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PALM SPRINGS, CA (KESQ) – Reports of lightning strikes in the area preceded a small brush fire Thursday afternoon on the mountainside near Interstate 10 and Highway 111 near Palm Springs, above Snow Creek. The fire was reported shortly after noon above Snow Creek Road, with smoke spotted coming from the south side of the
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By Erin Burnett, Billy Stockwell, CNN New York (CNN) — Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian’s media appearances in Iran are tightly controlled affairs. But on Thursday he sat down to face questions from a group of journalists in New York, where despite being the leader of a country at war with the United States, he is
Continue ReadingBy Gina Park, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! It’s a boy! And the first baby born on this remote Scottish island in more than 30 years. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 things 1️⃣ Grim milestone In another blow to the frozen US housing market, mortgage rates
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By Eric Levenson, Nicki Brown, CNN (CNN) — As Caleb Flynn’s former lover Alleigha Botner sat on the stand, a prosecutor opened a cardboard box and presented her with a hefty red book to read aloud. Then he gave her another. And then another. 34 books later, the jury had heard key firsthand evidence about
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By Patrick Svitek, CNN (CNN) — With the midterm elections approaching, the White House is airing a new TV ad promoting President Donald Trump and his policies that says it is “Paid for by the U.S. Government.” The unusual 30-second commercial shows rapidly edited pictures and video of Trump over audio of him denouncing communism
Continue ReadingBy Arlette Saenz, CNN (CNN) — Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan criticized his Democratic opponent Mary Peltola, a former congresswoman, over allegations of abusive behavior toward members of her staff, which he described as “very disturbing.” But Sullivan’s Republican colleague, Sen. Lisa Murkowski, offered a notable defense of Peltola. The New York Times on Wednesday detailed
Continue ReadingBy MJ Lee, CNN (CNN) — Federal investigators are reportedly probing two of Jeffrey Epstein’s closest advisers – his longtime lawyer Darren Indyke and his accountant Richard Kahn – marking a major development for the hundreds of survivors and victims who have pushed for accountability for those who may have aided the notorious sex offender.
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By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — What makes a journalist a journalist? In the United States, by foundational principle, anyone who wants to report and publish the news can do it without official permission. On the White House beat, however, a reporter needs to show an ID badge, linked to a security code, for consistent,
Continue ReadingBy Aaron Blake, CNN (CNN) — One of the surest signs that Republicans are quite concerned about the 2026 midterm elections is the sudden onslaught of them distancing themselves from President Doanld Trump and his unpopular policies. They’ve called for an end to the Iran war, criticized his tariffs and removed Trump references from their
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the US Department of Veterans Affairs. Facts There were 26.59 million veterans in the United States in 2024, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2024 American Community Survey one-year estimate. More than nine million veterans are served each year by the Department of Veterans Affairs
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By Sunlen Serfaty, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration has said it will end a key part of a review assessing the impact of the president’s proposed triumphal arch, effectively evading the federal historical preservation law that has been in place since 1966. The analysis, known as a Section 106 review, usually requires independent groups
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LA QUINTA, Calif. (KESQ) — Art supplies are getting a second life in La Quinta through Art for All, a community art store focused on making creativity more accessible. The store sells donated art and craft materials on a pay-what-you-can model, helping teachers, families, artists and other community members find supplies at a price that
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El Concilio de Coachella aprobó un contrato de casi 50 millones de dólares para construir el nuevo puente de la avenida 50. El costo total del proyecto quedó cerca de 7 millones de dólares por debajo del presupuesto original de la ciudad. La primera fase del proyecto incluye cambiar el recorrido de la calle Tyler
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By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — A baby has been born on the remote Scottish island of North Ronaldsay for the first time in more than three decades. Duncan Wilder Thorstein Traill Suarez Ford was born on September 15, marking the first birth on the island in 34 years, his mother Alice Traill Ford told
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By Laura Sharman, Diego Mendoza, CNN (CNN) — A military training fighter jet crashed off the coast of California Tuesday, with the pilot rescued from the water by a search-and-rescue helicopter, officials told CNN affiliates KMPH and KCRA. The jet, a MK-58 Hawker Hunter, took off from Point Mugu Naval Air Station and flew northwest,
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By Isabelle LaBianco, Jennifer Agiesta, CNN (CNN) — Americans regard the growth and development of AI technology with far more fear and concern than hope and excitement, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS, with broad partisan agreement that the federal government ought to do more to regulate it. Those concerns stretch across
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By Julianna Bragg, Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — Days after local police said Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents detained a US citizen in Evanston, Illinois, and left him injured on the ground, questions are swirling about what happened during the targeted enforcement operation gone awry — and the circumstances under which federal immigration officers can
Continue ReadingBy Patrick Svitek, CNN (CNN) — As the midterms near, potential 2028 presidential candidates are looking to prove their appeal in a range of House districts across the country. For Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, it’s all about his state’s 6th Congressional District. Beshear is making an all-out push to help a former aide, Zach Dembo,
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By Laura Sharman, CNN (CNN) — More than 167,000 pounds of meat are being recalled across the United States after being produced without proper federal inspection, according to the United States Department of Agriculture. Star Meat Delivery Inc., based in Lucama, North Carolina, is recalling 167,639 pounds of raw pork, beef and goat products that
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By Cindy Von Quednow, Chelsea Bailey, Isabel Rosales, CNN (CNN) — The University of Mississippi has identified the two students who died Monday as authorities continue to investigate the tragedy that has left a campus community shaken. Kratom, a packaged herbal supplement, was found in both probes but not verified as connected to the deaths,
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