April 23, 2026 Most Wanted Person of the Day Suspect Name: Emily Erika Speer Suspects Date of Birth: June 29, 1992 Physical Description: White Female, 5’ 6, 120 lbs., Brown Hair, Brown Eyes. Charges: Grand theft Warrant Number: F25901866_1 Synopsis of the Case: Emily Erika Speer is wanted on a...
In Two Amazon Units, ‘Builder’ Replaces Traditional Job Titles
During Amazon’s annual review season now under way, hundreds of employees will see their job titles stripped. The company is not punishing underperformers. Rather, in a test, it is tossing out traditional titles for white-collar workers in charge of product at its Ring and Blink home security units. Starting next...
US Reclassifies Certain Marijuana Products as a Less-Dangerous Drug
The U.S. Department of Justice said on Thursday that it was immediately loosening restrictions on some marijuana products and accelerating the process of reclassifying the drug as less dangerous in one of the biggest changes to U.S. drug policy in decades. The Trump administration immediately moved FDA-approved marijuana products and state-regulated...
Wall Street Slips on Middle East Impasse, Mixed Earnings
Wall Street's main indexes ticked lower on Thursday, as investors awaited clear signals on the U.S.-Iran war, while a batch of mixed earnings reignited concerns about AI-driven disruption across the software sector. Iran tightened control over the Strait of Hormuz as Tehran released footage of its commandos storming a huge...
A New Era and New Leadership: The Generals Who Are Running Iran
When Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ruled Iran as the supreme leader, he exerted absolute power over all decisions about war, peace and negotiations with the United States. His son and successor does not play the same role. Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, the son, is an elusive figure who has not been seen...
NWS Confirms Three Tornadoes Across Fresno, Merced Counties Earlier This Week
The National Weather Service in Hanford confirmed that three tornadoes touched down Tuesday afternoon in Fresno and Merced counties, with no reported injuries or fatalities. According to a damage survey released on Wednesday, two tornadoes occurred between 2:10 p.m. and 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday, one near Biola and another northeast...
Candidates for California Governor Debate: 5 Takeaways
Just weeks before voters receive their ballots, the California race for governor remains unpredictable and chaotic. But in a debate Wednesday night, there were relatively few fireworks among the six candidates onstage. For voters still deciding whom to support in the nonpartisan June primary, the debate shed light on the...
Reported Ship Seizures Add to Anxiety in Oil Markets
Oil was trading above $100 a barrel again Thursday after Iranian forces claimed to have seized two cargo ships near the Strait of Hormuz, injecting fresh fear into energy markets with no public indications of a breakthrough in efforts to restart U.S.-Iran peace talks. President Donald Trump told Fox News...
GitHub Down for Thousands, Downdetector Reports
GitHub experienced a possible outage Thursday, with thousands of users reporting issues, according to Downdetector.com. More than 2,000 users had reported problems with the platform as of 7:49 a.m. PT, according to Downdetector, which tracks outages by collecting status reports from multiple sources. Most users reporting problems to Downdetector said...
Son of Former Shah of Iran Appeals to Western Countries for Support
The son of the former Shah appealed to Western countries to join the war against Iran and criticised the decision of the German government not to meet him during his visit to Berlin on Thursday. Reza Pahlavi, whose father was deposed in the revolution that brought Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini to...