By Jeff Zeleny, CNN (CNN) — Virginia is the latest front in an unprecedented coast-to-coast redistricting war, with voters on Tuesday set to determine whether to accept or reject a Democratic plan to dramatically redraw the state’s congressional maps and help shape the midterm elections. Nearly 1.4 million Virginians have already cast early ballots, a
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By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — One day after he posted — then deleted — an image comparing himself to Jesus Christ, President Donald Trump sat at his desk in the Oval Office and read from the Bible directly to a camera. The president recorded his two-and-a-half-minute passage, 2 Chronicles 7:11-22, last week, and it
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RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (KESQ) – A Coachella Valley coin dealer said a package containing thousands of dollars in gold vanished after being picked up by FedEx. Marc Crane, CEO of Marc One Numismatics, Inc. said the package containing more than eight ounces of gold valued at about $35,400 was handed to a FedEx driver on
Continue ReadingBy Reuters Tokyo (Reuters) — Japan on Tuesday unveiled its biggest overhaul of defense export rules in decades, scrapping restrictions on overseas arms sales and opening the way for exports of warships, missiles and other weapons. The move aimed at strengthening Japan’s defense industrial base marks another step away from pacifist restraints that have shaped
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KTBS, FACEBOOK, SHAMAR ELKINS, CNN, Facebook/Shamar Elkins By Zoe Sottile, Lauren Mascarenhas, Isabel Rosales, Maria Sole Campinoti, Taylor Romine, CNN Shreveport, Louisiana (CNN) — Freddie Montgomery looked across the street as he walked home from visiting a neighbor and saw Shamar Elkins. The 31-year-old was sitting on the front porch of his Shreveport, Louisiana, home
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — The Coachella Valley Firebirds finished 4th in the Pacific Division with 88 points through 72 games. Despite a solid regular season effort, it’s now onto to the Calder Cup playoffs, with the first round starting this week against the Bakersfield Condors. Home ice locked in 🔥 #LGFBGet tickets now: https://t.co/LlWuBYFLZh pic.twitter.com/Da1VTLoEPy—
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – Cannabis businesses across the Coachella Valley are preparing for what is typically one of the busiest days of the year: April 20, commonly known as “4/20.” A key question heading into this year’s unofficial cannabis holiday is how the new California excise tax increase, which took effect in 2025, is
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INDIO, Calif (KESQ) – Goldenvoice was fined $44,000 for acts that went past the 1 AM cutoff times, set by the city of Indio. According to a spokesperson for the City of Indio, on Weekend two, both Anyma and Justin Bieber’s sets were fined. Anyma, who performed on Friday night, went over 9 minutes and was fined
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INDIO, Calif (KESQ) -Madonna made a surprise appearance at Coachella Weekend Two performing with headliner Sabrina Carpenter, but her performance outfits have since gone missing. According to the Indio Police Department, they received a report almost 24 hours after the show, that some items belonging to the pop singer went missing. A representative of the
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By Simone McCarthy, CNN Beijing (CNN) — For more than a decade, leader Xi Jinping has overseen a transformation within the Chinese economy with one aim: making it energy-secure. Under that vision, China has unleashed a renewable energy revolution of wind, solar and hydropower, drilled ever deeper into oilfields offshore and on, and forged pacts
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By Alayna Treene, Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — As the weekend approached, the US and Iran appeared to be closing in on a deal to end the seven-week war. Then President Donald Trump did exactly what his staffers have repeatedly said they wouldn’t do: He seemed to try negotiating via the press, posting about ongoing
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PALM SPRINGS (CNS) – Three people were injured today in a two-vehicle head-on collision near Palm Springs. The crash was reported at 12:28 p.m. Monday on Dillon Road, west of Valley View Drive, according to the California Highway Patrol. According to CHP Officer David Torres, the driver of a Subaru SUV traveling at an unconfirmed
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ)- The Palm Springs Police Department will host a community blood drive Wednesday, April 22, aimed at helping meet local blood supply needs and encouraging residents to donate. The blood drive is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Palm Springs Police Department Training Center, located at 200 S. Civic
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CNN By Alaa Elassar, Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Seven months after the decomposed body of a 14-year-old girl was found in the trunk of his car, the singer d4vd pleaded not guilty Monday to first-degree murder, a charge that carries the possible sentence of death or life in prison. Celeste Rivas Hernandez’s remains were
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By Issy Ronald, Max Foster, CNN (CNN) — Britain’s royal family marked what would have been the late Queen Elizabeth II’s 100th birthday by unveiling comprehensive plans for a new charity and memorial in central London. Senior members of the family also attended several events on Tuesday to honor Britain’s longest-serving monarch, who died nearly
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By Alejandra Jaramillo, Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer is stepping down from the Trump administration to take a job in the private sector amid an internal investigation into possible misconduct. “Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer will be leaving the Administration to take a position in the private sector,” White House communications director
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By Brammhi Balarajan and Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — A man accused of driving an SUV into two dozen law enforcement recruits who were on a 2022 training run in Southern California – leaving one dead and others seriously injured – has been indicted by a grand jury, prosecutors said this week. Nicholas Joseph
Continue ReadingBy Jordan D. Brown, Toni Odejimi, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! They tried everything in modern medicine, and nothing worked. Now, these women are turning to medical marijuana for help. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 things 1️⃣ False positives Speaking of drugs, one state is pushing
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — A senior US delegation met with Cuban government officials in Cuba as the Trump administration ramps up its efforts to pressure Havana into a deal as it continues to exert its economic chokehold on the island. It was the one of the highest-level visits of US officials in roughly
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By Michael Rios, Mauricio Torres, CNN (CNN) — A Canadian woman was killed and six Americans were among the more than a dozen wounded after a gunman opened fire at Mexico’s Teotihuacán pyramids, a popular tourist hotspot, on Monday, authorities said. According to preliminary information, a man fired shots at the archaelogical site near Mexico
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