RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – The Board of Supervisors today approved a $100,000 contract with a media marketing firm to conduct a public awareness campaign emphasizing the penalties for illegal use of fireworks in Riverside County. In a 5-0 vote without comment Tuesday, the board signed off on the Executive Office’s agreement with Fountain Valley-based
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – Nick Reiner is seeking access to his more than $1.5 million trust fund to help pay for his defense against charges in the killings of his parents — filmmaker Rob Reiner and photographer Michele Reiner. Attorneys for Nick Reiner, 32, filed a 136-page petition in Los Angeles Superior Court on Monday
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By Associated Press McKinney, Texas (AP) — A Texas teenager who fatally stabbed a 17-year-old track athlete from a rival team during a meet was convicted of murder Tuesday in a trial that drew national attention far beyond the booming Dallas suburb where the two students attended different high schools. A jury rejected Karmelo Anthony’s
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By Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — The Southern Poverty Law Center’s interim president and CEO faced tough questions from Republican lawmakers during a hearing Tuesday over the organization’s former program of running informants in racist groups. The hearing comes as the group faces criminal charges over the program, including allegations that it misused donor money
Continue ReadingBy Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — Chicks are flocking to the vice presidential residence. Vice President JD Vance and his family are welcoming a dozen chickens to their growing brood, installing a new custom coop at the US Naval Observatory. And while the coop might look like it belongs on Chip and Joanna Gaines’ Waco,
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By Issy Ronald, Hira Humayun, Kathleen Magramo, CNN London (CNN) — Masked rioters torched homes and vehicles in a wave of anti-immigrant violence in Northern Ireland on Tuesday night after a Sudanese man was charged with attempted murder following a knife attack that Prime Minister Keir Starmer condemned as “horrific.” Crowds gathered in various parts
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By Dianne Gallagher, Andy Buck, Andy Rose, CNN Charlotte, North Carolina (CNN) — Proceedings in the federal case against Decarlos Brown Jr. — accused of fatally stabbing Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska on a Charlotte light rail train last year — will be delayed after a judge agreed Brown is not competent to stand trial. Brown
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By Daniel Dale, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump made this claim Tuesday morning about gasoline prices: “If you notice, the price is not very high, relatively speaking. I mean, it’s lower than during the Biden administration.” Referring to the war with Iran, Trump also told reporters that the price of gas is “lower during
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By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, Sunlen Serfaty, CNN (CNN) — Earlier this year, Ishant Jawali, a 16-year-old from Raleigh, North Carolina, was scrolling on Instagram when he stumbled upon a little-known way to win money for college: The Trump administration was putting on a national civics contest for America’s 250th birthday. He signed up, becoming one
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at Watergate, the 1970s political scandal that led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon. Timeline June 17, 1972 – Five men are arrested after breaking into Democratic National Committee (DNC) headquarters in the Watergate complex in Washington, DC. White House press secretary Ron Ziegler describes the
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Oscar-winning actress Meryl Streep. Personal Birth date: June 22, 1949 Birth place: Summit, New Jersey Birth name: Mary Louise Streep Father: Harry Streep Jr., pharmaceutical company executive Mother: Mary (Wilkinson) Streep, commercial artist Marriage: Don Gummer (1978-date unavailable publicly; separated) https://edition.cnn.com/2023/10/21/entertainment/meryl-streep-husband-don-gummer-separated Children: Louisa,
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By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Tens of millions of retirees and other Americans could see smaller monthly Social Security checks in six years if lawmakers don’t act to shore up the program’s finances, according to an annual report released Tuesday by Social Security’s trustees. Social Security’s retirement trust fund — which helps support payments
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By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Prosecutors called it murder. Defense attorneys said it was self-defense. On Tuesday, a Texas jury swiftly agreed with prosecutors and found Karmelo Anthony guilty of murder in the fatal stabbing of a competitor at a track meet last year, according to CNN affiliate KTVT. Anthony was later sentenced to
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Sonia Sotomayor, associate justice of the United States Supreme Court. Personal Birth date: June 25, 1954 Birth place: New York, New York Birth name: Sonia Maria Sotomayor Father: Juan Sotomayor, factory worker Mother: Celina (Baez) Sotomayor, nurse Marriage: Kevin Edward Noonan (August
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By Annie Grayer, MJ Lee, CNN (CNN) — One of Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime assistants told members of the House Oversight Committee on Tuesday that she did not know about the late convicted sex offender’s crimes, describing him as a master manipulator who had every reason to keep them a secret from her, according to two
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of comedian, actor, director, producer, playwright and screenwriter Mel Brooks, best known for comedic farces such as “The Producers,” “Blazing Saddles,” “Young Frankenstein” and “Spaceballs.” Personal Birth date: June 28, 1926 Birth place: Brooklyn, New York Birth name: Melvin James Kaminsky Father: Max Kaminsky,
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the US Open Golf Tournament. June 18-21, 2026 – The 126th US Open is scheduled to take place at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Southampton, New York. June 15, 2025 – J.J. Spaun wins the 125th US Open at Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pennsylvania. About
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at Juneteenth, the oldest known US celebration of the end of slavery. On June 19, 1865, over two and a half years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, enslaved African Americans in Texas were told they were free. Knowledge of the celebration spread as families
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of former CIA Director and former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta. Personal Birth date: June 28, 1938 Birth place: Monterey, California Birth name: Leon Edward Panetta Father: Carmelo Panetta, restaurant owner and farmer Mother: Carmelina (Prochilo) Panetta, restaurant owner Marriage: Sylvia Marie (Varni) Panetta
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of George Pataki, former governor of New York. Personal Birth date: June 24, 1945 Birth place: Peekskill, New York Birth name: George Elmer Pataki Father: Louis Pataki, postman Mother: Margaret (Lagana) Pataki Marriage: Elizabeth “Libby” Rowland (1973-present) Children: Emily, Teddy, Allison and George Owen
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