The U.S. State Department said it is watching closely the case of a French far-right activist killed by suspected hard-left militants, suggesting it might count as terrorism, in comments that may stir fresh tensions between Paris and Washington. The State Department's Bureau of Counterterrorism said it was monitoring the case,...
US Official Says Closing El Paso Airport Was Not Mistake, Will Brief Congress
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Friday it was not a mistake to close the airport in El Paso, Texas last week and said next week the department would brief lawmakers who have raised significant concerns about the decision. The Federal Aviation Administration initially said it was closing the El...
Juan Arambula’s Open Letter Responds to Garry Bredefeld’s ICE Comments
Dear Supervisor Garry Bredefeld, After reading your recent comments in support of ICE and against those voices speaking up in opposition, I am compelled to respond because your comments are one-sided, fail to understand the complicated history of immigration in our county and nation, and ignore the harm that ICE...
Fresno Judge Changing Robes with Appellate Court Nomination
Fresno County Superior Court Judge Amy Guerra will be trading one judicial robe for another. Gov. Gavin Newsom tapped Guerra, 46 and a Democrat, for the Fifth District Court of Appeal, his office announced Thursday evening. She has served on the Fresno County Superior Court since Gov. Jerry Brown appointed...
Measles Cases in South Carolina Rise by 11 to 973
Measles cases in South Carolina surged to 973 on Friday, state health data showed, including 11 additional infections since Tuesday. Officials warned the widening outbreak could last weeks or months amid lagging vaccine uptake. The outbreak, which began in October, has been centered in the northwest part of the state,...
US Lawmakers Plan Iran War Powers Vote as Trump Weighs Strikes
The U.S. Congress could vote as soon as next week on whether to block President Donald Trump's ability to strike Iran without lawmakers' approval, as the U.S. military prepares for a potential serious conflict with Iran if diplomatic efforts fail. Members of Congress, including a few of Trump's fellow Republicans...
Steam Down for Thousands, According to Downdetector
Steam experienced a possible outage Friday, with thousands of users reporting issues, according to Downdetector.com. More than 11,000 users had reported problems with the platform as of 11:08 a.m. PST, according to Downdetector, which tracks outages by collecting status reports from multiple sources. Most users reporting issues say they’re experiencing...
Trump Says He Will Sign Order Imposing a 10% Global Tariff
President Donald Trump on Friday told a briefing he would sign an order to impose a 10% global tariff under Section 122 of the 1974 Trade Act and would initiate several other investigations as well. — (Reporting by Gram Slattery; Writing by Doina Chiacu; Editing by David Ljunggren)
Uber Eats Down for Thousands, Downdetector Shows
Uber Eats experienced a possible outage Friday, with thousands of users reporting issues, according to Downdetector.com. More than 3,500 users had reported problems with the platform as of 10:45 a.m. PST, according to Downdetector, which tracks outages by collecting status reports from multiple sources. Most users reporting issues say they’re...
Government Shutdown Weighs on US Economic Growth in Fourth Quarter
U.S. economic growth slowed more than expected in the fourth quarter, with government spending posting its biggest decline since 1972 because of last year's shutdown, but other data remained consistent with a steady pace of expansion. Most of the drag on gross domestic product from the 43-day shutdown, however, will likely...