Walmart has recalled about 850,000 of its Ozark Trail water bottles after reports of three injuries, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Thursday. The retailer's China-made stainless steel insulated bottles, sold for about $15, have led to laceration hazards as the lid forcefully ejects when consumers attempt to...
FEMA Is Holding Up $2.4 Billion in Grants to Fight Terrorism, States Say
Since the Sept. 11 attacks, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has disbursed billions of dollars in grants to state and local governments to help with security and prevent terrorism. This funding has helped Everett, Washington, bolster its water and wastewater plants’ cybersecurity infrastructure. It paid for automated license plate readers...
US Coffee, Orange Juice Prices Could Surge if Trump’s Brazil Tariffs Stick
ONDON/NEW YORK - U.S. consumers face sharp price rises on food staples like coffee and orange juice if the Trump administration sticks to its plan to slap 50% tariffs on all imports from Brazil, traders and experts said on Thursday. U.S. President Donald Trump launched new tariffs on Wednesday which...
Trump’s Tariffs: What’s in Effect and What Could Be in Store?
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump has launched a global trade war with an array of tariffs that target individual products and countries. Trump has set a baseline tariff of 10% on all imports to the United States, as well as additional duties on certain products or countries. Here is a...
Israeli Strike Kills Children Near Gaza Clinic With No Immediate Truce in Sight
JERUSALEM/CAIRO - An Israeli airstrike hit Palestinians near a medical center in Gaza on Thursday, killing 10 children and six adults, local health authorities said, as ceasefire talks dragged on with no immediate deal expected. Verified video footage from the strike in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip showed...
Judge Blocks Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order Despite Supreme Court Ruling
ONCORD, New Hampshire - A federal judge on Thursday has again barred President Donald Trump's administration from enforcing his executive order limiting birthright citizenship nationwide after the U.S. Supreme Court restricted the ability of judges to block his policies using nationwide injunctions. U.S. District Judge Joseph Laplante in Concord, New...
Churches Can Endorse Political Candidates to Congregations, IRS Says
Churches and other houses of worship can endorse political candidates to their congregations without risking losing their status as tax-exempt nonprofits, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service said. In a court filing on Monday to resolve a lawsuit by two Texas churches and the National Religious Broadcasters, the IRS said traditional religious communications are exempt from...
US Lawmakers Renew Concerns About GenScript’s Ties to China
The U.S. House of Representatives committee on China on Tuesday sent a letter to the directors of the FBI and national intelligence, renewing its concerns about GenScript Biotechnology's work with U.S. companies, given its ties to China. In the letter, which was seen by Reuters, committee chair John Moolenaar and...
Fresno County Man Sentenced to 13 Years in Fiery DUI Crash That Killed One, Injured Several
A Fresno County man was sentenced Wednesday to 13 years in state prison for a high-speed, alcohol-fueled crash that killed one man and injured several others in a fiery collision near Orange Cove last year, the Fresno County District Attorney's Office said in a statement. Jesus Rosendo Zeferino, 25, of...
‘Hollywood-Level Scares’ at Immersive Horror Attraction Coming to Fresno This Halloween
For fans of frights, the end of July 4 means preparing for Halloween. And for those craving a good scare, a new immersive Halloween haunt at the Island Waterpark promises "Hollywood-level special effects," sure to curdle the blood. Beginning Oct. 3 and running through Nov. 1, Fresno Fright Nights will...