By Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — Rescue crews in northern Germany are working to save a humpback whale that has become stranded in shallow water off the Baltic Sea coast in Lübeck Bay, according to CNN affiliate RTL. The whale was discovered early Monday in the Niendorf district of Timmendorfer Strand, RTL reported, and authorities
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of comedian and actor Bill Cosby. Personal Birth date: July 12, 1937 Birth place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Birth name: William Henry Cosby Jr. Father: William Henry Sr., US Navy mess steward Mother: Anna (Hite) Cosby Marriage: Camille (Hanks) Cosby (January 25, 1964-present) Children: Evin,
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – As temperatures rise across Coachella Valley, local officials are warning residents and hikers that rattlesnake season is underway. Increased snake activity is common during the warmer months, bringing a higher chance of encounters along popular trails and desert paths. Wildlife experts emphasize that rattlesnake are not aggressive by nature and
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By Billy Stockwell, CNN (CNN) — Even as US President Donald Trump has declared the “war has been won” with Iran, amphibious warships, landing craft and thousands of Marines and sailors are being deployed to the region. The deployment has caused speculation to swirl over whether the US plans to capture Kharg Island, a coral
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By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — TV host Bill Maher will receive the prestigious Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, the Kennedy Center announced on Thursday — just days after the White House denied that the comedian would be awarded the honor. The annual award, which is given by the Kennedy Center, will be presented
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CNN By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Savannah Guthrie said she believes her mother may have been abducted for ransom because of her fame, the “Today” show host said in her first interview since her mother’s disappearance nearly two months ago. Speaking to her NBC colleague and friend Hoda Kotb, Guthrie said her brother first
Continue Reading By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Savannah Guthrie said she believes her mother may have been abducted for ransom because of her fame, the “Today” show host said in her first interview since her mother’s disappearance nearly two months ago. Speaking to her NBC colleague and friend Hoda Kotb, Guthrie said her brother first raised
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By August Phillips, CNN (CNN) — Marla Waldman Conn was on a family vacation, relaxing by a pool in Missouri’s Lake of the Ozarks, when she got a call from a New York detective. She walked to a private corner, picked up the phone, and heard the words she had been waiting on for decades:
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Banner, CNN Next month, if all goes according to plan, four Artemis II astronauts will set off on a 10-day journey around the moon aboard a rocket and spacecraft that have never carried humans before. It’s a high-stakes endeavor, with much of the precision unfolding on the ground, where NASA’s mission control will
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By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN (CNN) — As speculation continues about what Kamala Harris will do next, she has at least the first part of an answer: a swing through four Southern state Democratic Party events in April. And conversations about similar stops through the summer and fall are already underway, a person familiar with her
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By Isabelle Khurshudyan, CNN (CNN) — In the years since disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein was found dead from what was ruled a suicide in his prison cell on August 10, 2019, conspiracy theories have abounded about whether the convicted sex offender actually killed himself. That speculation is likely to get new life now that Tova
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By Alexandra Skores, Pete Muntean, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — This week’s deadly collision at LaGuardia Airport has renewed concerns about how much is too much for one air traffic controller to handle. Controllers, already spread thin by decades of staffing shortages and long hours in a high-stress job under intense scrutiny, can sometimesbe responsible
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COACHELLA, Calif. (KESQ) – The city of Coachella is beginning its search for a new mayor. It comes one night after former Mayor Steven Hernandez resigned after pleading guilty to one felony count of conflict of interest. Dr. Frank Figueroa, Coachella Mayor Pro Tem, said council members now have 60 days to appoint someone to
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – Six people were being treated for various injuries following a major crash at the city limits of Indio and Coachella. CAL FIRE said the collision happened around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday night at Avenue 48 and Dillon Road near Grapefruit Boulevard at the edge of those two cities. Two cars were involved, and 6 people were
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CNN, CSPAN POOL, HOUSTON AIRPORTS, KYW By Elizabeth Wolfe, Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrived at 14 major US airports four days ago to assist Transportation Security Administration workers as Congress keeps haggling over how to end the partial government shutdown that has driven mounting TSA staffing shortages and the
Continue Reading By Elizabeth Wolfe, Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrived at 14 major US airports four days ago to assist Transportation Security Administration workers as Congress keeps haggling over how to end the partial government shutdown that has driven mounting TSA staffing shortages and the longest security wait times ever. But
Continue ReadingBy Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department admitted to a federal judge Tuesday it’s been incorrectly relying on an Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo to justify arrests at immigration courts, according to a new court filing in an ongoing lawsuit. The lawsuit – brought by civil rights groups last year – challenges the
Continue ReadingBy Mostafa Salem, Becky Anderson, CNN (CNN) — Before the Iran war, US President Donald Trump’s Gulf Arab allies lobbied hard against strikes, fearing the attacks Tehran is now unleashing on them. As the war drags on, they fear a quick exit could leave them worse off than before it began. Over the past week,
Continue ReadingBy Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Nicolas Maduro, the former president of Venezuela, will to try to convince a federal judge on Thursday that the US government is interfering with his ability to defend against narco-terrorism related charges and the case should be dismissed. Judge Alvin Hellerstein initially set the hearing to give lawyers for
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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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