The first shot has been fired in the legal war over the Environmental Protection Agency’s rollback of its “endangerment finding,” which had been the foundation for federal climate regulations. Environmental and health groups filed a lawsuit Wednesday morning in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit,...
Some Democrats to Boycott Trump State of the Union for Rally
A group of liberal U.S. lawmakers will abandon President Donald Trump’s State of the Union speech on Tuesday for an outdoor rally to protest his policies, marking a rare coordinated boycott as partisan tensions around the annual address intensify. About a dozen Democrats in the Senate and House of Representatives...
Millions of US Medicare Advantage Enrollees Forced to Switch Plans, Study Finds
Nearly 3 million people with Medicare Advantage plans - or about 10% of all enrollees in the privately-managed program - had to find alternative coverage in 2026, as health insurers exited markets and scaled back plan options, according to a study published in a medical journal on Wednesday. Members in...
Ramadan Begins in Gaza Amid Ruins of Shattered Mosques
As the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan began in Gaza on Wednesday, Palestinians headed to the shattered ruins of mosques or to makeshift prayer spaces made of tarpaulins and wood, mourning their dead and their lost places of worship. In Gaza City, the dome of the now destroyed Al Hassaina mosque rests...
Valley Crime Stoppers’ Most Wanted Person of the Day: Dellvonta Lashawn Vaughn
February 18, 2025 Most Wanted Person of the Day Suspect Name: Dellvonta Lashawn Vaughn Suspects Date of Birth: October 6, 2006 Physical Description: Black Male, 5’ 11, 210 lbs., Black Hair, Brown Eyes. Charges: Fleeing a peace officer Warrant Number: F26900975 Synopsis of the Case: Dellvonta Lashawn Vaughn is wanted...
Judge Orders Trump Administration to Restore Displays About Slavery at Washington’s House
A federal judge on Monday ordered the Trump administration to temporarily restore displays about George Washington’s ownership of enslaved people at a monument on the site of his former house in Philadelphia. The judge said the government’s claim to have the power to erase and alter historical accounts at the...
Netanyahu Plays Trump and American Jews for Fools — Again
Let’s stop beating around the bush: Israel’s far-right government, led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, is spitting in America’s face and telling us it’s raining. It’s not raining. Bibi is playing President Donald Trump and American Jews for fools. And if the U.S. lets him get away with it, we...
‘Difficult’ Ukraine Peace Talks End After Zelenskiy Says Russia Stalling
Peace talks between Ukraine and Russia in Geneva ended on Wednesday after only two hours, with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy describing them as "difficult" and accusing Russia of deliberately delaying progress toward a deal to end the four-year-old war. The two days of U.S.-mediated peace talks in Switzerland took place as...
Nine Skiers Still Missing, Six Rescued, After California Avalanche
Nine skiers were still missing early on Wednesday after an avalanche in California's Sierra Nevada mountains, authorities said, but six others from the stranded group have been rescued. The avalanche swept the Castle Peak area of Truckee, California, about 10 miles north of Lake Tahoe, around 11:30 a.m. Pacific time...
Bicyclist Involved in Traffic Collision in Madera, Roads Closed
Officers with the Madera Police Department were investigating a traffic collision involving a bicyclist Wednesday in the area of Martin and D streets. Police said multiple streets in the area were blocked off as officers conducted their investigation. Authorities asked the public to avoid the area. The department acknowledged the...