Ghislaine Maxwell has been transferred from a Florida prison to a lower-security facility in Texas to continue serving her 20-year sentence for helping the late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse underage girls, the U.S. Bureau of Prisons said on Friday. Maxwell's move from FCI Tallahassee, a low-security...
Trump Escalates Trade War With Canada Following Palestine Stance
President Donald Trump intensified his trade war with Canada a day ahead of his August 1 deadline for a tariff agreement, saying it would be "very hard" to make a deal with Canada after it gave its support to Palestinian statehood. Trump is set to impose a 35% tariff on all Canadian goods not covered by the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement if the...
Valley Crime Stoppers’ Most Wanted Person of the Day: Scott Oscar Whitehead
August 1, 2025 Most Wanted Person of the Day Suspect Name: Scott Oscar Whitehead Suspects Date of Birth: May 9, 1996 Physical Description: White Male, 6’ 0", 150 lbs., Blond Hair, Hazel Eyes. Charges: Possession of a firearm by a felon Warrant Number: F24900991 Synopsis of the Case: Scott Oscar...
‘Freedom Week’: California Gun Owners Rush to Buy Ammo After Court Ruling
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Lifelong hunter J.R. Young of San Jose rushed to an online ammunition dealer last week after a federal court decision overturned a California gun law that required background checks in person at every point of sale. “Is this...
Wall Street Selloff Sparked by Trump Tariffs, Amazon Results, Weak Payrolls
Wall Street's main indexes declined sharply on Friday as new U.S. tariffs on dozens of trading partners and Amazon's unimpressive earnings weighed on sentiment, while a weaker payrolls report added to risk aversion. Hours ahead of the tariff deadline, President Donald Trump signed an executive order imposing duties on U.S....
US Construction Spending Extends Decline in June
WASHINGTON — U.S. construction spending dropped further in June amid a sharp decline in outlays on single-family housing projects because of higher mortgage rates and rising inventory. The Commerce Department's Census Bureau said on Friday that construction spending fell 0.4% after a revised 0.4% decrease in May. Economists polled by...
Global Shares in Red After US Jobs Data, Trump’s Tariff Salvo
LONDON — Global shares remained in the red on Friday after weaker than expected U.S. jobs data prompted markets to add to rate cut bets from the Federal Reserve, following earlier losses sparked by U.S. President Donald Trump's latest tariffs salvo. Nasdaq futures and S&P 500 futures were down about...
US Envoy Witkoff Visits Aid Operation in Gaza Rejected by UN as Unsafe
CAIRO/JERUSALEM — President Donald Trump's Middle East envoy became the first high profile U.S. official to visit Gaza since the war began, touring a U.S.-backed aid operation on Friday that the United Nations says is partly to blame for deadly conditions in the enclave. Steve Witkoff visited a site run...
Visalia Road Project to Temporarily Shut Down Part of Caldwell Avenue
A section of Caldwell Avenue in Visalia will close for five days beginning Monday, Aug. 4, as part of a major road widening project, city officials said. The closure will affect the stretch between Ben Maddox Way and Pinkham Street and is scheduled to last through Friday, Aug. 8. A...
Trump Sets 10% to 41% ‘Reciprocal’ Tariffs on Dozens of Countries’ Exports
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday imposing reciprocal tariffs ranging from 10% to 41% on U.S. imports from dozens of countries and foreign locations. Rates were set at 25% for India's U.S.-bound exports, 20% for Taiwan's and 30% for South Africa's. — (Reporting by Jasper Ward and...