By Kevin Liptak, Alejandra Jaramillo, Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — The White House chief of staff, Susie Wiles, delivered a series of unusually candid and at times unflattering assessments of President Donald Trump, his second-term agenda and some of his closest allies in a series of wide-ranging interviews with Vanity Fair published Tuesday. Across more
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By Helen Regan, Isaac Yee, CNN (CNN) — Dashcam video emerged Tuesday showing two bystanders trying to disarm one of the suspected gunmen before they carried out their horrific attack on a Hanukkah event attended by hundreds of families, killing at least 15 people. The video, first posted on Chinese social media platform XiaoHongShu and
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By Adam Cancryn, Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump bragged to Pennsylvanians last week that he’d delivered an “unbelievable” economy. Now, it’s up to Vice President JD Vance to explain why they’re not yet feeling the benefits. Vance will return to the swing state on Tuesday to tout Trump’s economic agenda, marking the
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By Jessie Yeung, Sandi Sidhu, Jinky Jorgio, Todd Symons, CNN (CNN) — The father and son duo suspected of carrying out a massacre at Sydney’s famed Bondi Beach on Sunday were “driven by Islamic state ideology,” police say, as Philippines authorities confirmed the pair recently traveled to a part of that country which has long
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Jewish events and Hanukkah celebrations are continuing across the Coachella Valley in the wake of a terror attack in Australia. A community celebration hosted by the Jewish Federation kicked off Sunday evening, and more events are being held this week. That includes a Hanukkah celebration at Boomers Monday evening, a
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A local podcast is taking a closer look at the health issues affecting the Coachella Valley. Healthy Desert, Healthy You, produced by the Desert Healthcare District and Foundation, features local experts. The podcast was launched following the Healthy Desert Healthy Environmental Health Summit back in September 2024. Topics include environmental health, food insecurity, mental health
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – Health officials want to warn you that cases of norovirus, also known as the “winter vomiting disease,” have been spiking across Southern California. The highly contagious virus affects the gastrointestinal system and symptoms could last several days. Doctors say the emergence of a new strain of norovirus could lead to
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CNN By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — The US military conducted strikes against three alleged drug-trafficking boats in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Monday, killing 8 people, according to US Southern Command. “On Dec. 15, at the direction of @SecWar Pete Hegseth, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted lethal kinetic strikes on three vessels
Continue ReadingBy Steve Contorno, Elle Reeve, Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — Erika Kirk, the widow of slain conservative influencer Charlie Kirk, met Monday with podcaster Candace Owens amid an intensifying public feud over Owens’ promotion of conspiracy theories surrounding Kirk’s death. Both women described the meeting as “productive” in social media posts Monday night. Owens wrote
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CNN By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — Retiring Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene announced on Monday her engagement to Brian Glenn, a pro-Trump pundit who works for the far-right news network Real America’s Voice. “Happily ever after!!!” Greene posted on X. Glenn, who is chief White House correspondent for the MAGA-aligned network, also shared
Continue Reading By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — The US military conducted strikes against three alleged drug-trafficking boats in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Monday, killing 8 people, according to US Southern Command. “On Dec. 15, at the direction of @SecWar Pete Hegseth, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted lethal kinetic strikes on three vessels operated
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – The sudden death of director Rob Reiner has left the Palm Springs community in shock. Reiner, who starred as “Meathead” on the sitcom All in the Family and directed beloved films such as When Harry Met Sally and The Princess Bride, was set to speak at the Plaza Theatre Tuesday,
Continue Reading By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — Retiring Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene announced on Monday her engagement to Brian Glenn, a pro-Trump pundit who works for the far-right news network Real America’s Voice. “Happily ever after!!!” Greene posted on X. Glenn, who is chief White House correspondent for the MAGA-aligned network, also shared the
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Bruce Fessier said he was preparing for a Q&A with filmmaker Rob Reiner Tuesday at the Palm Springs Plaza Theatre to kick off the Palm Springs Speaks series. Instead, he said he learned that Reiner and his wife, Michele Reiner, had been killed. “Stunned, just gobsmacked,” Fessier said. “I had been
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) A community cooking event months in the making is now helping put food on tables across the Coachella Valley. FIND Food Bank received a $37,000 donation generated by Tuscan Friendsgiving, a sold-out culinary fundraiser hosted at Miralon in Palm Springs. The funds are expected to help provide more than 150,000 meals
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MURRIETA, Calif. (KESQ) – A man accused of ambushing and killing a 30-year-old Riverside County sheriff’s deputy responding to a domestic violence call is pretending to be mentally incapacitated for his own benefit, a prosecutor said today, while the man’s attorney suggested he’s been damaged by bullet fragments still in his head. “The defendant is
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – A three-judge panel in downtown Los Angeles today began hearing arguments in a lawsuit challenging California’s new congressional district maps, which were drawn to help more Democrats win future elections. The suit asks the panel to grant a temporary restraining order blocking the newly drawn district lines by Friday — the
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WALT DISNEY PICTURES, UNIVERSAL PICTURES, LIONSGATE, GKIDS, CNN By James Legge and Joyce Jiang, CNN Beijing (CNN) — Qi Weihao recently welcomed a new family member – a beautiful, highly venomous, blue snake. The 21-year-old from central Jiangxi province bought the Indonesian pit viper for 1,850 yuan ($260) two days after the release of Disney’s
Continue Reading By James Legge and Joyce Jiang, CNN Beijing (CNN) — Qi Weihao recently welcomed a new family member – a beautiful, highly venomous, blue snake. The 21-year-old from central Jiangxi province bought the Indonesian pit viper for 1,850 yuan ($260) two days after the release of Disney’s animated hit “Zootopia 2” on November 26. Qi’s
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CNN By Victoria Butenko, Christian Edwards, Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine’s domestic security service, the SBU, said Monday that it had carried out an attack on a Russian submarine in the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk, causing critical damage to the vessel and effectively disabling it. In a statement, the SBU said the operation,
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