By Antonia Mortensen, Juan Pablo O’Connell, Aditi Sangal, CNN Milan, Italy (CNN) — Anti-Olympic protesters marched peacefully through Milan on Saturday afternoon, holding signs, marching arm-in-arm, singing and dancing. But when night fell, the demonstration turned violent as some protesters targeted police and their vans, and officials responded with tear gas and water cannons. This
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DESERT HOT SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Ground has officially been broken on the Eagles Sports Park in Desert Hot Springs! The new sports park, located on the corner of Hacienda Avenue and Cholla Drive, will be the new home of the Desert Hot Springs youth football/cheerleading and senior baseball programs. Local leaders gathered on Saturday
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By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration is planning its first meeting of the “Board of Peace” this month in Washington, according to a US official and a diplomat from an invited country, as the multinational organization tasked with resolving global conflicts faces lingering questions about its broader mission. The US sent invites
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CNN, KOAT, KNXV, SAVANNAH GUTHRIE, INSTAGRAM, Savannah Guthrie/Instagram By Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — The day after 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie was taken from her Tucson, Arizona, home under the cover of night, her daughter, Savannah, made a heartbreaking appeal to pray for her mother. “Raise your prayers with us and believe with us that she
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By Kylie Atwood, Tal Shalev, Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, and son-in-law Jared Kushner visited the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier Saturday morning after completing talks with Iran on Friday. Kushner and Witkoff were invited to visit the carrier, which is part of the Lincoln Carrier Strike
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By Zeena Saifi, Mohammed al Sawalhi, Abeer Salman, Oren Liebermann, Tal Shalev, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — The first week of the partial reopening of the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt was marked by confusion, and logistical hurdles, according to Palestinians attempting to cross and multiple sources who spoke to CNN on condition of anonymity.
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – Living Desert Zoo and Gardens is hosting their fourth annual Women in STEAM career day today. Students K-12 will have the chance to talk with women accounting, animal care, conservation, education, engineering and more. The event is free with membership or paid park admission. It will be held from 10
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By Alisha Ebrahimji, Meridith Edwards, Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — Five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his family will have more time to make their case for asylum. At a Friday court hearing for the family’s asylum case, a judge granted a continuance, which postpones the case to a later date, family attorney Danielle Molliver told
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By Paula Reid, Hannah Rabinowitz, Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — A rift between two of President Donald Trump’s favorite prosecutors came to a head at the start of the year, when Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, the president’s former personal lawyer, removed MAGA firebrand Ed Martin from a key post investigating the president’s political enemies.
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By CNN’s Tim Lister and Svitlana Vlasova (CNN) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that the United States wants a peace settlement between Ukraine and Russia by early summer, despite repeated rounds of talks failing to reach a breakthrough over the issues of territory and security guarantees. “They say they want to get everything
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Fox, Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — Kentucky may be the last place in America where you can take on President Donald Trump as a hard-right Republican and carry a GOP voting card in Congress. At least for now. A pair of twangy Kentucky rebels – Rep. Thomas Massie and Sen. Rand Paul –
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By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — The killings of anti-ICE protesters Renee Good and Alex Pretti prompted outrage in Minneapolis, both for their deaths and the immediate response of federal officials to call both terrorists. The political backlash that resulted lowered the temperature from the Trump administration – with even the president himself saying, “Maybe
Continue ReadingBy Arit John, David Wright, CNN (CNN) — During a forum last month, Analilia Mejia was the only person running in the Democratic primary for New Jersey’s 11th District who raised her hand when asked if she agreed with human rights groups that say Israel has committed a genocide in Gaza, a charge the Israeli
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By Billy Stockwell, CNN (CNN) — Norway’s royal family were battling scandals on multiple fronts this week, with charities moving to cut or review ties to the Crown Princess for her past contact with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein while others question her suitability to the role of future queen. The first controversy is
Continue Reading By Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — The day after 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie was taken from her Tucson, Arizona, home under the cover of night, her daughter, Savannah, made a heartbreaking appeal to pray for her mother. “Raise your prayers with us and believe with us that she will be lifted by them in this very
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Thousands of cyclists descended on Palm Springs Friday evening for the 28th annual Tour de Palm Springs bike ride. The ride kicks off Saturday morning, taking riders from downtown all the way to Coachella and back. A big part of Friday’s celebration was highlighting the charitable causes behind the ride,
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Update: 02/07 Palm Springs Police Department says one person was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after a multi-vehicle crash along Gene Autry Trail in Palm Springs Friday night. Around 5:54 p.m., police officers responded to a crash involving six vehicles. Palm Springs police says five people were take to a local hospital
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THERMAL, Calif. (KESQ) – Coachella Valley High School alumni who graduated in the 1950s returned to campus for a 90th birthday celebration. Jim Nichols, Class of 1954, and Lovell Smith, Class of 1957, returned to their alma mater to celebrate Jim’s 90th birthday and reconnect with the school that helped shape their early years, the
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — A divided federal appeals court on Friday ruled in favor of the Trump administration’s policy of detaining millions of undocumented immigrants, even those who have been living in the US for decades, without the opportunity to challenge their detention, handing President Donald Trump a major win as he seeks
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — There are plenty of Seahawks’ fans in the desert, but finding Patriots’ fans is a different story. Unless it’s your neighbor, a 91-year-old man from Massachusetts. “Arthur Fargnoli from New England. I’m a Patriots fan since 1985,” said Arthur Fargnoli. Arthur Fargnoli is from Haverhill, Massachusetts. He’s spent his winters here in the Coachella Valley
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