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By Tami Luhby, René Marsh, Annie Grayer, Sunlen Serfaty, Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — Douglas Jackson, a service-disabled veteran who was laid off during Friday’s federal government layoffs, couldn’t believe it when he heard the vice president say the Trump administration was being forced to choose between Americans and “federal bureaucrats.” “I’m an Orlando veteran.
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KUSA, DEPARTMENT HOMELAND SECURITY, CNN By Alexandra Skores, Hanna Park, CNN Washington (CNN) — Major US airports from New York to Oregon and North Carolina to Nevada have refused to play a “public service announcement” from Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem at security checkpoints in which she blames Democrats for the federal government shutdown.
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By Joseph Ataman, CNN Paris (CNN) — As a former president of France, Nicolas Sarkozy has been behind many doors closed to the average French citizen. On October 21, as the cold steel of his jail cell door clangs behind him, he’ll be in one room to which few would covet entry. The former French
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By Joan Biskupic, CNN Chief Supreme Court Analyst (CNN) — Two years ago, the US Supreme Court surprised observers and even some inside the court when it narrowly preserved the 1965 Voting Rights Act and race-based remedies intended to counteract historic discrimination against Blacks and other minorities. But new signals from the justices point to a
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By Elizabeth Wolfe, Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — Utter devastation lies before investigators days after a building at a Tennessee explosives plant was razed by a blast so powerful that it left behind no living witnesses, created a vast and volatile investigative scene and cast potential evidence for miles around. The cause of Friday’s explosion
Continue ReadingBy Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Three days after being excluded from a press conference fronted by Taliban’s foreign minister in India, women journalists took their seats in a powerful show of force to question him about the social exclusion of Afghan women. An image from Reuters news agency shows Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi
Continue ReadingBy Karina Tsui, Aishwarya S. Iyer, CNN New Delhi (CNN) — The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday issued a health advisory warning against the use and distribution of three cough syrups believed to be responsible for the deaths of several children in India over the last month. The drugs were identified as specific batches
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – As parade season kicks off in Palm Springs, police are emphasizing safety. “One of the things to be mindful about is traffic,” Palm Springs Police Lt. Gustavo Araiza said. “Try to get to the event early.” It comes after Kenney Merenda, Palm Springs Police officer, lost control of his motorcycle
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – A kindergartener remains hospitalized after being bit by a rattlesnake last Friday. The bite, which happened at Gerald Ford Elementary School in Indian Wells, came from a Colorado Desert sidewinder. The snake is a venomous pit viper native to the Sonoran Colorado Desert, right here in Southern California. Emily Taylor,
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CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. (KESQ) – The CEO/Founder of Silvercrest Advertising was arrested in connection with a deadly hit-and-run crash nearly one year ago in Cathedral City. William Frank Rodriguez, 43, of Palm Springs, was arrested Monday afternoon, according to jail records. He was charged with homicide, along with other charges. The crash happened on Oct.
Continue ReadingBy Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN (CNN) — Declaring that he is leading a “movement that won the battle over the soul of the Democratic Party,” Zohran Mamdani used a raucous rally with over 3,000 supporters in Manhattan’s Washington Heights on Monday night to assert his mayoral campaign as proof of a politics much bigger than his
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – A 31-year-old felon accused of opening fire on a sheriff’s deputy while fleeing from a traffic stop in Jurupa Valley, then hiding out in Mexico until his whereabouts were uncovered, pleaded not guilty today to attempted murder of a peace officer and other offenses. Martin Perez Jr. was extradited back to
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By Gloria Pazmino, CNN (CNN) — New York Attorney General Letitia James took the stage at a rally for New York City Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani on Monday evening, her first public appearance since being indicted by President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice. James, who has been a key supporter of Mamdani in recent
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By Brandon Griggs, CNN (CNN) — In 2011, schoolteacher Ellen Greenberg was found dead on the kitchen floor of her Philadelphia apartment with some 20 knife wounds and numerous bruises. A city medical examiner ruled her death a suicide – a finding rejected by the 27-year-old’s parents, who were convinced she’d been murdered. Their fourteen-year
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – After a months-long closure for its annual maintenance, the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway is back in operation. Crews used the downtime to tackle major safety upgrades, including rebuilding one of the tram carriages, replacing critical cables, and conducting thorough tests of the control systems. “Everything we do is about safety
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RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (KESQ) A federal complaint filed in Atlanta and reviewed by KESQ News Channel 3, names Coachella Valley thoracic surgeon Dr. Daniel P. Logsdon as a defendant alongside Reston Legacy Capital, LLC, Reston Equity Group, LLC, and co-founder Kyle Motycka. The lawsuit, brought by Dr. Aaron Funk, alleges minimum wage and overtime violations under the Fair Labor Standards Act,
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RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (KESQ) – Eisenhower Health is set to pay $4 million to a former doctor who said he was forced out in 2020 for raising concerns about COVID safety, and retaliation for reporting discriminatory behavior. “Its impact on Dr. Loftus was profound and life-altering. Defendants’ argument that “there is no evidence that EMC or
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KESQ) Governor Gavin Newsom signed a series of high-profile bills aimed at tightening California’s rules on artificial intelligence, online safety, and antisemitism in public schools, part of a final push before the deadline to act on hundreds of measures from this year’s legislative session. The governor approved a broad package focused on protecting
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By Tal Shalev and Tamar Michaelis, CNN Kiryat Gat, Israel (CNN) — Two years ago, almost nobody in Israel could point to Nir Oz on a map. Now, it’s synonymous with October 7, 2023. Located just three kilometers (1.9 miles) from the Gaza border, this small agricultural kibbutz was home to about 400 people who
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Dakar, Senegal (AP) — Mali’s Foreign Affairs Ministry said it will require US visa applicants to post a bond of up to $10,000 in response to an identical measure enacted by the US last week that takes effect Oct. 23. The ministry statement Sunday followed a statement Friday posted by the US Embassy
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