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LA QUINTA, Calif. (KESQ) – The city of La Quinta encourages community members to participate in the La Quinta Community Card program, helping local businesses survive the summer months in the desert. The promotional event is in effect and will stay in place through September 30th. With the purchase of a Love LQ Card, community
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LA QUINTA, Calif. (KESQ) – The Imperial Irrigation District will issue a conservation alert starting Thursday due to extreme heat in the Coachella Valley. The alert will run from 7 a.m. Thursday until 10 a.m. Monday. The agency issues the conserve alerts when electrical demand runs high and puts a strain on the electrical
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By Katherine Koretski, CNN New York (CNN) — New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said in a new video Tuesday that he does not have the legal authority to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if he were to come to New York City. “My administration has reviewed every avenue available under applicable law to
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“Orphan” drugs were once a market almost no company wanted. Four decades later, they make up more than half of the new drugs the Food and Drug Administration approves. In 2024, the FDA’s drug center approved 50 new medicines. More than half of them (26 in all) were built to treat a rare disease.
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CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. (KESQ) – Cathedral City’s Public Works Department announced upcoming pedestrian crossing construction starting July 22. The project is operated by the Onyx Paving Company, Inc. and will take place at the intersection of 30th Avenue and San Eljay Avenue as a part of the HSIP Cycle 11D Pedestrian Crossing Upgrades project. This
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RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (KESQ) – A 59-year-old Los Angeles man suspected of stealing more than $30,000 from retail stores across the Coachella Valley and Los Angeles area was behind bars today. The suspect was booked into Benoit Detention Center in Indio on suspicion of burglary, grand theft, organized retail crime and possession of stolen property,
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LA QUINTA, Calif. (KESQ) – A 73-year-old man was killed when his vehicle collided into a palm tree in La Quinta, authorities said today. The crash was reported at 7:16 a.m. Monday at the intersection of Madison Street and Andalusia, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. The man who was driving was the
Continue ReadingBy Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — A former US attorney in Washington state is suing the Trump administration for firing him less than one hour after a panel of federal judges unanimously voted to appoint him to the role. The lawsuit is the first of its kind as the administration continues a longstanding struggle to
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! My, how the mighty have fallen. The US used to have the world’s most powerful passport but has been on a slow and steady decline, and now an Asian country holds the top spot. Check out the rankings. Here’s what else you might have missed
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By Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — A federal appeals court in Washington, DC, has decided that public interest in recordings of Joe Biden speaking about his life in politics in 2016 and 2017 outweighs any legal claims he has made for privacy. The decision, from a 2-1 panel of DC US Circuit Court of Appeals
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By Victoria Butenko and Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has sacked the country’s commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrskyi, after days of widespread protests against the removal of the country’s popular defense minister. His replacement, Mykhailo Drapatyi, 43, is a younger general often described as representing a newer generation of military leaders who have
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter book series. Personal Birth date: July 31, 1965 Birth place: Gloucestershire, England Birth name: Joanne Rowling Father: Peter Rowling, aircraft factory manager Mother: Anne (Volant) Rowling, lab technician Marriages: Neil Murray (December 26, 2001-present); Jorge
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LOS ANGELES (CNS) – Los Angeles County health officials today confirmed a case of measles in a traveler who was infectious while passing through LAX, prompting an advisory for people who may have been exposed. According to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, the traveler arrived aboard Delta Air Lines Flight 614 and
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By Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) — Speaker Mike Johnson doesn’t think members of Congress should be romantically involved with House staffers — even if the staffers don’t work for them. Johnson weighed in during a news conference Tuesday on what has been a hotly debated topic on Capitol Hill: Should members of Congress be allowed
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By Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — About 6,600 non-citizens were accidentally added to New Jersey’s voter rolls and about 400 cast improper ballots in recent elections, the state’s governor announced Tuesday. Gov. Mikie Sherrill, a Democrat, said this stemmed from a “serious” software glitch at the state Motor Vehicle Commission that began in 2023, which
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Barbie Latza Nadeau Rome (CNN) — The death of a Moroccan man in police custody has sparked protests – some violent – in the northern city of Bologna after video of the incident showing officers forcefully subduing the man circulated online. Prosecutors in Italy told CNN that two police officers and four first responders are
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(Palm Springs, CA) – An estimated $707 million jackpot will be at stake in tonight’s Mega Millions drawing, making it the nation’s largest lottery prize since a $1.8 billion Powerball jackpot was won Dec. 24. The jackpot ranks as the 10th largest in Mega Millions history. The winner could choose a cash option of more
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By Joseph Ataman, CNN Paris (CNN) — French lawmakers voted Tuesday to ban social media use for children under the age of 15, making it the first country in the European Union to introduce such an age limit. Australia made history late last year when it implemented the first ban on social media for under-16s.
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By Alisha Ebrahimji, Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — Tyler James Feehan found a way to live life to the fullest, but some of his greatest adventures awaited him on the other side of his deployment: getting married, graduating with an MBA and finishing law school, his family and university said. Now, instead of upcoming nuptials,
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By Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — A federal appeals court in Washington, DC, on Tuesday rejected President Donald Trump adviser Peter Navarro’s attempt to overturn his contempt of Congress felony conviction. The unanimous opinion of three judges on the DC US Circuit Court of Appeals marks the latest failure of Trump advisers to unwind legal
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