U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Wednesday that a number of allies in the Gulf region and in Asia have requested currency swap lines from the United States to help deal with energy shocks and other fallout from the Middle East war. Bessent told U.S. senators that both the...
NFL Defends Broadcasting Strategy as Regulators Probe Shift to Pay Tv
The National Football League on Tuesday defended its TV broadcast strategy as the Federal Communications Commission has been reviewing the growing shift of live sports to pay TV and subscription services away from broadcast networks. The NFL met with the FCC, according to documents made public Tuesday. The NFL said...
What Is Happening in the Caleb Quick Case? Here Is the Latest
On Wired Wednesday, GV Wire’s Anthony W. Haddad spoke with KMPH Fox 26 “Great Day” anchor Liz Gonzalez about the ongoing Caleb Quick case. Thursday marks the one-year anniversary of Quick’s murder, which occurred in front of the McDonald’s at Willow and Nees avenues in Clovis. The accused getaway driver...
Selma Police Seek Public Help Identifying Armed Robbery Suspect
The Selma Police Department is asking for the public’s help to identify a suspect involved in an armed robbery earlier this month in which a rifle was brandished and cash was taken, according to authorities on Tuesday. Officers were dispatched at approximately 1 p.m. on Saturday to the intersection of...
Visalia Police Seek Suspects in Alleged $7,000 Electric Bike Theft Captured on Video
Visalia police are asking for the public’s help identifying two suspects accused of stealing electric bicycles after cutting a lock and jumping a fence early April 5, according to a department social media post. Police said the incident occurred around 12:45 a.m. on West Green Acres, where two individuals allegedly...
Trump Says Iran Will Spare Eight Women Protestors Facing Execution
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that eight women protestors in Iran will not be executed after what he described as a response from Iranian leaders to his request, Free Press Journal. He said four would be released immediately and four would serve one month in prison, and praised Iranian leaders...
2 Dead, 11 Injured After Fast-Moving Bronx Apartment Fire, FDNY Says
Two people were pronounced dead and 11 others were treated for injuries after a fire swept through a five-story residential building in the Bronx on Tuesday afternoon, according to the New York City Fire Department. Just after 1:30 p.m., FDNY units responded to reports of a fire at 660 E....
Appeals Court Blocks California Law Requiring ID for Federal Immigration Agents, AP Reports
An appeals court has halted enforcement of a California law enacted in 2025 that would have mandated federal immigration officers display badges or other identifying markers, AP reported. The Trump administration sued in November to challenge the policy, arguing it puts federal agents at risk by increasing exposure to harassment,...
California Is Rife With Hospice Fraud. But Whose Fault Is It?
Hospice fraud in California has been remarkably brazen. Medicare recipients have been signed up for care without their knowledge by thieves who stole their identities. Providers have paid kickbacks to people to enroll even though they aren’t terminally ill and don’t qualify. Sham companies have fabricated lists of employees. The...
How US Marijuana Reclassification Could Help Cannabis Companies
The U.S. administration is expected to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug as soon as Wednesday, Axios reported, citing an official familiar with the matter. President Donald Trump had in December last year signed an executive order directing the loosening of federal regulations on marijuana to reclassify it from...