CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Porter Goss, former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director and Florida congressman. Personal Birth date: November 26, 1938 Birth place: Waterbury, Connecticut Birth name: Porter Johnston Goss Father: Richard Goss, manager at a manufacturing company Mother: Virginia (Johnson) Goss Marriage: Mariel (Robinson) Goss
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – The Palm Springs International Film Awards has announced that Michael B. Jordan is the recipient of the Icon Award for his performance in Sinners. The Film Awards will take place on January 3, 2026, at the Palm Springs Convention Center, with the festival running January 2-11, 2026. The event will
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – It’s Veteran’s Day, and while the Valley is gearing up for a day of recognition, it’s also a time to acknowledge the mental health struggles local veterans face from their time in the military. Veterans are 57% more at risk for suicide than non-military adults, and around 6,000 veterans die
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CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. (KESQ) – American Veterans Post 66 and the Jon Castro Chapter of Veterans for Peace are hosting a Veterans Day ceremony in Cathedral City at 10 A.M. Natalina Garritano, a World War II survivor, is being honored at the event. She says that she wouldn’t be here today if it weren’t for
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By Christian Edwards, CNN London (CNN) — Donald Trump’s assault on the media went global this week, as he threatened to sue the BBC for $1 billion over a documentary that his lawyer claimed made “false, defamatory, malicious, disparaging, and inflammatory” edits to a speech the US president made before the storming of the Capitol
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By Chelsea Bailey, Lily Hautau, CNN (CNN) — On a Monday in March 2012, detectives with the Moore, Oklahoma, police department were called to a bloody scene at a Super 8 Motel. They arrived before dawn to find a pool of blood at the bottom of a staircase and a path of bloody footprints heading
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By Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. The UK’s decision marks a
Continue Reading CNN By Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. The UK’s decision marks
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By Priscilla Alvarez, Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Gregory Bovino, the top Border Patrol official leading the charge on the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in cities, along with his agents, are planning to leave Chicago as early as this week as they eye other locations to ramp up arrests, according to three US officials familiar
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By Natasha Bertrand, Avery Schmitz, Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The US military has undertaken a campaign against alleged drug trafficking boats in the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea using a variety of drones, gunships, and fighter jets, according to people familiar with the assets being deployed. Most of the strikes have been carried out
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CNN By Sophia Saifi and Azaz Syed, CNN Islamabad (CNN) — A bombing in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad on Tuesday killed 12 people and injured more than 20 – marking the worst suicide attack to rock the city in nearly two decades. Wreaths of gray smoke and orange flames curled over a car in the capital,
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By Julia Buckley, CNN Caltanissetta, Sicily (CNN) — The countdown to the holidays has begun. Christmas markets, mulled wine, ice skating — around the world, on every continent, people are starting to gear up to get into the festive spirit. But one Sicilian town is already focusing on what comes next: Easter. Caltanissetta, dead in
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By Tami Luhby, Alisha Ebrahimji, René Marsh, CNN (CNN) — When Trena Picou heard that the US Department of Agriculture agreed last week to issue partial food stamp benefits for November to comply with a federal court order, she was hopeful that she’d get around half of her usual $263 allotment. The funds would help
Continue Reading By Sophia Saifi and Azaz Syed, CNN Islamabad (CNN) — A bombing in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad on Tuesday killed 12 people and injured more than 20 – marking the worst suicide attack to rock the city in nearly two decades. Wreaths of gray smoke and orange flames curled over a car in the capital, in
Continue ReadingBy Sarah Ferris, Manu Raju, CNN (CNN) — Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer went out of his way to embody the anger of his Democratic base during this fall’s funding showdown with Republicans — an intentional turnaround from his capitulation in March that turned him into a villain in his own party. He’s still taking
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CNN By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington (CNN) — While the government shutdown may soon be in the rearview mirror, it could leave air travel in a chokehold for months, and possibly years, to come. Until a deal is officially inked, airlines must continue to follow the Federal Aviation Administration’s emergency order to incrementally reduce flight
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington (CNN) — While the government shutdown may soon be in the rearview mirror, it could leave air travel in a chokehold for months, and possibly years, to come. Until a deal is officially inked, airlines must continue to follow the Federal Aviation Administration’s emergency order to incrementally reduce flight capacity
Continue ReadingBy Chris Lau, Steven Jiang, CNN Hong Kong/Beijing (CNN) — Two of China’s most popular gay-dating apps have disappeared from app stores in the country, reinforcing fears of a widening crackdown on LGBTQ+ groups and online content. Blued and Finka were not available on Apple’s App Store as of Tuesday and the apps had been
Continue ReadingBy Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — For decades, he was a feared US-backed dictator whose regime oversaw bloody Cold War-era massacres, accused of diverting huge amounts of state money to propel his family into luxury and political power. On Monday, he was posthumously named a national hero of Indonesia – prompting protests from human rights
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – Communities around the Coachella Valley will be recognizing and honoring our nation’s brave heroes at Veterans Day celebrations this week. Here are some of the local events dedicated to the men and women who have served in the United States Armed Forces. Monday, November 10, 5:30 p.m. – Stars, Stripes,
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