By Associated Press (CNN) — Family members were getting ready to cut the cake at a toddler’s birthday party when the gunfire started inside a banquet hall packed with relatives and friends over the weekend in California. “I actually thought it was my balloons popping. It was gunshots,” said Patrice Williams, the birthday girl’s mother.
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By Billy Stockwell, CNN (CNN) — Belarusian incursions into Lithuania’s airspace constitute a “hybrid attack” by the Lukashenko regime, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Monday, as the Belarusian representative in Brussels was summoned. “The situation at the border with Belarus is worsening, with the growing incursions of smuggling balloons into Lithuania’s airspace,”
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – The Desert Healthcare District & Foundation board will conduct interviews next month to appoint a replacement for Director Arthur Shorr. Shorr announced his resignation earlier this month, but it officially went into effect on Sunday. The Board has 60 days — until Jan. 29, 2026 — to appoint or call
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – The Plaza Theatre is opening its doors in a wicked fashion. Emmy, Tony, and Grammy award-winning actress Cynthia Erivo will host the Opening Night Gala for the historic theatre, officials announced. The Opening Night Gala will be held on Monday, Dec. 1 at 7:30 p.m. “… this is a woman
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TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – The west entrance of Joshua Tree National Park, including the restrooms, will close to inbound and outbound traffic from 6 a.m., Dec. 3 through 6 p.m., Dec. 5, park officials announced. Park Boulevard will also be closed to vehicle traffic for six miles from the west entrance to Quail Springs
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Monday is World AIDS Day and organizations in Riverside County will mark today’s 37th annual event highlighting the fight against HIV/AIDS. DAP Health will commemorate World AIDS Day with a community program and special displays including an AIDS Memorial Quilt Display, which will be exhibited Monday through Friday at DAP
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Amanda Seyfried will receive the Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actress at the 2026 Palm Springs International Film Awards, organizers announced on Monday. Seyfried is being honored for her performance in The Testament of Ann Lee. The Film Awards will take place on January 3, 2026, at the Palm Springs Convention
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By Tal Shalev, CNN (CNN) — What began as Israel’s leader cold-shouldering the mainstream media is becoming a more widespread assault on the country’s freedom of the press. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has not granted an interview to Israel’s three main broadcasters in over four years. He’s accused them of “brainwashing,” claimed they assist Israel’s
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings in Newtown, Connecticut. On December 14, 2012, six adults and 20 children were killed by Adam Lanza, who had earlier killed his mother, Nancy Lanza, in their home. The Shooter Birth date: April 22, 1992 Death date: December 14, 2012
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By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — It took 150 volunteers working for one week, with 25,000 feet of ribbon, 120 pounds of gingerbread, more than 10,000 butterflies and a 6,000-piece Lego portrait of President Donald Trump’s likeness to deck the White House halls this year. The theme for first lady Melania Trump’s fifth holiday season:
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of former US Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack. Personal Birth date: December 13, 1950 Birth place: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Full name: Thomas James Vilsack Father: Bud Vilsack Mother: Dolly Vilsack Marriage: Christie (Bell) Vilsack (1973-present) Children: Jess and Doug Education: Hamilton College, B.A., 1972; Albany
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By Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump commuted the sentence of David Gentile, a private equity executive who was convicted and sentenced to seven years in prison for a fraud scheme, according to a White House official. Gentile, the former CEO and owner of GPB Capital Holdings, and Jeffry Schneider of Ascendant Capital,
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CNN By Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — A federal appeals court on Monday found Alina Habba, President Donald Trump’s former personal attorney, is serving unlawfully as US attorney for New Jersey, dealing a legal blow to the Trump administration that could have far-reaching consequences on other appointments across the country. A panel of three appellate
Continue Reading By Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — A federal appeals court on Monday found Alina Habba, President Donald Trump’s former personal attorney, is serving unlawfully as US attorney for New Jersey, dealing a legal blow to the Trump administration that could have far-reaching consequences on other appointments across the country. A panel of three appellate judges
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By Kit Maher, Samantha Waldenberg, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s doctor said in a memo released by the White House on Monday that his October medical imaging was of his cardiovascular and abdominal systems and that both showed “perfectly normal” results. “President Trump’s cardiovascular imaging is perfectly normal. There is no evidence of arterial
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By Natasha Bertrand, Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump and top national security officials huddled at the White House Monday to discuss next steps on Venezuela, as the administration faces renewed called from lawmakers to release more information – particularly about a controversial decision in September to strike a boat in the Caribbean
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By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — You know that feeling when you read something online and it seems deliberately provocative, almost manufactured to create outrage? You may have just encountered “rage bait” – content deliberately designed to elicit anger in order to increase engagement. And it has become so ubiquitous online that the Oxford Dictionary
Continue Reading CNN By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — You know that feeling when you read something online and it seems deliberately provocative, almost manufactured to create outrage? You may have just encountered “rage bait” – content deliberately designed to elicit anger in order to increase engagement. And it has become so ubiquitous online that the Oxford
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By Gabe Cohen, CNN (CNN) — In a dramatic about-face, the Trump administration on Monday re-suspended more than a dozen FEMA employees mere hours after CNN broke the news that they’d been reinstated to the agency following a three-month exile and a probe into alleged misconduct. The staffers were put on administrative leave in August
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By Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — Any Lucia Lopez Belloza arrived at the airport in Boston excited to embark on a surprise trip home to spend Thanksgiving with her family in Texas. The 19‑year‑old freshman at Babson College was nearing the end of her first semester studying business – a major she hoped would help
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