By Karina Tsui, Chris Boyette, Caroll Alvarado, Taylor Galgano and Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — Law enforcement officials seeking a motive for a shooting at Nashville’s Antioch High School on Wednesday morning are examining alarming social media posts and writings tied to a teenager police say shot and killed a 16-year-old girl. The shooter, identified
Continue ReadingBy John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court spent nearly 80 minutes Wednesday debating a traffic stop outside Houston that turned deadly in just five seconds. In a decision that could determine whether courts may consider the circumstances leading up to the use of deadly force, a majority of the justices signaled they will
Continue ReadingBy Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi movement has released the crew of a cargo ship more than a year after its fighters hijacked the vessel in the Red Sea, as part of its campaign of attacks in support of Hamas in its war against Israel. The Galaxy Leader’s 25-strong crew – 17
Continue ReadingBy Natasha Chen, Artemis Moshtaghian, Stephanie Becker and Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — By the time the flames from the deadly Eaton fire approached their western Altadena neighborhood, Mark Douglas and some of his neighbors had already given up on the Los Angeles County emergency evacuation system. “None of us got a red (mandatory evacuation)
Continue ReadingBy Natasha Bertrand, Priscilla Alvarez, Haley Britzky, Oren Liebermann and Katie Bo Lillis, CNN (CNN) — Thousands of additional active duty US troops are being ordered to the southern US border with Mexico, just two days after President Donald Trump mandated that the US military step up its presence there, according to officials familiar with
Continue ReadingBy Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN (CNN) — Diversity, equity and inclusion programs have come under attack in American boardrooms, state legislatures and college campuses – and now broadly across the federal government. President Donald Trump hours after swearing in this week began making good on promises to wage a war against such policies, inking an
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s decision to issue an executive order Monday delaying enforcement of the federal ban on TikTok has deepened a murky legal landscape in the US for the popular social media app and its technology partners. While the order from the president effectively allowed the app to remain
Continue ReadingBy Priscilla Alvarez and Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — Refugees who were slated to travel to the United States after a years-long and often cumbersome process have had their flights canceled, according to a State Department memo to resettlement partners obtained by CNN. The memo comes on the heels of President Donald Trump’s executive order
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KPHO, KTVK, CNN By Abel Alvarado, CNN Ciudad Juarez, Mexico (CNN) — When Jose Guillermo Cabrera arrived last weekend in Ciudad Juarez, a city along the US-Mexico border, he was full of hope. “I felt like every migrant, excited, after so much time waiting,” Cabrera, 33, told CNN. Ciudad Juarez was meant to be a
Continue ReadingBy Priscilla Alvarez, Hannah Rabinowitz, Evan Perez and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — A new Justice Department memo outlines the Trump administration’s plans to challenge so-called “sanctuary city” laws by threatening to prosecute state and local officials who resist the federal immigration crackdown, according to a copy of the document obtained by CNN. The three-page
Continue ReadingBy Dana Karni, Kareem Khadder, Lucas Lilieholm and Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — Israel’s defense minister has announced a series of raids that he says are targeting “terrorism” in the occupied West Bank, as Palestinian officials warned of a “man-made disaster.” Israel’s military is using lessons from its offensive in Gaza in its new West
Continue ReadingBy Betsy Klein, CNN Washington (CNN) — First lady Melania Trump is returning to the East Wing bolstered by lessons from four years in an unelected job she has privately acknowledged was a whirlwind of responsibilities of which she was largely unaware. This time, she says, will be different. President Donald Trump and his team
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Coachella Valley Unified School District is hosting a prom dress giveaway for the upcoming prom season. The dresses are gently worn, and are free. The dresses can be viewed and tried on by appointment on select dates throughout the month of February. Click here or on the QR code below to sign up for an
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Phil Ford and Mimi Hines will be awarded the 473rd star on the Palm Springs Walk of the Stars today. The music and comedy duo, a married couple of 18 years, will be formally honored at a 2 p.m. ceremony Tuesday. Ford and Hines’ longstanding partnership started with a breakout appearance on “The Tonight
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Three people were hospitalized after a two-vehicle crash Tuesday evening in Indio. The crash was reported just before 5:00 p.m. on Avenue 52 and Jackson Street. According to CAL FIRE, firefighters arrived to the scene and reported multiple people were trapped. “After approximately twenty minutes, firefighters freed 3 patients, who are in moderate condition, and
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Update 7:10 p.m. Thanks to the generosity of the local community, we were able to raise $125,072! Original Report: KESQ and all Gulf California Broadcast Company stations are joining forces with FIND Food Bank to launch “Coachella Valley Cares,” a critical fundraising and food drive initiative to provide disaster relief for victims of the recent
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TODEC Legal Center along with other organizations provide support and information in response to the threats against the immigrant community. They are bracing for a tidal wave of aggressive immigration policies and possible mass deportations that President Trump has vowed to enact. This could include the removal of millions of working immigrants. TODEC created a
Continue ReadingBy Kocha Olarn and Chris Lau, CNN Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) — Hundreds of same-sex couples are tying the knot across Thailand on Thursday as the country becomes the first in Southeast Asia to recognize marriage equality. The landmark bill marks a momentous win for the LGBTQ+ community, which has fought for more than a decade
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Power rates will soon be going up for residents serviced by Imperial Irrigation District. After a community workshop last week, The IID Board on Tuesday approved a rate update. The last IID rate adjustment was nine years ago, in 2015. The new rate increase goes into effect beginning this year with annual increases through the
Continue ReadingBy Helen Regan and Simone McCarthy, CNN (CNN) — International pressure is mounting on Thailand – including from the new US administration – over the fate of dozens of Uyghur men held in detention for more than a decade, following reports the Thai government planned to deport the group to China. United Nations experts on
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