INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – An 86-year-old man was pronounced dead after being struck by a vehicle Wednesday morning in Indio. The crash was reported just before 11:30 a.m. on Avenue 44, west of Jackson Street. Police said an 86-year-old man was struck by a Ford Focus while he was in a crosswalk. The pedestrian was
Continue ReadingCNN By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Nearly one-third of middle-aged Americans struggle to understand basic health tasks like reading medical directions. One question could change that. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 things 1️⃣ Patriotism and pride Several teens are competing to win the
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Nearly one-third of middle-aged Americans struggle to understand basic health tasks like reading medical directions. One question could change that. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 things 1️⃣ Patriotism and pride Several teens are competing to win the Trump
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By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — Building a televised sporting event accommodating more than 100,000 people without any existing arena infrastructure is a massive production. Doing so at the White House adds significant logistical complications. Court documents submitted by the Trump administration on Wednesday show the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) events scheduled this week and
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By Tierney Sneed, Paula Reid, Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — When President Donald Trump made claims of Democratic vote-rigging in the Los Angeles election, his top appointed prosecutor in the city took to the cameras to validate those beliefs while hinting his office may never be able prove that kind of grand conspiracy. The Justice
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By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — Jennifer Lopez, a popular entertainer whose main residence is in Los Angeles, appeared on the internet talk show “Subway Takes” last week, sitting on a New York City subway train, to offer her opinion about geographical identity. “You have to be born in New York to be a New
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – Coachella Valley Firebirds team captain and forward Max McCormick has retired from professional hockey after 12 seasons, it was announced today. “The decision to retire from the game I have loved for as long as I can remember has not been easy, and as much as I wish I could
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By Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — Federal authorities have seized over a dozen websites they say were used by suspected Chinese agents to recruit former and current American officials with security clearances. According to the FBI’s affidavit for the seizures, several unnamed people used the websites as a front for fake “consulting companies to recruit
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – Two 19-year-old Indio women were behind bars today on suspicion of assaulting two sisters inside a Thousand Palms home and attempting to drag one of the victims from the residence. One suspect was booked on suspicion of burglary, conspiracy to commit burglary and vandalism, while the second suspect was
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By Christopher Lamb, CNN (CNN) — Antoni Gaudí, the architect behind Barcelona’s most visited attraction – the Sagrada Família church – was hit by a tram in 1926 and died after not receiving immediate medical attention as onlookers had mistaken him for a beggar. Today, exactly one hundred years since the architect’s death, Pope Leo
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RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. — Update 8:30 pm: SCE confirmed power to customers at 7 p.m. through the use of generators. Crews are still at the scene and will be until repairs to our equipment are complete, an SCE spokesperson confirmed. Update 3:40 pm: Southern California Edison says the estimated restoration time has been moved to
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of US Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas. Personal Birth date: June 23, 1948 Birth place: Pin Point, Georgia Birth name: Clarence Thomas Father: M.C. Thomas, a farm worker Mother: Leola (Anderson) Thomas Marriages: Virginia “Ginni” (Lamp) Thomas (May 30, 1987-present); Kathy (Ambush)
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By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Vice President JD Vance suggested last summer that former Fox News host Tucker Carlson should interview Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell to clear the president’s name, a new book reveals. The suggestion from the vice president came during a Situation Room meeting of top administration officials on July 17,
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Banner, CNN An Air Canada pilot was arrested after nearly 17 years of flying passengers with a fake pilot’s license. This bizarre aviation story sounds almost too wild to be true, but police say it quietly unfolded in plain sight. Here’s what else you need to know to get up to speed and
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By Christopher Lamb, CNN Barcelona (CNN) — Pope Leo XIV and Bad Bunny have been the two big crowd pullers in Spain in recent days. The pontiff has been packing out stadiums and plazas for prayer vigils and Masses, while the Puerto Rican rapper has been holding his party-style mega-concerts in front of tens of
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By Tierney Sneed, Jeremy Herb, Gabe Cohen, CNN (CNN) — State election officials could soon face a stark choice: Hand over voter lists to the Trump administration or risk losing Postal Service delivery for mail-in ballots. That dilemma stems from newly proposed USPS rules that seek to comply with an executive order President Donald Trump
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By Annie Grayer, MJ Lee, Andrew Kaczynski, CNN (CNN) — Billionaire Bill Gates told members of the House Oversight Committee that he had no knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes and that Epstein attempted to use information about his personal life — including that he had been unfaithful in his marriage — to pressure him, according
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – As preparations continue for Saturday’s Indio Pride celebration, questions are being raised after a local transgender advocacy organization said it was not invited to participate in the event. The controversy has drawn significant attention on social media, prompting discussions about representation and inclusion. The CEO and founder of the Transgender Health
Continue ReadingBy Emma Balleste and Aaron Cooper, CNN (CNN) — A former Air Canada pilot faces criminal charges for flying tens of thousands of passengers for nearly 17 years with a fake pilot’s license, Canadian police announced Tuesday. Geoffrey Wall was arrested June 1 after investigators say he captained over 900 domestic and international flights from
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By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — Ripple effects from the war in Iran are threatening millions more of the most vulnerable people with crisis levels of hunger or worse, World Food Programme (WFP) acting Executive Director Carl Skau told CNN. The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has driven up the cost of fuel exponentially,
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