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By Lauren Fox, Manu Raju, Sarah Ferris, Ellis Kim, CNN (CNN) — Key Senate Republicans are signaling a willingness to support up to $1 billion in security upgrades for President Donald Trump’s ballroom renovation project, despite Democratic attacks, as the White House ramps up its lobbying push. But the vote could put some of the
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – A yearlong, multi-agency operation led by the Riverside County Child Exploitation Team (RCCET) identified more than 500 suspected distributors of child sexual abuse material and led to 42 arrests, the District Attorney’s office announced on Monday. Authorities confirmed the arrested including local residents including: 56-year-old from Palm Springs 46-year-old man from Bermuda
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Update 5/12/26 The man has been found, authorities confirmed Original Report 5/11/26 PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – A Silver Alert was in effect today for a 67-year-old man who went missing in Palm Springs. Alberto Esquivel was last seen at about 6:30 p.m. Sunday at South Camino Real and East La Verne Way, according
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – Four California residents who were possibly exposed to the deadly hantavirus outbreak linked to a cruise ship were being monitored, state health officials said today, while emphasizing the risk to the general public remains extremely low. State Public Health Officer Erica Pan, director of the California Department of Public Health, said
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By Christian Edwards, CNN London (CNN) — Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer is fighting to keep his job after his appeal for a “reset,” following disastrous results in last week’s local elections, was met with scores of lawmakers in his governing Labour Party calling for him to quit. In a speech to the Labour faithful
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – An Aug. 25 trial date was confirmed today for a Coachella woman accused of fatally stabbing her 53-year-old mother. Marilyn Alisa Cardenas, 25, is charged with murder and a sentence-enhancing allegation of using a deadly weapon in the commission of a felony stemming from the attack on Elba Estrada of
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By Chris Boyette, Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN (CNN) — A Texas man, weeks away from standing trial for the death of his pregnant wife, showed up in Italy this month with what a US criminal complaint says was a fake passport and forged documents. When Italian authorities confronted him, he proclaimed his innocence of the
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) — The City of Palm Desert announced the launch of the Homeward Paws Pet Adoption Incentive Program, a new initiative designed to help local animals find homes while supporting residents who choose to adopt. The program provides a $125 gift card to eligible residents who adopt a dog or cat that originated
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – The mayor of Arcadia will plead guilty to a federal charge of secretly working to illegally promote the interests of China, federal prosecutors announced today, resulting in her stepping down as mayor and resigning from the city council. Eileen Wang, 58, of Arcadia, was charged April 1 in Los Angeles federal
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By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Monday cleared the way for Alabama to revert to a congressional map with one majority-Black district in a sudden ruling that drew a dissent from the court’s three liberal justices. Alabama officials had rushed up to the court late Friday asking it to
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By Tal Shalev, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of Hamas militants accused of committing war crimes during their October 2023 attack could face the death penalty after Israel late Monday approved the creation of a special military tribunal to prosecute their cases. The legislation received broad backing from both Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s governing coalition and
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Jessamyn Dodd CALEXICO, Calif. (KYMA) – Rep. Raul Ruiz (D-Calif.) met with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 in Calexico Monday. According to a press release, the meeting, which state and local agency representatives and Imperial County community stakeholders, was to “advance solutions to the New River crisis” in the county. The meeting, according
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – The Palm Springs Police Department is seeking the community’s help in the search for a suspected package thief, sharing a photo on its social media pages Monday. A package worth roughly $2,000 was stolen shortly after 3 p.m. April 29 from outside a residence located in the 500 block of
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! The word game that reeled people in and went V-I-R-A-L a few years back is expanding to TV. “Wordle” will become a prime-time show on NBC, with Savannah Guthrie as the host. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 things
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By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — Democratic officials in Virginia asked the US Supreme Court on Monday to reinstate a congressional map that would benefit their party ahead of this year’s midterm elections, the latest map drawing appeal to reach the high court amid a flurry of mid-decade redistricting. The emergency appeal follows a decision
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CNN By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Monday extended a short-term order that will allow patients to continue to access the abortion pill mifepristone through telehealth visits while the justices deliberate over a high-profile emergency appeal. Justice Samuel Alito issued a temporary order last week that allowed widespread access to the
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By Henrik Pettersson, Renée Rigdon, Lou Robinson, Gillian Roberts, CNN (CNN) — The hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship remains of low risk to the general public as 18 passengers from the vessel arrived at specialized US facilities in Nebraska and Georgia on Monday, May 11. Three ship passengers have died of the
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COACHELLA, Calif. (KESQ) – Coachella hosted a community town hall tonight regarding the city’s Municipal Utility and the proposed data center concept. It was a packed room at the Boys & Girls Club of Coachella Valley as residents pressed city leaders and Stronghold developers for answers. The meeting started with a presentation on the proposed
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By Laura Sharman, Caitlin Danaher, Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — All of the passengers of the MV Hondius and some of its crew have been evacuated from the hantavirus-hit cruise ship, as authorities continue to test people and monitor symptoms of the rare virus that has triggered an international health response. Passengers were seen being
Continue Reading By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Monday extended a short-term order that will allow patients to continue to access the abortion pill mifepristone through telehealth visits while the justices deliberate over a high-profile emergency appeal. Justice Samuel Alito issued a temporary order last week that allowed widespread access to the drug
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