LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – Registration for the LA28 ticket draw for all Olympic sports will begin Wednesday, marking the first chance for fans to secure a time slot to purchase a pass for the international event. Single tickets will start at $28, with a variety of options available for individuals and groups interested in attending
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By Alisha Ebrahimji, Caroll Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — Hours before a destructive arson fire at the oldest synagogue in Mississippi, the 19-year-old suspect posted an antisemitic meme on Instagram, an account that appears to belong to him shows. Stephen Spencer Pittman, identified by the FBI as the person responsible for an early-morning fire Saturday at
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By Natasha Bertrand, Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — A new classified legal opinion produced by the Justice Department argues that President Donald Trump was not limited by domestic law when approving the US operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro because of his constitutional authority as commander-in-chief and that he is not constrained by international
Continue ReadingBy Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department is escalating its standoff with judges in the Eastern District of Virginia with a new filing defending Lindsey Halligan, President Donald Trump’s choice to lead the prosecutors’ office whose work in the cases against James Comey and Letitia James has been nullified. The filing accuses federal
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – The new chair of the Board of Supervisors vowed today to “look ahead to the future” in prioritizing objectives for Riverside County over the next 12 months, emphasizing the importance of “fiscal transparency” and responsiveness to residents’ needs. “We can’t just look at today; we have to think about tomorrow,” Board
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. Personal Birth date: February 4, 1953 Birth place: Washington, DC Birth name: Jerome Hayden Powell Father: Jerome Powell, attorney Mother: Patricia (Hayden) Powell, mathematician Marriage: Elissa (Leonard) Powell (1985-present) Children: Samuel, Lucy and Susie Education: Princeton University, A.B.
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DEL MAR, Calif. (KESQ) – Two people have been arrested after allegedly being caught riding on top of a train near Del Mar, authorities said today. Deputies from the North Coastal Sheriff’s Station responded about 5 p.m. Friday to multiple reports of two individuals on top of a northbound COASTER train, according to the
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By Casey Tolan, Rob Kuznia, Isabelle Chapman, CNN (CNN) — The woman killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Minneapolis last week served on the board of her son’s school, which linked to documents encouraging parents to monitor ICE and directing them to training. The documents shed new light on Renee Good’s connection
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By Sarah Ferris, Lauren Fox, Manu Raju, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump is working to tighten his grip on his party this week as he faces an unusual threat from Congress: an embarrassing rebuke of his military actions overseas. On the cusp of a key Senate vote that would rein in Trump from further
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NORWALK, Calif. (KESQ) – Starbucks has fired a barista who drew an image of a pig on a coffee cup that was served to a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, it was reported today. The incident occurred Jan. 9 at a Starbucks in Norwalk. The deputy reported it to the store manager, who said he
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – A leader of a Riverside County-based gang was sentenced today to nine years behind bars for ordering — while already behind bars for attempted murder — the 2023 kidnapping of a woman in Riverside as punishment for losing the gang’s extortion proceeds. Luis Ramirez, 49, formerly of Jurupa Valley, was sentenced
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – A women’s flag football league launched today, with franchises in each of Southern California’s eight counties: Riverside, San Bernardino, Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego, Ventura, Santa Barbara and Imperial. The So Cal Women’s Pro Flag Football League is the brainchild of sports entrepreneur and longtime sports promoter Roy Englebrecht, and aims
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – The Palm Springs Police Department and Fire Department are continuing to recruit new officers. After the State of Palm Springs, PSPD shared they’ve had a shortage of officers this year making their response tactics more reactive rather than proactive. Since then, the department has shared on social media two officers
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Charles Taylor, former president of Liberia and convicted war criminal. Personal Birth date: January 28, 1948 Birth place: Arthington, Liberia Birth name: Charles Taylor Father: Nelson Taylor, judge Mother: Zoe Taylor Marriages: Victoria Addison-Taylor (unknown-present); Jewel (Howard) Taylor (1997-2006, divorced) Children: with Victoria
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of media mogul Barry Diller. Personal Birth date: February 2, 1942 Birth place: San Francisco, California Birth name: Barry Charles Diller Father: Michael Diller, real estate developer Mother: Reva (Addison) Diller Marriage: Diane von Furstenberg (2001-present) Education: Attended University of California, Los Angeles Other
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By Tal Shalev, CNN (CNN) — As waves of protests have tested the Iranian regime’s ability to manage dissent, the country with arguably the most to gain has been waiting in the wings, reluctant to intervene even when its regional adversary is at its most vulnerable point in years. After months of publicly threatening Iran,
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CNN By Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — Bill and Hillary Clinton refused to testify on Capitol Hill Tuesday in the House Oversight Committee’s Jeffrey Epstein probe despite lawmakers’ threat to hold them in contempt. “You will say it is not our decision to make. But we have made it. Now you have to make yours,”
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TORRANCE, Calif. (KESQ) – A woman who was allegedly driving drunk when she fatally struck an 18-year-old Loyola High School tennis star in Manhattan Beach just weeks before he was set to graduate pleaded not guilty today to murder and other charges. Jenia Resha Belt, 33, was initially arrested shortly after the crash that occurred
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By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — Scott Adams, the creator of the popular comic strip “Dilbert,” has died, according to an announcement on his social media pages. Adams, who was 68, announced in May that he’d been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer. “Dilbert,” a chronicle of the indignities of American office work,
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – A registered sex offender who pimped out a teenager for call girl services in the Riverside metropolitan area and elsewhere was sentenced today to 90 days in jail and two years’ felony probation. Deirdrick Dayvon Bradford, 31, of Rosamond pleaded guilty in November to human trafficking following a preliminary hearing.
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