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By Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — A suspect is in custody after a Danville, Virginia, city council member was set on fire Wednesday morning by a man police say he knows. The attack on council member Lee Vogler “stems from a personal matter not related to the victim’s position on the Danville City Council
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By Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — Army Secretary Dan Driscoll on Wednesday ordered the US Military Academy at West Point to rescind an offer of employment to a former top national security official who served under President Joe Biden, announcing the move in a post on X — the latest example of the Pentagon’s political
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CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. (KESQ)– Cathedral City welcomes their new Human Resources Manager Asusena “Suzie” Soren, early Wednesday morning. Asusena “Suzie” Soren joins the City of Cathedral City following her run as Deputy City Manager for San Bernardino, where she oversaw city activities from finance, information technology, animal services, human resources and the call center. Throughout
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By Morgan Rimmer and Sarah Davis, CNN (CNN) — Senate Majority Leader John Thune on Wednesday rejected President Donald Trump’s call to disregard a Senate tradition to expedite the confirmations of his US attorney and federal judge nominees. The Republican leader told reporters on Capitol Hill that he doesn’t believe “there’s any strong interest” in
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By Paula Reid, CNN (CNN) — Grand jury transcripts the Justice Department is asking to unseal from its investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell include testimony from only two witnesses, both law enforcement officials, according to a Justice Department memo submitted late Tuesday. The admission raises further questions about
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ)– Desert Regional Medical Center is holding an Infant Safety and CPR class for local parents to teach the important measures for keeping their children safe. The class will take place Wednesday, July 30, from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Desert Regional Stergios (Bell Tower) Building and will include techniques
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By Beret Leone Click here for updates on this story ALBERT LEA, Minnesota (WCCO) — It’s been a long road toward the legalization of cannabis in Minnesota. Now, that road might be getting a little longer. There have already been numerous complications in the rollout of the Office of Cannabis Management. From botched lotteries and
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) — Construction crews in Indio are making progress on the Avenue 44 low water crossing replacement project. City officials say crews are focusing on the bridge’s stem walls and forming installations and concrete placement. Donn Uyeno, the City of Indio’s Principal Civil Engineer, said the project is waiting on various utility companies to
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By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Harrison Ford is grateful that he has Michael J. Fox to help guide his character on “Shrinking.” His presence on set has been “essential,” the “Indiana Jones” actor told Variety in an interview published Wednesday, saying that Fox “gives me both a physical representation of the disease to inform
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By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — Arab and Muslim states including Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Egypt have for the first time issued a joint call for Hamas to disarm and relinquish power in the Gaza Strip as part of efforts to end the war in the territory. The 22-member Arab League, the entire European Union
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) — One Indio homeowner is fighting back after he says his Homeowners Association told him his backyard mural violates the community’s guidelines. Now, they’re asking him to submit an application for the art, or paint over it. Jesse Borrego says he paid $2,500 to commission a backyard mural in his home as
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By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — Two men in town for a bachelor party and a local man driving through a parking lot were killed in Monday morning’s shooting outside a resort and casino in Reno, Nevada, police said. A suspect, 26-year-old Reno resident Dakota Hawver, was shot by Reno police officers outside Grand Sierra
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By Alexandra Skores, Pete Muntean, CNN Washington (CNN) — The first of the National Transportation Safety Board’s three days of investigative hearings is underway to help determine what caused the deadly midair collision on January 29 between an Army helicopter on a training mission and American Airlines flight 5342, operated by PSA Airlines, landing at
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By Kara Fox, CNN London (CNN) — The founder of a pro-Palestinian activist group has won the right to challenge the British government’s decision to ban the group under anti-terrorism laws. London High Court Judge Martin Chamberlain granted Palestine Action’s co-founder Huda Ammori permission to seek a judicial review Wednesday, saying that it was “reasonably
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By Sarah Ferris, Ethan Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Texas Republicans are powering ahead with a strategy backed by President Donald Trump to seize control of multiple Democratic seats ahead of next year’s midterms by redrawing the state’s congressional map. Multiple Democratic sources said the new proposed map shows that Republicans are attempting to gain five
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By Lauren Fox, Katelyn Polantz, Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — Senate Democrats are using an arcane procedural tool to try to force the Department of Justice to release additional files from the Jeffrey Epstein case – the latest gambit to keep the issue front-and-center as lawmakers prepare for their month-long August recess. In a new
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By Lauren Mascarenhas, Mark Morales, Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — A supervisor at the Las Vegas casino where Shane Devon Tamura worked legally purchased the gun used in the Midtown Manhattan shooting and sold it to him for $1,400, a law enforcement official told CNN Wednesday. Tamura, 27, walked into 345 Park Avenue on Monday
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LA QUINTA, Calif. (KESQ) – The intersection of Highway 111 and Washington street is fully closed to all traffic from 5 a.m. Wednesday July 30th to 5 a.m. Thursday July 31st, as crews continue work on the Highway 111 pavement rehabilitation project. All businesses in that area will remain open during the intersection closure. Detours will be clearly marked and
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CNN By Tareq Al Hilou, Sarah El Sirgany, Abeer Salman, Paula Hancocks, Eyad Kourdi, CNN Gaza City, Gaza (CNN) — It’s a long and dangerous walk to the point through which trucks carrying aid into Gaza are expected to pass. Um Khader and other women who live in the tents neighboring hers are huddled next
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