This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. A Democratic California senator is now considering suing Sacramento police for what she alleges was a "politically motivated" false DUI arrest intended to "silence" an LGBTQ Latina lawmaker, her attorney tells CalMatters. Officers have insisted that they acted...
US Supreme Court Upholds Law on Suing Palestinian Authorities Over Attacks
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court upheld on Friday a statute passed by Congress to facilitate lawsuits against Palestinian authorities by Americans killed or injured in attacks abroad as plaintiffs pursue monetary damages for violence years ago in Israel and the West Bank. The 9-0 ruling overturned a lower court's...
Pro-Palestinian Activists Damage Planes at UK Military Base
LONDON - Pro-Palestinian activists broke into a Royal Air Force base in central England on Friday, damaging and spraying red paint over two planes used for refuelling and transport. Palestine Action said two members had entered the Brize Norton base in Oxfordshire, putting paint into the engines of the Voyager...
Israeli Scientists Scramble to Save Work After Iranian Missile Hits Labs
REHOVOT, Israel - Researchers at Israel's prestigious Weizmann Institute of Science have been scrambling to save their experiments after an Iranian missile destroyed a building containing dozens of cutting-edge laboratories. The missile struck the institute's campus at Rehovot, on the southern periphery of Tel Aviv, in the early hours of...
Valley Crime Stoppers’ Most Wanted Person of the Day: Versall Johnson Henderson
June 20, 2025 Most Wanted Person of the Day Suspect Name: Versall Johnson Henderson Suspects Date of Birth: August 14, 1979 Physical Description: Black Male, 6’ 2, 230 lbs., Black Hair, Hazel Eyes. Charges: Assault with a deadly weapon Synopsis of the Case: Versall Johnson Henderson is wanted on a felony...
Suspected DUI Driver Crashes Into Yard Then Falls Asleep on Patrol Car
A suspected DUI crash that could have ended in tragedy instead left behind only property damage — and a driver reportedly asleep on a patrol car, the California Highway Patrol's Fresno division said in a Thursday statement. Authorities say an intoxicated driver plowed through a brick wall and across a...
Visalia Police Investigate Assault at Local Bar
Visalia police are investigating an assault that left one person with severe facial injuries late Thursday night at the Pump House bar. Officers responded to a medical aid call around 11:09 p.m. and found the victim injured at the scene. The individual was taken to Kaweah Health for treatment. The...
What Are the Nuclear Contamination Risks From Israel’s Attacks on Iran?
LONDON/DUBAI - Israel's strikes on Iran's nuclear installations so far pose only limited risks of contamination, experts say. But they warn that any attack on the country's nuclear power station at Bushehr could cause a nuclear disaster. Israel says it is determined to destroy Iran's nuclear capabilities in its military...
US Supreme Court Lets Fuel Producers Challenge California Emissions Standards
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court sided on Friday with fuel producers that had opposed California's standards for vehicle emissions and electric cars under a federal air pollution law, agreeing that their legal challenge to the mandates should not have been dismissed. The justices in a 7-2 ruling overturned a...
US Court Lets Trump Keep Control of California National Guard for Now
WASHINGTON - A U.S. appeals court let Donald Trump retain control on Thursday of California's National Guard while the state's Democratic governor proceeds with a lawsuit challenging the Republican president's use of the troops to quell protests in Los Angeles. Trump's decision to send troops into Los Angeles prompted a national...