HAIFA, Israel — Bereaved families and their supporters blocked roads, staged work stoppages and dyed public fountains red across Israel on Tuesday to protest a surge in gun violence plaguing the country’s Palestinian Arab minority community. The “national day of disruption” was declared by families and activist groups led by...
US Issues License Authorizing Oil and Gas Exploration and Production in Venezuela, Treasury Says
Feb 10 - The U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday issued a general license authorizing the provision of U.S. goods, technology, software or services for the exploration, development or production of oil and gas in Venezuela, a long-awaited permit that could help increase output in the country. Washington has been relaxing...
Epstein Used Cash to Wield His Influence at Columbia and NYU
NEW YORK — When Jeffrey Epstein’s girlfriend, Karyna Shuliak, wanted to attend Columbia University’s dental school in 2012, she was rejected initially. Then, Epstein pulled some strings, and some of the school’s most important people helped her get in, files from the Department of Justice show. A Favor for a...
Cubans Sent to U.S. Prison at Guantánamo Are Returned to Cuba
The long, circuitous journey of dozens of Cuban men who were designated for deportation from the United States last year but instead taken to a prison at the U.S. base at Guantánamo Bay ended Monday when they were repatriated to Cuba. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement flew 170 Cuban citizens...
Atwater Inmate Sentenced for Threatening to Kill Prosecutor’s Family
A inmate at U.S. Penitentiary at Atwater was sentenced to 10 years in prison for threatening to kill the family of the prosecutor who previously secured his conviction in another case on Monday. A jury found Stanislav Yelizarov, 36, guilty of the offense on Oct. 31, 2025, U.S. Attorney Eric...
Madera Man Sentenced for Assault on Veterans Affairs Employee in Fresno
A Madera man was sentenced on Monday to a year and a day in prison for assaulting a Veterans Affairs employee, U.S. Attorney Eric Grant announced. According to court documents, Luis Alamo, 43, punched a Veterans Affairs employee on the sidewalk outside the VA Hospital in Fresno on Nov. 10,...
Fresno Man Pleads Guilty to Felon-in-Possession Charge After Struggle With Police
A Fresno man pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm after a struggle with police during a traffic stop, federal prosecutors said. Joseph Rocha, 27, entered the plea on Monday, according to U.S. Attorney Eric Grant. Court documents say that on March 21, 2024, law enforcement...
US Settlement of Texas Civil Rights Case Includes Funding for Immigration Enforcement
WASHINGTON, Feb 10 (Reuters) - A Texas property developer has agreed to pay $68 million to resolve a Biden-era civil rights case that alleged the company targeted Hispanics in a fraudulent land scheme, and the money will partly fund immigration enforcement by local police, court papers showed Tuesday. The Justice...
Operator of Eddie Bauer Stores Files for Bankruptcy
The operator of Eddie Bauer’s stores in the United States and Canada filed for bankruptcy protection Monday, citing declining sales and supply chain issues. The operator filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the District of New Jersey. It said in court filings that it was looking to sell some...
Trump Told Police Chief ‘Everyone’ Knew About Epstein, FBI Document Says
Feb 10 - A newly uncovered FBI interview raised new questions about U.S. President Donald Trump's assertion he knew nothing about convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's crimes, while Trump's commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick, faced a barrage of questions from lawmakers on Tuesday about his own ties to the financier. The...