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CHERRY VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — A young man is dead and a woman hospitalized after a two-vehicle crash involving a Riverside County Sheriff’s deputy on Saturday morning. The collision occurred at approximately 10:03 a.m. on September 6, 2025, at the intersection of Cherry Valley Boulevard and Roberts Street. According to the California Highway Patrol, the
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By Svitlana Vlasova, Victoria Butenko, Todd Symons, Nadeen Ebrahim and Laura Sharman, CNN Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — Russia launched its largest aerial assault of the Ukraine war overnight into Sunday, deploying more than 800 drones and striking a government building in Kyiv for the first time. The attack hit the Cabinet of Ministers building, which
Continue ReadingBy Reuters (Reuters) — Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Sunday he had decided to resign, ushering in a potentially lengthy period of policy paralysis at a shaky moment for the world’s fourth-largest economy. Ishiba, 68, instructed his Liberal Democratic Party – which has governed Japan for almost all of the post-war era –
Continue ReadingBy Laura Sharman, CNN (CNN) — A shark hunt is underway off Australia’s east coast after a father was killed in a “freak” attack at a Sydney beach. Mercury Psillakis was mauled by what police said was a large shark at Long Reef Beach on Saturday. The 57-year-old was attacked while surfing about 100 meters
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JURUPA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – Fire crews are battling a 500+ acre brush fire in Jurupa Valley this weekend. Cal Fire officials say the Pyrite Fire began Friday afternoon around 5 p.m. near Pyrite Street and Granite Hills Drive, spreading quickly in the hills above the 60 freeway. As of Saturday evening, the fire stands
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COACHELLA, Calif. (KESQ) – The search continues for the suspect who killed a 17-year-old boy and wounded two other adolescent males in a shooting early August. Riverside County Sheriff’s identified the 17-year-old boy as Alberto Castillo Jr. The shooting unfolded August 2nd, when deputies said they were dispatched around 4 a.m. to the 49000 block
Continue ReadingBy Associated Press (AP) — Japan’s Prince Hisahito is the first male royal to reach adulthood in 40 years. Many people in Japan worry he could be the last. The elaborate palace rituals to formally recognize Hisahito as an adult on Saturday are a reminder of the bleak outlook for the world’s oldest monarchy. Much
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Greater Palm Springs Pride announced the recipients of the 2025 Palm Springs Pride Honors Awards. The awards recognize individuals and organizations for their exceptional contributions to the LGBTQ+ community. The organization said this year’s honorees demonstrated remarkable leadership and a profound commitment to activism and allyship. The awards reception, a
Continue ReadingBy Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN (CNN) — Scores of protesters marched in Washington, DC, on Saturday against President Donald Trump’s federal takeover of the city’s police department and deployment of National Guard troops to the capital. Holding signs that read “protect DC home rule” and “stop the Trump takeover,” participants in the “We Are All DC”
Continue ReadingBy Kaanita Iyer, David Wright, CNN (CNN) — Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City, joined progressive Sen. Bernie Sanders for a town hall on Saturday in Brooklyn, where he directly criticized President Donald Trump’s involvement in the mayoral race. “It’s not doing to be Donald Trump, it’s not going to
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By Isa Cardona, Max Saltman, CNN (CNN) — A Mexican man deported from the US and sent to South Sudan returned to Mexico on Saturday, according to South Sudanese officials. Ambassador Apuk Ayuel Mayen, spokesperson for South Sudan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, confirmed J. Jesus Muñoz Gutierrez’s “smooth and orderly” departure during a press conference
Continue ReadingBy Tal Shalev, CNN (CNN) — As the Israeli military expands its assault on Gaza City, Israeli demonstrators took to the streets Saturday evening, driven by a new sense of urgency to demand the government halt the operation and prioritize a ceasefire deal. Over the weekend, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) escalated its offensive, striking
Continue ReadingBy Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump and his top advisers are quietly preparing to travel to South Korea in October for the gathering of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation trade ministers, three Trump administration officials told CNN. The summit, set to be held in the city of Gyeongju between late October and early November,
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Carolina Garcia EL CENTRO, Calif. (T3) – Desde hace 10 años, el entonces alcalde Efraín Silva, firmó junto a autoridades mexicalenses un documento donde se establecía que Mexicali y El Centro son ciudades hermanas, con el que se formaliza una colaboración y apoyo mutuo entre ambas ciudades más allá de las fronteras. Para conmemorar esa
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By Samantha Waldenberg, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump posted a meme on social media Saturday saying that Chicago “will find out why it’s called the Department of WAR,” as the city’s officials brace for an immigration crackdown. “I love the smell of deportations in the morning … Chicago about to find out why it’s
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By Jennifer Hauser, Betul Tuncer, CNN Unusual footage of a 200-pound bear with an upset stomach being wheeled on a stretcher and scanned through an MRI went viral in Turkey this week. Okan the bear was feeling sick after he ate too much fruit, so he was taken to Istanbul University’s Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Veterinary
Continue ReadingCNN By Associated Press La Paz, Bolivia (AP) — Struck by lightning during a roaring thunderstorm 10 years ago, an ancient pine tree in Bolivia’s capital of La Paz is thriving. Known as the “miracle tree,” this giant conifer now draws devotees from across the country to La Paz’s largest public cemetery, founded two centuries
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By Christopher Lamb, CNN Rome (CNN) — The Church of the Gesù in central Rome was packed, as a procession with a cross in rainbow colors moved up the central aisle. The service marked the first officially recognized pilgrimage of LGBTQ Catholics to Rome. Around 1,000 pilgrims gathered Friday in the 17th century baroque church
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – The Powerball jackpot has soared to an estimated $1.8 billion. It is the second-largest lottery prize ever in the United States, just behind the $2.04 billion jackpot won in California in November 2022. The latest draw comes after 41 straight drawings without a jackpot winner, fueling the leap from $1.7
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By Lauren del Valle, Jean Casarez, CNN (CNN) — A day before Donna Adelson was convicted of first-degree murder for orchestrating a murder-for-hire plot to kill her former son-in-law, the 75-year-old woman agonized over whether to testify in her defense in a Tallahassee, Florida, courtroom. Adelson, convicted Thursday after not taking the stand, was initially
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