Austria's Ariane Raedler and Katharina Huber won a surprise women's team combined Olympic gold on Tuesday after outright U.S. favourites Breezy Johnson and Mikaela Shiffrin missed out on the podium by six hundredths of a second. Germany's Kira Weidle-Winkelmann and Emma Aicher took the silver, 0.05 behind, and Jacqueline Wiles...
Wells Fargo Expects Credit Card Loan Growth to Continue This Year
Wells Fargo expects loans to grow this year, betting on credit cards and autos while momentum in mortgages is expected to pick up after declines over time, Chief Financial Officer Mike Santomassimo said on Tuesday. "On the card side, we're seeing good growth there. It's been pretty consistent now for...
Paramount Sweetens Warner Bros Bid With Ticking Fee, Netflix Break-up Fee Cover
Paramount Skydance has enhanced its Warner Bros Discovery bid by offering extra cash for each quarter the deal fails to close after this year and agreed to cover the breakup fee the HBO owner would owe Netflix if it walked away. Even though Paramount did not raise its per-share offer,...
Russia Nears Capture of Key Ukrainian Towns After Year of Grinding Assaults
KYIV, Ukraine — For over a year, Russian forces have slogged through battlefields in Ukraine without seizing a single urban stronghold. Now, these attritional advances are on the verge of paying off. Russia appears poised to complete the capture of three strategic areas in the coming weeks or months, according...
ICE Is Cracking Down on People Who Follow Them in Their Cars
Becky Ringstrom was heading home after following federal immigration officers in her gray Kia SUV in suburban Minneapolis when she was suddenly boxed in by unmarked vehicles. At least a half-dozen masked agents jumped out to arrest her, one knocking on her windshield with a metal object as if threatening...
Top US Immigration Officials Testify Before Lawmakers Following Killings in Minnesota
Top U.S. immigration officials are testifying before a congressional committee on Tuesday in the first such hearing since two U.S. citizens were killed in Minnesota and amid mounting opposition to President Donald Trump’s crackdown. The officials - the highest ranking at three agencies overseeing immigration enforcement and legal immigration -...
Blackjack Out in California Cardrooms. How Many Jobs Will Vanish?
On Friday, the state of California banned blackjack from being played in cardrooms, a decision that a local business owner says will cost the state tens of thousands of jobs and millions in tax revenue. Attorney General Rob Bonta's Department of Justice approved regulations that forbids cardrooms from playing the...
Tulare County Authorities Investigate Armed Robbery in Goshen
Tulare County sheriff’s deputies responded to an armed robbery just before 2:30 p.m. Monday at the Downtown Smoke Shop near Road 67 and Betty Drive, authorities said. Deputies said a suspect walked into the store, pulled out a handgun, and demanded money from the cashier before fleeing with an unknown...
Tulare County Sheriff’s Volunteer Killed in Highway 190 Crash, Wife Critically Injured
A longtime Tulare County Sheriff’s Office Volunteer in Patrol was killed in a head-on crash Monday morning on Highway 190 in the Springville area, Sheriff Mike Boudreaux announced. Jack Terrell died in the crash, and his wife, Lucinda Terrell, who also serves as a Volunteer in Patrol, was seriously injured...
Teamsters Union Sues UPS Over New Driver Buyout Program
The Teamsters Union said on Monday it had sued United Parcel Service, alleging the delivery giant's fresh buyout packages for drivers violated their national contract. The two agreed to a contract deal covering 340,000 Teamsters-represented workers in 2023. The deal averted a strike at UPS, which has more Teamsters-represented employees...