California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s press office ignited controversy Friday with a tweet labeling White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller a “fascist cuck,” accusing him of attacking democracy, Daily Beast reports. This fascist cuck in DC continues his assault on democracy and the Constitution, and his attempt to replace...
Man Arrested for Assault with Mallet During Argument in Visalia, Victim Hospitalized
A man was arrested early Sunday after allegedly striking another man in the head with a rubber mallet during an argument, Visalia police said. Officers responded around 6:09 a.m. to a reported assault at a home in the 2000 block of North Turner Street. When they arrived, they found a...
Visalia Police Arrest 6 After Large Fight at Party
Six people were arrested early Sunday after a large fight broke out at a party in Visalia, police said. Officers responded around 1:55 a.m. to reports of a disturbance involving about 40 people in the 200 block of East Sweet. When they arrived, several individuals were uncooperative and attempted to...
Zuckerberg Says Meta Will Invest Hundreds of Billions in Superintelligence
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on Monday the company would invest hundreds of billions of dollars into compute to build superintelligence, after social media giant unveiled its newly created AI initiative Meta Superintelligence Labs. — (Reporting by Jaspreet Singh in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D'Silva)
Trump’s Spending Bill Will Likely Boost Costs for Insurers, Shrink Medicaid Coverage
NEW YORK - President Donald Trump's spending bill is set to raise administrative costs and make managing costs more difficult for insurers like UnitedHealthcare and CVS Health's Aetna that operate Medicaid health plans, experts say. As a result, those insurers will likely pull back their Medicaid coverage and invest more...
Wall Street Treads Water Amid Fresh Tariff Threats. Data, Earnings Eyed
Wall Street fell marginally on Monday as investors ran into President Donald Trump's latest tariff threats against the EU and Mexico, starting a week loaded with economic data and major second-quarter earnings. Trump ramped up trade tensions over the weekend, vowing to slap a 30% tariff on most imports from...
Mamdani’s Win in NYC Signals Voter Rejection of Islamophobic Attacks and Pro-Israel Pressure
Zohran Mamdani’s surprise win in the Democratic mayoral primary over former Gov. Andrew Cuomo marks a political and cultural shift, highlighting voters’ rejection of Islamophobic attacks and pro-Israel establishment pressure, The Intercept reports. Mamdani, a Muslim socialist and state assemblymember, faced repeated scrutiny for refusing to condemn the protest slogan...
American Allies Want to Redraw the World’s Trade Map, Minus the US
BRUSSELS — Trade chaos is forcing America’s allies closer together, and further from the United States. And as that happens, the European Union is trying to position itself at the center of a new global trade map. The bloc learned this weekend that Washington would subject it to 30% tariffs...
Trump Says He Spoke to FBI’s Bongino Amid Epstein Uproar
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said on Sunday he spoke to deputy FBI director Dan Bongino to try to calm an uproar over how the Justice Department handled the probe into the death of accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein and his alleged clientele. Asked by reporters if Bongino remained in his position...
US Online Spending Surges $24.1 Billion as Steep Discounts Boost Sales, Adobe Says
Online spending soared $24.1 billion across U.S. retailers during the stretch from July 8 to 11 – dubbed "Black Friday in Summer", outpacing Adobe Analytics' prior forecast, as eager shoppers rushed to snap up deep discounts on back-to-school essentials. Retailers recorded online sales growth of 30.3% during events that included...