Fighting the omicron variant surging through the country, President Joe Biden announced Tuesday that the government would provide 500 million free rapid tests, increase support for hospitals under strain and redouble vaccination and boosting efforts. In remarks Tuesday at the White House, Biden detailed major changes to his COVID-19 winter plan, his...
Omicron Casts a New Shadow Over Economy’s Pandemic Recovery
Just as Americans and Europeans were eagerly awaiting their most normal holiday season in a couple of years, the omicron variant has unleashed a fresh round of fear and uncertainty — for travelers, shoppers, party-goers and their economies as a whole. The Rockettes have canceled their Christmas show in...
Suspect Charged With Wounding Fresno CHP Investigator
TURLOCK — Stanislaus County prosecutors on Monday charged a man with shooting at two California Highway Patrol officers from Fresno and wounding one last week. Henry Moreno Arroyo, 40, was charged with two counts of attempted murder in the events that spanned Wednesday and Thursday and at one point...
Reforms Target Missing Military Weapons Such as Those Bought by Fresno Bulldogs Street Gang
The Department of Defense is overhauling how it keeps track of its guns and explosives, and Congress is requiring more accountability from the Pentagon — responses to an Associated Press investigation that showed lost or stolen military weapons were reaching America’s streets. The missing weaponry includes assault rifles, machine guns, handguns, armor-piercing...
LA, San Francisco Bay Area Lost Residents During Pandemic
Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay area both lost population during the pandemic, according to new data released Friday as the nation's most populous state posted just its second year-over-year decline in history. California estimates its population twice per year. The first report, released in May, estimates the...
Newsom Looks to Boost Efforts to Combat Smash-and-Grabs
Stung by recent headline-grabbing smash-and-grab robberies, California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday said he will seek more than $300 million in state funding over three years to boost law enforcement efforts to combat retail theft. “The issue of crime and violence is top of mind all throughout not only...
Israeli Army Arrests 4 Suspects in Deadly West Bank Shooting
The Israeli military said Sunday that its forces arrested four Palestinian suspects believed to have taken part in a deadly shooting in the occupied West Bank. In Thursday’s incident, at least one Palestinian gunman opened fire on a car filled with Jewish seminary students next to a West Bank...
Biden Boosts Fuel-Economy Standards to Fight Climate Change
In a major step to fight climate change, the Biden administration is raising vehicle mileage standards to significantly reduce emissions of planet-warming greenhouse gases. A final rule being issued Monday would raise mileage standards starting in the 2023 model year, reaching a projected industry-wide target of 40 miles per gallon by...
US Regulators Lift in-Person Restrictions on Abortion Pill
The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday permanently removed a major obstacle for women seeking abortion pills, eliminating a long-standing requirement that they pick up the medication in person. Millions of American women will now be able to get a prescription via an online consultation and receive the pills...
Sen. Joe Manchin Says No to $2T Biden Bill: ‘I Can’t Vote for It’
Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin said Sunday he cannot back his party’s signature $2 trillion social and environment bill, seemingly dealing a fatal blow to President Joe Biden’s leading domestic initiative heading into an election year when Democrats’ narrow hold on Congress was already in peril. Manchin told “Fox News Sunday” that...