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,...
Supreme Court Sides With Religious Parents, Blocking California’s Trans Student Policy
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday sided with a group of religious parents, temporarily blocking California from using policies that generally bar public-school teachers from outing transgender students to their parents. A group of Christian teachers and parents asked the justices to intervene on an emergency basis, contending that...
Sanger Police Arrest Man in Gang-Related Stabbing
A man has been arrested in connection with a gang-related stabbing that left a victim seriously injured in January, authorities said. Officers with the Sanger Police Department were dispatched Jan. 25 to the 200 block of Academy Avenue for a report of a shots-fired disturbance. While responding, police received another...
Fresno Man Sentenced to Four Years for Stealing Pokémon Cards in Visalia Robbery
A Fresno man has been sentenced to four years in state prison after stealing $1,000 worth of Pokémon cards from a Visalia gas station and threatening witnesses during the incident. On Friday in Department 4 of the Tulare County Superior Court, Michael Ryan Baker, 31, was sentenced to four years...
Iran Has Not Contacted US About Possible Peace Talks, Says Tehran’s UN Envoy
Iran's ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva on Tuesday ruled out for now any negotiations with the United States, three days after the U.S. and Israel launched joint strikes on his country. Explosions rocked Tehran again on Tuesday, and financial markets around the world tumbled amid fears of a...
Airline Stocks Slide as Passengers Scramble to Leave Middle East
Airline stocks in Asia and Europe extended losses on Tuesday as the U.S. and Israeli air war against Iran escalated, with carriers monitoring fuel price spikes and passengers scrambling to find flights or alternative routes out of the Middle East. Major Gulf hubs including Dubai, the world's busiest international airport...
Tehran and Beirut Judder From US-Israeli Attacks as Oil Soars, Shares Slide
Explosions tore through Tehran and Beirut on Tuesday and stock markets around the world tumbled while oil prices soared at the prospect of a prolonged disruption to global energy supplies from the U.S.-Israeli air war against Iran. Iranian drones struck the U.S. embassy in Saudi Arabia after previously hitting the...