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AAP Food Samaritans offering one-time grocery voucher program thanks to donation from Berger Foundation

December 17, 2025 1:32 PM Jesus Reyes

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – The H.N. and Frances C. Berger Foundation provided a donation to AAP – Food Samaritans for a special one-time grocery voucher program to provide immediate relief to low-income community members. AAP’s long-standing nutritional support program provides monthly food vouchers to low-income individuals living with chronic illnesses. The program has been

Coachella Valley Invitational releases 2026 match schedule

December 17, 2025 1:07 PM Jesus Reyes

INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – The Coachella Valley Invitational (CVI) announced the match schedule for the 2026 preseason tournament in Indio, featuring MLS and NWSL teams. The tournament takes place at the Empire Polo Club from February 7–21. The CVI will host 12 Major League Soccer (MLS) and 9 National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) team, making it CVI’s largest event ever. Participating clubs will be Austin FC, Bay FC, San

Man charged with stealing nearly $100K from Palm Desert senior

December 17, 2025 12:53 PM City News Service

INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – A 38-year-old man accused of siphoning almost $100,000 from the bank accounts of a Palm Desert senior was charged today with grand theft and financial elder abuse. Miguel Angel Gonzalez of Coachella was arrested Monday following a Riverside County Sheriff’s Department investigation that began in August. Gonzalez, who is being

Retired cop jailed for 37 days over Charlie Kirk meme sues, saying his First Amendment rights were violated

December 17, 2025 12:36 PM CNN Newsource

By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — A retired Tennessee law enforcement officer was held in jail for more than a month this fall after police arrested him over a Facebook post of a meme related to the September assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Prosecutors eventually dropped the criminal charge brought against Larry Bushart, but

Word of the Week: ‘Scrivener’ makes an appearance in the saga of Kilmar Abrego Garcia

December 17, 2025 12:21 PM CNN Newsource

By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — Hours after a federal judge ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia released last week, an immigration judge — who is a Department of Justice employee — entered a document into the record correcting what they called a “scrivener’s error.” What the immigration judge was describing as an error was the absence

Stumbles in the search for a Brown University shooter led to the wrong man

December 17, 2025 12:14 PM CNN Newsource

By Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — On Sunday morning, as investigators rushed to prepare a search warrant for a hotel room in Coventry, Rhode Island, FBI Director Kash Patel broke the news on social media celebrating that a person of interest had been detained in the Brown University mass shooting. Around the same time, Providence

Junichiro Koizumi Fast Facts

December 17, 2025 11:47 AM CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Junichiro Koizumi, former Japanese prime minister and president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). Personal Birth date: January 8, 1942 Birth place: Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan Birth name: Junichiro Koizumi Father: Junya Samejima, member of the House of Representatives and director general of

Nawaz Sharif Fast Facts

December 17, 2025 11:46 AM CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. Personal Birth date: December 25, 1949 Birth place: Lahore, Pakistan Birth name: Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif Father: Muhammad Sharif Mother: Shamim Akhtar Marriage: Kulsoom Sharif (until September 11, 2018, her death) Children: two sons and two

Secret Service Fast Facts

December 17, 2025 11:46 AM CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the Secret Service, a federal agency tasked with protecting the president of the United States, among many other responsibilities. Facts The Secret Service is one of the country’s oldest federal investigative agencies, founded in 1865 to stop counterfeiters. There are approximately 3,200 special agents and

Mary Barra Fast Facts

December 17, 2025 11:45 AM CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Mary Barra, CEO of General Motors. Personal Birth date: December 24, 1961 Birth place: Waterford, Michigan Birth name: Mary Teresa Makela Father: Ray Makela, factory worker at GM Mother: Eva Makela Marriage: Tony Barra Children: Nicholas and Rachel Education: General Motors Institute (now

Academy Awards Fast Facts

December 17, 2025 11:44 AM CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the Academy Awards, also known as the “Oscars.” March 15, 2026 – The 98th Annual Academy Awards ceremony is scheduled to take place. March 2, 2025 – The 97th Annual Academy Awards ceremony takes place, with Conan O’Brien hosting. 2025 Winners (selected) Best Picture “Anora”

