By Natasha Bertrand, Avery Schmitz, Kylie Atwood, CNN (CNN) — The US military conducted its largest show of force to date near Venezuela on Thursday, ahead of a key Monday deadline that will see the US designate Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his government allies as members of a foreign terrorist organization. The designation of
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) — James Dockery is no longer the head football coach at Xavier Prep. Xavier Prep Athletic Director Andrew Clark told News Channel that Dockery is “stepping away from football.” The 37-year-old Dockery was hired in 2017. His overall record in nine seasons with the Saints was 44-38 with two ties. New
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RIVERSIDE (KESQ) – A veteran Riverside County prosecutor will take the No. 2 spot at the District Attorney’s Office, following the retirement of another career litigator who served in the post for a decade. District Attorney Mike Hestrin on Thursday formally appointed Jared Haringsma as chief assistant district attorney. Haringsma takes the position previously
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Victims injured in a police motorcycle crash during the 2024 Palm Springs Festival of Lights Parade have officially filed a lawsuit against the city, the police department, and multiple officials. Formica Law Group filed a lawsuit in the Superior Court of California, County of Riverside, on behalf of 15 victims of
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – More than 900 tourism and hospitality leaders gathered Thursday night at the Palm Springs Convention Center for the annual Champions of Hospitality Awards Gala, a signature celebration honoring the workforce that powers Greater Palm Springs’ number one industry. The program this year received 285 nominations from hospitality partners across all
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) — Oscar’s in Palm Springs has set a $40,000 goal on Gofundme asking for the community’s support to keep it’s doors open. Restaurant owner, Dan Gore, says the Palm Springs landmark is in a dire financial situation due to rising operational and utility costs, repairs, slow summer tourism and increased financial
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – With Thanksgiving just a week away, Coachella Valley shoppers are already filling grocery aisles and making tough choices as holiday food prices continue to pressure family budgets. The American Farm Bureau Federation reports that the cost of a classic Thanksgiving dinner for 10 people is averaging $55.18 this year, a
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DESERT HOT SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Infrastructure upgrades are on the way for Desert Hot Springs to prevent flooding and improve road access on Indian Canyon Drive and Mission Lakes Boulevard. The city often deals with flooding during major rain or wind events causing road closures, especially along Indian Canyon Drive. On Tuesday, the city
Continue ReadingBy Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — A one-time leading figure in Britain’s right-wing populist Reform UK party has been jailed for accepting cash bribes in exchange for making pro-Russian statements in the European Parliament. Nathan Gill, 52, was sentenced to ten and a half years at London’s Central Criminal Court on Friday after he admitted
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By Holmes Lybrand, Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser John Bolton could face more charges, Justice Department prosecutors suggested at a Friday court hearing in his criminal case. The Justice Department continues to go through the large amount of documents recovered in the case, including from Bolton’s home in
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By Svitlana Vlasova, Catherine Nicholls and Kara Fox, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump has given Ukraine less than a week to accept his plan – widely seen as favoring Russia – to end the war, as President Volodymyr Zelensky said his country faced “one of the most difficult moments” in its history. “I’ve
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Get the umbrella back out we’re looking at rain returning for the second half of Thursday into the start of Saturday with total rain accumulation between 0.25-0.75”. The First Alert Weather Team has issued a Weather Alert from 4pm Thursday to 7pm Friday — this is the time period we’ll likely see the heaviest rainfall
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Rainfall has lightened up this morning, but we’ll continue to see periods of showers for this Friday, then skies will clear out for the weekend and the Holiday week ahead! An area of low pressure lingers just off the coast and will move through SoCal and Northern Baja tonight and push East tomorrow. A First
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By Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — The US Coast Guard on Thursday issued a memo that reclassifies swastikas and nooses as “hate symbols,” in a rapid about-face after facing intense scrutiny for a previous policy change which downplayed their display as merely “potentially divisive.” The newest memo expressly prohibits the display of nooses, swastikas or
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – A semi-truck crash shut down two lanes of the interstate 10 in Palm Desert for hours early Friday morning. Just before 11 p.m. Thursday night, a semi-truck jackknifed and slammed into the center divider near cook street. The California Highway Patrol closed lanes one and two, while heavy duty tow
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN Vice President JD Vance has expressed hope that his Hindu wife will convert to Christianity. His comments have sparked a backlash in India and stirred debate about interfaith marriage. Here’s what else you need to know to get up to speed and on with your day. 1️⃣ Mamdani meeting President
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Banner, CNN Vice President JD Vance has expressed hope that his Hindu wife will convert to Christianity. His comments have sparked a backlash in India and stirred debate about interfaith marriage. Here’s what else you need to know to get up to speed and on with your day. 1️⃣ Mamdani meeting President Donald
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN Vice President JD Vance has expressed hope that his Hindu wife will convert to Christianity. His comments have sparked a backlash in India and stirred debate about interfaith marriage. Here’s what else you need to know to get up to speed and on with your day. 1️⃣ Mamdani meeting President
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By Andy Rose, CNN Charlotte, North Carolina (CNN) — The upbeat, Spanish music still floats through the aisles of Sav/Way Foods, the Latino supermarket in the heart of the bustling and boisterous Plaza Midwood neighborhood. But at 8:30 on a chilly morning this week, the songs on the loudspeakers are about all the Spanish you
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By Kylie Atwood, Zachary Cohen, Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — Believing they have a new window of opportunity to restart peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, Trump administration officials are rushing ahead with a new framework to end the Ukraine war modeled after the Gaza deal President Donald Trump pushed, despite little initial input from
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