By Christian Edwards and Stephanie Halasz, CNN (CNN) — US Vice President JD Vance has now said he will join his wife Usha on her highly contentious visit to Greenland later this week, a decision that added fuel to the diplomatic fire while revealing major changes to the United States’ itinerary on the Arctic island.
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By Hanna Park, Travis Caldwell and Asher Moskowitz, CNN (CNN) — A Connecticut woman accused of imprisoning her stepson for nearly two decades and subjecting him to starvation and relentless abuse is set to appear in court on Friday to face charges including assault, kidnapping and cruelty. Kimberly Sullivan, 56, was arrested on March 12
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department is evaluating whether to defend the federal government’s restrictions on gun silencers that have been in place since the 1930s as part of President Donald Trump’s order to reconsider positions that could limit gun rights. Silencers, also called suppressors, are tube-shaped devices that, when screwed into
Continue ReadingBy Nectar Gan and Fred He, CNN Hong Kong/Beijing (CNN) — A light earthquake rattled Beijing overnight, waking residents and sending students rushing from their dorms as videos of shaking living rooms went viral on Chinese social media on Wednesday. The 4.5-magnitude quake struck a suburb of the nearby port city of Tianjin at 01:21
Continue ReadingBy Jessie Yeung and Yoonjung Seo, CNN Seoul (CNN) — South Korea’s government fabricated birth records, falsely reported children had been abandoned and failed to properly conduct safety checks of prospective parents during its postwar frenzy of sending babies overseas for adoption, a long-awaited investigation reported on Wednesday. Authorities say more than 200,000 South Korean
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By Angus Watson, Jessie Yeung, Ivana Kottasová and Anna Chernova, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump said he believes Russia wants to end its war with Ukraine, but suggested Moscow could be “dragging their feet” after the Kremlin disputed accounts of agreements made with the US. “I think that Russia wants to see an
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Notah Begay III is playing in this week’s Galleri Classic in Rancho Mirage, but on Tuesday, the professional golfer was giving back to the local community. Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians, Spotlight 29 Casino and Begay III teamed up to put on the 2nd annual youth clinic at Coachella Crossroads. Can't say enough about
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents continue to work on keeping drugs off the streets by seizing nearly 115 pounds of methamphetamine Monday morning. Agents seized the meth just before noon, after a Border K-9 team alerted that there may be illegal drugs in a car crossing the Highway 86 immigration checkpoint.
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DESERT HOT SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Two people are in the hospital after being shot in Desert Hot Springs early Tuesday morning. The shooting was first reported at around 2:15 a.m. in the 12700 block of Avenida Alta Loma. Officers found a victim at the house. He was transported to the hospital in critical condition,
Continue ReadingBy Lex Harvey and Alex Stambaugh, CNN (CNN) — As the fallout over top US officials sharing military operation details inside a messaging app reverberates inside Washington, the leaders of two key foreign intelligence allies said lessons need to be learned. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said it was “a serious, serious issue and all
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office aviation unit shared video of a hiker rescue in Palm Springs over the weekend. According to the agency, the rescue happened just before 1:00 p.m. on Sunday on the Indian Canyon Trail. A 70-year-old man was unconscious and in need of medical assistance. Deputies located
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – On Tuesday, March 25, a jury recommended the death penalty for Adam Slater, a Palm Desert man convicted of killing his one-year-old daughter and stabbing his pregnant wife during a child custody exchange in Indian Wells. Slater is due back in court on May 30 for sentencing. Celeste Fiehler, a family
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By Stefano Pozzebon and Max Saltman, CNN (CNN) — The two most important things in Jerce Reyes’s life, according to those who know him best, are family and soccer. The former professional soccer player’s tattoos are a testament to those passions: of a soccer ball and other symbols on his left arm, as well as
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By Gawon Bae and Kathleen Magramo, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — South Korea redeployed firefighting helicopters after a fatal crash caused a temporary grounding on Wednesday, as authorities struggle to contain “unprecedented” deadly wildfires that have ravaged the country’s southeast, destroying a centuries-old Buddhist temple. The helicopter crashed while working to contain a fast-spreading
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By Taylor Romine, Veronica Miracle and Andi Babineau, CNN (CNN) — An anesthesiologist charged with attempted second-degree murder for allegedly attacking his wife on an Oahu hiking trail was indicted by a grand jury Friday, one day after his initial court appearance. Gerhardt Konig, 46, is now being held without bail at the Oahu Community
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – Record setting heat in the Coachella Valley has made our region the first in California to reach triple digits this year. Since the typical high this time of year is in the 80’s, doctors are concerned some people here may not be prepared to deal with the heat. Doctors at JFK
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THOUSAND PALMS, California (KESQ) Authorities are investigating two separate armed robberies involving U.S. Postal Service mail carriers in Cathedral City and Palm Desert over the past several days. The first incident occurred Saturday in Cathedral City. Officers with the Cathedral City Police Department responded to a report of a robbery involving a mail carrier who
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CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. (KESQ) – 1/3 of Riverside County’s Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force teams victims are juveniles, according to Sergeant Jeff Hammond. It’s why the task force is partnering with the Palm Springs Unified School District Family Engagement Center to educate students about human trafficking. PSUSD is holding a free film screening and panel discussion
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CNN By Kevin Liptak, Alayna Treene and Jeff Zeleny, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Donald Trump not only stood by his embattled national security adviser on Tuesday, amid fever-pitch conversations about Mike Waltz’s fate in the wake of an extraordinary security breach; he invited him for a seat at the table in the Cabinet Room
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – In 2022, 30.7% of US high school 12th graders reported using cannabis in the past year, and 6.3% reported using cannabis daily in the past 30 days. In the Coachella Valley, it’s an issue local law enforcement are seeing as well. “One of the things with us having cannabis shops
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