WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from Josh Duggar, a former reality television star convicted of downloading child sexual abuse images. Duggar was on the TLC show “19 Kids and Counting" with his large family before his 2021 conviction. The court did not elaborate on the...
Fresno Investigation into Police Chief Balderrama Is Finished: Sources
Update: 11:20 a.m., Tuesday, June 25: Fresno City Manger Georgeanne White said at a Tuesday morning news conference that Police Chief Paco Balderrama has resigned. Mayor Jerry Dyer praised Balderrama for his accomplishments in Fresno while also saying that the chief's resignation was in the best interests of the city...
Here’s What’s at Stake for Biden and Trump in This Week’s Presidential Debate
NEW YORK — Rarely, if ever, has one candidate in a presidential debate had so much material to use against the other. Republican Donald Trump has been convicted of 34 felony counts with serious charges in three other indictments still pending. As president, Trump nominated three of the justices who...
Stock Market Today: Most of Wall Street Rallies, Even as Nvidia Drags
NEW YORK — Most U.S. stocks are rising Monday, but another slide for Wall Street heavyweight Nvidia is keeping indexes in check. The S&P 500 was 0.2% higher in afternoon trading and nearing its record set last week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 319 points, or 0.8%, as...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom to Deliver State of the State Address on Tuesday
California residents will be able to watch Gov. Gavin Newsom's State of the State address online this week, his office said Sunday. After sending the text of the address to the state Legislature Tuesday morning, Newsom will record the speech on video. “His pre-recorded speech will premiere simultaneously across the...
Russia Summons the American Ambassador Over a Deadly Attack That Moscow Says Used US-Made Missiles
Russian Foreign Ministry summoned the American ambassador on Monday to protest what it says was the use of U.S.-made advanced missiles in a Ukrainian attack on Russian-annexed Crimea that reportedly killed four people and wounded more than 150. Washington “has effectively become a party” to the war on Ukraine’s side,...
Who Are the Winners and Losers in California’s Budget Deal?
With Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Democratic-led Legislature coming to a budget agreement on Saturday, some winners and losers of the spending plan have become clear. As CalMatters Capitol reporter Alexei Koseff explains, many programs saw funding cuts, deferrals, and delays to find $46.8 billion in fiscal solutions and balance the budget. The effort, according...
Supreme Court Rejects COVID-19 Vaccine Appeals from Nonprofit Founded by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected two appeals related to COVID-19 vaccines from Children’s Health Defense, the anti-vaccine nonprofit founded by independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The justices did not comment in letting stand rulings against the group from the federal appeals courts in New Orleans...
Things to Know About the Gender-Affirming Care Case as the Supreme Court Prepares to Weigh In
The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday that it will hear arguments on the constitutionality of state bans on gender-affirming care for transgender minors. The issue has emerged as a big one in the past few years. While transgender people have gained more visibility and acceptance in many respects, half the...
Netanyahu Says He Won’t Agree to a Deal That Ends the War in Gaza, Testing the Latest Truce Proposal
TEL AVIV, Israel — The viability of a U.S.-backed proposal to wind down the 8-month-long war in Gaza has been cast into doubt after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would only be willing to agree to a “partial” cease-fire deal that would not end the war, comments that...