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By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — Vice President JD Vance hit the trail in Iowa Friday — a state his boss won by double digits that’s now home to competitive Senate and gubernatorial contests — and made a populist pitch for “Iowa values.” Except the Republican nominee for Senate, Rep. Ashley Hinson, wasn’t there, and
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YUCCA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – UPDATE 9/18 – San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputies say they used Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) technology to track a missing 81 year old’s vehicle, issuing an alert to surrounding agencies, before locating him. Ray Elliott was reported missing around 5 p.m. Sept. 16. Authorities said he was experiencing hyperglycemia
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) — Riverside County Animal Services (RCDAS) is joining BISSELL Pet Foundation’s nationwide Empty the Shelters adoption event, offering reduced adoption fees through September 30. During the event, cats and dogs can be adopted for $70 or less. All adopted pets are spayed or neutered, vaccinated and microchipped. RCDAS currently has more than
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RIVERSIDE (CNS) – Despite some sectors of the regional economy fairing well, Riverside County’s unemployment rate rose above 6% last month, according to figures released today by the California Employment Development Department. The countywide jobless rate in August, based on preliminary EDD estimates, was 6.2%, compared to 5.9% in July. According to figures, the August
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By Michael Williams, Sunlen Serfaty, CNN (CNN) — The Federal Aviation Administration on Friday gave its approval for President Donald Trump’s planned triumphal arch, saying it will not interfere with aircraft flying into the nearby Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. The arch, which is expected to stand at around 250 feet, will have no “substantial
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INDIO, Calif. — A multi-vehicle hit-and-run crash involving a semi-truck caused traffic delays on westbound Interstate 10 between Bob Hope Dr. and Monterey Ave. late Friday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol. The crash was first reported around 11:13 a.m. and involved a blue Ford, a white sedan and a semi-truck. CHP later reported
Continue ReadingBy Annie Grayer, Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) — The US war with Iran has cost $45.1 billion, the Pentagon informed Congress on Friday, according to two sources familiar with the matter. The department told lawmakers that war costs were $43.6 billion as of September 3 plus an additional $1.5 billion for extra fuel, the sources
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RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Calif. — The California Highway Patrol (CHP) is investigating a deadly single-vehicle crash that occurred early Friday morning on Ramona Expressway near State Route 74. According to CHP, officers responded to the crash at approximately 2 a.m. on September 18, 2026. The preliminary investigation indicates that an unidentified woman was driving a Volkswagen
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By David Wright, CNN (CNN) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order on regulating artificial intelligence on Friday that will convene a group of “world-leading experts” to begin developing a framework for state law governing the technology. “We’re going to speed up our work on substantial and responsible AI oversight before it’s too
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) — FIND Regional Food Bank officially opened a new Volunteer Service Center Friday, providing volunteers with a climate-controlled space to pack food and support the organization’s food distribution efforts. FIND says volunteers previously worked in outdoor or non-climate-controlled conditions during the summer, when temperatures in the Coachella Valley can reach 120 degrees.
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By Katie Bo Lillis, Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The intelligence report, circulated across the US military this spring in the midst of the war with Iran, immediately set off alarm bells: A Chinese ship in the Middle East was transporting components of a nuclear weapons program. The US military swung into action with plans
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By Aaron Cooper, CNN (CNN) — This week, the National Transportation Safety Board called to eliminate manual toll payment lanes – where drivers can pay cash – from highway toll plazas after an SUV slowing down to change lanes was hit by a tractor-trailer, killing two people and injuring three. The August 2024 wreck –
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By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Only a few extracts from a new book by Princess Diana’s brother, Earl Charles Spencer, have published so far. But they have sparked a firestorm for Britain’s royal family, dredging up painful memories of Diana’s unhappy marriage to King Charles III, and provoking a rare, forceful rebuke from Buckingham
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By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — The body of a ninth woman has been found in the space of just two months in an area east of South Africa’s largest city, stoking fears in a country already facing dire levels of violence against women. The latest body was found Thursday morning in Dawn Park, Ekurhuleni,
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By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — A new Trump administration rule that is expected to make it harder for many legal immigrants to obtain green cards if they receive or are deemed likely to need public assistance went into effect Friday – even as lawsuits seeking to halt it wind their way through federal court.
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By Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — In December 2024, a bipartisan congressional task force studying the possible perils of artificial intelligence issued 85 recommendations for how lawmakers could act on the issue. GOP Rep. Jay Obernolte, a key figure on the task force, asked Republican leaders to go even further, establishing a special committee to
Continue ReadingBy Laura Sharman, Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration has approved a potential multi-billion-dollar sale of stealth F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia, a move that would bolster the Gulf ally’s military, even as it threatens to shift the balance of power in the Middle East. The US State Department announced the proposed
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By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Two deadly US strikes on Iran during the opening salvo of the war, including one that hit an elementary school, may have been war crimes, a United Nations fact-finding mission concluded in a new report. The report by the independent investigators also found that Iran may have committed crimes
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INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (KESQ) – Organizers announced the speakers for next year’s Desert Town Hall, the Coachella Valley’s lecture series in Indian Wells, will feature Bill O’ Reilly, Jonathan Turley and John McEnroe. “For our 2027 season, we have assembled a remarkable group of speakers who will bring very different experiences and perspectives to
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ)— Finding a job can be a challenge, even as employers continue to post openings across the region. The latest federal data shows the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario area had an unemployment rate of 5.7% in July, with about 125,000 people unemployed. Overall nonfarm employment was up 0.8% compared to a year earlier, according
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