By Tal Shalev, Tim Lister, CNN Tel Aviv (CNN) — The Israeli government has advanced the registration of territory in the occupied West Bank as state land in a move that Palestinians have decried as “de facto annexation.” For the first time since Israel occupied the territory in 1967, the government will create a mechanism
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By Logan Schiciano, Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — The Department of Justice on Saturday sent Congress a list of “politically exposed persons” in the millions of files released related to its probes into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The six-page letter, a copy of which was obtained by CNN, includes the names of many prominent
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By Sophie Tanno and Svitlana Vlasova, CNN (CNN) — A former Ukrainian energy minister has been detained in connection with a major corruption scandal while trying to leave the country, authorities said on Sunday. Ukraine’s anti-corruption bureau (NABU) said its detectives “detained the former minister of energy as part of the Midas case,” referencing a
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – The Palm Desert half marathon and 5K kicks off this morning. The 13-mile course will start at 7 a.m. for the half marathon and at 7:30 a.m. for the 5K. Kick off takes place at Civic Center Park, located at 43900 San Pablo Avenue. Full road closures will take place
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By Jeremy Herb, Adam Cancryn, Matt Egan, CNN (CNN) — When Howard Lutnick had a problem in 2018, he turned to his next-door neighbor for help: Jeffrey Epstein. Lutnick emailed Epstein’s assistant in May 2018 about a proposed expansion to the Frick Collection, a museum one block south of Lutnick’s and Epstein’s adjacent townhouses on
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By Sarah Ferris, Manu Raju, CNN (CNN) — As Hakeem Jeffries sits in the minority of a GOP-controlled Washington, he is still haunted by a Republican gerrymandering gambit that he believes cost him the speaker’s gavel — and cost his party control of the House. This time, he’s making sure Democrats fight back. Jeffries is
Continue ReadingBy René Marsh, Steve Contorno, CNN (CNN) — At first glance, the December meeting of a little-known government panel looked like ordinary bureaucratic business. But then, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s advisory board opened its proceedings in an unusual way: with a Christian prayer. The benediction was delivered by a White House official. “Thank you
Continue ReadingBy Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — Alfredo Alejandro Aljorna was on shift in Minneapolis on a Wednesday evening last month, making deliveries as a DoorDash driver, when he realized he was being followed by ICE agents, his attorney said. He drove home and was tackled by an agent but broke free and ran into the
Continue ReadingBy Zeena Saifi, Jeremy Diamond, CNN Sakhnin, Israel (CNN) — A mother shot dead outside a supermarket. A man killed after leaving a mosque. A doctor gunned down while treating patients. These shocking cases are no longer anomalies: they are the toll of a violent crime epidemic sweeping across Israel. The victims are all Palestinian
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – Days after a fire tore through the home of the Garcia family, the community has stepped in to help the mother, her daughter, and a one-year-old grandchild begin the long process of recovery. The fire destroyed much of the home, including personal belongings, furniture, and family keepsakes. While no one was
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SALTON CITY, Calif. (KESQ) — A 51-year-old Salton City was arrested in connection with the disappearance and death of 17-year-old T’Neya “TT” Tovar, according to the Imperial County Sheriff’s Office. In a press release issued Saturday, the Sheriff’s Office confirmed that Abraham Feinbloom, 51, was arrested Friday morning following the execution of a search warrant
Continue ReadingBy Max Saltman, CNN (CNN) — The deadly mass shooting at a school in British Columbia came as Canadian authorities face significant obstacles in rolling out a nationwide firearms buyback that is mired in practical and logistical complications. Canada already has far stronger gun laws than the United States, and mass shootings are extremely rare.
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WHITEWATER, Calif. (KESQ) – This afternoon, Guide Dogs of the Desert hosted a graduation ceremony for participants who’ve completed their guide dog training program. The organization says guide dogs bring independence, confidence, and mobility for those who are visually impaired. Guide Dogs of the Desert says they are always in need of volunteer puppy raisers,
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By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN (CNN) — Former President Barack Obama criticized Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents’ conduct in Minnesota as dangerous, saying “the rogue behavior” is akin to what “we’ve seen in authoritarian countries” and “in dictatorships.” The comments, which came during a wide-ranging interview with liberal podcaster Brian Tyler Cohen out Saturday, are the
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INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (KESQ) – Fighting cancer with a car show. The Dr. George Charity Car Show returned to the delight of thousands of car enthusiasts on Saturday. The Indian Wells Tennis Garden played host to the charity event as it marked its 23rd running as a Coachella Valley tradition. It’s a joint effort between
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By Kaanita Iyer, Sunlen Serfaty, CNN (CNN) — The most-detailed renderings yet of President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom project were briefly made available Friday, showing the massive scale of the planned 89,000-square-foot space. The renderings from Shalom Baranes Associates — which were posted by the National Capital Planning Commission on its website and then
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By Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio applied a velvet glove to the Trump administration’s still-clenched fist during his high-profile speech at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday, offering some reassurance to uneasy European leaders that the US remains committed to their long-standing partnership but without backing away from its underlying demand
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By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Casey Wasserman, a prominent entertainment and sports agent and the chair of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, is putting his eponymous talent agency up for sale after facing backlash over his appearance in files the US Justice Department released last month related to its investigations into convicted sex offender
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By Catherine Nicholls and Anna Chernova, CNN (CNN) — Russian opposition figure and outspoken Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny, who died two years ago, was killed while in prison by a lethal toxin found in poison dart frogs in South America, five European countries have said in a statement Saturday. Analyses of samples taken from Navalny’s
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By Joan Biskupic, CNN Chief Supreme Court Analyst (CNN) — Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill arrived at the Supreme Court shortly before 10 a.m. on January 9 and took a seat in the spectator section of the columned courtroom. When US Solicitor General John Sauer, the Trump administration’s top courtroom lawyer, entered a few minutes later,
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