By Eric Bradner, CNN Magnolia, Texas (CNN) — Ken Paxton may be the political equivalent of Teflon. He’s survived under a cloud of controversy all 12 years he has served as the state’s attorney general. Republicans in the state House impeached him before the Senate declined to remove him from office, authorities investigated him for
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Dale, CNN (CNN) — Two new pieces of economic data, one released Thursday and one released Friday, blew another hole in President Donald Trump’s triumphant narrative about the effects of his tariffs. The figures released early Thursday showed Trump had wildly overstated the impact of the tariffs on the trade deficit. The figures
Continue ReadingBy Joan Biskupic, CNN Chief Supreme Court Analyst (CNN) — Chief Justice John Roberts brought the drama Friday as he ascended the courtroom bench to declare — at long last — President Donald Trump’s tariffs unlawful. For 10 gripping minutes, he methodically laid out the case against Trump’s signature economic initiative, one that has yielded billions
Continue ReadingBy Matthew Chance, Chief Global Affairs Correspondent, CNN (CNN) — In the early hours of February 24 2022, standing on the freezing roof of a hotel in Kyiv, the idea that Russia would launch a full-scale assault on Ukraine, despite a troop buildup on the border, still seemed almost impossible to imagine. Yes, Vladimir Putin,
Continue ReadingBy Zachary Cohen, Kylie Atwood, CNN (CNN) — US intelligence agencies believe that China is developing a new generation of nuclear weapons and has conducted at least one covert explosive test in recent years as part of a broader push to completely transform its nuclear arsenal into the world’s most technologically advanced, according to multiple
Continue ReadingBy Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — A man has been charged with committing a hate crime after a car smashed into the gates of the biggest synagogue in Brisbane, the latest of a series of attacks on Australia’s Jewish community. The attack follows a string of assaults on Jewish people and their religious establishments in
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THERMAL, Calif. (KESQ) – A man arrested last week in connection with a double homicide case in Thermal has been exonerated, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office announced on Friday. The man, a 43-year-old from Mecca, was released from custody on Tuesday. Authorities said he was cleared as a suspect after investigators corroborated new leads and
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THERMAL, Calif. (KESQ) – Getting answers as the Coachella Valley Unified School District faces $25.4 million in budget reductions. A fiscal stabilization plan to address shortfalls at the CVUSD. As we reported earlier this month, district leaders say the plan will be phased in over three years, and they’re working to minimize impacts to the classroom
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – If you were at the Living Desert on Friday, you may be wondering who let the dogs out. Today marks the first-ever Dog Day at the Zoo, where attendees were invited to share their adventures with their dogs. “Our zoo is really a perfect campus to try this out and
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — Recent legislative proposals have explored utilizing private contractors or “bounty hunters” for immigration enforcement to track down and locate undocumented immigrants. They use surveillance and location verification in order to increase arrest numbers. The reward is said to start at $1,000. One nonprofit, “United Youth We Stand” says they’ve received
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – The Los Angeles Fire Department attempted to shield Mayor Karen Bass and other top brass from “reputational harm” caused by the city’s handling of the devastating Palisades Fire that burned 23,448 acres and killed 12 people, the Los Angeles Times reported today. The department tried to shape news media coverage with
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – Flu cases are spiking in the Coachella Valley. News Channel 3 spoke with with Desert Oasis Healthcare on Friday. They say they’re mainly seeing flu type A in the local area. Numbers started rising through the holidays, and with visitors coming to enjoy events and weather, more patients are testing
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Abraham Feinbloom has been charged with murder and resisting a peace officer in connection with the death of 17-year-old T’Neya Tovar, whose remains were identified through DNA testing, and is being held without bail pending a preliminary hearing on February 23.
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By Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — Just hours after the federal judges in the Eastern District of Virginia appointed a new interim US attorney to replace Trump loyalist Lindsey Halligan, the administration said he is fired. The judges on Friday unanimously appointed James Hundley, a Virginia defense attorney with more than three decades of experience,
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By Aleena Fayaz, CNN (CNN) — The US military conducted a strike against another alleged drug-trafficking boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Friday, killing three people, according to US Southern Command. “On Feb. 20, at the direction of #SOUTHCOM commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike
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By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — CIA Director John Ratcliffe has ordered the retraction or “substantive revision” of 19 of the agency’s intelligence products after a review determined they failed to meet standards for analytic tradecraft and political independence, the Central Intelligence Agency said on Friday. The spy agency released unredacted versions of three of
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By Elizabeth Wolfe, Chris Boyette, Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — A group of six mothers and wives, their lives linked by their great love of the outdoors, are among the nine skiers who are confirmed or presumed dead after their backcountry tour was overtaken Tuesday by the deadliest avalanche the US has seen in
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By Adam Cancryn, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s months of preparation for a Supreme Court ruling on his sweeping tariff powers did little to contain his rage when the verdict finally came. “I’m ashamed of certain members of the court, absolutely ashamed for not having the courage to do what’s right for the country,”
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MECCA, Calif. (KESQ) – A suspect was arrested in connection with a stabbing that left a person in critical condition after being stabbed Thursday night in Mecca. The stabbing was reported just before 7:00 p.m. on the 91000 block of 2nd Street, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office confirmed. “… deputies located a subject with injuries
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RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (KESQ) – A road project designed to reduce windblown sand and improve traffic safety in Rancho Mirage will start Monday, prompting lane closures on some routes. The Ramon Road Widening and Sand Fence Installation project will take place along Ramon Road between Los Alamos Road and Bob Hope Drive, with construction anticipated
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