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Story by the Associated Press (CNN) — Canada’s last captive whales will remain at the Marineland park near Niagara Falls for now after the federal government denied the zoo’s request to ship the 30 belugas to China. The Canadian government will not grant an export permit to send the whales to the Chimelong Ocean Kingdom
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By Aaron Cooper, CNN New York (CNN) — The National Transportation Safety Board is now investigating after two Delta Air Lines regional jets collided on the taxiway at New York’s LaGuardia Airport Wednesday night, with the wing of one aircraft slamming into the cockpit windows of the other. One person was taken to a hospital,
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By Masrur Jamaluddin, Helen Regan, CNN Sidoarjo, Indonesia (CNN) — A rescue team crouched under huge slabs of concrete and corrugated iron as they carefully slid 13-year-old Syailendra Haikal to safety from the twisted wreckage of a collapsed Indonesian boarding school; a brief glimmer of hope in the middle of a disaster. Haikal was taken
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By Simone McCarthy, CNN (CNN) — A new visa category launched by the Chinese government to attract young science and technology professionals is causing fervent backlash in China, where well-educated young people are already struggling to find work. The new “K-visa,” launched October 1, has been touted by Chinese officials as a boon for the
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CNN By Jack Guy, Billy Stockwell, Lex Harvey, Gerardo Lemos, Dana Karni and Abeer Salman (CNN) — The Israeli military has intercepted dozens of boats sailing as part of an aid flotilla towards Gaza, detaining hundreds of passengers including Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, organizers said, and triggering global condemnation. The Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF)
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Oswaldo Rivas Realizan Evento para Conocer la Constitucion de los Estados Unidos en San Luis
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Riverside county, Calif. (KUNA) – Este verano se reportó un incremento en casos de COVID-19 en el Valle de Coachella, de acuerdo con el hospital Eisenhower Health en Rancho Mirage, uno de los grupos más afectados fue el de menores ubicados entre los 0 y 4 años de edad. Uno de los principales factores de mayor propagación
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – As the government shutdown begins, tensions are mounting in the Coachella Valley, with local Democrats and Republicans trading blame. On Tuesday morning, dozens of concerned residents gathered outside Congressman Ken Calvert’s Palm Desert office, waving signs and calling for accountability. The demonstration, organized by Democrats of the Desert, aimed to
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By Evan Perez, Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration fired the top national security prosecutor in the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia after a social media post by a right-wing activist and writer falsely tied him to the case of FBI Director James Comey, two people familiar with the
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By CNN Impact Your World and Martha Shade (CNN) — Jane Goodall spent her life championing chimpanzees and working to prevent their extinction, while also supporting conservation efforts on every continent and advocating for the world’s poor. In 1960, 26-year-old Goodall traveled to Tanzania from her native England to work with chimpanzees. She was the
Continue Reading CNN, GETTY IMAGES, POPPERFOTO, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, JANE GOODALL INSTITUTE, Popperfoto/Getty Images, National Geographic/Getty Images By CNN Impact Your World and Martha Shade (CNN) — Jane Goodall spent her life championing chimpanzees and working to prevent their extinction, while also supporting conservation efforts on every continent and advocating for the world’s poor. In 1960, 26-year-old Goodall
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – The Palm Springs Public Library Foundation today announced the addition of a “Poetry Lounge” to the fourth annual Pride on the Page book festival next month at the Cultural Center. The free festival will be held from 10 a.m through 5 p.m. Nov. 1 at 2300 E. Baristo Road.
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JOSHUA TREE, Calif. (KESQ) – The government shutdown has arrived. With the shutdown comes thousands of furloughed national park staff, including those working Joshua Tree National Park. The park’s website shows this alert at the top of its website: Joshua Tree nonprofits have been concerned by the possibility of the shutdown in recent days. KESQ
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – The city of Los Angeles has joined more than two dozen local governments across the nation that challenges alleged Trump administration attempts to place conditions on emergency and disaster preparedness funds, the City Attorney’s Office announced today. The lawsuit filed in federal court in Northern California alleges the federal government has
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens is welcoming a second baby giraffe, just weeks after the zoo’s Vicki Lou gave birth to a baby girl calf. Last week, the zoo welcomed a baby boy to mama giraffe, Shelly, and dad, Kelly. The boy is the second calf born to Kelly
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Palm Springs Pride is just weeks away, and organizers are launching a final fundraising push to complete a highly anticipated permanent installation in the heart of downtown. This week, Greater Palm Springs Pride announced a 15-day, $25,000 matching challenge to help fund the new Landmark Pride Flagpole, which will stand
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Karina Bazarte CALEXICO, Calif. (KYMA) – A two-month-old baby was pronounced dead at the Calexico Port of Entry Tuesday morning. The Calexico Fire Department (CPD) says they received a medical call at the Calexico Port of Entry and once they arrived, Border Patrol agents were performing CPR on a two-month-old baby. “Our paramedics on scene
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Riverside, Calif. (KESQ) – 39 pets were flown from Riverside County to Seattle this week to help them find loving new homes. The flight was a result of a partnership between Riverside County Department of Animal Services (RCDAS) and Wings of Rescue. 20 dogs and eight cats went to Seattle Humane, while 11 cats went
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – A La Quinta man has been convicted of voluntary manslaughter in the shooting death of a 20-year-old man whose body was found in the open desert of Desert Hot Springs in 2021. Jose Manuel Angel Arellano, 26, is scheduled to be sentenced on Dec. 8. Arellano was first arrested in February
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SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (KESQ) – The 34-year-old who started the destructive Line Fire last year near Highland has been sentenced to 16 years to life in prison. Justin Wayne Halstenberg, 34, of Norco, was officially sentenced on Wednesday in San Bernardino. He had been convicted of seven counts related to the Line Fire, and two
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