LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – The full match schedule for the 2026 World Cup was finalized today following European play-off qualifiers, with Inglewood set to host eight matches — including games featuring the U.S. Men’s National Team — at SoFi Stadium. Five group-stage matches are set, beginning June 12 with the United States vs. Paraguay, with
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California Attorney General Rob Bonta is pressing his case in court to stop Sheriff Chad Bianco’s investigation into the November 2025 special election, while Bianco is seeking the appointment of a special master to oversee the investigation.
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SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – NASA’s Artemis II mission, the first crewed lunar mission in more than 50 years, successfully launched today, with splashdown 10 days later off the coast of San Diego. The mission lifted off at 3:35 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, sending four astronauts on a roughly
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SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – UC San Diego and UC Davis have received a $15.85 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to fund an extensive study on how the brain ages among Hispanic and Latino communities, it was announced today. Latinos have a higher risk of heart and vascular diseases and are more
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By Chris Isidore, CNN (CNN) — SpaceX, the Elon Musk-owned rocket company that merged earlier this year with his artificial intelligence company xAI, confidentially filed plans for an initial public offering Wednesday in what might be the largest of all time, according to multiple reports. The filing was reported by Bloomberg, the Wall Street Journal
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COVINA, Calif. (KESQ) – The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department will conduct a procession from San Dimas to Covina today, carrying the body of a deputy who died while participating in the annual Baker to Vegas Challenge Cup Relay race. Deputy Levi Vargas, 30, an 11-year department veteran, died Saturday while participating in the annual
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – NASA’s Artemis II mission, the first crewed lunar mission in more than 50 years, is scheduled to launch Wednesday afternoon, with a Southern California native serving as the spacecraft’s pilot. The mission is set to lift off at 3:24 p.m. from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, sending four astronauts on
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – With the first ticket sales of the Olympic Games about to begin, LA28 today announced details of its ticket resale program. LA28, the organizing committee for the 2028 Games, said it will be offering verified resale tickets starting in 2027 through its official “Secondary Ticket Marketplace,” with the help from
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UPDATE 3/29: RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – Sheriff Chad Bianco’s investigation of the 2025 Prop 50 special election has been put on hold, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office. In a statement to News Channel 3, Bianco’s office said, “We are on hold because of the politically motivated lawsuits and court filings.” According to Robert
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INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (KESQ) — Gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton made a stop in the Coachella Valley Friday morning, speaking directly with local business leaders about the issues shaping the state. The Greater Coachella Valley Chamber of Commerce hosted a legislative breakfast at Tommy Bahama Miramonte Resort & Spa as part of its ongoing speaker series
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By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating after a US Army National Guard helicopter crossed in front of a passenger jet landing at John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana, California, the agency said in a statement. On Tuesday evening, United Airlines Flight 589 from San Francisco was preparing to
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – The Justice Department has opened an investigation of allegations that female inmates of two California prisons are subject to unconstitutional risk of harm from violent biological male inmates who self-identify as transgender, officials announced today in Los Angeles. The federal civil rights probe will look at reports of alleged sexual assaults,
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – The Oscars are leaving Hollywood, with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announcing today the ceremony will relocate in 2029 to the Peacock Theater at L.A. Live in downtown Los Angeles. According to the Academy, the agreement with theater owner AEG will keep the ceremony at the downtown
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – The Dodgers will open the season against the Arizona Diamondbacks today at Dodger Stadium with Magic Johnson throwing the ceremonial first pitch to culminate what the team is billing as a “dazzling Opening Day ceremony.” Gospel singer Keith Williams Jr. will sing the national anthem, accompanied by a flyover from two
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. (KESQ) – Beginning with the 2028 event in Los Angeles, transgender women athletes will be banned from the Olympics under a policy announced by the International Olympic Committee today. According to the IOC, the policy limits eligibility in both individual and team sports to “biological females.” “As a former athlete, I
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – A consumer protection lawsuit against CarMax stemming from deficient sales practices in Riverside County and other locations was resolved in a pretrial agreement requiring the corporation to pay $1.1 million in legal fees and penalties, as well as implement new policies to rectify shortcomings, prosecutors said today. Richmond, Virginia-based CarMax
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By Clare Duffy New York (CNN) — A California jury has found Meta and YouTube liable on all counts in a landmark case that accused the tech giants of intentionally addicting a young woman and injuring her mental health. Meta and YouTube were negligent in the design of their platforms, knew their design was dangerous,
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SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – The nephew of the late San Diego Chargers legend Junior Seau, who initially faced a murder charge in connection with a fatal fentanyl sale, has been granted mental health diversion, which could result in the case’s dismissal if he successfully completes the program. Micah Rodgers Seau, 33, was charged with
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Adrik Vargas YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA) – The ACLU Foundation of San Diego and Imperial Counties has introduced a new hotline for residents to report misconduct by federal law enforcement officers. The hotline is intended to document, track, and report potential abuses. Reports are divided into two categories: First Amendment violations and Fourth Amendment violations. Frederick, the
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Original Report 3/24/26 – 5:30 p.m. California’s Fourth District Court of Appeal has denied AG Rob Bonta’s request to try to halt Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco’s investigation into the November 2025 special election Original Report 3/24/26 – 10:30 a.m. INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – California Attorney General Rob Bonta has gone to court to try
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