new wave of tariffs begins to raise uncertainty. Some are worried about how the new tariffs could affect the cost of ingredients—and ultimately, their ability to keep prices affordable. Eri Nox, owner of the recently launched avocado-based
Continue ReadingBy Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s super PAC raised $177 million during the first half of the year and entered July with nearly $200 million in available cash to help shape the 2026 midterm elections. The war chest held by Trump’s organization, MAGA Inc., is unrivaled for a president who cannot seek
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By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — For Paul Whelan, returning to life in the United States after more than half a decade of Russian imprisonment has been “interesting” – and not without its challenges. “You’re literally starting over,” he told CNN ahead of the one-year anniversary of the sweeping US-Russia prisoner exchange deal that secured
Continue ReadingBy Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — The family of Virginia Giuffre — one of the women who accused Jeffrey Epstein of sex trafficking and who died by suicide earlier this year — said Thursday that she would have wanted documents related to the disgraced financier to be made public, as the Trump administration faces mounting
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CNN By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — The family of Virginia Giuffre — one of the women who accused Jeffrey Epstein of sex trafficking and who died by suicide earlier this year — said Thursday that she would have wanted documents related to the disgraced financier to be made public, as the Trump administration faces
Continue ReadingBy Arlette Saenz, CNN (CNN) — Former President Joe Biden warned on Thursday that the country is facing “dark days” under President Donald Trump’s watch, saying the executive branch “seems to be doing its best to dismantle the Constitution.” “They’re doing it all too often with the help of a Congress that’s just sitting in
Continue ReadingBy Jake Tapper, CNN (CNN) — Former senior Biden adviser Mike Donilon told the House Oversight Committee on Thursday that he was paid $4 million working on the former president’s 2024 campaign and was set to receive an additional $4 million if he was reelected, a source familiar with the matter told CNN. While Donilon’s
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Dozens of people in Palm Springs are fearful they may lose their homes. They own their homes, but the land is leased from a member of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians. To renew that lease, he is demanding higher monthly payments– and a $100,000 signing fee. And it’s
Continue ReadingBy Associated Press (CNN) — A federal judge in California on Thursday extended temporary protected status for 60,000 people from Central America and Asia, including people from Nepal, Honduras and Nicaragua. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem previously determined that conditions in the migrants’ home countries no longer warranted the protections, which prevent them from being
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By Betul Tuncer, Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Republican Rep. Bryan Steil faced a rowdy crowd at a town hall-style event in Wisconsin on Thursday, with attendees angrily confronting him over a wide range of topics, including tariffs, President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful Bill,” the war in Gaza and immigration policy. Audience members frequently interrupted
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ)– Americans born in 1990 have four times the risk of developing rectal cancer compared to those born in 1950, according to a new study that reveals how dramatically cancer patterns have shifted across generations. The alarming trend also extends to gastrointestinal cancers, which have surged by 15 percent in just one
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By Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — Billionaire Elon Musk donated a total of $15 million in June to super PACs favoring President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans ahead of next year’s midterm elections, new campaign finance reports show. The donations of $5 million each to MAGA Inc., the Senate Leadership Fund and the Congressional Leadership
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COACHELLA, Calif. (KESQ)– The FIND Food Bank is helping empower local youth by offering different partnerships and internship programs. The FIND organization aims to provide students with skillsets to pursue a higher education, hands-on training, professional development and more. “Here at FIND food bank, what we do is we want to give our youth of
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CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. (KESQ) – Residents near Avenida Ximino and Baristo Road in Cathedral City saw a heavy presence of Riverside County Sheriff law enforcement in their neighborhood Thursday afternoon. The Sheriff’s Office reports that shortly after 12:00 p.m., members of the Emergency Response Team and Gang Task Force went to the 3100 block of
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San Bernardino, Calif (KESQ)- The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) continues to work on a $21.9 million dollar pavement rehabilitation and shoulder widening project. This project takes place on state route 247 this work is funded through the senate bill “The Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017”. Construction signs are now placed throughout the
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YUCCA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) A brown bear was caught on camera wandering through a Yucca Valley neighborhood Wednesday evening, startling residents and prompting renewed reminders about desert wildlife. Jamie Norcutt and his fiancé were sleeping until a camera alert woke them up around 2:30 in the morning. “I looked at the live view and I
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