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LA QUINTA (KESQ) – Thermal sheriff’s deputies responded to a traffic collision Friday night and found two juveniles struck by a vehicle while riding their bikes across Highway 111 at Adams Street. Paramedics transported the juveniles to a local hospital with major injuries. The collision was reported at 9:06 p.m. The vehicle that struck the
Continue ReadingBy Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump said Saturday that “we have identified funds” to pay military troops on October 15 as the government shutdown is headed into a third week. In a post to Truth Social, Trump said he will “direct our Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, to use all available funds
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – Actress Diane Keaton, the prolific and idiosyncratic screen star whose portrayal of Woody Allen’s love interest in 1977’s “Annie Hall” brought her an Oscar for best actress, has died at the age of 79, People reported today. The publication reported that Keaton died in California, but no details were immediately available
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By Kara Fox, Tamar Michaelis, CNN Tel Aviv, Israel (CNN) — Ofir Braslavski is smiling for the first time in two years. It’s a stark change of face for the father of 21-year-old hostage Rom Braslavski, who hit an emotional low in August after seeing his weeping, emaciated son in footage released by the Palestinian
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By Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — Federal prosecutors are meeting on Saturday to finalize the details of a potential indictment against former national security adviser John Bolton, who has been under criminal investigation for years related to his handling of national security information, according to a source familiar with the investigation. Prosecutors in the Maryland
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By Michelle Watson, Danya Gainor, CNN (CNN) — A federal appeals court ruled Saturday the National Guard troops in Illinois can remain under federal control but can’t be deployed as the appeals process continues in the ongoing showdown between the Trump administration and the state. The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals agreed to temporarily pause
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By Auzinea Bacon, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s threat to impose an additional 100% tariff on imports from China sparked a massive cryptocurrency sell-off late Friday that exposed risky leverage in the space. Digital currencies bitcoin, ether and solana were among the most affected cryptocurrencies, bringing total liquidations to $18.28 billion as of 3:47
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians is inviting the community to its 2025 Jr. Ranger Expo. It’s from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Indian Canyons in Palm Springs. Organizers said kids will get the chance to learn more about local critters and plants. The event will feature
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By Devan Cole, Angelica Franganillo Diaz, Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — Officials from three different African nations have said they won’t let the US deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to their countries, potentially frustrating the Trump administration’s plans to keep him in custody. The rejections – two of which were revealed by a senior Immigration and
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — At least three shootings across Mississippi this weekend, all apparently connected to high school football games, left several people dead, including an expectant mother, and others injured. Four people were killed and at least 12 others were injured in a shooting in the northwestern Mississippi city of Leland late
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CNN By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN (CNN) — Barack Obama ripped into the law firms, universities and businesses that have worked out settlements or other deals with President Donald Trump’s administration, arguing that “We all have this capacity, I think, to take a stand.” The former president said the organizations that concede to Trump should be
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By Kevin Liptak, Fadel Allassan, CNN (CNN) — Joe Biden has started radiation therapy as part of his treatment for prostate cancer, a spokesperson for the former president told CNN. “As part of a treatment plan for prostate cancer, President Biden is currently undergoing radiation therapy and hormone treatment,” the spokesperson said. The news was
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By Daniel Dale, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed he has secured “$17 trillion” in investment this year – or even more than that. “We have over $17 trillion being invested now in the United States,” Trump told reporters at the White House on Tuesday. He added moments later, “We have more than $17
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By Hanna Park, Isabel Rosales, Maxime Tamsett and Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — The families of the 16 victims killed in the devastating blast at a Tennessee explosive plant have been notified, authorities said at a Saturday news conference. No one has been found alive in the search and investigators are working through the scene
Continue Reading By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — Speaking with democracy activists recently from Hungary and Poland, former President Barack Obama warned about the “rising wave of authoritarianism sweeping the globe,” even in countries once believed unsusceptible to an erosion of liberties. “We’re seeing politicians target civil society, undermine freedom of the press, weaponize the justice system,”
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By Sarah Ferris, Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — Top Republicans in Congress will take a massive gamble on shutdown politics in the coming days: GOP leaders will not step in to prevent missed paychecks to the military. It’s the most dramatic step yet by Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Speaker Mike Johnson to attempt
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – It was a smaller week here in the valley for high school football, but we still had some key games nonetheless. Rancho Mirage – 7(3-4)@Palm Desert – 31(4-3)FShadow Hills – 21(4-3)@Palm Springs – 41(7-0)FXavier Prep – 14(5-2)@La Quinta – 28(5-2)F29 Palms – 22(3-4)@Banning – 42(5-2)FDesert Chapel – 22(1-5)@Desert Christian –
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News Channel 3 has reported on the $275,000 sponsorship shortfall for this year’s Greater Palm Springs Pride. But local organization DAP Health says it is working to ensure the LGBTQ+ community is seen, heard, and affirmed. DAP Health is not only a major rainbow sponsor for this year’s Pride, but it is also sponsoring “Cathedral
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – The Coachella Valley Firebirds lost their season opener against the San Diego Gulls 5-0 Friday night at Acrisure Arena. Birds get blown out in the season opener 5-0 at home against the San Diego Gulls. Youngest team in the AHL, so growing pains are expected. Not to mention, it's just
Continue ReadingBy Brad Lendon, Gawon Bae, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — North Korea showed off a new hypersonic glide vehicle and intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) at a military parade late Friday, as it marked 80 years of the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea. The Hwasong-11Ma hypersonic weapon and the Hwasong-20 ICBM, which state media called
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