The killing of Renée Good and Alex Pretti by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis has finally shaken the foundations of our country, bringing to light how far to the extreme the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement has gone. Two U.S. citizens — a 37-year-old poet and mother of three, and a...
Portland, Oregon, Mayor Calls for ICE to Leave After Children Are Tear-Gassed
The tear-gassing this weekend in Portland, Oregon, of a protest billed as “family friendly” has prompted Portland’s mayor and City Council to consider dramatic new steps, including financial penalties, to try to force Immigration and Customs Enforcement out of the city. Several thousand protesters — including children, older residents and...
Is the Personal Political? Five Takeaways From Gavin Newsom’s New Book
This is not the book that Gavin Newsom says he set out to write. In fact, it’s not even the book he initially wrote. That book had been more about his governorship, California and his state’s relationship to the country. It would have fit neatly in the well-worn genre of...
Measles Cases Prompt Quarantine, Other Steps at ICE Facility in Texas, DHS Says
U.S. immigration officials have quarantined some migrants and halted "all movement" after two measles cases were confirmed among detainees at its facility in south Texas, the Department of Homeland Security said on Monday. The cases at Dilley Immigration Processing Center were confirmed by the state's health department on Saturday, DHS...
Trump Says Mexico Will Stop Sending Oil to Energy-Starved Cuba
President Donald Trump said on Monday that Mexico would stop sending oil to Cuba as he ramped up a pressure campaign on the Caribbean nation. "Mexico is gonna cease sending them oil," Trump told reporters in the White House Oval Office. He did not elaborate on why he believed this...
Iran, US to Hold Nuclear Talks on Friday as Trump Warns Tehran
Iran and the United States will resume nuclear talks on Friday in Turkey, Iranian and U.S. officials told Reuters on Monday, and U.S. President Donald Trump warned that with big U.S. warships heading to Iran, bad things would probably happen if a deal could not be reached. U.S. Special Envoy...
Before the Walls Come Down: What I Remember From the Old Bee Building
When the news broke that the old Fresno Bee building in west Fresno was going to be torn down, it stirred a deep wave of nostalgia tied to my 48 years at the newspaper. It also brought a sobering realization: A place that once mattered so much to so many people will...
Having an Issue With the Starbucks App? So Are Other Users
The Starbucks mobile application experienced a possible outage Monday, according to Downdetector.com. More than a 1,100 users had reported problems with the platform as of 1:55 p.m. PST, according to Downdetector, which tracks outages by collecting status reports from multiple sources. — Connect with Anthony W. Haddad on social media. Got a...
Trump Says Republicans Should ‘Nationalize’ Voting in at Least 15 Places
President Donald Trump said on Monday that Republicans should "nationalize" and "take over" voting in at least 15 unspecified places, reiterating his false claims that U.S. elections are marred by widespread fraud. In a podcast interview with his former FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino, Trump -- who continues to claim...
Palantir CEO Defends Surveillance Tech as US Government Contracts Boost Sales
Palantir Technologies CEO Alex Karp defended the firm's surveillance technology as it reported a big jump in sales on Monday, saying it has safeguards to prevent government overreach, without mentioning U.S. immigration enforcement efforts in Minnesota that have drawn widespread protests. The data analytics company said revenue derived from the...