By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Friday tossed out an emergency request from Virginia officials to reinstate a congressional map that would have benefited Democrats in this year’s midterm election, a widely expected decision that represented the court’s latest foray into a nationwide redistricting war. The decision thwarts Democratic plans to
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COACHELLA, Calif. (KESQ) – Gov. Gavin Newsom today touted progress in expanding affordable housing throughout the state, including a 53-unit complex for seniors in Coachella. “These new housing developments will create more opportunities for Californians to live near family, work and the place that shape their lives — bringing greater stability and strengthening communities for
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – California Secretary of State Shirley N. Weber today urged Southern California voters and residents across the rest of the state to register to vote by May 18 for the June 2 primary election and to track their mail ballots online. All active registered voters in California will receive a vote-by-mail ballot
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – The Trump administration’s mass deportation campaign led to overcrowding and deteriorating medical care at the seven immigration detention facilities operating in California last year, according to a report released today. Six detainees died in ICE custody between September 2025 and March 2026 — the highest number since the California Department of
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By Aaron Cooper, CNN (CNN) — The Federal Aviation Administration needs fewer air traffic controllers than earlier estimates to be fully staffed, the agency announced Friday. Under the 2026 – 2028 Workforce Plan, 12,563 Certified Professional Controllers will be required, down from the 14,633 the agency forecast it needed for those years in 2024. “Modern
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By Edward-Isaac Dovere, Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Tina Peters, the Republican former election clerk imprisoned for crimes related to efforts to overturn the 2020 election, will receive clemency from Colorado’s Democratic Gov. Jared Polis and soon be released from custody, Polis exclusively told CNN. The decision followed a statement in Peters’ clemency application, obtained
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BANNING, Calif. (KESQ) – An 18-year-old man has been arrested following a shooting that left a woman injured early Saturday morning on the I-10 westbound, east of Highland Springs Avenue. James Charles Pitchford II was arrested Saturday afternoon on E Ramsey Street, according to jail records. Pitchford was charged on Wednesday with premeditated attempted murder,
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — It was two years ago when a pregnant teenager first reached out to a Tennessee couple on Instagram who had desperately been trying to adopt a baby for nearly a decade. Their relationship would eventually devolve from designing a nursery over the phone to threats of murder and a
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – The Palm Desert Aquatic Center is reopening after nearly 8 months of renovation. Activities, such as the lap pool, reopened on Wednesday. According to the center’s website, the water park features will have a soft opening on Sunday, May 17, from 10:30 AM – 03:45 PM. Registration for Spring 2026
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By Hannah Rabinowitz, Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — The US Justice Department is working to secure criminal charges against former Cuban president Raúl Castro, according to sources familiar with the matter. The scope of the investigation is unclear. But federal prosecutors have examined a number of possible charges, including some related to the Cuban military’s
Continue ReadingBy Isabelle Chapman, CNN. Photographs by Austin Steele, CNN Columbia, South Carolina (CNN) — On a dark, drizzly morning this fall in rural South Carolina, a team of federal agents wearing tactical gear quietly assembled for a mission that was part raid, part rescue operation. The stakes were high: Agents feared the victims would be
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By Mark Morales, CNN (CNN) — Federal authorities arrested and charged an Iraqi militant leader with coordinating and planning at least 18 terrorist attacks in Europe that targeted Americans and Jews, all in the name of ending the war in Iran, according to a federal criminal complaint. Prosecutors allege Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi “directed
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By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — US officials suspect Iranian hackers are behind a series of breaches of systems that monitor the amount of fuel in storage tanks serving gas stations in multiple states, according to multiple sources briefed on the activity. The hackers responsible have exploited automatic tank gauge (ATG) systems that were sitting
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By Lauren Fox, Ellis Kim, CNN (CNN) — When Rep. Emilia Sykes met with Democratic leaders about the pervasiveness of sexual harassment on Capitol Hill, she made one thing very clear to Hakeem Jeffries: this could not just be a women’s issue. “This could all be eliminated and we wouldn’t even be here if these
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By Eugenia Yosef, Ibrahim Dahman, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Despite a fragile US-brokered ceasefire in Gaza, Israel carried out strikes on Gaza City killing Hamas’ most senior military leader, Izz al-Din al-Haddad, according to a joint statement from the Israel Defense Forces and Israeli Security Agency. The Israeli strikes on Friday killed at least seven
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COACHELLA, Calif. (KESQ) – Coachella residents interested in providing input on a proposed data center and Coachella Municipal Utility were urged today to complete an online survey before the deadline on Monday. A town hall meeting involving city officials and developers was held at the Boys and Girls Club of Coachella, located at 85350
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CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. (KESQ) — The iconic Mary Pickford Theatre is marking 25 years of cinematic memories with a special three-day anniversary celebration, taking place Friday, May 15, through Sunday, May 17. The event is being titled “Where Were You in 2001?” with organizers inviting the Coachella Valley community to step back in time and revisit
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Lynette Niebla CALIPATRIA, Calif. (KYMA) – The Calipatria City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to hold formal public hearings for a data center moratorium, positioning the city to potentially become the first jurisdiction in Imperial County to enact such a freeze. Following 30 minutes of discussion, the 4-0 vote initiates a strategic legislative pause designed
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CABAZON, Calif. (KESQ) – A big rig overturned today blocking several lanes on westbound Interstate 10 in Cabazon, prompting a Sig Alert. The incident was reported shortly before 9 a.m. Friday east of Morongo Trail, according to the California Highway Patrol. A Sig Alert was issued about 9:15 a.m., with the nos. 2,
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By Andrew Kaczynski, Sarah Ferris, Ellis Kim, CNN (CNN) — Top House Republicans have grown increasingly concerned by Rep. Tom Kean Jr.’s mysterious absence from the chamber. Now his father, former New Jersey Gov. Tom Kean Sr., is seeking to offer assurances that his son will be returning soon — though he, too, declined to
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