By Hannah Rabinowitz, Paula Reid, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department is still investigating whether people around former President Joe Biden broke the law with their use of an autopen, according to a senior Justice Department official. Biden is not under investigation himself, the official said, as he is afforded broad protection under the Supreme
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – A convicted felon accused of gunning down a 27-year-old Indio man more than four years ago pleaded not guilty today to first-degree murder and other charges. Pedro Angel Gonzalez, 28, was arrested last month following a years-long investigation by the Indio Police Department, with assistance from the Riverside County Gang Impact
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – A pursuit involving a wrong-way driver on Interstate 10 ended Wednesday night near the Gene Autry Trail freeway entrance, according to the California Highway Patrol. Police said it all started at around 8:30 p.m. when deputies from the Palm Desert Sheriff’s Station attempted to stop a vehicle in the area
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By Lisa Respers France, Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Britney Spears was arrested Wednesday night on suspicion of driving under the influence, according to California Highway Patrol. Booking information available online shows that the pop superstar was stopped by CHP officers around 9:30 p.m. and booked shortly after 3 a.m. Thursday. She was later released.
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By Associated Press Nashville, Tennessee (AP) — Bernard LaFayette, the advance man who did the risky groundwork for the voter registration campaign in Selma, Alabama, that culminated in the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, has died. Bernard LaFayette, III, said his father died Thursday morning of a heart attack. He was 85.
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By Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — Republican Rep. Warren Davidson, a West Point graduate who served in the Army, remembers when the US went to war in Kosovo without congressional authorization. It was part of the reason he decided to run for the US Congress. On Thursday, Davidson was one of just two Republicans to
Continue ReadingBy Curt Merrill, Annette Choi, CNN (CNN) — The House rejected a war powers resolution on Thursday that would have required the Trump administration to seek congressional approval before continuing military action in Iran. President Donald Trump ordered strikes on Tehran on February 28 and called for the overthrow of the current regime. The conflict
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By Hannah Rabinowitz, Casey Tolan, Paula Reid, Isabelle Chapman, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department has posted online three FBI memos describing interviews related to unverified sexual assault allegations against President Donald Trump that had been missing from the massive trove of Epstein files released by the Department of Justice. A CNN analysis discovered dozens
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TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – A 55-year-old man was killed after being struck by a motorcycle Wednesday morning in Twentynine Palms. The crash was reported just before 3:45 a.m. on Twentynine Palms Highway at Mesquite Springs Road. According to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, details surrounding the incident are currently being investigated. Through preliminary
Continue ReadingBy Jordan D. Brown, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Is it okay to hate cats now? Two well‑known personalities seem to think so, sparking a wave of claws‑out reactions online. (Our editor, a devoted feline mom, firmly objects.) Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 things 1️⃣ Workforce
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – Actor Billy Bob Thornton, country singer Wynonna Judd and artist Bigxthaplug will be some of the celebrities set to join celebrity chef and television host Guy Fieri during his smokehouse cooking demos at next month’s Stagecoach Country Music Festival. The three-day festival will be held from April 24-26 at the Empire
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By Thomas Bordeaux, Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN (CNN) — New satellite images from several key military bases in the Arabian Peninsula suggest that Iran is seeking to degrade air defenses by destroying US-made radars that detect incoming missiles and drones. The radar system for an American THAAD missile battery in Jordan was struck and apparently destroyed
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CNN By Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — The Kurdish people are an ethnic minority group in the Middle East without an independent state. Estimates of the population range between 25 million and 45 million worldwide, with most living in the mountainous region that stretches across parts of western Iran, eastern Turkey, northern Iraq and Syria,
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Gasoline prices have risen to the highest level in eleven months, with California drivers paying significantly more than the national average, while Chevron has raised concerns about proposed changes to California’s cap-and-invest climate program.
Continue Reading By Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — The Kurdish people are an ethnic minority group in the Middle East without an independent state. Estimates of the population range between 25 million and 45 million worldwide, with most living in the mountainous region that stretches across parts of western Iran, eastern Turkey, northern Iraq and Syria, and
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By Priscilla Alvarez, Kristen Holmes, Annie Grayer, Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump said Thursday on social media he was firing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and would name Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin to replace her. Trump thanked Noem for her service, saying in his Truth Social post she “has had numerous and
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CNN By Priscilla Alvarez, Kristen Holmes, Annie Grayer, Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump said Thursday on social media he was firing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and would name Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin to replace her. Trump thanked Noem for her service, saying in his Truth Social post she “has had numerous
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Michael Hayden, former director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Personal Birth date: March 17, 1945 Birth place: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Birth name: Michael Vincent Hayden Father: Harry Hayden Mother: Sadie Hayden Marriage: Jeanine (Carrier) Hayden Children: Margaret, Michael and Liam Education: Duquesne University, B.A,
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of economist and former Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti. Personal Birth date: March 19, 1943 Birth place: Varese, Italy Marriage: Elsa Monti Children: Giovanni and Federica Education: Bocconi University, Milan, degree in economics, 1965; Post graduate studies at Yale University Religion: Catholic Other
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By Chris Boyette, Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — As Saturday night spilled into Sunday morning, the sidewalks and crowded patios of lively Sixth Street in Austin, Texas, were cloaked in terror and fear as the clinking of glasses and music gave way to frantic calls for help after a gunman opened fire. Panicked 911 calls
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