WASHINGTON — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., who often casts herself as the standard-bearer of MAGA politics on Capitol Hill, said a “genocide” is underway in the Gaza Strip, becoming the first member of her party in Congress to use the term as she condemned the humanitarian disaster unfolding there....
UK Will Recognize Palestinian Statehood in September, Barring Israel-Hamas Ceasefire
LONDON — Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced Tuesday that Britain would recognize the state of Palestine in September if Israel does not agree to a ceasefire with Hamas, pouring pressure on the Israeli government to halt a war that has put the Gaza Strip on the brink of famine. Starmer’s...
Homicide Suspect Arrested in Texas for 2023 Fresno Killing
A man accused of fatally shooting another man during an argument in Fresno more than two years ago has been arrested in Texas, authorities said. Cristino Paul Rocha, 48, was taken into custody Tuesday in Waco, Texas, by the U.S. Marshals Service, with help from the Fresno Police Department and...
New Gallup Poll Reveals Most Immoral Behaviors In America
Americans overwhelmingly consider adultery and human cloning to be the most morally wrong behaviors, according to Gallup’s latest Values and Beliefs poll. A staggering 89% of U.S. adults say extramarital affairs are morally unacceptable, while 87% say the same about human cloning. Other widely condemned behaviors include polygamy (74%), suicide...
Valley Crime Stoppers’ Most Wanted Person of the Day: Mia Regina Esquivel
July 29, 2025 Most Wanted Person of the Day Suspect Name: Mia Regina Esquivel Suspects Date of Birth: August 21, 2002 Physical Description: Hispanic Female, 4’ 11, 125 lbs., Black Hair, Brown Eyes. Charges: Grand theft Warrant Number: F24905818 Synopsis of the Case: Mia Regina Esquivel is wanted on a...
Trump’s EPA to Repeal Core of Greenhouse Gas Rules in Major Deregulatory Move
WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency will rescind the long-standing finding that greenhouse gas emissions endanger human health, as well as tailpipe emission standards for vehicles, setting off what it describes as the largest deregulatory action in U.S. history. Republican President Donald Trump's pick to run the EPA Lee Zeldin...
How Israel’s War With Hamas Became Unjust
Israel’s war in Gaza is not a genocide. It is a war for a just cause, the elimination of a cruel, fanatical, itself potentially genocidal terrorist organization that oppresses its own people, holds innocent hostages and will pose a severe danger to the state of Israel so long as it...
US Approval of Israel’s Gaza Offensive Drops to 32%, Poll Shows
American approval of Israel’s military campaign in Gaza has dropped to 32%, the lowest level since Gallup began tracking the issue in 2023, according to a new poll. Disapproval now stands at 60%, reflecting a sharp 10-point decline in approval since September. The July 7–21 survey shows deepening partisan divides....
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Seeks Release on $50-Million Bond Ahead of Sentencing
NEW YORK — Sean "Diddy" Combs' lawyers on Tuesday urged the judge who oversaw his sex crimes trial to release him from jail on a $50-million bond ahead of his October 3 sentencing, after the hip-hop mogul was found not guilty of the most serious charges he faced. In a...
Gaza Death Toll Hits 60,000 as Global Monitor Demands Action to Avert Famine
UNITED NATIONS/GENEVA/CAIRO — A worst-case scenario of famine is unfolding in Gaza and immediate action is needed to avoid widespread death, a hunger monitor warned on Tuesday, as the number of Palestinians reported killed in the conflict with Israel crossed the 60,000 threshold. The hunger alert and the new death...