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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) — As of September 24, 30-year fixed-rate mortgages have risen to 7.03%, marking the first time they’ve climbed above 7% this year, according to Freddie Mac. The last time they were above 7% was January 2025, but rates have been on a steady climb from their 52-week low of 5.98% in
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – Families in Indio had the chance Saturday morning to get help making sure their children are riding safely. A child passenger safety event was held from 9 to 11 a.m., giving parents and caregivers the opportunity to have their car seats inspected and learn whether they were installed correctly. Families
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By Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration is moving to cancel $810 million of funding that has been appropriated by Congress for refugees, immigrants and other services it argues are unnecessary, according to a spokesperson for the Office of Management and Budget. In what is called a pocket rescission, the package of proposed
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By Logan Schiciano, Julia Benbrook, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Saturday declined to say whether he agreed to allow Ukraine to manufacture Patriot missiles to fend off Russian attacks, an assertion made by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky a day earlier. The two leaders met on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly
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By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, Billy Stockwell and Tim Lister (CNN) — Iran says it is waiting on the “definitive” response to its latest proposal on reopening the Strait of Hormuz, despite US President Donald Trump publicly rejecting the offer. Under the plan, Iran would open the critical waterway within a week and resume nuclear talks
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By Sebastian Shukla, Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — There has been outrage after a small town in eastern Germany banned the installation of new Holocaust memorial plaques that mark the last known residence or workplace of Jews and other victims of Nazi persecution. ‘Stolpersteine,’ meaning ‘stumbling blocks’, are found across Germany, as well as in
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By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Caleb Flynn’s murder trial has it all: testimony about a secret affair between church members, thousands of deleted texts, lies to the FBI and curiously silent pet dogs. What the trial doesn’t have is the murder weapon. The absence of the firearm used to fatally shoot Ashley Flynn has
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By Eduardo Cuevas, Dalia Faheid, Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — A Pittsburgh pediatrician was fatally stabbed and his wife was critically injured in their bed after midnight Thursday, and questions remain about an apprehended suspect’s potential motive and whether he knew the doctor. Dr. Idris Evans, 46, and his wife tried to fight back after
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By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN | Photographs by Joel Angel Juarez for CNN (CNN) — For years, Pamela Griffin cherished a promise from a stranger that the expansive plot of land just steps from her home in Taylor, Texas, would one day become the park she and other kids in her neighborhood always wanted. But as
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By Lauren Fox, Patrick Svitek, Dianne Gallagher, CNN (CNN) — Some Republicans are growing worried that two key Senate races once considered critical to holding their majority are slipping from their grasp. In more than a dozen interviews with campaign officials, senators and operatives, there is recognition that North Carolina and Georgia are looking less
Continue ReadingStory by Reuters (CNN) — The organisers of the prestigious Goncourt literary prize said on Friday they had removed a smash-hit novel by Haitian-Canadian author Thelyson Orelien from their longlist after accusations he used AI to write it. Orelien denied using AI to write “C’etait Ca ou Mourir” (“It Was Either That or Die”) as
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — Week 6 of the high school football season wrapped up Friday night, headlined by two big rivalry games, Indio-Coachella Valley and Yucca Valley-Twentynine Palms. See the final scores below. Indio 7@Coachella Valley 28FinalYucca Valley 63@Twentynine Palms 3FinalLa Quinta 20@Roosevelt 33FinalValley View 42@Shadow Hills 6FinalDesert Hot Springs 48@AB Miller 0FinalDesert Mirage
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CABAZON, Calif. (KESQ) — The sounds of gourd rattles, singing and dancing filled the area outside Morongo Casino Friday as the 35th annual Morongo Thunder & Lightning Powwow got underway. The three-day celebration brings together thousands of people, including more than 900 dancers and 20 drum groups from across the United States and Canada. For
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) — Lawyers for embattled Republican Rep. Max Miller have subpoenaed his former father-in-law Sen. Bernie Moreno as part of the ongoing custody battle between Miller and his ex -wife Emily Moreno, a source familiar with the matter confirmed to CNN. It is the second time that Miller’s lawyers have issued
Continue ReadingBy Aleena Fayaz, Sunlen Serfaty, CNN (CNN) — Whistleblowers are alleging that Kennedy Center officials halted plans earlier this year to repair leaks in the building, which the Trump administration has highlighted as its reason to close the storied arts institution. In a letter to Congress Thursday, obtained by CNN, a lawyer representing the anonymous
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CNN By Brian Stelter, Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — The White House is barring CNN from flying on Air Force One on Saturday as part of the news outlet’s duties covering the president on behalf of major television networks. CNN had been scheduled to fly aboard the president’s plane on his trip to Tennessee for
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INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (KESQ) —UPDATE 9/25 10:37 AM- A driver was killed early Friday morning after a single-vehicle traffic collision in Indian Wells, authorities said. At approximately 2:05 a.m. on Friday, September 25, 2026, deputies from the Palm Desert Sheriff’s Station responded to a reported collision at the intersection of Highway 111 and Desert Horizons
Continue Reading By Brian Stelter, Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — The White House is barring CNN from flying on Air Force One on Saturday as part of the news outlet’s duties covering the president on behalf of major television networks. CNN had been scheduled to fly aboard the president’s plane on his trip to Tennessee for a
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ)- A person was taken to the hospital after being struck by lightning in Palm Springs Thursday. Palm Springs Fire said firefighters responded in the Chino Canyon area to a palm tree fire and a person who had been struck by lightning. Lightning strike survivor Sabrina Riccio said she was driving on
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JOSHUA TREE, Calif. — Joshua Tree National Park is facing a $1.2 million funding block affecting 10 projects as the U.S. Department of the Interior withholds more than $25 million in planned National Park Service funding nationwide. According to documents reviewed by The Washington Post, Joshua Tree has more affected projects than any other national
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