French President Emmanuel Macron called on the UK to support recognition of a Palestinian state and bolster aid to Ukraine during a rare address to British Parliament Tuesday, part of his historic state visit — the first by an EU leader since Brexit, Al Jazeera reported. Macron urged joint action...
Bitcoin’s New Record Lifts Industry Stocks Ahead of ‘Crypto Week’ in Washington
U.S.-listed crypto stocks jumped on Friday as bitcoin surged to a record high in the run-up to a landmark week that could cement policy wins for the crypto industry. Starting July 14, the House of Representatives will debate three major crypto bills that are likely to provide the industry the...
White House Reviews Mass Federal Layoff Plans, Aims for Swift Action
WASHINGTON - The White House is scrutinizing layoff plans by federal agencies in an effort to limit further court challenges after the Supreme Court cleared the way for a sweeping downsizing of the government workforce, according to two senior White House officials with knowledge of the matter. The White House...
Clovis Man Killed in Fresno County Crash After Running Stop Sign
A 24-year-old Clovis man was killed Thursday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash at a rural Fresno County intersection, according to the California Highway Patrol. The crash occurred around 2:35 p.m. at the intersection of DeWolf and South avenues. CHP said the man was driving a Subaru northbound on DeWolf when...
Immigration Raids on California Cannabis Nurseries Spark Protests
LOS ANGELES - Federal agents conducted immigration enforcement raids on Thursday on state-licensed marijuana nurseries in an agricultural region of coastal Southern California, where they were confronted by throngs of angry protesters. As word and video images of the raids spread on social media, dozens of migrant-rights activists converged on...
US Tariff Rate May Be More Than 20% After Latest Round, Global Business Group Says
LONDON (Reuters) -U.S. consumers face an effective U.S. tariff rate of more than 20%, the highest since the early 1900s, the International Chamber of Commerce has estimated following President Donald Trump's import levy announcements this week. Rates are already around 16%, their highest since the 1930s. The calculation is based...
The White House Aide Driving Trump’s Aggressive Immigration Agenda
WASHINGTON - U.S. Marines on the streets of Los Angeles. Masked immigration officers at courthouses and popular restaurants. Bans on travelers from more than a dozen countries. For senior White House aide Stephen Miller, the architect of President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, things were going according to plan. He'd set an aggressive quota of 3,000 arrests per day in late May,...
Some of Iran’s Enriched Uranium Survived Attacks, Israeli Official Says
WASHINGTON — Israel has concluded that some of Iran’s underground stockpile of near-bomb-grade enriched uranium survived American and Israeli attacks last month and may be accessible to Iranian nuclear engineers, according to a senior Israeli official. The senior official also said that Israel had begun moving toward military action against...
Mahmoud Khalil Seeks $20 Million From Trump Administration Over Immigration Arrest
Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University student and pro-Palestinian activist who was detained by U.S. immigration authorities for more than 100 days, is seeking $20 million from the Trump administration over what he says was his false imprisonment and malicious prosecution. Khalil’s lawyers on Thursday said they submitted the claim against...
Madera County Authorities Seek Public’s Help Finding Next of Kin for Man Who Died in Hospital
The Madera County Sheriff’s Office is asking the community’s help in locating the next of kin for a man who died last month at Madera Community Hospital. Jeffrey Keith Cable, born Oct. 24, 1964, passed away on June 24. Cable’s last known residence was in the city of Merced. Despite...