The plaque below an image of an autopen signing former President Joe Biden's signature

New plaques on Trump’s ‘Presidential Walk of Fame’ offer pointed descriptions of predecessors

December 17, 2025 2:28 PM CNN Newsource

By Alejandra Jaramillo, Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — The White House has installed plaques along President Donald Trump’s “Presidential Walk of Fame,” offering descriptions of his predecessors, often written in the style of his social media posts — including insults, baseless claims and random capitalization. A plaque at the front of the exhibit, which lines

Georgia Senate committee briefly cuts Fani Willis’ mic during combative testimony

December 17, 2025 10:53 AM CNN Newsource

By Jason Morris, CNN (CNN) — A defiant Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis testified Wednesday before an investigative Georgia state Senate committee. The committee scrutinized her prosecution of President Donald Trump and multiple codefendants, at one point briefly cutting Willis’ microphone when she testified beyond the question she was asked. “Let me tell you

GOP centrists choose nuclear option in fight with Mike Johnson over Obamacare

December 17, 2025 10:34 AM CNN

CNN By Sarah Ferris, Manu Raju, CNN (CNN) — A bloc of House GOP centrists just made the ultimate hardball play against Speaker Mike Johnson — agreeing to help Democrats effectively seize control of the Republican agenda by forcing a vote on their own bill on the looming Obamacare subsidies cliff. The stunning blow to

Brian Walshe’s defense faced an ‘uphill battle’ in trial for wife’s murder

December 17, 2025 10:30 AM CNN Newsource

By Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — Brian Walshe is expected to be sentenced Thursday to life in prison without parole after a jury in Dedham, Massachusetts, convicted him of first-degree murder, finding he planned to kill his wife Ana Walshe just hours after ringing in the new year in 2023. The sentencing will represent

An Oscar statue is pictured during the Oscars Foreign Language Film Award Directors Reception in advance of the 88th Academy Awards in Hollywood

The Oscars will abandon broadcast TV for YouTube starting in 2029

December 17, 2025 10:28 AM CNN Newsource

By Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — The Oscars telecast will move from broadcasting to streaming in 2029, switching from ABC to YouTube — a watershed moment for the entertainment business. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said Wednesday that YouTube signed a “multi-year deal” for the “exclusive global rights to the Oscars.” The

Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado listens during a press conference in Oslo

Machado has left Oslo after the Nobel Prize ceremony, her spokesman says

December 17, 2025 9:50 AM CNN Newsource

By Pau Mosquera, Sol Amaya (CNN) — Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado has left Oslo, her coordinator of international relations, Pedro Urruchurtu Noselli, wrote in a post on X. “As confirmed by the prime minister of Norway, she is no longer in the city of Oslo,” Noselli’s post said.

Rep. Sarah McBride at the US Capitol on November 18

McBride says Republicans are ‘obsessed with trans people’ as bills restricting youth access to gender care come to a vote

December 17, 2025 4:20 PM CNN Newsource

By Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — Rep. Sarah McBride on Wednesday criticized congressional Republicans as being “obsessed with trans people” ahead of a vote on bills that would restrict youth access to gender identity care and penalize health workers who provide it. “I actually think they think more about trans people than trans people think

US troops gather at Al Udeid Air Base in Doha

Senate sends Trump annual defense policy bill without changes to address bipartisan concerns on aircraft safety

December 17, 2025 11:56 AM CNN Newsource

By Morgan Rimmer, CNN (CNN) — The Senate passed the annual defense policy bill, sending it to President Donald Trump’s desk for his signature. Democrats and Republicans in the Senate voted overwhelmingly, 77-20, to approve the National Defense Authorization Act, which authorizes nearly $900 billion in funding for military programs, including a 3.8% pay raise

First lady Melania Trump arrives for a meeting of the White House Task Force on Artificial Intelligence Education in September.

‘Here we go again’: Melania Trump documentary teases inside look at her return to the White House

December 17, 2025 11:27 AM CNN Newsource

By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — A new trailer previewing Melania Trump’s eponymous documentary offers more questions than answers about the relationship between President Donald Trump and the first lady. “Hi Mr. President. Congratulations,” Melania Trump says brightly, standing with her back to the camera, as she looks out at the Manhattan skyline in a