X, formerly Twitter, experienced a possible outage Thursday, with thousands of users reporting issues, according to Downdetector.com. More than 5,000 users had reported problems with the platform as of 6:47 p.m. PT, according to Downdetector, which tracks outages by collecting status reports from multiple sources. Most users reporting problems to...
New Jersey Voters Decide Who Will Fill Mikie Sherrill’s House Seat
Polls have closed in northern New Jersey, where voters will choose their next representative in a special election on Thursday that could narrow Republicans' grip on the U.S. House of Representatives heading into the November midterm elections. Democrat Analilia Mejia, former national political director of Senator Bernie Sanders' 2020 presidential...
Fresno Man Sentenced for Attempted Murder of Police Officer
A 41-year-old Fresno man has been sentenced to 14 years to life in state prison, plus an additional consecutive 14-year term, for the attempted murder of a Fresno police officer and assault on a second officer with a semi-automatic firearm, the Fresno County District Attorney’s Office. Bradley Elmer Nicholson, Sr.,...
Hegseth Compares ‘Trump-Hating’ Reporters to Enemies of Jesus
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth cited biblical scripture on Thursday to attack the media, comparing reporters to Jewish adversaries of Jesus Christ plotting "how to destroy him." Hegseth's comments sought to counter what he saw as negative coverage of the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran. They also came amid an escalating feud...
Acting US ICE Head Todd Lyons Plans to Leave Agency This Spring, CBS News Reports
The acting head of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is planning to leave the federal government later this spring, CBS News reported on Thursday, citing two U.S. officials familiar with his plan. Todd Lyons told colleagues that he is planning to depart the agency in June, the news outlet...
Netflix Co-Founder Hastings Exits as Streaming Pioneer Hunts for Growth
Netflix Chairman Reed Hastings is quitting the streaming service he co-founded 29 years ago. The departure of Hastings, 65, comes at an inopportune time. The company is searching for new avenues of growth as sales slow due to competition, and after a potentially transformative merger with Warner Bros Discovery fell...
Xanax Maker Recalls One Batch of Common Anxiety Drug
A single batch of the widely prescribed antianxiety drug Xanax has been recalled, according to the Food and Drug Administration. The drug’s distributor, Viatris, said it was recalling one lot containing 51 bottles of 3 milligram extended release tablets because of concerns that they might not dissolve in the body...
Will Accused Getaway Driver in Quick Murder Be Tried as Adult? Hearing Continues
Two psychologists testified Thursday that a 17-year-old girl accused of acting as the getaway driver in the killing of Caleb Quick showed mixed indicators on whether she should be tried as a juvenile or an adult, as prosecutors and defense attorneys continued a transfer hearing in Fresno County Superior Court....
ICE Agent Charged With Assault After Motorists Say He Brandished Gun
Prosecutors in Minneapolis on Thursday charged a federal immigration agent with assault, accusing the agent of pointing a gun at motorists along a state highway during the immigration crackdown in the Twin Cities in February. It was a rare instance of state prosecutors charging a federal agent for on-duty actions,...
Trump Administration Attempts To Deport Iranian Media Commentator Yousof Azizi
The Trump administration said on Thursday it was attempting to deport an Iranian academic and media commentator, who it alleged had lied on his visa application, prompting criticism from a Muslim advocacy group which cast his detention as a crackdown on Iranian voices amid the Iran war. Over the years,...