LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – Former Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley, who was ousted by Mayor Karen Bass in the aftermath of the deadly Palisades Fire, has sued the city over her termination, accusing the mayor of “orchestrating a campaign of retaliation” against her. In her Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit filed Friday, Crowley
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SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – The San Diego City Attorney’s Office is suing The Campbell’s Company for allegedly misclassifying its workers in California as independent contractors, it was announced today. The lawsuit filed Monday in San Diego Superior Court claims Campbell’s and its subsidiaries — Snyder’s-Lance and Pepperidge Farm — should classify its distributors as
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – The U.S. Department of Justice today sued the University of California, alleging it fostered a hostile work environment against Jewish and Israeli faculty and staff at UCLA in violation of federal law. According to the complaint, filed in Los Angeles federal court, acts of antisemitism permeated UCLA following the Hamas-led massacre
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By Valeria León, Michael Rios, Norma Galeana, CNN (CNN) — A group of Mexican mothers with years of experience looking for missing people in Mexico’s Sonora state has arrived in Arizona to help in the search for Nancy Guthrie. Initially, the Madres Buscadoras de Sonora (Searching Mothers of Sonora) applied for a permit to carry
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BIG BEAR, Calif. (KESQ) – Jackie the bald eagle has laid another egg up at the Big Bear nest on Tuesday. Jackie laid her fist egg of a second clutch shortly after 2:30 p.m., according to the Friends of Big Bear Valley, a nonprofit that operates the nest camera. The nonprofit later added that Jackie
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! President Donald Trump will deliver his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress tonight — and he warned that “it’s going to be a long speech.” Special coverage starts at 8 p.m. ET on CNN. These are four things to watch.
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CNN By Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — Top officials at FBI headquarters were tracking the outbreak of violence in Mexico on Sunday after its military killed a drug cartel boss when social media erupted with viral images of Director Kash Patel chugging beer in the locker room celebration of the Olympic gold medal-winning US men’s
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – Three people were arrested and 26 others were cited during a DUI checkpoint in Indio, authorities said today. The checkpoint was held from 6 p.m. until midnight Monday at the intersection of Indio Boulevard and Oasis Street, according to the Indio Police Department. One person was arrested on suspicion of
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INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (KESQ – The BNP Paribas Open announced an action-packed calendar of on-site activities set to greet fans at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden for the 2026 event. From daily live music to a weekend fireworks show, the Indian Wells Tennis Garden will be full of energy from first ball to last with an
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – A 22-year-old Rancho Mirage man consumed a fatal dose of fentanyl that his friend helped him procure, a prosecutor said today, while the attorney for the accused countered that his client only aided in facilitating a transaction and “did not murder anybody.” Riley Jacob Hagar, 28, of Cathedral City, is charged
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UPDATE 02/24/2026 The Sig Alert has been lifted. ORIGINAL 02/24/2026 INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – A Sig Alert has been issued following a crash caused by a wrong-way driver on Interstate 10 in Indio Tuesday morning. According to the California Highway Patrol, a Nissan Sentra was traveling the wrong way in the eastbound lanes of I-10, just
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Jamie Dimon, chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase & Co. Personal Birth date: March 13, 1956 Birth place: New York, New York Birth name: James Dimon Father: Theodore Dimon, stockbroker Mother: Themis Dimon Marriage: Judith “Judy” (Kent) Dimon (May 1983-present) Children: Julia,
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By Manu Raju, Sarah Ferris, Alison Main, CNN (CNN) — Embattled Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales told CNN on Tuesday he would not resign amid allegations that he had an affair with a senior staffer who later died by suicide, while he declined to answer repeated questions about whether the accusations are true. The Texas Republican
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By Jim Sciutto, Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration took the unusual step of warning the Ukrainian government that its strikes on a Russian Black Sea oil facility late last year had impacted US investments in Kazakhstan, the Ukrainian ambassador to the US revealed Tuesday. “We have been hearing that Ukrainian attacks to
Continue Reading By Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — Top officials at FBI headquarters were tracking the outbreak of violence in Mexico on Sunday after its military killed a drug cartel boss when social media erupted with viral images of Director Kash Patel chugging beer in the locker room celebration of the Olympic gold medal-winning US men’s hockey
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By Elizabeth Wolfe, Andi Babineau, CNN (CNN) — A Utah County prosecutor’s office will be allowed to continue building its death penalty case against Charlie Kirk’s alleged killer, Tyler Robinson, despite the defense’s claims that it mishandled a potential conflict of interest. Robinson’s defense attorneys had asked for the entire Utah County Attorney’s Office to
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By Billy Stockwell and Pierre Bairin, CNN (CNN) — The director of the renowned Louvre museum in Paris resigned Tuesday following last year’s “heist of the century” which saw €88m ($100m) worth of crown jewels stolen. French President Emmanuel Macron said he accepted Laurence des Cars’ resignation, and praised her decision to step down as
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By Eric Levenson, Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — The day of his teenage son’s deadly rampage at a Georgia high school, Colin Gray asked his daughter to “cover for him” if investigators questioned her about what he knew leading up to the shooting, the girl testified Tuesday at her father’s murder trial. Jenni Gray, who
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By John Fritze, Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled against a Texas woman who is attempting to sue the Postal Service, claiming it withheld her mail because she is Black. Justice Clarence Thomas wrote the 5-4 opinion ruling that federal law exempts the USPS from such lawsuits even in some
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By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — First lady Melania Trump will bring guests to the State of the Union address representing her foster care and responsible AI platforms while President Donald Trump has invited his own set of guests reflecting his priorities – a break from precedent. The first lady typically invites guests designed to
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