A U.S. judge granted preliminary approval on Tuesday to an agreement for Jeffrey Epstein's estate to pay as much as $35 million to resolve a class action lawsuit that accused two of the disgraced financier's advisers of aiding and abetting his sex trafficking of young women and teenage girls. —...
Minnesota Sues Federal Government Over Withheld Medicaid Funds
Minnesota officials sued the Trump administration Monday over a decision to withhold more than $200 million in Medicaid funds from the state, which has seen widespread fraud in social service programs. The lawsuit was the latest front in a wide-ranging legal clash between the state and the federal government, which...
Fresno Police Arrest 19 in DUI Enforcement Operation
The Fresno Police Department arrested 19 drivers on suspicion of driving under the influence on Saturday. Drivers charged with a first-time DUI face an average of $13,500 in fines and penalties, as well as a suspended license, according to police. The department said it will hold another DUI enforcement operation...
Man Who Gave His Teen a Rifle Is Guilty of Murder After School Shooting
ATLANTA — The father of a teenage boy who is accused of a deadly mass shooting at his Georgia high school was found guilty Tuesday of failing to heed warnings about his son and allowing him unfettered access to the powerful assault-style rifle used in the attack. The jury deliberated...
Trump Says US Has Knocked out Many Iranian Naval and Air Targets
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the U.S. military had been successful against many Iranian naval and air targets, saying "just about everything has been knocked out." He made his comments in the Oval Office ahead of a meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. Trump, answering questions from reporters,...
Texas Senate Showdown Kicks off Midterms to Determine Control of US Congress
A hotly contested U.S. Senate race in Texas headlines the official start of the midterm elections on Tuesday, when voters in Texas, North Carolina and Arkansas cast the first ballots of the campaign to decide which party controls the U.S. Congress during President Donald Trump's last two years in office. Tuesday's...
US Homeland Chief Noem Stands by Remarks Calling Slain US Citizens Terrorists
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem during congressional testimony on Tuesday stood by her remarks calling two U.S. citizens shot dead by federal immigration officers in Minneapolis domestic terrorists. Noem, who is overseeing Republican President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, was pressed about her statements by Democratic lawmakers during a Senate...
Valley Crime Stoppers’ Most Wanted Person of the Day: Gloria Denise Gittens
March 3, 2026 Most Wanted Person of the Day Suspect Name: Gloria Denise Gittens Suspects Date of Birth: August 7, 1966 Physical Description: White Female, 5’ 2, 101 lbs., Red Hair, Brown Eyes. Charges: Second degree burglary Warrant Number: F26900595 Synopsis of the Case: Gloria Denise Gittens is wanted on...
FBI Director Kash Patel Fires Agents Skilled in Iran Intelligence
FBI Director Kash Patel fired a dozen agents and staff last week on an elite counter espionage unit that specializes in Iran, MS Now reported Monday. The reason for their dismissals, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the firings, was that the agents had been involved in the classified...
Lebanon Sucked Deeper Into War as Hezbollah, Israel Trade Blows
Lebanon was pulled deeper into the war in the Middle East on Tuesday as the Iran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah launched missiles at Israel for a second consecutive day and Israel sent troops into the south and carried out waves of airstrikes. The theatre of numerous conflicts between Israel and Hezbollah,...