The U.S. Justice Department released FBI records on Thursday that summarize interviews of an unidentified woman in which she made accusations against President Donald Trump related to an alleged sexual encounter. FBI agents interviewed the woman four times in 2019 as part of their investigation into accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. The...
US Customs Agency Says Tariff Refund System Will Be Ready in 45 Days
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency is preparing a system to process tariff refunds that will be ready for use in 45 days, a top agency official said in a court filing with the Court of International Trade on Friday. — (Reporting by Tom Hals in Wilmington, Delaware; Writing...
US Employers Cut Jobs in Sign of a Shakier Economy
Job growth fizzled in February, a sign of unexpected weakness in the labor market. Employers cut 92,000 jobs in February, the Labor Department reported Friday, and the unemployment rate rose to 4.4%. The job losses cut across nearly all major sectors, including health care, which was weighed down by a...
Tulare County Authorities Arrest Exeter Man on Felony Warrants, Meth
A 51-year-old Exeter man was arrested Monday on outstanding felony warrants and faces additional charges after authorities found methamphetamine and a privately manufactured pistol during searches of his vehicle and home. Robert Bailey was taken into custody by the Tulare County Agencies Regional Gun Violence Enforcement Team with assistance from...
The Idea That Trump Was Anti-War Was Always Delusional
In 2023, JD Vance, then a freshman senator from Ohio, endorsed Donald Trump for president in a Wall Street Journal column headlined, “Trump’s Best Foreign Policy? Not Starting Any Wars.” It suggested that despite his impolitic rhetoric, Trump was a statesman who understood that “the U.S. national interest must be...
Freshmen Provide an Early Boost as Diamond Dogs Start Season Strong
The freshmen are making senior-size contributions for Fresno State baseball. The Diamond Dogs are 7-4, highlighted by winning two out of three at Stanford last weekend. It was the first series win at Sunken Diamond since 1999. Fresno State followed with a 2-0 victory at home Tuesday night against Sacramento...
Cleaning Contractors Arrested in Visalia Airbnb Burglary
Two cleaning contractors have been arrested for allegedly burglarizing a Visalia Airbnb property they were hired to clean, according to the Visalia Police Department. Saul Tinoco, 52, and Dolsie Popoy, 53, were taken into custody Thursday after a search warrant was executed at a residence in the 500 block of...
US Investigation Points to Likely US Responsibility in Iran School Strike, Sources Say
U.S. military investigators believe it is likely that U.S. forces were responsible for an apparent strike on an Iranian girls' school that killed scores of children on Saturday but have not yet reached a final conclusion or completed their investigation, two U.S. officials told Reuters. Reuters was unable to determine...
Wall Street Falls 1% as Middle East Turmoil, Weak Jobs Report Weigh
Wall Street's main indexes fell on Friday, with the financials-heavy Dow at a more than three-month low, as the conflict raging in the Middle East threatened to fuel inflation and data showed the economy unexpectedly shed jobs in February. The data pointing to a weakening jobs market came amid a...
UN Official Says 100,000 Lebanese Are in Shelters After Unprecedented Israeli Warnings
The number of displaced people in Lebanon is expected to rapidly increase after unprecedented Israeli evacuation orders covering large parts of the country, with about 100,000 already cramming shelters, a senior U.N. official said on Friday. With hostilities raging between Israel and Hezbollah amid a spreading U.S.-led war on Iran,...