COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – Festivalgoers leaving the Coachella Valley after Weekend 1 of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival faced the usual slow-moving traffic, with long lines of cars stretching across the I-10. While the overall mood remained upbeat, the weekend did bring a few challenges. Strong winds swept through the grounds, kicking
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at violence against US politicians and diplomats throughout history. Presidents January 30, 1835 – President Andrew Jackson is shot at by Richard Lawrence as he attends a congressional funeral in the Capitol in Washington. Lawrence fires twice, but the bullets do not discharge. April 14, 1865
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El Centro, Calif. (KESQ)braham Feinbloom, the 51-year-old Salton City man charged with murdering 17-year-old T’Neya Tovar, appeared in Imperial County Superior Court Monday morning, where a judge set his preliminary hearing for April 28. The hearing will determine whether prosecutors can present enough evidence to establish probable cause and hold Feinbloom for trial. It was
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By Gloria Pazmino, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration agreed in a court settlement on Monday to keep the Pride flag at the Stonewall National Monument. The administration removed the rainbow LGBTQ flag from the monument in New York City in February due to a government directive that determined what kinds of flags can be
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By Clare Foran, CNN (CNN) — The House Ethics Committee announced on Monday that it has opened an investigation into misconduct allegations against Rep. Eric Swalwell. The news comes as the California Democrat is under increasing scrutiny after CNN and the San Francisco Chronicle reported that a former staffer accused him sexual assault, describing a
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at human spaceflight programs in the United States and around the world. Facts The United States ended its crewed space shuttle program with the launch of Atlantis on July 8, 2011, and landing on July 21, 2011. China and Russia are the only other countries to have
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Bernard Madoff, who was convicted of running a multi-billion dollar Ponzi scheme. Personal Birth date: April 29, 1938 Death date: April 14, 2021 Birth place: Queens, New York Birth name: Bernard Lawrence Madoff Father: Ralph Madoff Mother: Sylvia (Muntner) Madoff Marriage: Ruth (Alpern)
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of the late former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein. Personal:Birth date: April 28, 1937 Death date: December 30, 2006 Birth place: Tikrit, Iraq Birth name: Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti Father: Hussein Abid al-Majid Mother: Subha Tulfah al-Musallat Marriages: Nidal al-Hamdani (1990-December 30, 2006, his
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By Joseph Ataman, CNN Paris (CNN) — There’s no escape from the tax collector. At least that’s what Benjamin Brière must have felt after his return from three and half years as a hostage in Iran when he got that message that we all dread: he hadn’t filed his taxes. The return of two French
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CNN By Laura Sharman, Isabelle D’Antonio, Christopher Lamb, Antonia Mortensen, CNN (CNN) — Pope Leo XIV on Monday strongly pushed back against criticism from US President Donald Trump, defending his position of seeking peace and rejecting violence amid the Iran war. “I have no fear of the Trump administration or speaking out loudly of the
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By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — Six weeks after the beginning of the war with Iran, President Donald Trump is giving the United States Navy its most difficult jobs of the conflict: blockading Iran’s ports and clearing the strategic Strait of Hormuz of any Iranian mines. The blockade order would apply to all Iranian ports,
Continue Reading CNN By Laura Sharman, Isabelle D’Antonio, Christopher Lamb, Antonia Mortensen, CNN (CNN) — Pope Leo XIV on Monday strongly pushed back against criticism from US President Donald Trump, defending his position of seeking peace and rejecting violence amid the Iran war. “I have no fear of the Trump administration or speaking out loudly of the
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By Annie Grayer, Evan Perez, Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — With just days until a powerful surveillance law lapses, US national security officials are scrambling to prepare for potential blind spots in intelligence collection amid the US’ delicate ceasefire with Iran, current and former officials told CNN. Some communications carriers that manage data for the
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By Lauren Mascarenhas, Alex Stambaugh, CNN (CNN) — A mother of two was killed by a man wielding a hammer outside a convenience store in Florida earlier this month, seen in a gruesome video that has captured the attention of the nation — and the president. A Haitian national, 40-year-old Rolbert Joachin, was charged with
Continue ReadingBy Gawon Bae, CNN Seoul (CNN) — South Korea’s president has angered the Israeli government by sharing video on social media from 2024 that shows Israeli soldiers pushing a body off a building in the occupied West Bank. “We need to check if this is true, and if it is, we should find out what
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By Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — Brian Hooker, an American man who told investigators his wife fell overboard and vanished in rough waters in the Bahamas, has been released from custody without charges after he was arrested and questioned in his wife’s disappearance. The disappearance of Lynette Hooker, a 55-year-old mother and sailor, set off
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KESQ) Democratic Congressman Eric Swalwell, suspended his campaign for California governor Sunday night following sexual assault and misconduct allegations from multiple women, including a former congressional staffer. “I am deeply sorry for mistakes in judgment I’ve made in my past,” Swalwell wrote on X. “I will fight the serious, false allegations that have
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CNN By Eric Bradner, Arit John, CNN (CNN) — Rep. Eric Swalwell said Sunday he would withdraw from the California governor’s race in the wake of allegations of sexual misconduct that led to a nearly immediate campaign collapse, as staffers quit and prominent Democratic supporters urged him to drop out. “I am suspending my campaign
Continue Reading By Laura Sharman, Isabelle D’Antonio, Christopher Lamb, Antonia Mortensen, CNN (CNN) — Pope Leo XIV on Monday strongly pushed back against criticism from US President Donald Trump, defending his position of seeking peace and rejecting violence amid the Iran war. “I have no fear of the Trump administration or speaking out loudly of the message
Continue ReadingBy Eric Bradner, Arit John, CNN (CNN) — Rep. Eric Swalwell said Sunday he would withdraw from the California governor’s race in the wake of allegations of sexual misconduct that led to a nearly immediate campaign collapse, as staffers quit and prominent Democratic supporters urged him to drop out. “I am suspending my campaign for
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