By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — White House staff are still following the “preservation” mandates of the Presidential Records Act, the Justice Department told a federal court as it pushes back on a new lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s disavowal of a Watergate-era documents law. The filings made public the White House’s official approach to
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CNN By Haley Britzky, Zachary Cohen, Kristen Holmes, Natasha Bertrand, Kaitlan Collins, CNN (CNN) — Secretary of the Navy John Phelan was ousted from his position Wednesday, six sources familiar with the matter told CNN, amid tension with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over his implementation of shipbuilding reform and his close relationship with President Donald
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By Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — A congressional map approved by Virginia voters that aims to help Democrats net four US House seats in November’s midterms faces another legal hurdle just one day after its passage. A judge in rural southern Virginia on Wednesday ordered that the results of Tuesday’s vote not be certified on
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By Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department has reached a settlement in a lawsuit brought by former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page, who sued the DOJ and FBI over flawed government surveillance he faced due to his Russian contacts in 2016, according to a filing with the Supreme Court Wednesday. Page, who investigators
Continue Reading By Haley Britzky, Zachary Cohen, Kristen Holmes, Natasha Bertrand, Kaitlan Collins, CNN (CNN) — Secretary of the Navy John Phelan was ousted from his position Wednesday, six sources familiar with the matter told CNN, amid tension with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over his implementation of shipbuilding reform and his close relationship with President Donald Trump.
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By Sunlen Serfaty, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s newly appointed head of the Kennedy Center offered a full-throated defense of the decision to close the renowned arts institution for renovations for two years, telling reporters on Wednesday that it was his idea. “The president asked: ‘how do you make these projects the best, how
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – The Palm Springs Plaza Theatre Foundation announced that it will offer an exclusive 90-minute immersive behind-the-scenes tour of the newly restored theatre. The tour will be held on Sunday, May 10 (Mother’s Day) at 11 a.m. Organizers said participants will have the opportunity to partake in a special guided tour
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Wine, Toni Odejimi, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! The pop issue of W Magazine features Rihanna dressed to the nines in Dior and a wacky purple hat. But all eyes were on her 7-month-old daughter Rocki, wearing a high-fashion diaper. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day.
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – Home sales declined in California last month while prices went up, according to the California Association of Realtors. Sales of existing, single-family homes totaled 265,320 in March on a seasonally adjusted basis, down 3.5% from February and down 2.5% from March 2025. “March home sales were subdued, as higher mortgage rates
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Carolina Garcia EL CENTRO, Calif. (KYMA) – Más de 20 estudiantes de Southwest High School de El Centro, tras seis mese de aprendizaje, culminaron un programa enfocado en la educación ambiental que les permitió comprender de manera directa el impacto de la contaminación en el Valle Imperial. Ellos pertenecen al grupo de estudiantes Trabajadores Comunitarios
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Abigahil Padilla SAN LUIS, Mexico (KYMA) – A partir de ahora, cuando una persona sea reportada como desaparecida en México, la búsqueda deberá iniciar de manera inmediata, dejando atrás la práctica de esperar hasta 72 horas para activar los protocolos correspondientes. El cambio quedó formalizado tras la publicación de la actualización del Protocolo Homologado para
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Carolina Garcia MEXICALI, Mexico (KYMA) – Tres jóvenes murieron la madrugada del sábado, en un aparatoso accidente de tránsito, generado por un conductor de 19 años que estaba bajo los influjos de alcohol y marihuana. En el lugar donde se suscitó el accidente, en Valle de las Misiones amigos y familiares de las víctimas han
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Abigahil Padilla SAN LUIS, Ariz. (KYMA) – La Junta de Gobierno del Gadsden Elementary School District #32 aprobó el pasado 14 de abril una proclamación oficial para reconocer abril de 2026 como el Mes de Concienciación sobre el Autismo, reafirmando su compromiso de fomentar una comunidad escolar inclusiva donde cada estudiante sea valorado, respetado y apoyado. La
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Jessamyn Dodd IMPERIAL COUNTY, Calif. (KYMA) – Imperial County Board of Supervisors District 3 Peggy Price was served with a Notice of Intent to recall. The notice was served during a the public comments of a regularly scheduled board meeting Tuesday. A video posted on Facebook shows resident Belen de Fajardo speaking to the board
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PASADENA, Calif. (KESQ) – A Pasadena appeals court today temporarily blocked California from enforcing a law limiting when federal agents can wear masks. The No Vigilantes Act, passed by the Legislature and signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom last year, came in response to the Trump administration’s immigration raids in Southern California over the summer, during
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By Mostafa Salem, CNN (CNN) — “Seriously fractured” is how President Donald Trump described the Iranian government when he extended a ceasefire to give it time to come up with a “unified” proposal. Iran’s failure to show up in Pakistan for a second round of talks with Vice President JD Vance showed just how disjointed
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By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Covid-19 vaccines roughly halved the chances that a US adult would need to visit the emergency room or be hospitalized with their infections last fall and winter, according to two sources familiar with the findings of a new study. But you won’t hear about it from the agency that
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – Veterans residing in the Coachella Valley are encouraged to attend a breakfast and a town hall meeting Friday to learn about initiatives for the veteran community. The event will begin with a free breakfast from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. at the Indio American Legion Post, at 44-200 Sun Gold St.,
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – Celeste Rivas Hernandez, the 14-year-old girl whose dismembered remains were found in the trunk of a Tesla registered to singer D4vd, died of “multiple penetrating injuries” with an object or objects, the county Medical Examiner’s Office announced Wednesday. Celeste Rivas The autopsy was performed on Sept. 8, 2025, the day the
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By Marshall Cohen, CNN Washington (CNN) — The prediction market Kalshi suspended three political candidates from its platform on Wednesday for “political insider trading” after an internal probe found that they bet on their own campaigns. These suspensions and fines, reported first by CNN, are the most aggressive enforcement actions taken to date by a
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