PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Wednesday and Sunday are expected to be the busiest travel days of the holiday week as millions of Americans make their way to their Thanksgiving destinations. While Palm Springs International Airport is bracing for heavy passenger traffic, the majority of travelers will be driving — and the California Highway Patrol
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of former Secretary of State John Kerry. Personal Birth date: December 11, 1943 Birth place: Aurora, Colorado Birth name: John Forbes Kerry Father: Richard Kerry, a Foreign Service officer Mother: Rosemary (Forbes) Kerry Marriages: Teresa Heinz (1995-present); Julia Thorne (1970-1988, divorced) Children: with Julia
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Update 11/26/25 Jonathan Rios Franco was arraigned Wednesday, where he pleaded not guilty to all charges. He is scheduled to return to court on December 8. Original Report 11/25/25 INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – Two suspects in a deadly shooting last week in Indio were officially charged with murder. Zachary Ashton Hamrick, 19, and Jonathan Rios
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By Alison Main, Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — A coalition of 21 attorneys general sued the US Department of Agriculture on Wednesday in an effort to block recent guidance from the agency that declared some immigrants, including refugees and those granted asylum, ineligible for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits. New York Attorney General
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By Catherine Nicholls, Chris Lau, Jadyn Beverley Sham and Lex Harvey, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — A deadly inferno tore through a massive housing complex in Hong Kong earlier this week, killing at least 146 people with many still missing, in the city’s worst disaster in decades. About 40 people are still thought to be
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of the founder of Virgin Group, Ltd., Richard Branson. Personal Birth date: July 18, 1950 Birth place: Surrey, England Birth name: Richard Charles Nicholas Branson Father: Edward Branson, lawyer Mother: Eve (Huntley-Flindt) Branson, flight attendant Marriages: Joan (Templeman) Branson (1989-2025, her death); Kristen (Tomassi)
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By Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department asked a judge for permission Wednesday to publicly release financial records, travel documents, and notes of victim interviews obtained during the investigations into Jeffrey Epstein and his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell to comply with a new law. In a letter to federal Judge Paul Engelmayer, who is
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CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. (KESQ) – Thanksgiving is the No.1 day for home cooking fires in the U.S., especially when food is left unattended or fryers are used improperly. In 2023, cooking accounted for the majority of U.S. home fires on Thanksgiving Day at 80% with 40% civilian injuries. Now local fire departments are sharing the best
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – Riverside County Animal Services is preparing for one of it’s biggest adoption events of the year, Black Saturday, giving free adoptions to all families. All adoptions include age-appropriate vaccines, spay and neuter, microchip and ID tag engraving. It comes as the county continues to face an overcrowding crisis at 200%
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CNN By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump brushed off concerns about his special envoy Steve Witkoff’s engagements with the Kremlin after a new phone call transcript provided rare insight into how the president’s top negotiator advised his Russian counterpart. In the October 14 audio recording reviewed and transcribed by Bloomberg, Witkoff counsels
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By Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — The New York Times produced a detailed, data-driven report on President Trump showing signs of aging. The president, 79, responded by calling the female reporter who co-wrote the story “ugly.” Trump’s post to Truth Social on Wednesday came less than two weeks after he said “quiet, piggy” to another
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CNN By Dan Berman, Holmes Lybrand, Jason Morris, CNN (CNN) — A Georgia prosecutor on Wednesday officially dropped the historic racketeering case against President Donald Trump and others for attempting to overturn the 2020 presidential election, closing the chapter in a legal effort once seen as a grave threat to Trump’s political future. The move
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By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday blocked President Donald Trump from replacing a top official at the Library of Congress for now, deferring a decision on his emergency appeal until it resolves a pair of related cases. The move, which came weeks after the appeal was filed and included little
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By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration will not invite South Africa to take part in G20 events hosted in the United States next year and will “immediately” stop payments to the African nation, President Donald Trump said Wednesday, “At my direction, South Africa will NOT be receiving an invitation to the 2026
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Dan Berman, Holmes Lybrand (CNN) — A Georgia prosecutor has dropped the sprawling racketeering indictment case against President Donald Trump and his allies over attempting to overturn the 2020 presidential election. Here are key lines from the court filing from the prosecutor, Peter Skandalakis, the director of the Prosecuting Attorney’s Council of Georgia. Read his
Continue Reading By Dan Berman, Holmes Lybrand, Jason Morris, CNN (CNN) — A Georgia prosecutor on Wednesday officially dropped the historic racketeering case against President Donald Trump and others for attempting to overturn the 2020 presidential election, closing the chapter in a legal effort once seen as a grave threat to Trump’s political future. The move means
Continue Reading By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump brushed off concerns about his special envoy Steve Witkoff’s engagements with the Kremlin after a new phone call transcript provided rare insight into how the president’s top negotiator advised his Russian counterpart. In the October 14 audio recording reviewed and transcribed by Bloomberg, Witkoff counsels top
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By Edward Wu, Kathryn Squyres, CNN (CNN) — Democrats started this year in the doldrums, having lost both the White House and control of Congress and with their party heading toward record-low approval ratings. They’re in a position to end it riding a wave of momentum, with one more chance to over-perform expectations and make
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By Christopher Lamb, CNN Rome (CNN) — Pope Leo XIV begins a six-day visit to Turkey and Lebanon on Thursday, his first foreign trip since his election and one on which he’s expected to emphasize key themes of his fledgling pontificate – among them dialogue and unity. Overseas trips are an important part of the
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By Eric Levenson, CNN New York (CNN) — A pro-Palestinian protest outside a New York City synagogue last week has sparked accusations of antisemitism and underscored the balancing act Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani faces on Israel. The debate stems from a November 19 event at Park East Synagogue, a modern orthodox congregation on Manhattan’s Upper East
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