SANTA ANA, Calif. (KESQ) – An Orange County man was arrested today on federal charges of violating U.S. sanctions against Iran by allegedly selling networking, security and encryption equipment to the regime’s nuclear and military establishment. Jamshid Ghomi, 63, of Newport Coast, is charged with conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. A
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – A lawsuit against Loma Linda University Health stemming from alleged improper disposal of hazardous waste and confidential medical records was settled after the provider agreed to pay $7.5 million in penalties and modify its procedures to meet compliance standards, prosecutors said today. The pretrial settlement was reached in recent weeks between
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COACHELLA, Calif. (KESQ) – With just one week until the FIFA World Cup opening ceremony, excitement is building across the Coachella Valley as local businesses prepare for what many hope will be a surge in customers and sales. Sports bars and restaurants across the valley are getting ready for increased foot traffic as fans look
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – A Riverside County sheriff’s deputy accused of searching a secure computer network without permission or a legitimate reason is slated for arraignment later this month on felony charges. Matthew Enrique Estrada, 53, of Blythe was arrested last month following a nearly yearlong probe by the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department’s Special
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By Camila DeChalus, Sarah Ferris, Ellis Kim, CNN (CNN) — The House passed a resolution on Wednesday to limit President Donald Trump’s war powers in Iran, a significant rebuke to Trump and his handling of the conflict. Democrats have repeatedly forced votes to limit Trump’s war powers in both the House and the Senate –
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Ebola and hantavirus have been dominating the headlines lately, but other far more common viruses pose a greater threat. Experts offer tips to protect yourself. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 things 1️⃣ Deep trouble The Trump administration plans
Continue ReadingStory by Reuters London (Reuters) — Security agencies from the “Five Eyes” alliance which includes the United States and Britain issued a warning on Wednesday about Chinese spies aggressively using online job platforms to recruit people with access to sensitive information. The “Safeguarding Our Secrets” bulletin says China’s military intelligence services were using a wide
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By Alexandra Skores, Pete Muntean, CNN (CNN) — The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a close call between a flight school-owned Beechcraft 76 plane and a JetBlue Airways passenger jet that came within 500 feet of one another on Monday. The close call happened around 6:15 p.m. near Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport as JetBlue Flight
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By Lauren Fox and Morgan Leason, CNN (CNN) — Republican lawmakers blasted a homophobic post that appeared on GOP Rep. Andy Ogles’ X account on Tuesday, saying it was “gross,” “disgusting,” a distraction and had no place in their party. Ogles has said that a staffer was to blame for posting on his X account,
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – A retired Riverside County Sheriff’s Department clerk suspected of filching more than $50,000 from the agency was released from custody today after posting bail. The suspect, a 51-year-old Jurupa Valley woman, was arrested and booked into the Robert Presley Jail on Tuesday on suspicion of misappropriation of funds, embezzlement by a
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By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — When the Trump administration registered the domains Aliens.gov and Alien.gov in March, UFO conspiracy theorists wondered whether they might finally get answers they’d long awaited. But coming on the heels of the Pentagon’s anticlimactic release of files related to UFOs and extraterrestrial life, the debut of Aliens.gov last week
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By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — A man who took 10 hostages while claiming to have explosives in a California school district’s offices before authorities killed him Wednesday morning was an Army veteran and convicted sex offender, authorities said. Anthony Scott Searles-Harris, 41, took the hostages on the second floor of the Chase Bank building
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Dale, CNN (CNN) — Another softball interview. Another series of obvious lies from the president. President Donald Trump’s conversation with conservative New York Post columnist and podcaster Miranda Devine, released on Wednesday morning, featured some of Trump’s longest-debunked false claims about elections, the economy and immigration. As with his inaccurate comments in a
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By Alayna Treene, Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — One of the key sticking points remaining in negotiations between the US and Iran centers on monetary compensation, as President Donald Trump is eager to strike a deal that will be viewed as superior to a prior agreement inked during the Obama administration, a US official familiar
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By Joan Biskupic, CNN Chief Supreme Court Analyst (CNN) — Alabama has repeatedly come to the US Supreme Court to defend a racially discriminatory congressional map, asserting dubious claims and employing questionable tactics. In 2023, the Supreme Court ruled against Alabama. Late Tuesday night, the emboldened conservative majority did the opposite, endorsing a state plan that
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By Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — Senate Republicans have formally removed funding for President Donald Trump’s ballroom security as part of their sprawling immigration funding package, according to revised legislative text released Wednesday. The decision to drop the ballroom funding, which had sparked significant debate among lawmakers, is not a complete surprise, though it is
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By Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump suggested that the UFC lighting grid, known as “The Claw,” will stay on the White House South Lawn well beyond the fight there later this month. In a video on TikTok posted Tuesday, Trump compared the structure to the Eiffel Tower, which was supposed to be
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By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — The death of a White student who was handcuffed by police after he had been stabbed is provoking a national outcry in Britain, with officers under fire for their conduct and far-right leaders accused of using the teen’s murder to stoke racist violence for political gain. Earlier, on Tuesday
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By Sarah Ferris, Aileen Graef, Alison Main, Manu Raju, Adam Cancryn, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump declined to commit to permanently scrapping a $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund on Wednesday, telling CNN’s Kaitlan Collins he still considered the controversial initiative “a beautiful thing” The comments inject fresh uncertainty into the Senate’s effort to pass $70
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Carolina Garcia CALEXICO, Calif. (KYMA) – Desde las 7 de la mañana de este martes, comenzó la operación de los 14 centros de votación que se instalaron en todo el condado, donde de acuerdo al registro de elecciones, esperan obtener mayor respuesta de Calexico, Brawley y El Centro. En la biblioteca Camarena, la afluencia fue
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