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By Zeena Saifi, Jeremy Diamond, Cyril Theophilos, CNN Qusra, West Bank (CNN) — Loui Ridi began building a home in his native town of Qusra, in the occupied West Bank, for his two daughters. The girls grew up in Ohio, but family trips made them fall in love with their father’s Palestinian roots. “Can we
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By Brian Todd, Adam Cancryn, CNN (CNN) — A month after House Republicans failed to pass a veterans health bill, lawmakers are meeting behind closed doors to try to get the legislation back on track. But there’s one key person they haven’t invited to the table: Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins. Collins and his team
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CNN, NATALIE NEWMAN By Ed Lavandera, Ashley Killough, Rachel Clarke, CNN Big Bend National Park, Texas (CNN) — The towering cliffs, jagged mountain tops, and punishing desert climate of the Big Bend region in Texas have long proved to be the best barrier the United States could have with Mexico. For generations, the idea of
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By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — A year and a half after a deadly midair collision at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport killed 67 people, dozens of safety recommendations have been issued, and some changes were implemented, but problems with aircraft getting too close together persist. Last Tuesday, planes continued to take off
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By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — After Iran intensified its demands over the weekend before it would reopen the Strait of Hormuz, President Donald Trump didn’t threaten new strikes but instead indicated that he planned to choke Iran economically. “We are low-keying it,” he told Axios over the weekend. “We are only semi-negotiating with them.
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By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration abruptly declined to renew a contract for a cybersecurity firm it hired to examine voting equipment in Puerto Rico after the company didn’t echo administration officials’ false claims of voter fraud, the firm’s executives said in their first extensive public remarks on the episode. After hearing
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By Pamela Brown, Ross Adkin, CNN (CNN) — A sailor went overboard earlier this month off of the USS Abraham Lincoln, three US officials told CNN, amid reports of worsening mental health for crew members on the ship during an extended deployment for the Iran war. The sailor was rescued within an hour, according to
Continue Reading KFMB, U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND PUBLIC AFFAIRS, UNITED STATES NAVY, CNN By Pamela Brown, Ross Adkin, CNN (CNN) — A sailor went overboard earlier this month off of the USS Abraham Lincoln, three US officials told CNN, amid reports of worsening mental health for crew members on the ship during an extended deployment for the Iran
Continue Reading By Ed Lavandera, Ashley Killough, Rachel Clarke, CNN Big Bend National Park, Texas (CNN) — The towering cliffs, jagged mountain tops, and punishing desert climate of the Big Bend region in Texas have long proved to be the best barrier the United States could have with Mexico. For generations, the idea of needing to build
Continue ReadingBy Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Nearly half a year into the US-Iran war, global oil stockpiles are rapidly diminishing as traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remains effectively stalled and the two powers at the center of the hostilities argue about who controls the critical waterway. US President Donald Trump has repeatedly insisted that
Continue ReadingBy Gage Goulding and Yoonjung Seo, CNN Seoul (CNN) — Two former Chinese military servicemen have been arrested in South Korea in separate cases of apparent espionage, involving alleged attempts to surveil South Korean military operations and US forces stationed in the country, police said. In one case, a man is accused of intercepting flight
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COACHELLA, Calif. (KESQ) – The Coachella City Council passed an ordinance Wednesday permanently banning data centers and related uses within city limits. Councilmembers unanimously approved the first reading of the ordinance. It will return for a second reading on Wednesday, August 26, where it could then go into effect. The proposed ordinance comes amid concerns
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PALM SPRINGS (KESQ) – The challenges, habits and potential perils impacting wildlife moving through native turf around Highway 62 north of Palm Springs will be closely observed during an upcoming campaign intended to help them, it was announced today. Wildlands Network, a Salt Lake City-based nonprofit, will be partnering with others, including the Rice, Washington-based
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THOUSAND PALMS, CALIF. (KESQ)- President Trump signed an executive order calling for changes to the federal childhood vaccine schedule. With kids heading back to school, some parents may be wondering what the changes mean for their children. None of the recommendations or mandates in California have changed with any of these changes. We’re following the
Continue ReadingBy Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — Rep. Max Miller, the embattled Ohio congressman who is facing an uphill battle to keep his seat following abuse allegations, was sued by his ex-wife on behalf of their 2-year-old daughter Wednesday over the accidental release of a nude image of the child. The civil rights lawsuit, filed
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COACHELLA, Calif. (KESQ) – A dust storm arrived in the East Valley Wednesday evening, causing low visibility throughout the area. News Channel 3’s crew in the city of Coachella captured the moments the storm arrived. Dust storm hits the Coachella Valley; our photojournalist Chris Tarpening – @Tarp1969 – captured video as the storm approached Coachella
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) — “Clear evidence. Safer Communities. Privacy first.” This is the motto posted front and center of Flock Safety’s website. Over 700 ‘Flock’ cameras have been installed across the Coachella Valley in eight of nine major cities over the last five years. While police agencies state the system is strictly used to
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Lynette Niebla IMPERIAL COUNTY, Calif. (KYMA) – Multiple bridges across Imperial County remain under a state of emergency due to compromised integrity. Local officials are aggressively pursuing an $8.5 million grant through the federal Bridge Investment Program to fund major replacements and repairs. The structural crisis is heavily impacting the community, causing restricted farming routes,
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Dillon Fuhrman IMPERIAL COUNTY, Calif. (KYMA) – The Imperial Irrigation District (IID) says they are “experiencing scattered power outages in several areas” Wednesday. In a post to Facebook, the areas include Calexico, Heber and Holtville, and said the outage is related to the “storm moving through the region.” IID said crews are responding and inspecting
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Carolina Garcia CALEXICO, Calif. (KYMA) – Más de 620 maestros del Distrito Escolar Unificado de Calexico, recibieron talleres y capacitaciones referentes a estrategias de educación, inteligencia artificial y aprendizaje del idioma ingles. El super intendente, del distrito escolar, Arturo Jiménez, dio la bienvenida a los docentes que se preparan para el próximo lunes recibir a
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