Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer said the Fresno Police Department will follow state law banning law enforcement officers from wearing masks, but warned that forcing local officers to confront federal agents could create dangerous situations between armed agencies. Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell made similar comments at a press conference...
Disney Names Josh D’Amaro as Next CEO
Josh D’Amaro, a 28-year Disney veteran with vast theme park experience but little expertise in movies and television, will succeed Bob Iger as Disney’s CEO, ending a nearly three-year search, the company said Tuesday. Disney’s board voted unanimously to give D’Amaro the job. He will assume power on March 18,...
Schumer Says ‘Fight for Aid to Israel’ Is Key Role as Trump Administration Approves $7B Arms Sale
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Sunday that one of his top jobs is to “fight for aid to Israel,” speaking at a breakfast of Jewish leaders in New York City, Truthout reported. Schumer said the U.S. has sent Israel more military funding under his leadership than ever before and...
Identified: Fresno County Crash Kills Man, Alcohol a Suspected Factor
A man was killed Monday afternoon in a solo vehicle crash on Auberry Road in Fresno County, authorities said. The Fresno County Sheriff-Coroner's Office identified the deceased as Michael Williams, 72, of Auberry. The California Highway Patrol Communications Center received multiple calls around 1:20 p.m. reporting the crash near Corlew...
Wall Street Edges Higher With Earnings Deluge in Spotlight. Palantir Soars
Wall Street's main indexes rose on Tuesday as Palantir's results aided optimism around the AI trade, while investors geared up for a flood of corporate results through the week. Palantir Technologies jumped 8.6% after upbeat results highlighted demand for its military-grade AI tools, with U.S. defense spending helping lift quarterly...
A Legal Tool for Holding ICE Agents to Account, Hiding in Plain Sight
WASHINGTON — The key to holding Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents accountable for constitutional violations may lie in a 1987 law review article by a young law professor named Akhil Reed Amar. “I think it was a good idea then,” he said last week, “and it’s only taken more than...
Iran’s President Backs ‘Fair’ Talks With US as Confrontation Looms
The president of Iran, Masoud Pezeshkian, said Tuesday that he supported “fair and equitable negotiations” with the United States, as regional diplomats work to de-escalate tensions between the two countries. Talks are expected to take place Friday in Istanbul between Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s foreign minister, and Steve Witkoff, President Donald...
Walmart Hits $1 Trillion in Market Value for the First Time
Walmart became the first retailer ever to hit $1 trillion in market valuation on Tuesday, riding on a year-long rally that has seen its shares rise nearly 26%. The latest milestone for the company came just two weeks after Walmart replaced British drugmaker AstraZeneca in the tech-focused Nasdaq-100 Index, home...
Clintons Agree to Testify in House Epstein Investigation Ahead of Contempt Vote
Former President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton, the 2016 Democratic presidential nominee, will testify in a congressional investigation into the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a staffer said on Monday. The decision could head off a planned vote in the Republican-led House of Representatives to hold the two prominent Democrats...
FBI, Las Vegas PD Raid Uncovers Bio Materials Connected to Reedley Biolab Owner
The FBI and Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department raided two homes connected to the operator of a Reedley biolab arrested in 2023 for improperly selling medical testing equipment. Inside the garages of the two homes connected to Jia Bei Zhu, officers found a "significant volume" of material "consistent in appearance...