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Ukraine ‘may be Russian someday,’ Trump says ahead of Vance-Zelensky meeting

By Christian Edwards, Anna Chernova and Edward Szekeres, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump suggested that Ukraine “may be Russian someday,” throwing into question the future independence of a sovereign country that, with Western backing, has defended itself against Moscow’s full-scale invasion for nearly three years. Trump discussed his administration’s effort to end the

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Bill Gates speaks about his early life at Rancho Mirage Writers Festival

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif (KESQ) – At the Rancho Mirage Writers Festival on Monday, tech billionaire and philanthropist Bill Gates spoke about his new book, “Source Code: My Beginnings,” that chronicles his childhood through his early days of Microsoft. Gates told Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Doris Kearns Goodwin some of the childhood stories and memories that make

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Hundreds of wounded Russian soldiers treated in North Korea, envoy says

By Edward Szekeres, CNN (CNN) — North Korea has treated hundreds of Russian soldiers injured in Ukraine, Moscow’s ambassador to Pyongyang told state media, as he revealed new details of the reclusive state’s backing for the Kremlin’s war effort. Wounded Russian troops have been recovering in North Korean medical facilities, Ambassador Alexander Matsegora told state-run

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“Parkinson’s Today: An Educational Symposium” draws crowd of 300 in Palm Desert

PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ)- Parkinson’s patients and their caregivers attended the first “Parkinson’s Today:  An Educational Symposium” in Palm Desert on Saturday.  PRO or Parkinson’s Resource Organization teamed up with The Michael J. Fox Foundation for the symposium that included three panels that covered treatment, research and policy, and caregiving.  Ethan Henderson, Senior Associate Director

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With billions at stake, Trump administration scrubs federal chips contracts for words like ‘diversity’ and ‘immigrant’

By Kasie Hunt, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Trump White House is demanding that government workers hunt for words like “immigrant” and “diversity” in billions of dollars worth of federal contracts with American companies to boost domestic semiconductor manufacturing, raising concerns among staff that the contracts could modified or voided. On Friday night, workers at

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World’s most populous nation saw a ‘staggering’ rise in hate speech last year, report says

By Aishwarya S Iyer, CNN New Delhi (CNN) — India’s religious minorities have faced a “staggering” rise in hate speech over the past year, including from top leaders of the ruling Hindu nationalist party of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, according to a report released Monday. The number of hate speech incidents targeting Muslim and Christian

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