WASHINGTON — House Democrats on Wednesday released emails in which Jeffrey Epstein wrote that President Donald Trump had “spent hours at my house” with one of Epstein’s victims, among other messages that suggested that the convicted sex offender believed Trump knew more about his abuse than he has acknowledged. Trump...
Memorial Service Scheduled for Kimberlee Autry, Wife of Former Fresno Mayor
After a six-year battle against liver cancer, Kimberlee Jean Autry, wife of former two-term Fresno Mayor Alan Autry, passed away Oct. 18 in Santa Monica. "Jesus called the love of my life home. Kimberlee Autry was the kindest, most loving person I’ve ever known in my life," Alan said in...
Steam Down for Thousands Tuesday, Downdetector Shows
Steam experienced a possible outage Tuesday, with thousands of users reporting issues, according to Downdetector.com. More than 6,000 users had reported problems with the platform as of 3:25 p.m. PT, according to Downdetector, which tracks outages by collecting status reports from multiple sources. Steam is a digital platform for buying,...
Supreme Court Extends Pause on Order Requiring Trump to Fully Fund Food Aid
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday extended a pause on a judge's order that required President Donald Trump's administration to fully fund food aid for 42 million low-income Americans this month amid the federal government shutdown, even as lawmakers took steps toward ending the stalemate. The court's action allows the...
California’s Newsom Criticizes “Chilling” U.S. Military Strikes on Alleged Drug-Carrying Vessels
California Governor Gavin Newsom said it was chilling to see the U.S. military blowing up suspected drug vessels in the Caribbean and off the Pacific coasts of Latin America with no transparency. "What happened to due process? What happened to the rule of law?" Newsom said when asked about the...
Mexico Imposes 156% Tariff on Sugar Imports
MEXICO CITY — Mexico on Tuesday implemented a new tariff for sugar imports due to falling international prices and a risk of oversupply in the domestic market, according to the country's Official Gazette. The new tariff of 156% per kg applies to all types of sugar, including beet sugar and...
A New Native American Cookbook Urges You to Look Nearby
Before even the idea of a United States, Indigenous communities referred to the vast expanse of what is now North America, with its mountains and plains, rivers and lakes, as Turtle Island. Just as a turtle’s shell has segments (scutes), the various groups each had their own sections of the...
Kings County Farm Bureau Vows to Take Groundwater Case to State Supreme Court
The Kings County Farm Bureau is passing the hat to raise between $1.5 million and $2 million to take its legal claims against the state Water Resources Control Board to the California Supreme Court. “We’re not stopping,” farm bureau executive director Dusty Ference told a gathering of about 30 farmers...
A State-by-State Guide to the Gerrymandering Fight for Congress
With the 2026 midterm elections now one year away, Republican and Democratic state legislators who have yet to redraw congressional maps in their favor have only a short window before candidate filing deadlines and the primary season end their opportunities. Redrawing maps to squeeze out more safe seats before any...
Trump Border Commander Could Head to Charlotte, New Orleans, Sources Say
President Donald Trump's top immigration enforcer in Chicago could leave as soon as this week and travel next to Charlotte, North Carolina, one current U.S. official and two former officials said. Gregory Bovino, a U.S. Border Patrol official who has led Trump's aggressive crackdown in Chicago since September, has plans...