WASHINGTON — The $1.9 trillion economic stimulus package that President Joe Biden signed shortly after taking office has become both an anchor and a buoy for his reelection campaign. The Biden Created American Rescue Plan The American Rescue Plan, which the Biden administration created and Democrats passed in March 2021,...
Did You Buy a Disneyland ‘Dream Key’? Disney May Owe You Money.
People who paid nearly $1,400 for an annual pass to Disneyland will begin receiving checks in the mail this month from a $9.5 million settlement of a class-action lawsuit that accused Disney of misleading customers into believing that the program carried “no blockout dates.” More than 100,000 people who bought...
Carnage and Contradiction: Examining a Deadly Strike in Rafah
Fear plagued Saleh Mohammed al-Hila, 37, on that Sunday. “I was lying on the ground of the tent and told my son, ‘May God save us from this night,’” he recalled. Hamas and Israel Attack Each Other Hamas had launched rockets at central Israel hours earlier. Israel’s military said the...
Major Mexican Cartel Drug Ring Busted by Valley Agents
Phillip A. Talbert, the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California, announced the dismantling of a major drug trafficking organization operating between Mexico and California on Monday, June 17, in Fresno. The organization was responsible for distributing large amounts of methamphetamine, fentanyl, cocaine, and heroin, Talbert said. Over the...
Feds Bust Mexican Cartel That Smuggled Drugs to Valley in Veggie Boxes, Gas Tanks
Veggie boxes. Motorcycle seats. Gas tanks. These are some of the methods a cartel used to smuggle drugs across the Mexican border and into the Central Valley. The local U.S. Attorney's Office announced that agents busted a drug ring, seizing 12,900 pounds of methamphetamine, 50 pounds of fentanyl mixture, 39...
One of Fresno’s Premiere Art Spaces Closing. Owners, Manager Look for Solutions
What was once of Fresno's premier homes for all things art is being emptied as artists clear out their spaces from the Chris Sorensen Studio. Property owners posted a three-day notice to pay or quit at the downtown Fresno art studio that hosted the first Art Hop. And while a...
Top Democratic Power Broker Is Charged With Racketeering
TRENTON, N.J. — George E. Norcross III, New Jersey’s once-powerful Democratic kingmaker, was charged Monday with racketeering along with five other defendants. Accusations Unsealed by New Jersey's AG The 13-count indictment unsealed by New Jersey’s attorney general, Matthew J. Platkin, accused the group of unlawfully obtaining property and property rights...
LA’s Mookie Betts Goes on IL After Getting Hit by Fastball
DENVER — Los Angeles Dodgers star Mookie Betts went on the injured list Monday for the first time this season with a broken left hand. The 31-year-old shortstop was hit by a 97.9 mph fastball from reliever Dan Altavilla in the seventh inning of Sunday’s 3-0 win over the Kansas City Royals....
Stock Market Today: Wall Street Rises to More Records as Big Tech Stocks Keep Climbing
NEW YORK — U.S. stocks rose to records Monday as gains for technology companies keep pushing the market higher. The S&P 500 climbed 0.8% to top its all-time high set on Thursday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 188 points, or 0.5%, while the Nasdaq composite added 1% to its...
Nearly 73 Million People in the US Are Under Heat Alerts. Go Indoors and Hydrate
PHOENIX — Nearly 73 million people in the United States were under extreme heat alerts Monday as a heat wave moved eastward, and the mid-Atlantic and New England were likely to see highs in the 90s as the week progresses. Excessive humidity will make it feel even more oppressive. The...