By Jeremy Diamond and Eugenia Yosef, CNN (CNN) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that defeating Israel’s enemies is more important than securing the release of the remaining hostages in Gaza. While the prime minister acknowledged that freeing the 59 remaining hostages is a “very important goal,” he described Israel’s fight against its
Continue ReadingBy Ivana Kottasová and Victoria Butenko, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine managed to wrangle some more favorable terms out of the United States before signing the long-awaited minerals deal on Wednesday. The agreement on natural resources was finally struck late on Wednesday, after weeks of tense bargaining that at times turned sour and temporarily halted Washington’s
Continue ReadingCNN By Jade Walker, CNN (CNN) — Earlier this week, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced his intention to end the Defense Department’s Women, Peace and Security program, which increases the participation of women at all levels of conflict prevention and resolution. Although Hegseth described it as a “woke divisive/social justice/Biden initiative,” it was President Donald
Continue ReadingBy Eric Bradner, Arit John and Arlette Saenz, CNN Indianapolis (CNN) — In his bid to unseat Rep. Andre Carson, the 50-year-old Democrat who has represented Indiana’s 7th Congressional District since 2008, 34-year-old challenger George Hornedo has argued the Democratic Party isn’t working, nationally or locally. Some voters in the district are open to hearing
Continue ReadingBy Eric Levenson, Alaa Elassar, Stephanie Elam and Omar Jimenez, CNN (CNN) — Thousands of people attended May Day protests across the country Thursday in response to the Trump administration’s controversial moves against immigrants and federal workers over its first 100 days. Scores of people filled the streets in cities including Los Angeles, New York
Continue ReadingBy Emma Tucker, Holly Yan and Shimon Prokupecz, CNN (CNN) — Eleven teen lacrosse players from upstate New York have been charged with unlawful imprisonment in the second degree — a misdemeanor — due to their alleged involvement in the extreme hazing of five younger teammates, according to a partially redacted complaint Thursday by the
Continue ReadingCNN, WSTM By Emma Tucker, Holly Yan and Shimon Prokupecz, CNN (CNN) — Eleven teen lacrosse players from upstate New York have been charged with unlawful imprisonment in the second degree — a misdemeanor — due to their alleged involvement in the extreme hazing of five younger teammates, according to a partially redacted complaint Thursday
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s drive to deport immigrants and block new arrivals could chip away at Social Security’s finances at a time when the program is already on shaky financial footing, experts say. In addition to Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s push for more removals, the Trump administration is also trying
Continue ReadingBy Joan Biskupic, CNN Chief Supreme Court Analyst (CNN) — Over his 20 years on the Supreme Court, Chief Justice John Roberts has demonstrated an ability to slowly build the scaffolding, case by case, for a major development in the law. At the same time, he is also known for famously decrying “jolts” to the legal
Continue ReadingCNN By Joan Biskupic, CNN Chief Supreme Court Analyst (CNN) — Over his 20 years on the Supreme Court, Chief Justice John Roberts has demonstrated an ability to slowly build the scaffolding, case by case, for a major development in the law. At the same time, he is also known for famously decrying “jolts” to the
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KESQ) – Assemblyman Jeff Gonzalez (R-Indio) announced Monday that AB 1145, also known as Tristin’s Bill, passed out of the Assembly Transportation Committee with bipartisan support, and is moving on to the Appropriations Committee. The bill is now one step closer to becoming law and bringing much-needed safety oversight to dangerous mountain highways
Continue ReadingBy David Wright and Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Former Vice President Kamala Harris rebuked President Donald Trump in her first major speech since leaving office, accusing her former rival of setting off the “greatest man-made economic crisis” in modern history through his across-the-board tariffs, and warning that his conflicts with the courts were moving
Continue ReadingCNN By David Wright and Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Former Vice President Kamala Harris rebuked President Donald Trump in her first major speech since leaving office, accusing her former rival of setting off the “greatest man-made economic crisis” in modern history through his across-the-board tariffs, and warning that his conflicts with the courts were
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After low attendance numbers in the first round of the playoffs against the Calgary Wranglers, the Firebirds are expecting better support in the second round against the Abbotsford Canucks. Team officials tell KESQ that the Firebirds averaged around 8,000 fans per game during the 2025-2025 regular season. Despite strong attendance numbers during the regular season,
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Update 4/30/25 Jeff Sperbeck has died, according to the coroner’s office. Sperbeck was pronounced dead Tuesday just after 1 a.m. at Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs. Elway was reportedly driving the golf cart at the time of the accident, witnesses told News Channel 3 Sports Director Blake Arthur. Elway released a statement after
Continue ReadingBy Evan Perez and Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — As controversies pile up around President Donald Trump’s nominee to serve as US attorney for Washington, DC, Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee met behind closed doors this week to discuss concerns about Ed Martin’s nomination and whether senators should take the extraordinary step of holding
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LA QUINTA, Calif. (KESQ) – La Quinta and other Coachella Valley leaders gathered on Wednesday to celebrate the grand opening of the long awaited Dune Palms bridge, which runs across the wash and connects La Quinta High School to Highway 111. The project took more than two years to complete, with delays due to Tropical
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Update – 4/30/25 Police announced that a shooting that left a woman and her five-year-old son in critical condition stemmed from an altercation between two men. The victims were in a pickup truck driven by Jesus Delarosa, 25, police said. Delarosa stopped at the residence of Ricardo Mercado, 29. During the meeting, Delarosa got into
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The owner of La Quinta’s first food truck park says the endeavor is a major success, but the project is running on borrowed time. It’s a story that News Channel Three has been following for almost a year now, a piece of land near Old Town La Quinta that remained an empty gravel lot for
Continue ReadingBy Polo Sandoval and Gloria Pazmino, CNN (CNN) — Freshly released from detention and wearing a keffiyeh in apparent support of his native Palestine, Columbia University student Mohsen Mahdawi resumed his activism immediately after posting bond at the federal courthouse in Burlington, Vermont. “Where we go from this? We have to mobilize. We have to
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