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By Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration celebrated the arrival of an alleged MS-13 mastermind on American soil in March 2025. But it was Moises Rivera-Luna — a man whom the Justice Department says ordered murders in the US from inside a Salvadoran jail cell more than a decade ago — who fell
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By Davis Winkie, CNN (CNN) — The US Army’s Apache helicopters are crashing at a historically high rate amid a widespread problem with the model’s transmission, according to a CNN analysis of military accident data. The helicopter type has experienced five major crashes since October, and a deadly mishap earlier this month in Texas killed
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By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — Britain will allow the release of classified technology so that a British/French-designed cruise missile can be manufactured in Ukraine, a boost for Kyiv in its efforts to bring more firepower to bear hundreds of kilometers into Russia. Paris and Kyiv want to set up a Ukrainian production line for
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By Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — The US military said early Monday it struck an alleged drug trafficking boat in the eastern Pacific, marking the first known strike in more than two months. “Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere executed a lethal kinetic strike on a low-profile vessel operating along established narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern
Continue ReadingBy Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — They’re drones that are launched remotely, can break through windows, help clear classrooms and have an embedded speakerphone to communicate with teachers and police. All that before disorienting and incapacitating a potential school shooter in about a minute. The tiny and quick drones are being deployed in an
Continue ReadingBy Diego Mendoza, CNN (CNN) — An 8-year-old has died after contracting a rare brain-eating amoeba believed to have been encountered while swimming in a lake near her home, her family and health officials said. Lillian Smart, who lived in Ruston in northern Louisiana, died in the hospital over the weekend, shortly after turning 8,
Continue ReadingBy Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — Is Liberia an American dumping ground — or a place where a new generation of arrivals can build a new life? That’s the question Liberians are asking themselves after the first people to be deported to the West African country from the United States arrived in the capital, Monrovia.
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By Mostafa Salem, Leila Gharagozlou, CNN (CNN) — Iran, already drained by years of sanctions and a brutal military onslaught from the United States and Israel, now faces another test as President Donald Trump moves to further tighten the economic screws on the Islamic Republic. The US Treasury Department on Monday threatened sweeping new sanctions
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CNN By Aida Karimi and Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — A cultural fault line in Iran has re-emerged in recent months amid the turmoil of war and the revamping of the country’s hardline leadership: how and whether to enforce the wearing of the hijab by women. At the height of the conflict with the United
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) — Recent infection outbreaks have prompted residents to question the safety of fresh produce, leading Coachella Valley farmers to highlight the health and safety benefits of buying food directly from local growers. Contaminants such as cyclospora and salmonella have raised questions among consumers regarding produce safety. Weekly farmers markets across the
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THERMAL, Calif. (KESQ) — High school football is back this week with most local teams kicking off their seasons Friday. However, two teams will get an early start on Thursday, including the Desert Mirage Rams. One player in particular on the Rams’ roster is drawing attention for taking a less traditional path onto the football
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By Alison Main, Julia Benbrook, CNN (CNN) — Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law and close adviser, recently met with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries to discuss ways the White House can collaborate with Democrats on key issues, a source familiar with the meeting told CNN on Sunday. The pair gathered privately in New York to
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By Patrick Svitek, CNN Orangeburg, South Carolina (CNN) — Pete Buttigieg has been to this small but historic city in South Carolina’s Midlands at least twice before, as an underdog presidential candidate in 2020 and then as the better-known transportation secretary under President Joe Biden in 2023. Now a private citizen eying a second White
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By Tim Lister and Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN (CNN) — Russia is likely to mobilize another 300,000 troops later this year, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, as it tries to complete the capture of a long-coveted region of east Ukraine. In wide-ranging remarks released Sunday, Zelensky said he expected that the Russians would end the
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By Julianna Bragg, CNN A Georgia teacher was enjoying a day at the beach before the start of the new school year when he heard a cry for help. Without hesitation, Derrick Moore leaped into action. More than 30 yards offshore, a 10-year-old girl was being pulled out by a rip current. The girl, Summer
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By Maria Aguilar Prieto, Hanna Park, Martin Goillandeau, Chris Boyette, CNN Reno, Nevada (CNN) — Firefighters have the stopped forward progress of a wildfire threatening neighborhoods around Reno, and are working to extinguish hot spots on the fire’s perimeter in hopes of letting evacuated residents return to their homes “as soon as possible,” a fire
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By Chris Lau, Junko Ogura, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — A man who left his tired 7-year-old son to wait alone on Japan’s Mount Fuji while he continued a family hike has been reprimanded by police. The boy was spotted sitting on his own at a hut about 8,200 feet (2,500 meters) above sea level –
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THOUSAND PALMS, CALIF. (KESQ)- Two dog food manufacturers have issued product recalls following reports of contamination risks. On Aug. 21, 2026, Fromm Family Foods LLC recalled Fromm wet canned dog food due to potential metal contamination. That announcement followed an Aug. 17, 2026, recall by Oma’s Pride for raw canine food linked to potential salmonella
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TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – A woman was killed, and two men were injured following an explosion and house fire in Twentynine Palms Friday night. The incident was first reported just before 8:30 p.m. on the 6400 block of Ocotillo Avenue. Deputies from the Morongo Basin Station were dispatched to a residence to assist the
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Update: 08/23 An arrest has been made in connection to human remains found in Cabazon early Saturday morning, during a homicide investigation. Around 12:23 a.m. on August 22, investigators from the Riverside Sheriff’s Central Homicide Unit located human remains in the area of Williams Avenue and Poplar Street. During the investigation, the Central Homicide Unit
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