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Home affordability trends up in Riverside County, statewide

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – Housing affordability slightly improved in California in the fourth quarter of 2025, as moderating prices and cooling market competition lowered borrowing costs and allowed more Californians to qualify for mortgages, the California Association of Realtors announced today. Eighteen percent of California households could afford to purchase the $869,300 median-priced home in

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Les Wexner at the Wexner Center for the Arts in Columbus

Justice Department un-redacts more names in Epstein files after pressure from lawmakers

By Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department on Monday un-redacted more names in the Jeffrey Epstein files after pressure from lawmakers who reviewed unredacted versions of several records. Republican Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky, in an interview with CNN’s Kaitlan Collins, said the Justice Department had previously redacted the identities of several people

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Parents who lost children to alleged social media–related harms hold a vigil ahead of a social media addiction trial in Los Angeles on February 5.

Lawyers argue that Instagram and YouTube intentionally addicted and harmed teen in landmark social media trial

By Clare Duffy, Samantha Delouya, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — Lawyers for a now-20-year-old woman argued that addictive features harmed her mental health as opening statements began Monday in a landmark trial against Meta and YouTube, the first of hundreds of similar cases to go to trial. The plaintiff — identified by her first name,

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An aide holds images of Renee Good and Alex Pretti during a U.S. House Homeland Security Committee hearing.

Takeaways from a tense House hearing with Trump immigration officials

By Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — With the Trump administration’s mass deportation push under intense scrutiny, the heads of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Customs and Border Protection, and US Citizenship and Immigration Services faced tough questions during a congressional committee hearing on Tuesday. ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons, CBP Commissioner Rodney Scott and USCIS Director

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How school districts are protecting students after Riverside County confirms first measles case of 2026

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – The county announced the first confirmed measles case of the year in western Riverside County Monday evening. Health officials with Riverside University Health System Public Health said the case involved a child who was not vaccinated for measles and had no recent history of international or out-of-state travel. It comes amid

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David Geffen Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of David Geffen, producer, studio executive and philanthropist. Personal Birth date: February 21, 1943 Birth place: Brooklyn, New York Birth name: David Lawrence Geffen Father: Abraham Geffen, pattern maker Mother: Batya (Volovskaya) Geffen, shopkeeper Marriage: David Armstrong (March 2023-present; filed for divorce May

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Elizabeth Warren Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Democratic US Senator and 2020 presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren. Personal Birth date: June 22, 1949 Birth place: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Birth name: Elizabeth Ann Herring Father: Donald Herring, salesman and maintenance man Mother: Pauline (Reed) Herring, department store worker Marriages: Bruce Mann (July

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Joanne Woodward Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Oscar-winning actress, Joanne Woodward. Personal Birth date: February 27, 1930 Birth place: Thomasville, Georgia Birth name: Joanne Gignilliat Trimmier Woodward Father: Wade Woodward, school administrator and traveling salesman Mother: Elinor (Trimmier) Woodward, aircraft factory worker Marriage: Paul Newman (January 29, 1958-September 26, 2008,

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Steve Jobs Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple Inc., maker of the Macintosh computer, the iPod, the iPhone and the iPad. Personal Birth date: February 24, 1955 Death date: October 5, 2011 Birth place: San Francisco, California Birth name: Steven Paul Jobs Father: Adoptive –

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Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Netanyahu to discuss potential Iran strikes with Trump as Washington and Tehran resume talks

By Tal Shalev, CNN (CNN) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu intends to discuss possible military options against Iran with US President Donald Trump during his visit to Washington this week as Israel prepares contingencies should US-Iran talks collapse, according to two Israeli sources. Israel remains skeptical that nascent negotiations between the US and Iran

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