By Eyad Kourdi, Tim Lister (CNN) — Syrian government forces have taken control of the northern city of Tabqa and the country’s largest dam, wresting them from Kurdish-led fighters, according to Syrian state media citing the country’s information minister. The Syrian troops advanced through Kurdish-held areas despite US calls Saturday for restraint. The Kurdish-dominated Syrian
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By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — The anti-abortion movement is testing new strategies to force a legal confrontation over so-called shield laws in Democratic-led states that protect abortion providers in those states from prosecution. The escalation in tactics is driven by the reality that the number of US abortions has only increased since the Supreme
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By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — Measles was eradicated in the Americas, Beyoncé made “Lemonade” and liberal hopes were high for the first woman president. Voters were encouraged to Pokémon Go to the polls. Remember 2016? A decade on, celebrities and laypeople are sharing fond memories from 2016, the era of face “baking” and #ImWithHer,
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By Evan Perez, Hannah Rabinowitz, Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — After pushback from both gun rights and gun control groups, the Trump administration has quietly abandoned its plan to merge the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives into the Drug Enforcement Administration, according to people briefed on the matter. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche
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By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN (CNN) — Clay Crystal was sitting on his front porch in Jackson, Mississippi, as a child in 1967 when he heard the thunderous sound of an explosion echo through his neighborhood. “I had no idea what it was,” said Crystal, who was 13 at the time. He’d later learn from
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By Holly Yan, Hanna Park, Sydney Bishop, Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Tensions are flaring in Minneapolis as protestors decrying ICE and its agents’ use of force face off with federal law enforcement and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz mobilizes the state National Guard to stand ready to assist. Crowds of bundled-up demonstrators chanted and waved
Continue ReadingBy Daria Tarasova-Markina, Svitlana Vlasova, Ivana Kottasová, CNN Kyiv (CNN) — Kateryna Skurydina goes to bed wearing thermal underwear, two jumpers and a scarf. She covers herself with a down duvet and two blankets. But her secret weapon is her cat, Pushok. “He has a high body temperature. So he’s like a hot water bottle,”
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CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. – On Friday, officers with the Cathedral City Police Department arrested a man –accused of sexually assaulting a minor with intellectual disabilities. Investigators said the incident was reported in the early morning hours of January 1, 2026. They said the 14 year old was walking southbound on Date Palm Drive, when she
Continue ReadingBy Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — The smell of wet grass from the recent atmospheric river rains, mud and gasoline wafts through the warm Southern California air as Alec Derpetrossian works the chainsaw with a foreman, Randy Magaña, who helps him guide where to put the blade. Derpetrossian is still learning how
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Update: 01/17 Riverside County has identified the person killed in a crash in Palm Desert on Friday morning, as 20-year-old Jamie Licht of Riverside. Original Report: 01/16 PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – One person was killed in a traffic collision near a busy intersection in Palm Desert on Friday morning. Firefighters were dispatched at approximately 10:22
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – Investigators announced an at-risk missing woman, who was last seen at her Indio home on Friday, had been found safe the next morning. She was reportedly in good physical condition after being evaluated by medical personnel. She was safely reunited with family.
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RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. – Dozens of authors and thousands of readers were expected to attend the annual Rancho Mirage Writers Festival. The festival is a world-class gathering of some of the biggest writers on a wide range of topics. Some of the anticipated authors included: Ken Burns, Melinda French Gates, Michael Connelly, and General David
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By Zoe Sottile, Alisha Ebrahimji, Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — Emergency call logs and reports detailing last week’s fatal shooting of Renee Good by a federal immigration officer reveal a greater sense of the organizational chaos and heightened emotion surrounding her final moments. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents “just shot a lady,” one 911 caller
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — Golden Boy Promotions put on a show Friday night at Acrisure Arena, hosting the first boxing event of its kind. Two local fighters were featured on the card, Manny Flores and Cayden Griffiths. Flores, co-headlining this historic event in his hometown, lost by unanimous decision to Jorge Chavez in a
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — James Dockery is preparing to take over the football program at Indio high school, pending DSUSD board approval. The board meeting is set for Tuesday, Jan. 20 and Dockery’s name is listed on the docket for the vacant head football coaching position at Indio high school. Sports Director Blake Arthur
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – An environmental group known as SAFER, Supporters Alliance for Environmental Responsibility, is suing the city of Palm Springs over their approval of the 9-story Nexus Hotel. The hotel, which would also serve as a condominium near the Palm Springs Convention Center, was approved by the city council in November. Once
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By Kevin Liptak, Paula Newton, CNN (CNN) — Former British prime minister Tony Blair, Canada’s leader Mark Carney and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio are among the members of the “Board of Peace” that will oversee the reconstruction of Gaza. The establishment of the board, chaired by US President Donald Trump, is a key
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens is hosting its 5th annual International Desert Conservation Summit, taking place January 16–18, 2026. The three-day event will feature conservation leaders from around the world. The event will spotlight efforts to protect desert wildlife and habitats. The summit kicks off tonight with a welcome
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Homeowners at a Palm Springs mobile home park claim management violated local rent control laws by failing to properly notify residents of a 2026 rent increase. Residents at Palm Springs View Estates say required written notices were not mailed in October 2025, which would have allowed the increase to take
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By Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — Some people watch Netflix in their spare time. Remy Osman tracks rusty tankers transporting illicit oil through one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes. From the roof of his Singapore apartment building, the British expat, who works as a food and beverage salesman, documents the passage of these shadow
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