CNN By Emma Tucker, Julia Vargas Jones, CNN (CNN) — A transgender high school student who was pushed into the national spotlight this week after President Donald Trump threatened to withhold federal funding from California over her participation in this weekend’s state track and field championships has advanced to the finals. A.B. Hernandez, a public
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By Sana Noor Haq, CNN London (CNN) — British comedian and actor Russell Brand pled not guilty to multiple charges of rape and sexual assault at a court in London on Friday. In April, 49-year-old Brand was charged with one count of rape, one count of indecent assault, and one count of oral rape, as
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By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — As the search for escaped prisoner Grant Hardin enters a fifth day, authorities pursuing the convicted murderer and rapist in northern Arkansas face various challenges from the landscape that could give Hardin an advantage in evading capture. Wearing “a makeshift outfit designed to mimic law enforcement,” Hardin broke out
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Lee and Larry Madowo, CNN Atlanta, Georgia (CNN) — When Nigerian American actor-singer Rotimi and Tanzanian pop star Vanessa Mdee first met in 2019, it was the beginning of a love story that neither of them expected. That first encounter six years ago could be straight from a rom-com. They had both just
Continue ReadingBy Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — North Korea has sent soldiers and millions of munitions, including missiles and rockets, to Russia over the past year, according to a new report by an international watchdog, which details the extent to which Pyongyang has helped Moscow “terrorize” Ukraine’s population over its three-year war. The report was released
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By Nectar Gan, Yong Xiong, Hassan Tayir and Cynthia Chan, CNN Hong Kong/New York (CNN) — Kiwi Zhang, a computer science student from China, was full of hope for his academic future in the United States – until his visa was revoked at the US border last week. The first-year PhD student at a university
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – A nursing program at Cal State San Bernardino’s Palm Desert campus received just over $88,000 in grant funding aimed at improving access to medical services to unsheltered people throughout the Coachella Valley and to provide hands-on clinical training for nursing students, it was announced today. “We are proud to support
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Lane Lambert is the new bench boss in Seattle. UP NEXT: THE LANE EVENT 
We’re excited to welcome Lane Lambert to the #SeaKraken as our organization’s new Head Coach → https://t.co/Vd5RuaFbRK pic.twitter.com/R75grVT9BG— Seattle Kraken (@SeattleKraken) May 30, 2025 This will be his second time as an NHL head coach, previously having been with the New
COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) Both the softball teams at Rancho Mirage and Cathedral City are only one step closer to their ultimate goal and are ready for their CIF title game. In Division 7, the Rattlers will play Culver City at 1 PM on Friday. In Division 8, the Lady Lions will play Hueneme at
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CNN By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Imprisoned former rap mogul Marion “Suge” Knight, who for decades shared an acrimonious relationship with Sean “Diddy” Combs, urged his longtime archrival to take the stand in his ongoing trial. Speaking to CNN’s Laura Coates in a brief phone interview from prison, where he’s serving a 28-year-sentence for
Continue Reading By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Imprisoned former rap mogul Marion “Suge” Knight, who for decades shared an acrimonious relationship with Sean “Diddy” Combs, urged his longtime archrival to take the stand in his ongoing trial. Speaking to CNN’s Laura Coates in a brief phone interview from prison, where he’s serving a 28-year-sentence for a
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By Brad Lendon, CNN Singapore (CNN) — China will not send its defense minister to this year’s Shangri-La Dialogue, shunning a chance for a high-level meeting with US and Asian counterparts as tensions simmer with Washington. China announced Thursday it will instead be represented by a delegation from the People’s Liberation Army National Defense University,
Continue ReadingBy Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — A burgeoning new sporting trend inspired by the biggest and hardest full contact hits in American football and rugby has proved deadly, and there’s now calls for it to be banned. Branded by an organized league as “the world’s fiercest, new collision sport,” Run It Straight games see two
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Several Palm Springs city officials, hospitality leaders and half a dozen College of the Desert culinary students will travel to San Miguel de Allende in Mexico next month to strengthen relations with its sister city, participate in their food and wine festival and provide students the opportunity to train under
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – As we’ve seen in the past, once a wildfire sparks up in the mountains surrounding the Coachella Valley, it can spread fast and in some cases be deadly. “It’s one of our biggest concerns. We are surrounded by wild land here and this brush and the forest up on top,
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CABAZON, Calif. (KESQ) – California Indian Nations College (CINC) marked a historic milestone Thursday night, celebrating its largest graduating class to date during a heartfelt ceremony at the Morongo Casino Resort & Spa. School officials said 27 graduates were honored. The evening included blessings from tribal elders, traditional songs by the Morongo Bird Singers and
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By John Miller, CNN (CNN) — A New York City Police detective assigned to Mayor Eric Adams’ security detail will be questioned in relation to a bizarre crypto currency kidnapping and torture plot after he allegedly delivered the victim to his tormentors, according to multiple law enforcement officials briefed on the case. It is not
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By Zachary Cohen and Clay Voytek, CNN (CNN) — Former New York police commissioner Bernard Kerik, who led the department during the September 11 terror attacks in 2001, has died at the age of 69, according to the New York Police Department and a source close to Kerik. The department mourned Kerik in a Thursday
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – The Palm Springs City Council approved a proposal to enter into contract negotiations with the Oak View Group for tourism and management services of the convention center. OVG currently owns and operates Acrisure Arena near Palm Desert and is set to manage operations at the renovated Plaza Theatre in downtown
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) — The Riverside County Department of Animal Services says it is in urgent need of the public’s help, as its shelters are at 220% capacity this week. Officials say this has resulted in multiple dogs per kennel and a decrease in the quality of life for pets. Some would say the numbers
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