A ship was reported seized by Iranian personnel off the United Arab Emirates and headed for Iranian waters on Thursday while the White House said U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping had agreed on the need to keep the nearby Strait of Hormuz shipping lane open. China...
Sanger Police Seek Public’s Help Finding Missing 15-Year-Old Girl
The Sanger Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 15-year-old girl who left her home in February and has not been seen since. Police said Veronikah Garcia left her residence in Sanger during the evening hours of Feb. 4. Her last known location was in...
Musk Accused of ‘Selective Amnesia,’ Altman of Lying as OpenAI Trial Nears End
A lawyer for Elon Musk hammered at the credibility of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on Thursday, near the end of a trial over whether to hold the ChatGPT maker and its leaders responsible for transforming the nonprofit into a vehicle to enrich themselves. OpenAI's lawyers fought back, claiming the world's richest...
Why the Migrant Child Crisis Is Roiling the California Governor Race
In the first years of the Biden administration, thousands of children crossed the border alone and ended up working in some of the most dangerous jobs in the country. Migrant children as young as 13 suffered chemical burns on overnight factory shifts, had their limbs mangled by conveyor belts or...
US Supreme Court Lets Abortion Pill Mail Delivery Continue
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the abortion pill to be prescribed through telemedicine and dispensed by mail, restoring for now a 2023 federal rule challenged by Republican-governed Louisiana that had made access to the medication easier. The justices granted requests by two manufacturers of the abortion pill, called...
US Abruptly Cancels Deployment of 4,000 Troops to Poland
WASHINGTON — The Defense Department has abruptly canceled the deployment of more than 4,000 troops to Poland, three U.S. Army officials said Thursday, part of a realignment of American forces in Europe announced this month that has caught many military officials off guard. Two weeks ago, the Pentagon said it...
CDC Says No Hantavirus Cases in US, 41 People Being Monitored
There are no confirmed cases in the United States of the Andes hantavirus outbreak that killed three people aboard a luxury cruise ship this month, U.S. health officials said on Thursday, but 41 people, including 18 quarantined in Nebraska and Atlanta, are being monitored for possible infection. The U.S. Centers...
Newsom’s Last Budget: Cut Spending, Save for When AI Bubble Bursts
Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing further budget cuts and expanding the state’s reserves despite a recent surge in tax revenue — an attempt to balance the books in anticipation of a looming long-term deficit in the coming years, he said. In a presentation Thursday riddled with criticism of the Trump...
US Border Patrol Chief Abruptly Resigns, Adding to Turnover Among Immigration Officials
U.S. Border Patrol Chief Michael Banks abruptly resigned on Thursday, an agency spokesperson said, adding to turnover among top Trump administration immigration officials in recent months. No reason was given for Banks' departure, and he did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Banks was allied with former Homeland...
FCC Approves Verizon’s $1 Billion Spectrum Purchase
The Federal Communications Commission said on Thursday it has approved Verizon's 2024 $1 billion deal to acquire some spectrum assets from U.S. Cellular to expand its network capacity and coverage. Last year, after T-Mobile acquired most of U.S. Cellular's wireless operations and 30% of its wireless spectrum in a $4.4...
