President Donald Trump said CBS parent company Paramount paid $16 million on Tuesday as part of a lawsuit settlement and that he expects to receive $20 million more. Paramount earlier this month agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by Trump over an interview with former Vice President Kamala Harris that...
Farming Giant Boswell Silent as It Plans to Sink Tulare Lake Bed Another 10 feet
While some groundwater managers in the beleaguered Tulare Lake subbasin look for ways to come together on pumping limits in order to comply with state mandates, the giant J.G. Boswell Farming Company has remained silent and intractable. The company, which controls the El Rico Groundwater Sustainability Agency, still plans to...
Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath’s Bat-Biting Frontman, Dies at 76, BBC Reports
Ozzy Osbourne, frontman of 1970s heavy metal band Black Sabbath, earned his infamy biting the head off a bat on stage and pursuing a drug-fueled lifestyle before reinventing himself as a loveable if often foul-mouthed reality TV star. Known to fans as "The Prince of Darkness" and the "Godfather of...
NPR’s Top Editor Edith Chapin to Step Down
National Public Radio's (NPR) Edith Chapin will step down from her role as editor in chief and acting chief content officer later this year, the news outlet said on Tuesday, at a time when the broadcaster faces funding pressure after the Trump administration slashed public media subsidies. The news comes...
Trump Says US, Philippines ‘Very Close’ to Finalizing Trade Deal
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Tuesday welcomed Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to the White House, saying the two countries were close to finalizing a trade agreement. "We're going to talk about trade today and we are very close to finishing a trade deal, a big trade deal actually,"...
US to Mediate Israel-Syria Meeting on Thursday, Axios Reports
WASHINGTON - US to Mediate Israel-Syria Meeting on Thursday, Axios ReportsU.S. Syria envoy Tom Barrack will lead a meeting with senior officials from Israel and Syria on Thursday, Axios reported on Tuesday citing unnamed sources. It is unclear where the meeting will take place, but it is expected to focus...
Students Protest in Bangladesh After Air Force Jet Crash Kills 31, Mostly Children
DHAKA - Police used tear gas to disperse angry students in Bangladesh on Tuesday who demanded answers from the interim government after an air force fighter jet crashed into a Dhaka school and killed 31 people, at least 25 of them children. The children, many aged under 12, were about...
Trump Blames Obama for What He Calls 2016 Attempt to Tie Him to Russia
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Tuesday went on the attack against former President Barack Obama, over Russia and the 2016 election after his intelligence chief alleged a “treasonous conspiracy” committed by Obama and his officials. Trump, asked in the Oval Office about the Jeffrey Epstein case, quickly pivoted into...
Less Than 400 EV Charging Ports Built Under $7.5 Billion US Infrastructure Program
WASHINGTON - U.S. states have built less than 400 electric vehicle charging ports through April under $7.5 billion federal infrastructure programs, the Government Accountability Office said Tuesday. As of April 2025, 384 charging ports are operating at 68 stations in 16 states, GAO said, saying a joint office overseeing the...
California Voters Say State Is Off Course. Housing Emerges as Top Concern
California voters overwhelmingly believe the state is headed in the wrong direction and cite housing as their most pressing issue, according to a new statewide poll released by the University of California, Irvine’s School of Social Ecology. Conducted May through June and based on a representative sample of more than...