Meta Platforms' Facebook was down for thousands of users in the U.S. on Tuesday, according to Downdetector.com. There were more than 10,600 reports of issues with the social media platform as of 02:37 p.m. PT, according to Downdetector, which tracks outages by collating status reports from a number of sources....
US Debuts Suicide Drone in Iran After Fast-Tracked Pentagon Procurement
The U.S. successfully debuted a low‑cost suicide drone in combat in Iran just eight months after its Pentagon unveiling, as the U.S. pushes to accelerate weapons programs. The Low-Cost Uncrewed Combat Attack System (LUCAS) drone, manufactured by Arizona's SpektreWorks, was showcased in July 2025 when Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth walked...
Leaked Interior Department Database Reveals US Plans to Revise Historical Information
The U.S. Interior Department said a database revealing how President Donald Trump's administration planned to revise information on key phases of American history at national park sites was deliberative and the employees who released it "will be held accountable." An internal government database first reported by the Washington Post and...
What to Know About Widening Fallout From Bombing of Iran
LONDON — Fighting rippled across the Middle East on Tuesday in a spiraling conflict that started with the U.S.-Israeli bombing of Iran. Hundreds of people have been killed, military bases and embassies have been damaged and travel, energy and shipping severely disrupted. Iran expanded retaliatory strikes against U.S. targets in...
Target to Spend Billions to Refresh Stores, Hire Staff and Raise Pay
Target plans to spend $2 billion to revamp stores to attract more shoppers as part of a turnaround plan under a new CEO who’s trying to pull the retailer out of a lengthy sales slump. As part of these efforts, the retailer is set to spend hundreds of millions of...
US Says It Is Facilitating Mideast Charter Flights for Americans Amid Criticism Over Iran
The United States said on Tuesday it has started facilitating charter flights from a number of countries in the Middle East for U.S. citizens stranded in the region as Washington's joint military strikes with Israel on Iran have severely disrupted global air travel. The move came four days after the U.S.-Israeli...
Trump’s National Security Team Comes to Convince Congress to Back Iran War
President Donald Trump's top national security advisers were to spend much of the day on Tuesday making the case to members of Congress for the U.S.-Israel war on Iran, as Democrats and some of his fellow Republicans clamored for more information. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of Defense Pete...
Caltrans Schedules Highway 99 Closures in Fresno
The California Department of Transportation announced scheduled maintenance operations that will close portions of Highway 99 in the Fresno area on Wednesday and Thursday. The northbound Highway 99 onramp at North Avenue will be closed Wednesday from 8 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. for pavement repairs, according to a Caltrans press...
Fresno Police Arrest Suspect Who Allegedly Shot at Victims During Vehicle Pursuit
A 29-year-old man was arrested Monday after allegedly shooting at two people following a physical altercation at a business, police said. Rudy Aaron Molano was taken into custody at a residence near Church and Holloway avenues, the Fresno Police Department said. The incident began Sunday when Central Policing District officers...
Commercial Vehicle Fire Shuts Down Northbound I-5 at Grapevine
Northbound Interstate 5 south of Grapevine Road has been closed due to a commercial vehicle fire, the California Highway Patrol's Fort Tejon office reported Tuesday. Kern County Fire Department and emergency personnel are on scene battling the blaze. Traffic is backed up in the area, and authorities are urging motorists...