By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — In the next few months, many Americans will be focused on getting their tax documents together to complete their 2024 returns. Crypto investors should also be aware that information on some of their digital transactions will be reported to the IRS this year for the first time. Here’s what
Continue ReadingKCAL, KCBS, CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — In the next few months, many Americans will be focused on getting their tax documents together to complete their 2024 returns. Crypto investors should also be aware that information on some of their digital transactions will be reported to the IRS this year for the first
Continue ReadingKGO, BHAVIK PATEL, CNN By Hanna Park and Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — An evacuation order has been lifted after a lithium-ion battery fire broke out at a power plant facility in Central California Thursday night, officials said Friday. “In an abundance of caution, Monterey County Health Officials are advising residents to stay indoors, keep
Continue ReadingBy Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Some rioters charged or convicted in the 2021 attack on the US Capitol are returning to Washington, DC, for President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, according to court filings in a dozen cases and multiple sources familiar with the matter. But some federal judges also recently blocked a handful of other
Continue ReadingBy Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Washington (CNN) — Donald Trump’s team is finalizing an aggressive slate of immigration executive orders that are expected to be released only hours after the president-elect is sworn in, kicking off an immigration crackdown that will have implications for people nationwide, according to two sources familiar with the discussions. The package
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Waldenberg, Alejandra Jaramillo and Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden is granting clemency for nearly 2,500 non-violent drug offenders in his final days in office, placing a focus on sentencing disparities for crack cocaine-related crimes. “Today, I am commuting the sentences of nearly 2,500 people convicted of non-violent drug offenses who
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Luis Lopez The Tigers reasserted themselves as the Imperial Valley League’s top team as they get a big win on the road over the Scots CALEXICO, Calif. (KYMA, KECY) – Imperial girl’s basketball (14-4) took down Vincent Memorial (12-5) 47-31 on the road Thursday night. The Tigers jumped out to a quick lead in the
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN | Photographs by David Butow/Redux for CNN Altadena, California (CNN) — “The Nelsons’ house is gone. Joseph’s house is gone. Luella’s house is gone.” Crystal Dedeaux and her 81-year-old mother Virginia peer from the car window and watch what is left of their west Altadena neighborhood roll by as if in
Continue ReadingBy Phil Mattingly and Andrew Seger, CNN Panama City, Panama (CNN) — The new Panamanian ambassador was given strict instructions as he prepared to meet then-President Donald Trump one day in 2019: Do not engage him in any substantive discussion of critical issues. This was meant to be a carefully choreographed photo op, nothing more
Continue ReadingCNN By Phil Mattingly and Andrew Seger, CNN Panama City, Panama (CNN) — The new Panamanian ambassador was given strict instructions as he prepared to meet then-President Donald Trump one day in 2019: Do not engage him in any substantive discussion of critical issues. This was meant to be a carefully choreographed photo op, nothing
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“Gracias a la agricultura muchos de los candidatos todos comen”, dijo Pedro, residente del valle de Coachella. El es nacido en el estado de Michoacán y vive en el valle de Coachella desde el 2006 trabajando arduamente sin parar día y noche en los campos para mantener a su familia. “Como todo clase de trabajo
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A crew from the Cathedral City Fire Department continues to work on the front lines to help combat the massive fires in Los Angeles County. The CCFD crew has been in LA County for nine days straight. Photos and video show our local crews working to put out flames, clear brush and help to sift
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Three students from Desert Sands Unified School District are going to top colleges next year through a program that helps high achieving students from low income backgrounds find a school they could potentially “match” with. Out of over 25,000 applicants to the Questbridge National Match Scholarship program, Palm Desert High School students Zack Blandon-Smalaj and
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The American Express Golf Tournament draws thousands of visitors to La Quinta annually, contributing millions to the Coachella Valley economy. Pat McCabe, the tournament’s Executive Director, said from increased hotel occupancy to packed restaurants and shops, the event bolsters local businesses. “We anticipate close to 70,000 spectators,” McCabe said. “Throughout the course of the week.”
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The deadly Palisades Fire was 22% contained today as a much-feared Santa Ana wind event wound down without dramatically impacting the firefight, and residents were allowed to return home in select neighborhoods that had been evacuated due to the blaze. As of Thursday morning, the fire that erupted Jan. 7 had scorched 23,713 acres, according
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By Hanna Park and Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — An evacuation order has been lifted after a lithium-ion battery fire broke out at a power plant facility in Central California Thursday night, officials said Friday. “In an abundance of caution, Monterey County Health Officials are advising residents to stay indoors, keep windows and doors closed,
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J.T. Poston has a one-stroke lead over fellow American Justin Lower after the first round of the $8.8 million The American Express PGA tournament, shooting a 10-under 62 at Nicklaus Tournament Course at PGA West. What a beautiful day it is at La Quinta Country Club to start the first start day @theamexgolf. @KESQ @BlakeArthur24
Continue ReadingBy Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — Four vehicles and the former home of a Jewish community leader were defaced in Sydney early Friday, with two cars set alight, in the latest antisemitic attack condemned by Australian authorities, who vowed to “hunt down” the perpetrators. The attack in Dover Heights, one of the Australian
Continue ReadingBy Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Oświęcim, Poland (CNN) — With its manicured garden and spacious interior, the three-story villa was once described as “paradise” by the mother who raised her five children there. And much was done to preserve the household’s tranquility, given its immediate neighbor: the largest and most notorious Nazi concentration camp, Auschwitz. Inside
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Riverside County Superintendent of Schools named its first Educator of the Year in a surprise visit to the Palm Springs Unified School District on Thursday morning. Erika Barragan, PSUSD’s executive assistant, was named the Confidential Employee of the Year. This honor is awarded to one out of nearly 400 confidential employees each year. Barragan has
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