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By Allie Torgan, CNN Nogales, Sonora, Mexico (CNN) — Francisco “Kiko” Trujillo’s efforts helping disabled patients along the US-Mexico border has saved and changed thousands of lives. It is work that found him and unexpectedly became his life’s mission. In 2008, he was contacted by Dr. Burris “Duke” Duncan, a pediatrician in Tucson, Arizona, who
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Olympic and world champion figure skater Scott Hamilton. Personal Birth date: August 28, 1958 Birth place: Toledo, Ohio Full name: Scott Scovell Hamilton Father: Ernest Hamilton, college professor Mother: Dorothy Hamilton, college professor Marriage: Tracie (Robinson) Hamilton (December 14, 2002-present) Children: Maxx Thomas,
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of former Treasury Secretary Jacob “Jack” Lew. Personal Birth date: August 29, 1955 Birth place: New York, New York Birth name: Jacob Joseph Lew Father: Irving Lew, lawyer and rare book dealer Mother: Ruth (Turoff) Lew Marriage: Ruth Schwartz Children: Isaac “Danny” and
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By Aleena Fayaz, CNN (CNN) — Monaco, Las Vegas, Detroit, and Miami have boasted high-speed street races — and soon, Washington, DC will too. Race cars will push speeds up to 180 miles per hour this weekend as the nation’s capital joins other iconic cities hosting street circuits, where public roads are converted into a
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By Simone McCarthy, CNN Beijing (CNN) — What started as a business dinner between local officials and executives celebrating a lucrative real-estate deal has sparked public outcry in China, after two men were accused of sexually assaulting a woman in their party. Authorities in the affluent tech hub of Hangzhou have placed a senior executive
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By Patrick Svitek, Dianne Gallagher, CNN (CNN) — Fresh off the losses of three candidates he endorsed in Republican primaries, President Donald Trump faces a much higher-profile test of his political power in South Carolina. Trump is set to hold a rally Friday night in Myrtle Beach with Sen. Darline Graham, whom he endorsed for
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By Sophia Saifi, CNN Islamabad (CNN) — Pakistan’s former leader and cricket icon Imran Khan was taken back to prison Friday morning after a medical check at a private hospital in the capital Islamabad, the government said. Khan’s sons told CNN this month they were worried about his health, claiming they were unable to visit
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — When Lake Mead last plunged to record-low water levels in 2022, its dramatically receding shoreline revealed all manner of curiosities. For the first time in years, the sun shone on the gutted frame of a World War II-era vessel. Water retracted from the abandoned wreck of a houseboat. Dozens
Continue ReadingBy Nick Paton Walsh, Daria Tarasova-Markina, Victoria Butenko, CNN Kyiv (CNN) — A new wave of North Korean troops, already numbering 8,500 in Russia, contains a drone unit that could attack targets inside Ukraine, according to a senior Ukrainian intelligence official. North Korea, who signed a NATO-style mutual defense pact with Russia two years ago,
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BURBANK, Calif. (KESQ) – Seventeen people were taken into custody in Burbank as part of a statewide organized retail theft operation, police announced today. Los Angeles Organized Retail Crime Association and California Highway Patrol Organized Retail Crime Task Force investigators conducted a joint operation with detectives in a statewide operation known as Summer Blitz
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – A powerful earthquake in Peru is hitting close to home for members of the Coachella Valley’s Peruvian community, as families and friends check on loved ones following Thursday’s 6.7-magnitude quake. Connie Ludena, a Palm Springs resident, says her loved ones were relieved the earthquake did not cause widespread damage. “They
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CNN By Diego Mendoza, Ivonne Valdes, CNN (CNN) — Two fishermen were rescued Wednesday after floating adrift more than 100 miles off the coast of Mexico with no food or water for five days, the Mexican navy announced. Search and rescue efforts began on August 14, when the men’s fishing cooperative sent out a distress
Continue ReadingBy Diego Mendoza, Ivonne Valdes, CNN (CNN) — Two fishermen were rescued Wednesday after floating adrift more than 100 miles off the coast of Mexico with no food or water for five days, the Mexican navy announced. Search and rescue efforts began on August 14, when the men’s fishing cooperative sent out a distress call
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By Aaron Cooper, Alex Stambaugh, Martin Goillandeau, Alexandra Skores, CNN (CNN) — A plane charted by the US Army Corps of Engineers crashed in the fog near a remote radar site in western Alaska, killing all eight people on board, federal aviation and military officials said. The Cessna 441 Conquest II departed Anchorage and was
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Two more incumbents will not be seeking re-election to their positions on the Desert Healthcare District & Foundation board in the upcoming election. Carole Rogers, the longest-serving member of the current Board, and Kimberly Barraza, who serves as board president, will not be on the November ballot. ‘It has been a
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By Jim Sciutto, CNN (CNN) — “Don’t forget me.” This is the desperate plea of Iranian photojournalist Yalda Moaiery, who has spent more than two decades documenting life under the Iranian regime, including most recently the bloody crackdown on protests in January, the war with the United States, and a new campaign of repression currently
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) Students heading back to class at College of the Desert this month are bringing artificial intelligence with them. Their professors already know it. “Oh, yeah, of course they are. Everyone is,” Dr. Corbyn Wild said when asked whether students are using AI. “Students are using AI in the classroom. And that’s
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — (KESQ) The City of Palm Springs has announced the speaker lineup for its inaugural Extreme Heat Summit 2026, bringing together experts to discuss how communities can prepare for rising temperatures. The full-day summit is scheduled for Friday, September 18, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Palm Springs Convention Center.
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By Taylor Romine, Andy Rose, CNN Las Vegas (CNN) — The defense attorney representing Duane Davis called his client’s public recounting of the night Tupac Shakur was killed “bullsh*t” in opening statements this week – but an interview with police that aired in court Thursday and Davis’ own memoir seem to tell a remarkably consistent
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THOUSAND PALMS, CALIF. (KESQ)- With triple-digit temperatures, it’s tempting to water your plants more often. But in the desert, too much water can actually damage some plants. We’ll talk to local experts about how to tell the difference between a plant that’s thirsty and one that’s being overwatered and what homeowners should be doing differently during
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