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By Uriel Blanco and Merlin Delcid, CNN (CNN) — A powerful earthquake in southern Mexico shook nearby countries Guatemala and El Salvador on Friday, with the US Geological Survey (USGS) measuring its preliminary magnitude at 7.3. The earthquake’s epicenter was located 48 kilometers southwest of Aquiles Serdán, a town in the Mexican coastal state of
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Monsoonal moisture lingers today with a chance of isolated thunderstorms, so the First Alert Weather Team has issued a First Alert Weather Alert through this evening. The potential exists for thunderstorms, heavy downpours, gusty winds and lightning. The best chance of storms is later this afternoon, then humidity should ease into the weekend. Humidity remains
Continue ReadingBy Kara Fox, CNN (CNN) — Ireland has approved landmark legislation to create the country’s first public register of domestic violence offenders, in a move campaigners say will empower people to check whether a potential partner has a history of violence. Known as Jennie’s Law, the Domestic Violence (Judgements) Register Bill passed Wednesday in the
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By Issy Ronald, CNN London (CNN) — Andy Burnham has been confirmed as the new leader of Britain’s governing Labour Party, and will become the country’s seventh prime minister in a decade of extraordinary political instability when he succeeds Keir Starmer on Monday. In his acceptance speech, Burnham pledged to give people “hope back” and
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By Tal Shalev, CNN Tel Aviv (CNN) — A wave of jeers greeted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as Israel’s parliament prepared for a blitz of controversial legislation in the government’s closing days. “Shame, leave, go!” dozens of opposition lawmakers shouted on Tuesday. The commotion was so loud that Netanyahu left the chamber, sitting out the
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By Susana Erazo, CNN (CNN) — Oswadeliz Núñez remembers arguing with her son Daniel when he decided to get a tattoo when he was 24. About four years later, that tattoo helped her identify Daniel’s body after he was killed in the twin earthquakes that devastated Venezuela last month. Daniel had arrived back in Venezuela
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By David Wright, CNN (CNN) — Former President Barack Obama hasn’t endorsed in the contentious Democratic Senate primary in Michigan – but voters there could be forgiven for getting that impression. Supporters of Rep. Haley Stevens have spent $5 million airing an advertisement nearly 4,000 times that features Obama praising her work as chief of
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SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – A San Diego man was sentenced today to five years and five months behind bars for posing as an immigration agent in order to con tens of thousands of dollars from immigrants who sought residency and U.S. citizenship. Davyd George Brand, 55, of San Ysidro, pleaded guilty in April in
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INDIO, Calif (KESQ)- Assemblyman Jeff Gonzalez announced Thursday that Governor Gavin Newsom had signed AB 2324, new legislation recognizing California’s youth caregivers and expanding opportunities for them through Career Technical Education. “This bill is deeply personal to my family,” said Gonzalez. “My wife, our children, and I have experienced firsthand the love, sacrifice, and responsibility
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By Hannah Rabinowitz, MJ Lee, CNN (CNN) — Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and survivors of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein held a tense meeting Thursday afternoon as he attempts to shore up support for his nomination as attorney general. Sen. Thom Tillis, a Republican whose yes vote would be needed to advance Blanche’s nomination in
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Jalen Fong IMPERIAL COUNTY, Calif. (KYMA) – A lawsuit against a nonprofit organization accusing them of civil defamation has been dismissed Thursday in court. The Imperial County Superior Court granted a special motion, essentially dismissing a lawsuit against Comite Civico del Valle (CCV) and Luis Olmedo, its executive director. The court determined the lawsuit, filed
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — Palm Springs Police Chief Andy Mills has announced he will retire on September 5, bringing to a close a 48-year career in law enforcement, including nearly five years leading the Palm Springs Police Department. “I notified the city manager and the city council earlier this week that the time had come
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) — What began as one Coachella Valley woman’s fight to regain control of her home has grown into a statewide conversation about whether California homeowners have enough protection when signing real estate documents online. Last month, the KESQ I-Team introduced viewers to 85-year-old Jessie Schumaker, a Palm Desert homeowner who believed she was
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CNN By CNN staff (CNN) — President Donald Trump, in a primetime speech Thursday night, alleged vulnerabilities exist in American election systems, despite declassified documents released by his administration largely discussing vulnerabilities that have been known for years and that election officials around the country have tried to address. Trump said the speech and release
Continue Reading CNN By CNN staff (CNN) — President Donald Trump, in a primetime speech Thursday night, alleged vulnerabilities exist in American election systems, despite declassified documents released by his administration largely discussing vulnerabilities that have been known for years and that election officials around the country have tried to address. Trump said the speech and release
Continue Reading By CNN staff (CNN) — President Donald Trump, in a primetime speech Thursday night, alleged vulnerabilities exist in American election systems, despite declassified documents released by his administration largely discussing vulnerabilities that have been known for years and that election officials around the country have tried to address. Trump said the speech and release of
Continue ReadingBy CNN staff (CNN) — President Donald Trump, in a primetime speech Thursday night, alleged vulnerabilities exist in American election systems, despite declassified documents released by his administration largely discussing vulnerabilities that have been known for years and that election officials around the country have tried to address. Trump said the speech and release of
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By Marshall Cohen, Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump in his primetime speech on Thursday is alleging vulnerabilities exist in American election systems, using a large trove of newly declassified documents as evidence to suggest future elections could be at risk of foreign interference, particularly by China. Though the documents are newly declassified,
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YUCCA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — Concern is growing among pet owners in Yucca Valley after reports of suspected dog poisonings began circulating on social media. The reports have been centered around the Yucca Valley Community Center Park and surrounding neighborhoods, where social media posts claim chicken bones believed to be laced with antifreeze have been
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Riverside County was cited in one of the documents released, mentioning how DA Mike Hestrin raised concerns of a bad actor in the state’s voter registration website to change party affiliation in July 2016: “The District Attorney in Riverside County, California revealed that a bad actor used the state’s voter registration website to change the
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