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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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
Continue Reading 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
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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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YUCCA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – A 65-year-old Yucca Valley man was arrested after allegedly sexually assaulting a man and a teenager. Mark L. Wilkes was arrested on Wednesday at his home. He was charged Monday with sexual battery and arranging a meeting with minor for purpose of exposing genitals, according to court records. He is
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By Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — Speaker Mike Johnson is facing a possible revolt from a small bloc of GOP centrists this week over the looming expiration of Covid-era Obamacare subsidies — which will spike premiums for tens of millions of Americans in 2026. In Congress’ final work week of 2025, GOP leaders are prepared
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — A Secret Service official involved in the construction of President Donald Trump’s massive new White House ballroom said Monday that any temporary pause on the project could hamper the agency’s ability to carry out its protective mission. The warning – made in a sworn statement by USSS Deputy Director
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By Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — The House Oversight Committee is offering former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton new deposition dates in January as part of the panel’s investigation into Jeffrey Epstein – and threatening the possibility of contempt proceedings if they do not comply. In a letter obtained by
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