Bishop Joseph V. Brennan of the Diocese of Fresno is planning to celebrate Mass at the California City Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility on Monday as part of what diocesan officials describe as his ongoing pastoral commitment to immigrants and detainees. Chandler Marquez, director of public affairs for the...
Trump Administration Releases Maritime Action Plan Aimed at Resurrecting US Shipbuilding
Feb 13 - The Trump administration on Friday released its plan to rebuild U.S. shipbuilding and other maritime businesses, paid for in part by port fees on cargo delivered to the United States on ships made in China - levies the U.S. and China agreed to pause for one year....
Trump Says Iran Regime Change Could Be ‘Best Thing’ as Second Carrier Heads to Middle East
WASHINGTON/FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Feb 13 - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday embraced potential regime change in Iran and declared that "tremendous power" will soon be in the Middle East, as the Pentagon sent a second aircraft carrier to the region. Trump's military moves and tough talk comes even...
Beyond the Big Cities, ICE Is Rattling Small-Town and Exurban America
President Donald Trump may be ending the surge of immigration agents in the Twin Cities, but his mass deportation effort has already extended well past large, liberal cities like Minneapolis, to small communities where the national spotlight does not exist but the impact can be at least as acute. From...
Cubans Turn to Electric Vehicles as US Tightens Oil Blockade
HAVANA, Feb 13 (Reuters) - The rumble of 1959 Chevrolets, once the rhythmic heartbeat of Havana, is fading to the near silence of electric vehicles as the island faces its worst fuel shortage in years. For six decades, Cuba's roads changed little, defined by colorful vintage cars. But in recent...
Hey Ilia, America Is Still Proud of You.
Hey Ilia, It didn’t go how the world expected tonight. You helped the U.S. win team gold earlier, but those individual medals slipped away under the brightest spotlight in sports. All I see now are headlines and short captions replaying every moment over and over. I would be absolutely frustrated...
This Cleopatra Is a Little Lightning Bolt of Love
Meet Cleopatra, the fearless and fabulous 1-year-old year old kitty who’s always ready to strike out on a new adventure! With two cute kinks in her tail that look just like a lightning bolt, she’s as electrifying as they come. Nothing escapes her curiosity. She’s the first to investigate anything new...
US Military Preparing for Potentially Weeks-Long Iran Operations
WASHINGTON, Feb 13 - The U.S. military is preparing for the possibility of sustained, weeks-long operations against Iran if President Donald Trump orders an attack, two U.S. officials told Reuters, in what could become a far more serious conflict than previously seen between the countries. The disclosure by the officials,...
Kern County Authorities Arrest Nine, Shut Down Four Illegal Dispensaries
Kern County authorities executed a coordinated operation Thursday evening, shutting down four illegal marijuana dispensaries and arresting multiple individuals. The Kern County Sheriff’s Office executed search warrants at the dispensaries around 6 p.m. Support came from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Cannabis Enforcement Program, the California Department of...
US Releases $30 Million of Frozen New York Tunnel Funding
he Trump administration on Friday released $30 million of $205 million in frozen federal funding for the $16 billion Hudson Tunnel Project in New York after New York and New Jersey sued to challenge the decision. The two states had sought an emergency hearing after raising concerns the U.S. Department...