By Jessie Yeung, and CNN’s Beijing bureau (CNN) — In recent weeks, a morbid-sounding app has taken China by storm, tapping into widespread loneliness and youth disaffection in the world’s second most populous country. The app, named “Are You Dead” and aimed at those who live alone, has a simple premise: users must check in
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By Hanna Park, Elise Hammond, Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — A judge decided not to issue a temporary restraining order after Minnesota and the Twin Cities sued federal officials, claiming their immigration enforcement operation involves warrantless arrests and excessive force. The lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security and its reporting agencies says federal agents
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By Chris Lau, Gawon Bae, Yumi Asada, CNN (CNN) — The leaders of Japan and South Korea staged a surprise drum session on their first day of talks in Japan, smashing out K-pop hits in a loud and unconventional display of diplomacy between a self-confessed metalhead and an aspiring novice. Japanese Prime Minster Sanae Takaichi
Continue ReadingBy Joan Biskupic, CNN Chief Supreme Court Analyst (CNN) — During a marathon Supreme Court session Tuesday over whether states may ban transgender women from participating in women and girls’ sports, some justices were already focused on what may lie around the corner in the controversial area of trans rights. The majority appeared poised to uphold
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CNN By Joan Biskupic, CNN Chief Supreme Court Analyst (CNN) — During a marathon Supreme Court session Tuesday over whether states may ban transgender women from participating in women and girls’ sports, some justices were already focused on what may lie around the corner in the controversial area of trans rights. The majority appeared poised to
Continue Reading CNN By Joan Biskupic, CNN Chief Supreme Court Analyst (CNN) — During a marathon Supreme Court session Tuesday over whether states may ban transgender women from participating in women and girls’ sports, some justices were already focused on what may lie around the corner in the controversial area of trans rights. The majority appeared poised to
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We hit our first 70s of the year Sunday and continue our warming trend into this weekend and next week. Our warm weather is going to keep climbing, trending about 5-10 degrees above average through the extended forecast. Next up our first 80s of 2026 arrive Wednesday! While gorgeous, above average conditions are the big
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COACHELLA, Calif. (KESQ) – GRID Alternatives, a project partner of the Coachella Prospera intiative under the city of Coachella, is installing 75 solar systems in the area for free. “We know the need is here with the extreme heat,” says Yoselyn Eckert, outreach director for GRID alternatives. Today, they installed the first set of solar
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THERMAL, Calif. (KESQ) – Attorneys announced several lawsuits that will be filed over allegations of the exposure and injury of special-needs autistic children at a Coachella Valley Unified School District school. According to the Oakwood Legal Group, seven lawsuits are being filed on behalf of vulnerable autistic students who they allege were “knowingly and negligently
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) KESQ News Channel 3 continues to learn more from the grand jury transcript that led to the indictment of Coachella Mayor Steven Hernandez. The transcript is nearly 500 pages and forms the basis of a nine-count indictment returned by a Riverside County grand jury back on Oct. 30, 2025. Hernandez, has pleaded
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) — The H.N. and Frances C. Berger Foundation announced leadership changes that reinforce continuity, long-term stewardship, and its commitment to philanthropy across the Coachella Valley and beyond. The non-profit announced that through the process of a thoughtful succession plan, Michael B. Rover is now President and CEO of the Berger Foundation. Christopher M. McGuire
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By Adam Cancryn, Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — White House officials are heaping blame on DC US Attorney Jeanine Pirro over her office’s criminal investigation into Fed Chair Jerome Powell, faulting her for blindsiding them with an inquiry that has forced the administration into a dayslong damage control campaign, four people familiar with the matter
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – Residents around Shadow Mountain Lane in Thousand Palms are urging Riverside County to fix ongoing flood concerns they say have been ignored for years. Neighbors point to the Thousand Palms Flood Control Program, a $90 million project currently underway, but argue it provides no flood protection for their area. Instead
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – The Board of Supervisors today authorized the Riverside County Department of Human Resources to potentially increase the salaries of multiple sheriff’s administrators on the basis that not doing so would leave them at salary rates equal to or less than underlings. In a 5-0 vote without comment, the board signed off
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Palm Springs, Calif. (KESQ) – The Gulf California Broadcast Company, owners of KESQ News Channel 3, KDFX FOX 11, KPSP CBS Local 2, KCWQ CW 5, KUNA Telemundo 15, and La Poderosa 96.7 radio, is expanding its local weekend newscasts to air on KCWQ, the Palm Springs CW affiliate. Beginning January 24, News Channel 3 Live
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – A vacant former Days Inn along North Palm Canyon has been unanimously approved for transformation into “The Verb in Palm Springs,” a nearly 180 room resort, following Palm Springs commissioners’ approval of the major redevelopment project. The project, proposed by O2 Architecture on behalf of the property owner, calls for
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By Natasha Bertrand, Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — The Pentagon is working to surge dozens of military lawyers to Minneapolis to assist in federal prosecutions amid an immigration enforcement crackdown there, according to two officials familiar with the matter and a written request that has circulated inside the Defense Department. The emailed request, reviewed by
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CNN, POOL, FAMILY PHOTOS , WUSA, FAIRFAX COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT, WJLA By Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — The au pair who was having an affair with Brendan Banfield when he allegedly killed his wife and another man in February 2023 told jurors Tuesday about the killings – and the elaborate scheme she said she
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COACHELLA, Calif. (KESQ) – An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 3.1 has struckroughly 18 miles east-southeast of Coachella and 21.5 miles east-southeast of Indio, according to the U.S. Geoglogical Survey. The quake struck shortly before 5 p.m. There are no reports of injuries or damage.
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – A man accused of sexually assaulting four women, several of whom were drugged, in the Coachella Valley must stand trial on nearly a dozen felony charges, a judge ruled today. Juan Carlos Segura Jr., 28, of Palm Springs was arrested in 2024 following a Palm Springs Police Department investigation.
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