By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s first address to Congress since returning to power was both a victory lap following a consequential first 43 days in office and an attempt to justify what he’s done to an American public that may still be digesting his rapid-pace changes. On tariffs, government cuts and
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CNN By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s first address to Congress since returning to power was both a victory lap following a consequential first 43 days in office and an attempt to justify what he’s done to an American public that may still be digesting his rapid-pace changes. On tariffs, government cuts
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The Palm Springs Police Department is teaming up with the Riverside university Health System to launch a Community Behavioral Assessment Team. According to the PSPD, this program is designed to provide a compassionate and effective response to individuals experiencing mental health crises, substance use issues, and homelessness. “CBAT represents a significant step forward in how
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — A criminal investigation into online influencer and self-proclaimed misogynist Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan has been opened in Florida, according to the state attorney general Tuesday. Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has directed the Office of Statewide Prosecution “to execute search warrants and issue subpoenas,” in what he
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Local representatives and experts from both sides, will weigh in on President Donald Trump’s Presidential address to a joint session of Congress. Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz spoke with News Channel 3’s Shay Lawson moments after the address. “It was very intense,” Ruiz said. “I’ve never heard a speech to Congress that contained more lies.” He shared
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – A 39-year-old trucker accused of sexually assaulting a Jurupa Valley girl was charged today with forcible rape of a minor and other offenses. Nestor Fabian Gonzalez was arrested Friday following a Riverside County Sheriff’s Department investigation. Along with rape, Gonzalez is charged with sexual battery and annoying a child under
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – The jury began deliberating in the trial of a registered sex offender accused of fatally slashing his year-old daughter before throwing her off a cliff along Highway 74 south of Palm Desert, as well as attacking the child’s mother and a good Samaritan. Adam Slater, 53, of Palm Desert allegedly killed
Continue ReadingBy Kaitlan Collins and Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins is this year’s designated survivor, according to a White House official, retreating from Washington to an undisclosed location during President Donald Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress Tuesday evening. Collins will stay away from the US Capitol, fulfilling the
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Join live as KESQ live streams President Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress this evening at 6:00 p.m. PST. The President is speaking on his vision and agenda for the next four years, with the theme of his speech being “the renewal of the American Dream.” Trump is expected to include discussion on
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LA QUINTA, Calif. (KESQ) – Demonstrators spoke out against the Trump administration on Tuesday outside La Quinta City Hall. This ahead of President Trump’s joint remarks to Congress Tuesday evening. “The state of the country is that there is too much that people are concerned about. There’s too much risk and volatility. We’re concerned about
Continue ReadingBy Max Saltman, CNN (CNN) — A German tattoo artist who tried to enter the United States from Mexico through the San Diego border has been in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention for over a month, according to a friend who witnessed her being detained. Jessica Brösche, a Berlin-based tattoo artist, had been vacationing
Continue ReadingBy Piper Hudspeth Blackburn and Rene Marsh, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration announced Tuesday that it is considering selling off hundreds of “non-core” federal properties, according to the General Services Administration. “GSA’s decisive action to dispose of non-core assets leverages the private sector, drives improvements for our agency customers, and best serves local communities,”
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Food insecurity in the Coachella Valley was more than 3% higher than California’s state average. That was according to a study by Feeding America. With the ending of many pandemic-era programs and higher prices at grocery stores, volunteers with FIND Food Bank said they were working for change. The help was especially needed in the Coachella
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SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – San Diego has joined a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s threats to withhold federal grant funding from jurisdictions that won’t cooperate with federal immigration enforcement. The lawsuit originally filed in Northern California last month by a coalition of cities and counties was amended last week to add several new
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. (KESQ) – In a contentious and emotional hearing, the Los Angeles City Council today denied former Fire Chief Kristin Crowley’s appeal of her firing by Mayor Karen Bass over what Bass characterized as leadership failures related to January’s deadly Palisades fire. The council voted 13-2 to sustain Crowley’s termination after she gave
Continue ReadingBy Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada and Mexico could severely impact the economies of both countries, potentially slowing down production of certain goods, raising prices on products and sparking fears of a recession, analysts warn. The US on Tuesday imposed 25% tariffs on imports from both of its
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – Jury selection is slated to get underway Thursday for the trial of a former Palm Desert High School football coach accused of running over and killing a 64-year-old woman while driving under the influence. Cameron Francis Curtis, 33, of Palm Desert allegedly fatally struck Nancy Valdes, also of Palm Desert,
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CNN By Aileen Graef, CNN (CNN) — Senate Majority Leader John Thune expressed wariness Tuesday over some of President Donald Trump’s recent policies, including new tariffs from the administration that threaten to raise the prices Americans pay for a wide array of goods. Thune, who represents South Dakota – a state that relies heavily on
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Fox and Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — Democrats are rejecting House Republicans’ plan to pass a stopgap spending bill through the end of September, raising the specter of a government shutdown in President Donald Trump’s first 100 days and setting up a test of how far Democrats are willing to go to counter
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