Los Angeles 2028 CEO Reynold Hoover on Monday gave his full backing to Chair Casey Wasserman, telling Reuters his support remains unwavering despite increased scrutiny following the most recent release of U.S. Justice Department files related to Jeffrey Epstein. The comments were Hoover's first on the matter since Wasserman's name appeared in...
CA to Lower School Zone Speed Limit by 2031. Esparza Doesn’t Want Fresno to Wait
The Fresno City Council on Thursday will consider expediting new school zone speed limits ahead of California's implementation period. Councilmember Nelson Esparza told GV Wire it's to help keep kids safe. California law will lower the speed limit in school zones statewide to 20 miles per hour by 2031. Esparza...
US Women’s Ice Hockey Team Decline State of the Union Invite, Reports Say
The U.S. women's ice hockey team that beat rivals Canada for gold at the Milano Cortina Olympics have declined an invitation to attend President Donald Trump's State of the Union address in Washington this week citing schedule conflicts, according to multiple reports on Monday. USA Hockey reportedly said they were grateful...
Retired Fresno Judge Adolfo Corona’s Federal Case Moves Forward
The case against a retired Fresno judge will continue after Federal Judge Kirk E. Sherriff denied a motion by Judge Adolfo Corona's attorneys to dismiss during a Monday morning hearing at the federal courthouse in downtown Fresno. The federal criminal indictment alleges Corona sexually assaulted a court employee in a...
US Senate Democrats Introduce Bill to Force Refunds of Trump Tariffs Deemed Illegal
A group of 22 U.S. Senate Democrats on Monday introduced legislation that would require President Donald Trump's administration to fully refund within 180 days all of the revenue, with interest, collected from tariffs struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court. The legislation would require the Customs and Border Protection agency,...
Paramount Submits Higher Offer for Warner Bros Discovery in Bid to Block Netflix, Source Says
Paramount Skydance submitted a higher offer for Warner Bros Discovery, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Monday, ratcheting up efforts to derail the HBO Max owner's deal with Netflix. The bidding war for one of Hollywood's most coveted assets including the "Harry Potter" and "Game of Thrones"...
Maryland Sues Trump Administration to Halt Construction of ICE Facility
Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown said on Monday that the state had filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration to halt construction of a new federal immigration detention center in the state. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, which has federal oversight of immigration, spent more than $100 million on...
Wall Street Ends Sharply Lower Amid AI Displacement Fears and Revived Tariff Angst
Wall Street stocks tumbled on Monday, as ongoing fears of artificial intelligence-related disruption and the fallout from Friday's U.S. Supreme Court ruling sent investors fleeing from high risk equities A broad selloff sent all three major U.S. stock indexes more than 1% lower by the closing bell, as risk appetite...
Dollar Weakens as US Tariffs Struck Down, Iran Tensions Rise
The dollar weakened on Monday as traders evaluated U.S. tariff policies after the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday struck down President Donald Trump’s tariffs, while traders also watched rising tensions with Iran, which is in talks with the United States over a nuclear treaty. The justices upheld a lower court's...
The European Union Hits Pause on Its US Trade Deal
BRUSSELS — European Union officials said Monday that they were pausing work toward implementing their trade deal with the United States, as they try to understand what President Donald Trump will do after a pivotal Supreme Court ruling. Last week, the Supreme Court struck down Trump’s sweeping tariffs, which he...