Supervisors on Tuesday will vote on an ordinance to rein in dog and cat breeding across Fresno County. If approved, the regulations will require anyone breeding dogs or cats to get permits and also limit how many animals can legally be produced. The hope is to alleviate overpopulation at the...
US House Speaker Johnson Says It Is Not Time to Consider War Powers Resolution
House Speaker Mike Johnson dismissed efforts on Monday by lawmakers to advance a measure to check President Donald Trump's use of military force against Iran, after Tehran said it carried out a missile attack on the Al Udeid U.S. airbase in Qatar. Asked whether he would allow the House of...
Oil Falls 6% as Iran Focuses Retaliation on US Military Base
HOUSTON - Oil prices tumbled $5 a barrel, or over 6%, on Monday after Iran attacked a U.S. military base in Qatar in retaliation for U.S. attacks on its nuclear facilities at the weekend, and took no action to disrupt oil and gas tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz....
World Central Kitchen Resumes Gaza Operations After Nearly 7-Week Pause
HAIFA, Israel — World Central Kitchen, the charity founded by celebrity chef José Andrés, has resumed operations in the Gaza Strip almost seven weeks after pausing cooking and distributing meals because of Israel’s blockade of the enclave. The charity said in a statement that it cooked nearly 10,000 meals Saturday,...
6 Dead After Boat Capsizes on Lake Tahoe
Six people died and two people are missing after a boat capsized on Lake Tahoe in California on Saturday afternoon, the U.S. Coast Guard said. Two other people were rescued and taken to a hospital after the 27-foot-long boat overturned near D.L. Bliss State Park, sending 10 people into the...
Americans Worry Conflict With Iran Could Escalate, Reuters/Ipsos Poll Finds
WASHINGTON - Americans are anxious over a brewing conflict between the U.S. and Iran and worry the violence could escalate after President Donald Trump ordered the bombing of Iranian nuclear facilities, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll that closed on Monday. Some 79% of Americans surveyed said they worried "that Iran...
No Iranian Missiles Hit US Base in Qatar, U.S. Official Tells Reuters
WASHINGTON - No Iranian missiles hit the U.S. military's al Udeid airbase in Qatar, a U.S. official told Reuters on Monday. The initial assessment follows an attempted attack by Iran on the base using short- and medium-range missiles. — (Reporting by Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali; Editing by Mark Porter)
Zelenskyy Arrives in UK After Russian Attack on Kyiv Kills at Least 8
KYIV, Ukraine — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine arrived in Britain on Monday to press for more military support for his embattled nation, just hours after a major Russian drone and missile attack on Kyiv killed at least eight people and injured over 30. The attack was the latest in...
Trump Slams Medvedev for Claiming Nations May Supply Iran With Nuclear Warheads
President Donald Trump on Monday blasted former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev over a claim that multiple nations are “ready to directly supply” Iran with nuclear warheads following U.S. airstrikes on Iranian nuclear sites, CNBC reported. “Did he really say that or, is it just a figment of my imagination?” Trump...
Iran Says It Fires Missiles at US Airbase in Qatar, Explosions Heard Over Doha
Update: 11:32 a.m. PDT, Monday, June 23, 2025 WASHINGTON — No Iranian missiles hit the U.S. military's al Udeid airbase in Qatar, a U.S. official told Reuters on Monday. The initial assessment follows an attempted attack by Iran on the base using short- and medium-range missiles. Original Story DOHA/ISTANBUL/TEL AVIV...