Feb 10 - The U.S. Department of Labor said on Tuesday it has settled with Kaiser Foundation Health Plan to resolve multiple investigations into the company's practices on mental health and substance use disorder services. The agreement resolves allegations that Kaiser failed to maintain adequate provider networks for mental health...
FDA Refuses to Review Moderna Flu Vaccine
Vaccine maker Moderna said Tuesday that the Food and Drug Administration had notified the company that the agency would not review its mRNA flu vaccine, the latest sign of federal health policy that has become hostile to vaccine development. FDA Rejects Moderna’s Flu Vaccine Application Dr. Vinay Prasad, the agency’s...
Pima County Sheriff’s Office Asks Media Not to Uber Eats to Crime Scenes
The Pima County Sheriff’s Office issued a public message this week urging media to respect crime scenes, saying interference can disrupt active investigations. “We can’t believe we have to say this, but media on scene: please do not order food delivery to a crime scene address. This interferes with an...
Fresno Arts Council Kicked to Curb After Theft, but Measure P Recipients Will Get Funds
The city of Fresno will sever ties with the Fresno Arts Council for the distribution of Measure P money to support the arts. The decision made Tuesday comes after the FBI and the Fresno Police Department began an investigation into an alleged embezzlement of $1.5 million in Measure P funds...
Israelis Protest Surge in Gun Crime Within Arab Community
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,...