By Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — The Artemis II astronauts’ journey to the moon and back landed them at the White House Oval Office on Wednesday afternoon — standing by while President Donald Trump talked UFOs, the Space Force and the Iran war. Sporting blue jackets, NASA’s Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Canadian
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – The FIND Regional Food Bank is earning national recognition for its work to fight hunger. The nonprofit received a network celebration award from Feeding America and its National Leadership Conference in Dallas. The award honors FIND’s youth advisory commission program. The initiative brings together students from across the Coachella Valley to
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — Applicants for visas to the United States will now have to affirm that they do not fear persecution in their home countries as the Trump administration seeks to further restrict potential asylum seeks from entering the country. The new rule, outlined in a diplomatic cable to all embassies and
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SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a report that an airliner appeared to have collided with a drone today — sustaining no apparent damage — while on approach to San Diego International Airport. The pilot of the United Airlines Boeing 737 reported Wednesday morning that the plane hit a drone
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Bono, Grammy award-winning singer and songwriter of the band U2. Personal Birth date: May 10, 1960 Birth place: Dublin, Ireland Birth name: Paul David Hewson Father: Brendan Robert Hewson, post office worker Mother: Iris Elizabeth (Rankin) Hewson Marriage: Ali (Stewart) Hewson (August
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By Holmes Lybrand, Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — Days after a gunman charged security at the White House Correspondent’s Dinner in what investigators say was an attempt to kill President Donald Trump with legally-owned firearms, his Justice Department is further rolling back gun control measures. “We’re repealing rules that went beyond what the law allows,”
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By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — Video from Saturday shows an armed man racing through a security checkpoint at the Washington Hilton, one floor above the ballroom where President Donald Trump, top administration officials and journalists were attending the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Hotel security footage captured Secret Service officers drawing their weapons moments later,
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By Alayna Treene, Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump has told his top advisers in recent days he wants the US naval blockade of Iranian ports to continue, sources familiar with the talks said, and his team has begun laying the groundwork for such an extension, including a longer-term closure of the Strait
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Palm Springs business owners are reporting significant financial strain during the city’s festival season. This has prompted a renewed push for a more permanent solution. Business owners say this challenge is something they encounter every year, but the recent slowdown was particularly pronounced and harder to ignore. This pattern sees
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By Hannah Rabinowitz, Holmes Lybrand, Katelyn Polantz, Emily Condon, CNN (CNN) — Former FBI Director James Comey surrendered Wednesday to law enforcement before his first appearance in federal court in the Eastern District of Virginia. Comey, who is charged with making a threat against President Donald Trump by photographing seashells on a North Carolina beach,
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By Aileen Graef, Katherine Dautrich, CNN (CNN) — Federal prosecutors on Wednesday offered the most robust look yet at the government’s case against the suspected gunman who allegedly charged past security at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner where President Donald Trump and top Cabinet officials gathered last weekend, including evidence they say shows he
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By John Fritze and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court indicated Wednesday it will back President Donald Trump’s push to end temporary deportation protections for potentially millions of foreign nationals who hail from countries enduring war and natural disasters. In one of the most significant immigration appeals to reach the high court during
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By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is putting tracking devices in airport vehicles after an Air Canada Express regional jet landing at LaGuardia Airport last month slammed into a fire truck on the runway, killing the plane’s two pilots. Thirty-nine people were injured, including the
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By Kara Scannell (CNN) — A split federal appeals court said its full bench of judges would not rehear President Donald Trump’s appeal of the $83 million jury award for defaming magazine columnist E Jean Carroll. The decision paves the way for Trump to ask the US Supreme Court to hear his arguments involving presidential
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By Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — Former Attorney General Pam Bondi is set to testify next month in the House Oversight Committee’s Jeffrey Epstein probe. Bondi’s appearance – now set for May 29, according to a committee spokeswoman – comes as the panel has pushed in recent months to hear from the former top Trump
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) -With Primary Election Day approaching, voters across the Coachella Valley are beginning to receive their ballots and voter guides in the mail. Officials say most voter guides should arrive by May 4, outlining everything from candidates to instructions on how to properly fill out a ballot. Voters will have several options
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By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Britain’s Prince and Princess of Wales have shared a photograph of themselves with their three children to celebrate their 15th wedding anniversary. William and Catherine can be seen lying on some grass alongside Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis in what appears to be a summery scene, with
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By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The US Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed a group of faith-based “crisis pregnancy centers” in New Jersey to fight a subpoena from the state’s Democratic attorney general. The decision may make it easier for liberal and conservative groups to challenge similar investigatory subpoenas. At a time when red and
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By Issy Ronald, Jomana Karadsheh, Florence Davey-Attlee, CNN London (CNN) — Two Jewish men were stabbed in broad daylight in a leafy suburb of north London on Wednesday in what police described as a terrorist incident, further rattling a Jewish community already reeling from a series of antisemitic attacks in the British capital. A 45-year-old
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Banner, CNN Gas prices have climbed to an average of $4.23 per gallon — the highest level since August 2022 — according to AAA. With oil futures rising and supply routes under strain, any near-term relief at the pump appears unlikely. Here’s what else you need to know to get up to speed
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