By Hannah Rabinowitz, Evan Perez, Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — Mutual distrust between federal and state authorities derailed plans for a joint FBI and state criminal investigation into Wednesday’s shooting of a Minneapolis woman by an ICE officer, leading to the highly unusual move by the Justice Department to block state investigators from participating in
Continue ReadingBy Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — With rising anger and tension over the fatal shooting of a woman by an ICE agent, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is telling residents to be ready for something they haven’t seen in Minneapolis and St. Paul since the destructive aftermath of George Floyd’s murder: National Guard troops on the
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By Lex Harvey, Holly Yan, Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — Oregon authorities are investigating a shooting by a Border Patrol agent in Portland that wounded two people authorities say are tied to a violent international gang – an incident that renewed questions about the Trump administration’s handling of its immigration crackdown in the city and
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — It was a jam-packed Thursday of sports in the desert with basketball, soccer and water polo all featured. Watch the video for highlights from some of the biggest sporting events of the day.
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LA QUINTA, Calif. (KESQ) – An investigation is underway after puppies were found abandoned outside two local grocery stores in La Quinta. Over the weekend, officials say two individuals dropped off puppies and drove away from a Vons. Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies later finding a second group of puppies at a nearby Aldi. The puppies
Continue ReadingStory by the Associated Press Manila, Philippines (AP) — An avalanche of garbage buried workers at a waste segregation facility in a central Philippine city, killing one person, injuring seven and leaving at least 27 others missing, police said Friday. Rescuers retrieved eight people alive and were searching for the missing still trapped after a
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DESERT EDGE, Calif. (KESQ) – Two people were injured after a structure fire at a mobile home park in the unincorporated community of Desert Edge Thursday night. The fire was reported just before 7 p.m. at the Joshua Springs Mobile Home Park on the 18000 block of Langlois Road. The fire was contained by 8
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By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge on Friday temporarily paused the Trump administration’s freeze of $10 billion in social assistance and child care funding in five Democrat-led states in the wake of a widespread probe into alleged federal funding fraud in Minnesota. Judge Arun Subramanian of New York’s Southern District granted the
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By Kosta Gak, Daria Tarasova-Markina, Rhea Mogul, Sana Noor Haq, CNN Kyiv (CNN) — Russia fired a hypersonic Oreshnik missile at a target in western Ukraine overnight Thursday, near the border with NATO member Poland, in what has been labeled a brazen “warning” to the wider continent and the United States. It marked the first
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Update 1/8/25 The statue of Frank Bogert will be moved to Village Green in downtown Palm Springs. The Palm Springs Public Arts Commission approved the move Thursday after a nearly two-hour discussion. The commission asked that a subcommittee work with the Palm Springs Historical Society to add an educational component regarding the controversial history related
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CNN, X, POOL, COURT DOCS, TYRICE JONES By Holmes Lybrand, Allison Gordon, Jeff Winter, Casey Tolan, Isabelle Chapman, CNN (CNN) — Last summer, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent found himself in a perilous situation. His arm was pinned into the back window of a car as a suspect sped away, dragging him across the
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – There have been questions raised about outdoor dining patio safety after a suspected drunk driver crashed into the front dining patio of Casa Blanca in Downtown Palm Springs. On Saturday, January 3, Palm Springs Police responded to reports of a vehicle that drove into the front patio of Casa Blanca
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – Settlement of a civil suit against Verizon Wireless stemming from alleged environmental violations will net Riverside County more than $1 million in penalties and fees, it was announced today. According to the District Attorney’s Office, a lawsuit filed following a years-long investigation that began in 2019 was resolved pretrial, culminating
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – New safety concerns after a recent stabbing along the CV Link. Officials say they responded to the incident on December, 31, between Cathedral Canyon Drive and Golf Club Drive. The victim, an adult male, says the suspect put on a ski mask, approached him yelling profanities, attacked him, and stabbed him before fleeing on
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By Kylie Atwood, Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — The top Washington-based diplomats for Greenland and Denmark met with White House officials at the National Security Council on Thursday as Greenland continues to publicly and privately insist it is not for sale. Denmark’s Ambassador Jesper Møller Sørensen and Greenland’s head of representation to the US Jacob
Continue Reading CNN By Kylie Atwood, Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — The top Washington-based diplomats for Greenland and Denmark met with White House officials at the National Security Council on Thursday as Greenland continues to publicly and privately insist it is not for sale. Denmark’s Ambassador Jesper Møller Sørensen and Greenland’s head of representation to the US
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Ryan Shiner COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people have been injured in a shooting in Portland, Oregon, that involved Customs and Border Patrol agents, the FBI’s Portland office announced in a Thursday evening social media post. The FBI office wrote that its agency is investigating an agent who was involved in the shooting near the 10000
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Barrie Shulman, a longtime waitress at Johannes Palm Springs, is leaning on her community after a sudden Leukemia diagnosis forced her to stop working and face mounting financial strain. Shulman said she was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia on December 16, a life-changing moment that will keep her out of
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KSAT, KTVT, COURT HANDOUT, CNN By Shimon Prokupecz, Matthew J. Friedman, Rachel Clarke, CNN Corpus Christi, Texas (CNN) — Three Robb Elementary teachers told jurors what they went through when a gunman came to their campus and massacred two of their colleagues and 19 students. Two of the survivors recounted how they called 911 to
Continue Reading By Holmes Lybrand, Allison Gordon, Jeff Winter, Casey Tolan, Isabelle Chapman, CNN (CNN) — Last summer, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent found himself in a perilous situation. His arm was pinned into the back window of a car as a suspect sped away, dragging him across the pavement for about 100 yards, according to
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