February marks Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month, a time when communities nationwide work to educate young people about healthy relationships and the warning signs of abuse. In Fresno, the Marjaree Mason Center is leading local efforts, including programs in schools, public awareness campaigns, and community events. Each year,...
NATO Launches Arctic Sentry Mission to Ease Tension Over Trump’s Greenland Push
NATO said on Wednesday it had launched a mission to strengthen its presence in the Arctic, part of an effort to defuse severe tensions within the alliance prompted by U.S. President Donald Trump's push for the U.S. to acquire Greenland. The new mission, Arctic Sentry, will coordinate an increasing military...
Oil Rises 2% on Us–iran Tensions, Improved Demand
Oil prices gained more than 2% on Wednesday, buoyed by potential supply risks should tensions between the U.S. and Iran escalate, while draws of crude from key stockpiles suggested stronger demand. Brent crude oil futures were up $1.68, or 2.44%, at $70.48 a barrel by 9:54 a.m. ET (1454 GMT). U.S....
Trump Meets Netanyahu, With US-Iran Nuclear Diplomacy Topping Agenda
President Donald Trump hosted Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Wednesday, with the Israeli prime minister expected to press him to widen U.S. talks with Iran to include limits on Tehran's missile arsenal and other security threats beyond its nuclear program. In his seventh meeting with Trump since the...
Top Border Official Praised Agent Who Shot Chicago Woman, Evidence Shows
Shortly after a Border Patrol agent shot a 30-year-old Chicago woman five times, Gregory Bovino, who was leading the federal government’s immigration raids across the city, reached out to offer his congratulations. “In light of your excellent service in Chicago, you have much yet left to do!!” he wrote to...
Bondi Defends DOJ Handling of Epstein Files in House Testimony
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi on Wednesday defended the Justice Department's handling of files involving the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein before a House of Representatives panel, saying the department painstakingly reviewed reams of documents on a compressed timeline. Bondi’s testimony before the House Judiciary Committee comes as...
Valley Crime Stoppers’ Most Wanted Person of the Day: Ofelia Pena
February 11, 2026 Most Wanted Person of the Day Suspect Name: Ofelia Pena Suspects Date of Birth: March 7, 1988 Physical Description: Hispanic Female, 5' 2, 135 lbs., Brown Hair, Brown eyes Charges: Mandatory Supervised Release Violation Warrant Warrant Number: F2591489 Synopsis of the Case: Ofelia Pena is wanted on...
Fired Former Trump Prosecutor to Run for Congress in Virginia as a Democrat
WASHINGTON — The former top deputy to Jack Smith, the special prosecutor who twice indicted Donald Trump, is expected to announce Wednesday that he is running for Congress in Virginia, pitching himself as the only Democrat who actually prosecuted the president. J.P. Cooney, a veteran of the public corruption division...
Officials Blame Drone Incursion for El Paso Airport Shutdown
Officials on Wednesday offered conflicting explanations for a temporary closure of airspace over El Paso, Texas, after the Federal Aviation Administration rescinded an order issued hours earlier to ground flights for 10 days. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Mexican cartel drones breached U.S. airspace, prompting the temporary closure of airspace...
‘It’s Time to Get Aggressive’, Border Patrol Agent Says in Chicago Shooting Video
Federal prosecutors have released bodycam footage in the case of a Chicago woman who survived being shot multiple times by a Border Patrol agent during an immigration crackdown last fall, part of a trove of evidence that casts doubt on the Trump administration's account of the incident. Soon after the shooting,...