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...
Iranian Mourning Ceremonies Prompt New Crackdowns in Echo of 1979 Revolution
Iranians have returned to the streets this week to mourn those killed by security forces during last month's anti-government demonstrations, sparking some new crackdowns in an echo of the 1979 Islamic Revolution that brought down the U.S.-backed Shah. The anti-Shah revolutionaries turned Shi'ite Muslim memorial processions 40 days after each...
Kern County Fire Helicopter Crew Rescues Injured Person in Jaw Bone Canyon
A Kern County Fire Department helicopter crew completed a hoist rescue after a person was injured in a canyon in the Jaw Bone area, the Kern County Fire Department reported. Helicopter 407, working in coordination with the department’s Emergency Communications Center, responded to the incident on Friday, Feb. 13. Officials...
Trump Adviser Hassett Suggests New York Fed Researchers Be Punished for Tariffs Argument
Kevin Hassett, a top economic adviser to President Donald Trump, on Wednesday said those behind a New York Federal Reserve research paper that argued the costs of tariffs are borne mostly by Americans should be punished for what he described as shoddy scholarship. "The paper is an embarrassment," Hassett said...
Mikaela Shiffrin Exorcises Ghost of Olympic Past
After a couple of disappointing races, Mikaela Shiffrin was down to one event Wednesday in her bid to end her poor Olympic stretch. Luckily for her, it was her best event, the slalom, in which she has won nine World Cup titles, four world championships and an Olympic gold medal...