Three California cardroom associations filed a lawsuit Friday against state Attorney General Rob Bonta for banning blackjack and making changes to other card games in what they describe as an "unprecedented power grab." Beginning April 1, blackjack will no longer be legal under Bonta's interpretation of a 19th century state...
Israeli Strikes Hit Near Beirut as Envoy Says Disarming Hezbollah Could End War
Israel's military pounded the Lebanese capital's southern suburbs with air strikes on Tuesday and its troops pushed deeper into the country's south, as an Israeli envoy said the key to ending the war was disarming Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. Lebanon was pulled deep into the war in the Middle East...
Valley Crime Stoppers’ Most Wanted Person of the Day: Michael Steven Ohano
March 10, 2026 Most Wanted Person of the Day Suspect Name: Michael Steven Ohano Suspects Date of Birth: April 3, 1991 Physical Description: Hispanic Male, 5’ 7, 180 lbs., Black Hair, Brown Eyes. Charges: Stolen vehicle Warrant Number: F26901440 Synopsis of the Case: Michael Steven Ohano is wanted on a...
Shots Fired at US Consulate in Toronto, Ottawa Says Incident Unacceptable
Shots were fired at the U.S. consulate in Toronto early on Tuesday but no one was injured, police said, in what Canada's public safety minister described as an unacceptable incident. Toronto police said on X they responded to reports of shots at 5:29 a.m. (0929 GMT) and found evidence of...
US Existing Home Sales Unexpectedly Increase in February
U.S. existing home sales unexpectedly increased in February as lower mortgage rates and a moderation in house-price growth pulled buyers back into the market, but still-tight supply could constrain activity during the spring selling season. Home sales rose 1.7% last month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.09 million...
Fresno Police Chief Marks First Year With Historic Drop in Homicides
Marking her first full year at the helm of the Fresno Police Department, Chief Mindy Casto is celebrating a historic milestone: the city’s lowest murder rate in over half a century. But as violent crime plummets, the department is pivoting to address new challenges, including a spike in assaults on...
How Many People Have Been Killed in the US-Israel War on Iran?
Hundreds of people have been killed across the Middle East since the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran on February 28, with Gulf states that host U.S. military bases and personnel as well as Lebanon quickly drawn into the conflict. Here are the death tolls from the war as reported by...
California Has 40,000 Affordable Housing Units Ready to Break Ground. What’s the Holdup?
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The apartment building planned on East Morris Avenue in Modesto is exactly the kind of thing that California’s political leaders want to see a whole lot more of: The project promises 44 units of affordable housing — half...
Homemade Bombs in ISIS-Inspired Attack Were Deadly, NYPD Says
NEW YORK — The sight of a man igniting a homemade bomb, then hurling it into a crowd of protesters stunned people in New York City, where no one has attempted to use an explosive device in a public place for nine years. The device, a jar wrapped in tape...
US Airport Security Lines Worsen as Missed Paycheck Looms for Screeners
Rising absences by airport screeners caused a second straight day of longer-than-normal security lines, sparking worries from airlines as the busy spring break travel period ramps up. Houston Hobby Airport on Monday again reported lines averaging 3 hours at 2 p.m. EDT at standard checkpoints. Longer than normal lines were...