Four White House reporters from The New York Times sat down with President Donald Trump on Jan. 7 for an extended interview in the Oval Office. David E. Sanger, one of the reporters, walked Michael Barbaro through their conversation, and then David, Katie Rogers, Tyler Pager and Zolan Kanno-Youngs shared...
Militant Pro-Israel Group Agrees to Halt Operations in New York
New York Attorney General Letitia James announced on Tuesday a settlement with Betar U.S., an extreme pro-Israel group, after the organization agreed to stop what her office described as “widespread persecution of Muslim, Arab, Palestinian and Jewish New Yorkers” who disagreed with its views on the Middle East. James’ office...
Cuba Mourns 32 Soldiers Killed in US Attack on Venezuela
Cuba received on Thursday the remains of its 32 soldiers killed in combat during the U.S. attack on Venezuela and stunning capture of its president, Nicolas Maduro, paying homage to the troops as national "heroes." The remains of the soldiers, members of Cuba's armed forces and intelligence agencies, arrived early...
US Imposes Sanctions on Iran Over Crackdown on Protesters
The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on five Iranian officials it accused of being behind the crackdown on protests and warned it was tracking Iranian leaders' funds being wired to banks around the world, as U.S. President Donald Trump's administration increases pressure on Tehran. The U.S. Treasury Department in...
US Justice Department Seeks to Block California Limits on Oil Wells Near Schools, Hospitals
The U.S. Justice Department said on Wednesday it sued to block a California law requiring oil and gas drilling to be separated from schools, homes and hospitals by buffer zones of more than half a mile (1 km). The Justice Department said it sought an injunction against the legislation's enforcement...
Visalia School Disturbance Leads to Woman’s Arrest for Being Under the Influence
A woman was arrested Wednesday afternoon after a disturbance near Veva Blunt Elementary School during student dismissal, Visalia police said. Officers responded at about 2:20 p.m. to a report of a disturbance in the 700 block of South Chinowth. Police said the woman ran through the area near the school...
Fresno Police Arrest Three in New Year’s Day Stabbing Outside Bobby Salazar’s
Three people were arrested Tuesday in connection with a New Year’s Day stabbing that left two men injured outside a Fresno restaurant, the Fresno Police Department said in a statement. Police said officers responded shortly before 1 a.m. on New Year's Day to Bobby Salazar’s, at Olive and Broadway avenues,...
Iran Temporarily Closes Most Airspace Amid Protests, US Tensions
Iran temporarily closed most of its airspace Wednesday amid nationwide protests and heightened tensions with the United States, according to flight tracking data reported by the New York Post. A Notice to Air Missions issued by Tehran shortly after 5 p.m. ET barred all flights except international flights entering or...
US Senate Blocks Effort to Rein in Trump’s Venezuela War Powers
U.S. Senate Republicans voted on Wednesday against a resolution that would have barred President Donald Trump from further military action in Venezuela without Congress' authorization, after the Republican president put pressure on party members who had supported it. The vote was 51-50 for a point of order that blocked the...
Greenlanders Watch Nervously for Signs From White House Talks
In a blue wooden house perched above Nuuk's sprawling fjord, Liv Aurora Jensen sat in her living room surrounded by the trappings of Greenlandic life — handmade cutting boards and ceramics, and Greenland's red and white flags tucked in beside a potted plant. With her husband Peter Jensen and their...