Alysa Liu, the 20‑year‑old figure skater who helped the U.S. capture gold in the team event at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan‑Cortina, became an unexpected figure in a growing controversy over defective Olympic medals after her own hardware fell apart shortly after it was awarded. Liu, who was born...
Indian Man Pleads Guilty to Orchestrating Failed Assassination Plot
NEW YORK — An Indian man pleaded guilty on Friday to orchestrating a failed assassination plot against a Sikh separatist in New York, part of a broader pattern of attacks against Sikhs across the world. Prosecutors had said that the man, Nikhil Gupta, had been hired to carry out the...
Major National Coffee Chain 7 Brew Has Visalia Locations Brewing
One of the country's fastest growing coffee chains has its eyes set on Visalia. Two business proposals have been filed with the city for 7 Brew coffee. The Business Journal first reported this story. The first proposal would land the Arkansas-based drive-thru at 2800 N. Dinuba Blvd., just south of...
Fresno County Authorities Respond to Abandoned House Fire in Parlier
CalFire and Fresno County Fire crews responded early Friday to a residential structure fire at Madsen and Manning avenues in Parlier. Engine 71 was first on scene at around 5 a.m. and reported a two-story abandoned building fully involved in flames, prompting firefighters to take a defensive approach. The cause...
Democrats Say Trump’s Foreign Deportation Deals Cost Taxpayers Millions
President Donald Trump's immigrant deportation agreements with foreign governments cost American taxpayers millions of dollars - at times more than $1 million per person shipped out of the country - and produce little benefit, according to a study from Senate Democrats released on Friday. Trump aims to deport millions of...
Congress Jets Off as DHS Shuts Down
WASHINGTON — When a disruptive government shutdown nears, the Capitol is usually occupied by tense lawmakers struggling to avoid an embarrassing halt in government services and the accompanying political fallout. Even if a lapse in funding is a certainty, members of Congress typically want to look like they are trying...
Trump Administration Ends Temporary Protected Status for Yemen
President Donald Trump's administration has ended temporary protected status for Yemen, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem said on Friday, the latest move targeting immigrants. The decision to end humanitarian protections that grant deportation relief and work permits to more than a thousand Yemeni nationals was taken after determining that...
‘I Just Want to Get Out of Here’: ICE Is Detaining Hundreds of Children
A 7-year-old in Oregon was seeking treatment for a nosebleed last month when immigration agents detained her and her parents outside a hospital emergency room. They were taken to a federal detention center in Texas for three weeks. In Chicago, a 5-year-old was at a laundromat with her mother last...
In Blow to Starmer, UK Ban on Pro-Palestinian Group Is Ruled Unlawful
LONDON — The British government’s decision to ban a pro-Palestinian protest group as a terrorist organization was ruled unlawful on Friday by senior judges, who said the measure was disproportionate and breached fundamental free speech rights. The decision, by the High Court in London, is a setback for the government...
In an Upset, Analilia Mejia, a Progressive, Wins a Democratic House Race
Analilia Mejia, a progressive Democrat whose main opponent conceded days ago, was declared the winner on Thursday in a primary for Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s former seat in the House, a week after polls closed. Mejia was ahead of her closest opponent, Tom Malinowski, by roughly 1,100 votes when The Associated...