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Inside Palm Springs’ real-time intelligence center: police answer questions over cameras, privacy

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) — As questions surrounding police surveillance technology and license plate reader cameras continue nationwide, the Palm Springs Police Department is opening its Real Time Intelligence Center to the public and creating a new committee that will give community members a role in reviewing how the technology is used. Dozens of residents

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I-Team: New data line could aid Coachella Valley’s breakdown-ridden 911 system

INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – A new high-speed fiber-optic cable line is coming into the desert, adding redundancy to keep 911 emergency services up and running even when the current high-speed line goes down.   Local 911 emergency call centers know its importance after years of repeated data outages that have disrupted normal operations. Those concerns were highlighted when a

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PSP prepares for a busy fall travel season

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Palm Springs International Airport is preparing for a busy fall and winter travel season after welcoming more than two million passengers so far this year. Several seasonal nonstop flights are also returning earlier this year, including Alaska Airlines’ service to Santa Rosa on September 10. Flights to Houston, Minneapolis, Boise

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California state Sen. Aisha Wahab

Democrat Aisha Wahab will win Swalwell’s House seat, CNN projects, overcoming millions in AIPAC spending

By Katie Doran, CNN (CNN) — Democratic state Sen. Aisha Wahab will win the special election runoff to finish former Rep. Eric Swalwell’s term in California’s 14th District, CNN’s Decision Desk projects. In recent weeks, the Bay Area race to replace the former congressman, who resigned amid sexual assault allegations, became another test of Democratic

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This 2016 photo shows Donald Trump with Michael Cohen during a campaign stop at the New Spirit Revival Center church in Cleveland Heights

Donald Trump once called Michael Cohen a ‘rat.’ Now Cohen says their relationship is ‘being resuscitated’

CNN By Kevin Liptak, Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — First, Michael Cohen was Donald Trump’s personal lawyer and self-described “pit bull.” Then he became a bitter foe, exposing what he called “dirty deeds” and earning him the level “rat” by a president scorned. Now, after burying the hatchet, Cohen has become something else: a radio

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This 2016 photo shows Donald Trump with Michael Cohen during a campaign stop at the New Spirit Revival Center church in Cleveland Heights

Donald Trump once called Michael Cohen a ‘rat.’ Now Cohen says their relationship is ‘being resuscitated’

CNN By Kevin Liptak, Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — First, Michael Cohen was Donald Trump’s personal lawyer and self-described “pit bull.” Then he became a bitter foe, exposing what he called “dirty deeds” and earning him the level “rat” by a president scorned. Now, after burying the hatchet, Cohen has become something else: a radio

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Min Zin (right)

‘Please stay strong’: Brother sends message to American deemed wrongfully detained in China

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The brother of an American scholar detained in China welcomed the news Thursday that he was declared wrongfully detained, saying he hopes that it will help lead to his release. Secretary of State Marco Rubio made the wrongful detention determination after an “extensive review of the circumstances” around Min

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Scott Bessent Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of hedge fund executive and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. Personal Birth date: August 21, 1962 Birth place: Conway, South Carolina Birth name: Scott Kenneth Homer Bessent Father: Homer Gaston Bessent Jr., real estate developer Mother: Barbara McLeod Bessent Marriage: John Freeman (2011-present) Children: Cole

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