By Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — A New York woman was sentenced Wednesday to 20 years to life in prison for drowning her three young children in the ocean and leaving their wet, sand-covered bodies along the shoreline near their home in Coney Island. Erin Merdy, 34, pleaded guilty in March to three counts of
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – A motorist accused of killing a 57-year-old woman in a DUI collision at a Rancho Mirage intersection pleaded not guilty today to second-degree murder and other charges. Tyler Jordan Conant, 23, of Long Beach was arrested Saturday following a Riverside County Sheriff’s Department investigation into the death of Teresa Bowlin of
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By Paula Reid, Casey Gannon, Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche made clear Wednesday that the conduct of January 6, 2021, rioters who attacked law enforcement will be factored when the soon-to-be-set-up commission reviews applications to the anti-weaponization fund. “One of the factors the commissioners have to consider is what the
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By Alayna Treene, Tal Shalev, Jeremy Diamond, Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump had a tense conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday that reflected their different views on how to proceed with the Iran war, a US official told CNN. It wasn’t their first conversation in recent days. When
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CABAZON, Calif. (KESQ) – Firefighters fully contained a 14-acre vegetation fire in Cabazon that burned Wednesday afternoon. The non-injury blaze was reported at 1:40 p.m. Wednesday near the intersection of Lemon and Lime streets, less than a mile south of Interstate 10, according to the Riverside County Fire Department. “Firefighters are on-scene of a fully
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By Hira Humayun, Dana Karni, CNN (CNN) — Video showing Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir taunting detained Gaza flotilla activists has sparked searing international condemnation, as well as a rare public reprimand from Israel’s prime minister. Two videos released by Ben Gvir’s office show activists who were aboard a flotilla aiming to
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Palm Springs police sought the public’s help today in identifying a suspect involved in an alleged burglary earlier this month. The burglary was reported at about 1 a.m. May 4 in the 1600 block of Mel Avenue, according to the Palm Springs Police Department. Police said a man entered
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SAN JACINTO, Calif. (KESQ) – A fire in the Santa Ana River bottom in Jurupa Valley prompted the evacuation of impounded pets at the Western Riverside County Animal Shelter, with all of them going to the San Jacinto Valley Animal Campus, which is extremely overcrowded, leading to requests today for the public to consider fostering
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — After dropping Game 3 on Sunday, the Coachella Valley Firebirds are set to face-off against the Colorado Eagles on Wednesday, May 20 in Game 4 of the Pacific Division Finals. This is must-win game for the Firebirds, trailing 2-1 in this best-of-5 game series. Coachella Valley is 4-0 in elimination
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By Katelyn Polantz, Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge said Wednesday that White House staff must preserve their official records, including communications that they send via non-official text message services, pushing back on attempts to free President Donald Trump from record-keeping obligations that were set by Congress. The 54-page opinion from Judge John
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By Ellis Kim, Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — One Republican congressman says he is exploring ways to end the Trump Justice Department’s move to establish a tax-payer fueled “anti-weaponization” fund, a move likely to draw the ire of President Donald Trump. Pennsylvania GOP Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick told reporters he “100%” wants to prevent the nearly
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! What would you do with $1 million? That’s the standard “Survivor” prize — and past winners have spent it in some surprising ways. (Tonight, one player takes home double!) Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 things 1️⃣ Tracking tornadoes
Continue ReadingBy Davis Winkie, CNN (CNN) — A US military-owned surveillance blimp operated by Customs and Border Protection contractors near Laredo, Texas, broke free from its tether on Monday evening and later crashed in Mexico. The blimp did not carry a crew when in the air, and no ground personnel were injured in the incident. The
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SALTON CITY, Calif. (KESQ) – Authorities are investigating a homicide after deputies discovered a deceased man in Salton City over the weekend. According to the Imperial County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded Sunday at around 7:42 a.m. after receiving a call from a person who said they may have found a body near Plaza Avenue and
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Jessamyn Dodd IMPERIAL COUNTY, Calif. (KYMA) – The Imperial County Board of Supervisors will be meeting to bring back a vote on the lot merger needed for a planned data center. Several residents stepped up to the podium during the public comments part of the meeting Tuesday to voice their concerns over the data center. Some
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By Marshall Cohen, Holmes Lybrand, Donie O’Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — Supporters of President Donald Trump who tried to overturn the 2020 election are among those eager to potentially cash in from the $1.8 billion compensation fund for people the Trump administration believes were victims of government “weaponization and lawfare.” In interviews with CNN, convicted US
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By Elle Reeve, CNN (CNN) — When the livestreamer who calls himself “Chud the Builder” was arrested and charged with shooting a man in Tennessee last week, it sounded as if everyone was supposed to already be aware of him. Reports described Chud, whose real name is Dalton Eatherly, as a “popular livestreamer” and “notorious,”
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By Evan Perez, Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department’s criminal charges against former Cuban president Raúl Castro is a prosecution more than 30 years in the works, with federal prosecutors in Miami first drafting an indictment against him in the 1990s. After three decades, criminal charges that were announced Wednesday at an event
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CNN By Hira Humayun, CNN (CNN) — Former Cuban leader Raul Castro has been indicted for his alleged role in the shooting down of two civilian planes 30 years ago that killed three Americans and sent US-Cuba relations plunging. Here’s what you need to know about the deadly incident. What happened? In the 1990s, a
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Clint Eastwood, a filmmaker, actor, producer, director and composer. Personal Birth date: May 31, 1930 Birth place: San Francisco, California Birth name: Clinton Eastwood Jr. Father: Clinton Eastwood Sr., corporate executive Mother: Margaret Ruth (Runner) Wood, homemaker Marriages: Dina Ruiz (1996-2014, divorced); Margaret
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