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BANNING, Calif. (KESQ) – A 21-year-old Banning man who sexually assaulted two young boys and made videos of the acts was sentenced today to 50 years to life in state prison. John Edward Lario pleaded guilty in July to two counts of lewd acts on a child under 14 years old and sentence-enhancing allegations of
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By Hira Humayun, CNN (CNN) — Two Iranian men have been charged with terror offenses over an alleged plot to attack the Jewish community in Manchester on the eve of Yom Kippur, the latest in a wave of antisemitic attacks in the UK this year. London’s Metropolitan police named the suspects as 36-year-old Salam Ahmadyan
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – The California Highway Patrol will increase patrols across the state during a 12-hour Maximum Enforcement Period focused on identifying and arresting impaired drivers. The enforcement period begins at 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 2, and continues through 5:59 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 3. CHP says alcohol- or drug-impaired driving contributed to an average
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RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (KESQ) – Finding the right assisted living community can be overwhelming for families. Kendall Forbes has made it his mission to make that process a little easier. Forbes, a senior living advisor with Assisted Living Locators, helps families across the Coachella Valley find assisted living options that fit their needs — at
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Miami (AP) — A former Miami congressman and longtime friend of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio was sentenced Friday to 10 years in prison in connection with a secret $50 million lobbying campaign on Venezuela’s behalf during the first Trump administration. Republican David Rivera has been jailed since jurors found him guilty
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By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration has created at least 13 campaign-style ads as part of its controversial taxpayer-funded, multi-million-dollar effort to promote President Donald Trump and his policies. Yet-to-be-aired spots include a trio of ads highlighting the US military and operations in Iran and Venezuela, one called “God Made Trump” and
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN (CNN) — The man accused of murdering former UK lawmaker Ann Widdecombe has been charged with preparing acts of terror, including against Reform UK leader Nigel Farage, British police said Friday. Joshua Kerry, 28, was charged with one count of preparation of terrorist acts, relating to activity which is alleged to
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INDIO, Calif. — The Indio Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in locating Luis Ernesto Gonzalez, a 61-year-old Hispanic man who has been reported missing and is considered an at-risk missing person. According to police, Gonzalez was last contacted after leaving Victoria’s Cafe in Indio. He was last seen walking south from Miles
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Assemblymember Greg Wallis is scheduled to host a free scam-prevention seminar for seniors on Friday morning at the Mizell Center in Palm Springs.
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By Sunlen Serfaty, CNN (CNN) — For the first time, the annual Kennedy Center Honors will be held somewhere other than the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts amid a political and legal fight that has put the institution’s future in limbo. The “relocation” to Capital One Arena in downtown Washington, DC, on Monday,
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings in Newtown, Connecticut. On December 14, 2012, six adults and 20 children were killed by Adam Lanza, who had earlier killed his mother, Nancy Lanza, in their home. The Shooter Birth date: April 22, 1992 Death date: December 14,
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By Ivana Kottasová, Svitlana Vlasova, CNN (CNN) — A daredevil Ukrainian operation using robots dropped behind enemy lines and “Trojan” armored personnel carriers laden with explosives has led to the capture of more than 250 Russian troops, Kyiv says. Ukraine’s army has been chipping away at Russian-controlled territories in the eastern Ukrainian region of Donbas
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By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — After five shootings in less than a week left at least 46 people dead, South Africa is wrestling with how to tackle a spike in gun crime that threatens to undo recent progress in reducing its notoriously high murder rate. Even in a country with one of the highest
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By Daniel Dale, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump has a long history of trying to rewrite history about his own public remarks. He is now doing it again about the war with Iran – wrongly describing his own past predictions that the war would last mere weeks. In March, Trump said he thought the
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By Patrick Svitek, CNN (CNN) — National Republicans are starting to make major moves to divert resources away from the North Carolina Senate race where GOP candidate Michael Whatley has long been trailing in polls. The Senate Leadership Fund, the top Republican super PAC in Senate contests, is putting a pause on its ad spending
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By Alayna Treene, Hadas Gold, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump is expected to pick Jay Clayton to be the White House’s new czar of artificial intelligence, two sources familiar with the discussion told CNN. The president could announce his decision about Clayton, who is director of national intelligence, as early as Friday, one of
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By Anna Cooban, Hanna Ziady, Kit Maher, CNN London (CNN) — US President Donald Trump announced that Europe has agreed to release “a massive amount of their heavily stocked diesel oil,” following days of pressure to take action to cool surging fuel prices. “The process will begin immediately,” Trump posted on Truth Social on Friday.
Continue ReadingBy Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — Ken Urker, the partner of Gypsy Rose Blanchard, who became the subject of intense media attention for her role in killing her abusive mother, has died. Urker was found dead at a residence in Raceland, Louisiana, on Thursday evening — his 34th birthday — after police responded to a
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CNN By Kara Scannell, Nicki Brown, CNN (CNN) — CNN has obtained newly unsealed police body camera footage showing the arrest of Luigi Mangione inside a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania, days after he fatally shot United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson. The hours of footage capture officers questioning Mangione at the fast-food restaurant on the morning
Continue Reading By Kara Scannell, Nicki Brown, CNN (CNN) — CNN has obtained newly unsealed police body camera footage showing the arrest of Luigi Mangione inside a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania, days after he fatally shot United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson. The hours of footage capture officers questioning Mangione at the fast-food restaurant on the morning of
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