The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a bid by ExxonMobil and Suncor Energy to scuttle a lawsuit brought by officials in Boulder, Colorado that seeks to hold the oil companies liable for helping fuel climate change in a case that could affect dozens of similar lawsuits around the...
Training for New ICE Agents Is ‘Deficient’ and ‘Broken,’ Whistleblower Says
WASHINGTON — An Immigration and Customs Enforcement official who resigned this month from his job instructing new recruits plans to speak out Monday as a whistleblower, describing what he says is a “deficient, defective and broken” training program with a pared-back curriculum as the Trump administration races to expand the...
US Says It Struck Vessel in Caribbean, Killing Three Men
The U.S. military said on Monday that it struck a vessel in the Caribbean, killing three men, the latest such incident in recent months. President Donald Trump's administration has touted its success at taking out suspected drug trafficking vessels in the area. The military said in a post on X...
US Meeting Russian and Chinese Delegations for Nuclear Arms Control Talks, Official Says
The U.S. met a Russian delegation in Geneva on Monday and will meet a Chinese delegation on Tuesday for talks about forging a potential multilateral nuclear arms control treaty, a senior U.S. State Department official said. The U.S. has called for a new, broader arms control treaty that would bring...
Merced County Authorities Search for 70-Year-Old Missing Man After River Float
Authorities are searching for a 70-year-old man who went missing after floating the Merced River and failing to arrive at a planned meeting location, officials said. The search began Sunday afternoon after a reporting party told the Merced County Sheriff's Office that Richard Daly had been dropped off near the...
Key Events in Mexican Operation to Capture Cartel Leader ‘El Mencho’
Mexico's most-wanted cartel leader Nemesio Oseguera, alias "El Mencho," was captured and killed in a dramatic military raid on Sunday, setting off a wave of retaliatory violence across the country. Oseguera was the mastermind of the powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel, a major fentanyl supplier to the United States. Here...
California’s Sen. Padilla to Deliver Spanish Rebuttal to Trump on Economy and Immigration
LOS ANGELES — Sen. Alex Padilla of California will deliver the Democratic Party’s Spanish-language rebuttal to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address this week. Padilla, a former California secretary of state, is likely to focus on three major issues: the economy, immigration and fair elections. And he will...
Fresno Sues Kristi Noem, Pam Bondi for Using DEI, Immigration Restrictions on Firefighter, Police Grants
Fresno is leading a lawsuit joined by several other California and Oregon cities and counties against the Department of Homeland Security for using President Donald Trump's DEI and immigration compliance as conditions to receive federal first responders grants. City Attorney Andrew Janz, lead attorney for the suit, said in the...
FBI’s Patel Defends Beer-Soaked Olympic Celebration While on Italy Trip
FBI Director Kash Patel is defending his weekend beer-soaked locker-room celebration with the victorious U.S. men's hockey team at the Winter Olympics in Milan, saying he had been in Italy on official business and would pay his own way for personal activities. "Yes, I love America and was extremely humbled...
Fresno Woman Pleads Guilty in Kidnapping That Took Mother and Child to Mexico
A Fresno woman pleaded guilty Monday to conspiracy to commit kidnapping involving a minor after authorities said she helped abduct a mother and her two children and transport the mother and one child to Mexico against their will. Claudia Gonzales, 39, entered the plea in federal court, U.S. Attorney Eric...