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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ)- First responders from across Southern California came together Saturday to preview this year’s Coachella Valley Battle of the Badges. The press conference gave participating fighters a chance to meet face-to-face ahead of the amateur boxing event next month. Battle of the Badges brings together police officers, firefighters and other public safety
Continue ReadingBy Alaa Elassar, Diego Mendoza, Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — Wisconsin congressman Tom Tiffany was on his way home Saturday evening following a demanding day of parades and political events when his plane plunged into the pitch-black darkness of Lake Wausau. As he was returning from the La Crosse County Lincoln Day Dinner in Onalaska,
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By Tal Shalev, CNN (CNN) — Gideon Saar smiled as he cut the blue ribbon outside the newly inaugurated embassy of Nauru in Jerusalem. Israel’s foreign minister described the tiny Pacific island nation of some 12,000 people as “one of Israel’s greatest friends in the international community.” Two days later, it was Slovenia’s turn, as
Continue ReadingBy Fadel Allassan, Aleena Fayaz, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge said in a filing Friday that a Trump administration order for the Federal Emergency Management Agency to cut its staffing nearly in half was illegal. In a decision that marked a critical victory for union workers in the ongoing lawsuit, US District Judge Susan
Continue ReadingBy Isabelle D’Antonio, Eduardo Cuevas, CNN (CNN) — Security stopped an alleged trespasser on Kamala Harris’ Malibu property on Friday night, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and her spokesperson, raising security concerns about the former vice president. “Last night, security personnel stopped an individual who illegally entered Vice President Harris and Second
Continue ReadingBy Mauricio Torres, CNN (CNN) — Years before he was killed in the northwestern Mexican state of Sonora, the influencer José Luis Esparza Güicho came to be known as “El Piturris.” The nickname originated from one time during his childhood when Esparza’s father came home drunk, Luis Antonio Escalante, the producer of Esparza’s podcast, told
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By Zachary Cohen, Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and political appointees in his department pushed for the two crew members of an F-15 who were shot down over Iran in April to participate in Sunday’s highly publicized “60 Minutes” report about the ensuing rescue operation, according to multiple sources familiar with
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By Maria Santana, CNN (CNN) — For more than two decades, the music of Colombian rock star Juanes has carried far beyond Latin America, winning him several Grammys and sold-out tours. Born Juan Esteban Aristizábal Vásquez, “Juanes” was an affectionate childhood nickname used by his family long before the awards and songs that would go
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By Ray Sanchez, Carolina Peguero, CNN (CNN) — An exhausted Julio Pineda would arrive some nights at the Miami-Dade County apartment complex where he lived with his reflective vest and gray work shirt and slacks covered in grease and grime, a neighbor recalled. Still, the 75-year-old member of an airplane cleaning crew, who was known
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) — After more than 24 years with the Palm Springs Police Department, Captain Melissa Cain is leaving the agency and continuing her law enforcement career with the Beaumont Police Department. Cain joined PSPD in 2002 and went on to serve in a number of assignments during her time with the department.
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By Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump said Iran was “probably” behind the attack launched from Iraq that shut a vital oil pipeline in Saudi Arabia. The East-West Pipeline was attacked by several drones coming from Iraq on Thursday, the Saudi foreign ministry said Friday, resulting in injuries and some damage. The
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By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — As a child growing up in Queens, Frank Kotnik watched the Twin Towers across the river growing taller and taller as their construction neared completion. As a teenager, he and his friends once snuck into the original World Trade Center, hoping to take in the views from the roof.
Continue ReadingBy Annie Grayer, Morgan Rimmer, CNN (CNN) — The Senate is set to return Monday after a five-week recess, and it is still unclear if GOP Sen. Mitch McConnell will end his three-month absence from the Capitol due to health issues. McConnell was hospitalized in June, which his office later said was due to a
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By Tierney Sneed, Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — Republican attorneys general have shown their support for President Donald Trump’s election agenda by pressing courts to greenlight his proposed crackdown on mail voting. But election officials in at least half of those states have said that they won’t be able to comply with proposed US Postal
Continue ReadingBy Steve Contorno, CNN Dallas (CNN) — Behind closed doors on Thursday, Vice President JD Vance urged a room full of Republicans to sell voters on the administration’s more popular achievements that he worried weren’t always breaking through. One person, however, has proved particularly difficult to keep on message: President Donald Trump. Since joining Trump’s
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By Kit Maher, Issy Ronald, Niamh Kennedy, CNN Dublin (CNN) — President Donald Trump said Saturday that Irish reunification “would be a fantastic thing” during a bilateral meeting with Ireland’s taoiseach, Micheál Martin, something he projected is “going to happen eventually.” When a reporter asked his view on the topic, Trump at first acknowledged his
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — It was a tough week for many of our local teams here in Week 4 of the high school football season. Only two desert programs came away with wins this week. See below for the schedule and scores. Thursday 9/10 Rancho Mirage 18 at Tahquitz 34 29 Palms 14 at
Continue ReadingBy Brittany Shammas | Photographs by Austin Steele Houston (CNN) — Every Sunday, George Parnham settles into the easy chair tucked in a corner of his ranch-style home, armed with a clunky flip-phone and a notepad scrawled with names. The calls have gotten shorter as he’s gotten older. “How are you?” the 85-year-old asks from
Continue ReadingBy Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — The conditions are grueling. Temperatures regularly soar above 110 degrees Fahrenheit during the day, then drop sharply overnight. Water is scarce and the dust and sand get everywhere. But at least they are working above ground. This elite group of Ukrainian drone operators has spent years hunting Russians from
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By Nic Robertson, Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — The desperate pleas for air cover from Yemeni generals started coming mid-morning on Thursday. An advance by the Iran-backed Houthis toward Yemen’s strategic port city of Mocha was in full swing, and backup support from chief ally Saudi Arabia was nowhere in sight. “The Houthis committed everything
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