This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Green-card holders no longer qualify for loans from the Small Business Administration, eliminating a longtime source of financing for immigrants that advocates say will discourage job creation and harm the economy. The SBA limited access to its loans...
King Charles to Pay State Visit to US as UK Seeks to Mollify Trump
King Charles will make a state visit to the United States in late April, Buckingham Palace said on Tuesday, a high-profile trip that the British government hopes will help to repair relations with Donald Trump, damaged by the Iran war. Charles and his wife Queen Camilla will visit the U.S....
Wall Street Gains on Mideast De-Escalation Hopes
Wall Street's main indexes rose on Tuesday, as markets cheered a report signaling potential de-escalation in the Middle East conflict that has set the S&P 500 and the Dow on track for their biggest monthly decline in years. The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday that U.S. President Donald Trump...
Merced County Authorities Arrest Juvenile After Gunshots Reported in Planada
A 17-year-old was arrested Sunday night after deputies responding to reports of gunfire in Planada found the juvenile carrying a loaded handgun and marijuana, according to the Merced County Sheriff's Office. Deputies were called around 9 p.m. Sunday to the area of Plainsburg and Topeka roads after residents reported hearing...
US Job Openings Fall in February; Hiring Lowest Since Pandemic
U.S. job openings fell more than expected in February and hiring dropped to the lowest level in nearly six years, government data showed on Tuesday. Job openings, a measure of labor demand, decreased 358,000 to 6.882 million by the last day of February, the Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics...
Kerman Police Actively Searching for Burglary Suspect
Authorities are searching for a suspect wanted in a commercial burglary in Kerman. Police said on Tuesday that officers were checking the area around Madera Avenue and Whitesbridge Road for a black adult male wearing dark pants and a dark hooded sweater. The Kerman Police Department advised residents to avoid...
Fresno Police Arrest 2 for DUI, Issue 60 Citations in Street Racing Crackdown
Fresno police issued dozens of citations and made multiple arrests during an enforcement operation targeting illegal street racing and reckless driving Sunday. The Fresno Police Department's Motors Unit responded after receiving reports of vehicles racing, speeding, and revving engines. Officers conducted multiple traffic stops on vehicles leaving the area and...
Americans Count Their Pennies at the Pump as the Iran War Grinds On
As Americans pumped gas into their cars Monday, pennies were getting pumped right out of their pockets. A lot of pennies. As the Iran conflict entered its fifth week, gas prices had increased about 35% since Feb. 28, with the national average hitting $4.02 per gallon Tuesday. It was the...
After a Month of War, Hegseth Says Iran Retains Ability to Strike
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth conceded Tuesday that Iran retained the ability to retaliate after a monthlong U.S.-Israeli bombing campaign but repeated claims that Iran’s military capabilities had been crippled, in his first public briefing on the war in nearly two weeks. “They will shoot some missiles; we will shoot them...
US Supreme Court Rejects Colorado’s Ban on LGBT ‘Conversion’ Talk Therapy
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a Colorado law that banned psychotherapists from using "conversion" talk therapy intended to change an LGBT minor's sexual orientation or gender identity, siding with a Christian licensed counselor who challenged the law on free speech grounds. The justices, in a 8-1 ruling, reversed a lower court's decision...