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By Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — India has celebrated another step on its mission to become a space power, after Shubhanshu Shukla became the first astronaut from the country to blast off to the International Space Station (ISS) Wednesday. Shukla was aboard the private Axiom Space Mission 4, or Ax-4, which lifted off from NASA’s
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Palm Springs City Council approved the city’s budget for fiscal year 2025-26 and 2026-27 comprehensive budgets at Wednesdays meeting. It comes after finance officials incorporated recommendations from Mayor Ron deHarte after he raised concerns of potential shortfall at the June 11 meeting. The mayor recently published a “Resident Guide to
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – A project to reduce the impacts of blowing dust and sand along Palm Springs roadways has begun construction. The nearly 600-foot wind wall project along North Gene Autry Trail will stand at 14.5 ft tall. The city wrote online at its Engage Palm Springs website: “Work is under way on
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – The Riverside County Department of Animal Services (RCDAS) reports that data released by “Shelter Animals Count” shows the Fourth of July as the busiest weekend for lost pets entering shelters. RCDAS is offering a free Microchip & Vaccination Clinic ahead of the holiday to help reunite any wayward furry friends with
Continue ReadingStory by Reuters (Reuters) — Vietnam will remove the death penalty for eight offenses from next month, including embezzlement and activities aimed at overthrowing the government, parliament said on Wednesday, sparing the life of a tycoon in a $12 billion fraud case. The National Assembly, the country’s lawmaking body, unanimously ratified the amendment to the
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Carolina Garcia El CENTRO, Calif. (T3) – El próximo jueves se registrará en la región un aumento de las temperaturas, por lo que autoridades de salud hicieron un llamado a la comunidad para que extremen medidas preventivas sobre todo aquellos que son vulnerables, Karla López, responsable de control y prevención de enfermedades transmisibles, manifestó que
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Michelle Leal YUMA, Ariz. (T3) – Después de la aprobación del nuevo manual del programa esa en arizona, padres de familia han expresado preocupación por la falta de claridad en los nuevos lineamientos. Hoy, hablamos con el superintendente estatal para entender cómo se aplicarán las nuevas reglas y qué opciones tienen las familias. En lugar
Continue ReadingBy Mike Valerio, Brad Lendon, Yoonjung Seo and Gawon Bae, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — As American B-2 bombers streaked over Iran, targeting facilities tied to Tehran’s nuclear ambitions, policymakers and analysts in East Asia were already grappling with a critical question: What signal does this send to North Korea, a country whose nuclear
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BERMUDA DUNES, Calif. (KESQ) – What appeared to be a call from the bank, cost one local woman ten-thousand dollars. Kayla Keith says it all started with a text message, followed by a call from someone who claimed to be a Wells Fargo representative. But the caller knew detailed account information. “All that information made
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THERMAL, Calif. (KESQ) – IndyCar will not be returning to the Thermal Club in 2026, track founder Tim Rogers told News Channel 3 Sports Director Blake Arthur. Rogers says they hope to host another race in the near future, ideally in 2027. BREAKING: @IndyCar will NOT return to @TheThermalClub next year. TTC Owner Tim Rogers
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DESERT HOT SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) — A Father’s Day dance planned for this month was cancelled by organizers due to fears over potential immigration enforcement. According to organizers with the Mujeres Latinas Club, the fear of local ICE and CBP operations have kept dozens of families from leaving their homes. “We have parents that send
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – The 10 highest-paid officials in Riverside County government last year were working in public safety and public health, according to a report released today by the California Controller’s Office. The agency published its 2024 “Government Compensation in California” analysis, showing how taxpayer funds were spent in the previous year, and
Continue ReadingBy Katie Bo Lillis, Zachary Cohen and Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — CIA Director John Ratcliffe on Wednesday said in a statement that the agency had obtained “a body of credible evidence [that] indicates Iran’s Nuclear Program has been severely damaged” by recent strikes, underscoring a broad intelligence community effort is ongoing to determine the
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – A Palm Desert man known as the former drummer of the indie power-pop group the New Pornographers pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography and recording a minor in a public restroom at a local restaurant. Joseph Seiders, 44, of Palm Desert, pleaded guilty to multiple charges on Wednesday, according to court
Continue ReadingBy Ana María Cañizares, Abel Alvarado and Max Saltman, CNN (CNN) — Ecuador’s most wanted man and leader of the Los Choneros gang, Jose Adolfo Macias, was captured on Wednesday, according to the country’s President Daniel Noboa. Macias, known as “Fito,” escaped from a prison in Guayaquil in January 2024 while serving a 34-year sentence
Continue ReadingCNN By Ana María Cañizares, Abel Alvarado and Max Saltman, CNN (CNN) — Ecuador’s most wanted man and leader of the Los Choneros gang, Jose Adolfo Macias, was captured on Wednesday, according to the country’s President Daniel Noboa. Macias, known as “Fito,” escaped from a prison in Guayaquil in January 2024 while serving a 34-year
Continue ReadingBy Max Saltman, CNN (CNN) — A former jewelry store manager in the United Kingdom was sentenced to 28 months in prison after posting selfies wearing stolen merchandise and sending them to her coworkers, Humberside Police said in a statement. Lucy Roberts, 39, frequently took jewelry home with her during the year she worked at
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Twenty Coachella Valley college students have been awarded more than $90,000 in scholarships through Modernism Week’s annual scholarship program, officials announced today. Modernism Week is an annual celebration of midcentury architecture and design in Palm Springs. Proceeds support local preservation efforts and scholarships for Coachella Valley students pursuing careers
Continue ReadingBy Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — The head of the White House budget office on Wednesday defended the Trump administration’s push to enact sweeping cuts to federal funding, even as some Republican senators voiced concerns and raised questions about the breadth of them. In opening remarks in front of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Office of
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SANTA MONICA, Calif. (KESQ) – A police officer was injured in a shooting near Santa Monica Place Mall today, and the suspect — who is believed to be connected to an earlier shooting that wounded two juveniles in a Waymo vehicle — was arrested after a roughly three-hour search. The shooting occurred shortly after 1
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