PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – Luke Ringkamp is looking to hear his spot in the U.S. Open. The Palm Desert native, and high school senior has made it through the local qualifying round for the major tournament. Now he looks ahead to the final qualifier in just over two weeks. Ringkamp lives and plays daily
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – Animal care keepers at The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens picketed outside the zoo today, calling for higher wages as negotiations over their first union contract continue. Union members say negotiations have been ongoing for more than three years. Keepers claim current starting wages of $19.80 an hour are not
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By Lauren Kent, Erikas Mwisi, CNN (CNN) — Hélène Akilimali says she’s taking every precaution against contracting Ebola, including always wearing a face mask in public. But her work as a cocoa seller in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the epicenter of the latest outbreak, brings her into daily contact with other people, some
Continue ReadingBy Curt Devine, CNN (CNN) — Nasire Best, the 21-year-old man shot and killed by agents outside the White House on Saturday, had previous encounters with the Secret Service, court records show — including one occasion where he was involuntarily committed to a psychiatric hospital and another where local police arrested him while he claimed
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Photos by Catherine Phillips. Story by Chris Lau Hong Kong (CNN) — Zigzagging through bustling streets, trolleys piled high with sheets of discarded cardboard, these elderly scavengers are hard to miss in Hong Kong. Many are in their 70s or older, hauling tens of kilograms of cardboard for a pittance in order to scrape by
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CNN By Alejandra Jaramillo, Evan Perez, Holmes Lybrand, Josh Campbell, Julia Benbrook, CNN (CNN) — Secret Service officers shot and killed a person who the agency said approached a security checkpoint Saturday near the White House and fired at them. Shortly before 6 p.m. ET, an individual approached a checkpoint just outside the White House
Continue Reading By Alejandra Jaramillo, Evan Perez, Holmes Lybrand, Josh Campbell, Julia Benbrook, CNN (CNN) — Secret Service officers shot and killed a person who the agency said approached a security checkpoint Saturday near the White House and fired at them. Shortly before 6 p.m. ET, an individual approached a checkpoint just outside the White House complex
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KABC, KCBS, KCAL, CNN By Taylor Romine, Rebekah Riess, Sarah Dewberry, Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — Emergency crews in Orange County, California, are working nonstop to prevent an overheating tank filled with a toxic chemical from leaking or triggering what could be a catastrophic explosion as approximately 50,000 residents remain under an evacuation order. California
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Carolina Garcia CALEXICO, Calif. (KYMA) – Cerca de 80 trabajadores de McDonald’s se encuentran de luto, Maria Elena, quién por 35 años trabajo en esta sucursal murió hace cerca de una semana de forma repentina, la describen como una gran compañera, positiva, además de que tenía una gran calidad de servicio a sus compañeros y
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By Alejandra Jaramillo, Tim Lister, Kevin Liptak, Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump said Saturday that a broader agreement between the United States and Iran has been “largely negotiated” and that the Strait of Hormuz would be reopened, signaling potential momentum toward ending the monthslong war. “An Agreement has been largely negotiated, subject
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – The Palm Springs Parks and Recreation Department is hosting its 4th annual “Dip into Summer” event from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Park fun activities kick off at 11, with the pool party starting at noon. The event will feature games, music and fun around the pool, free for all
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By Tim Lister and Svitlana Vlasova, CNN (CNN) — Russia used a new hypersonic ballistic missile in one of its biggest bombardments of the Kyiv region since the war began, an attack that left at least four people dead. The United States classifies the Oreshnik, which can carry multiple conventional or nuclear warheads, as an
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Herb, Zachary Cohen, Kristen Holmes, Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump selected Tulsi Gabbard as his top intelligence official thanks to her non-interventionist, “America First” ideology that had pushed her away from the Democratic Party and into the MAGA fold. But as Trump’s director of national intelligence, Gabbard’s isolationist tendencies quickly
Continue ReadingBy Adam Cancryn, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s relationship with Senate Republicans has hit a new low after a revolt over his $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund surfaced deep divisions over the direction of the party and its priorities. Trump and his close allies were fuming over the rebuke on Friday, while on Capitol Hill,
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By Kristen Holmes, Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — Palm Beach socialite and model Bettina Anderson celebrated her marriage to President Donald Trump’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., on a tropical island Saturday. It wasn’t the affair the bride had originally envisioned. Anderson had initially expressed interest in getting married at the White House, multiple sources
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Dale, CNN (CNN) — There is so much going on in the news that it can be easy to overlook the fact that the president continues to tell a whole lot of lies. President Donald Trump delivered a dizzying variety of false claims in his public remarks over the past week. They included
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Hundreds of people gathered at the Palm Springs Surf Club Friday to kick off Memorial Day weekend with music, pool floats, and sunshine — all while supporting a good cause. The event, hosted by Palm Springs Surf Club, benefited the Palm Springs Animal Shelter. Guests spent the afternoon relaxing by
Continue ReadingBy Sebastian Shukla, Tim Lister, CNN Tallinn, Estonia (CNN) — Russian President Vladimir Putin is running out of time to win his war against Ukraine, amid a stalemate on the battlefield and growing troubles at home, a European intelligence chief has told CNN. In the next four or five months, Putin “may not be able to
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CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. (KESQ) – Sonia Baltazar, a local teacher who gives back to the same school where she started her education, Cathedral City Elementary School, was honored with this month’s One Class at a Time Award, sponsored by the Walter Clark Legal Group.
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – A 23-year-old Indio man was arrested after allegedly advertising and selling counterfeit luxury merchandise through social media platforms, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office announced. Authorities said in April 2026, the Southern Coachella Valley Community Service District Team (SCVCSD) began its investigation regarding the sale of counterfeit luxury merchandise in the Coachella
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