An 18-month-old girl detained for weeks by U.S. immigration authorities was returned to custody and denied medication after being hospitalized with a life-threatening respiratory illness, according to a lawsuit filed in Texas federal court. The child, identified in the lawsuit as "Amalia," was released by immigration authorities in President Donald...
$1.5M of Measure P Funds Embezzled from Fresno Arts Council. PD and FBI Are Probing
The Fresno Police Department and Federal Bureau of Investigation are investigating the reported embezzlement of $1.5 million in Measure P funds from the Fresno Arts Council by a former employee. Lt. Larry Bowlan, Fresno Police spokesman, said Monday that the department learned Friday about the embezzlement and launched the probe....
US to Turn Over Two NATO Command Posts to Europeans, Military Source Says
The United States will turn over two of NATO's major command posts - in Naples, Italy and Norfolk, Virginia - to European officers, a military source told Reuters on Monday. The move is in keeping with U.S. President Donald Trump's demands that European nations take more responsibility for their own...
Lebanon’s Tripoli Building Collapse Kills 15
The death toll from the collapse of residential buildings in the Lebanese city of Tripoli rose to 15 after search and rescue operations ended, Lebanon's National News Agency said on Monday, citing the civil defense chief. Civil defense director general Imad Khreiss said rescue teams rescued eight people from the...
Got Candidates? Multiple Challengers Seek Fresno Unified’s Edison Seat
Several candidates are preparing for a school board election nine months away to represent the southwest region of Fresno Unified School District. Rizpah Bellard may have the most unique resume — a rancher and educator with an Ivy League education. She launched her campaign for the Area 1 seat last...
Tulare County Jury Convicts Driver in DUI Vehicular Manslaughter Case
A Tulare County jury on Friday found a 22-year-old man guilty of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated in connection with a fatal 2024 wrong-way crash on Highway 99. The collision occurred around 3:11 a.m. on April 24, 2024, near Betty Drive in Goshen when Saul Saldana Armenta was driving southbound...
Wall Street Advances as Tech Bounces Further off of Recent Losses
The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq gained after a shaky start on Monday, as technology stocks found their footing following last week's AI-sparked selloff, while investors waited for key economic data that could shed light on the Federal Reserve's interest-rate path. The S&P 500 technology sector, up 1.8%, was looking...
Palace Ready to Help UK Police in Any Inquiry Into King’s Brother Andrew
Buckingham Palace said on Monday it was ready to support any police investigation into King Charles' younger brother after emails suggested Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor might have shared confidential British trade documents with Jeffrey Epstein. Mountbatten-Windsor, already cast out of the royal inner circle over his close relationship with Epstein, has faced...
Israeli Strikes in Lebanon Kill 4, Including a Child, Lebanese Health Ministry Says
Israeli forces killed four people, including a child, in southern Lebanon on Monday, Lebanon's National News Agency reported, citing the health ministry, in two separate strikes that the Israeli military said targeted members of the Shi'ite Muslim armed group Hezbollah. In a third incident, Israeli forces seized an official from...
Billionaire Called Epstein a ‘Blessing’ as They Made Deals
NEW YORK — The billionaire exchanged nearly 2,000 emails with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein over more than a decade, revealing deeply personal thoughts about life, loneliness and growing old. He kept their relationship from his investors, apparently confident that all the links between Epstein and himself, including the business they...