An advocacy group is suing Fresno County over the passage of an ordinance restricting how many registered sex offenders can live at a single location. The Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws, Inc. filed the lawsuit Jan. 26 in Fresno County Superior Court, claiming the ordinance adopted Jan. 6 by...
Iranian Boats Approach US-Flagged Tanker in Strait of Hormuz, Maritime Sources Say
A group of Iranian gunboats approached a U.S.-flagged tanker in the Strait of Hormuz north of Oman, maritime sources and a security consultancy said on Tuesday. The Iranian boats ordered the tanker, the Stena Imperative, to stop its engine and prepare to be boarded before it could speed up and...
New York Attorney General to Deploy Observers to Document ICE Raids
Letitia James, the New York attorney general, announced Tuesday that her office would deploy legal observers to document raids conducted by federal immigration authorities across the state. The observers, outfitted with purple vests, could be sent to where immigration raids are unfolding to serve as “neutral witnesses on the ground,”...
Republican Steve Hilton Flexes His Muscle in CA Governor Fundraising
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Republican Steve Hilton is pulling in more campaign cash than nearly all other candidates in a tepid fundraising cycle for California governor in a wide-open race with no clear frontrunners, campaign finance reports filed Monday show. Hilton, a...
NASA Delays Artemis II Moon Launch to March After Hydrogen Leaks
NASA announced Tuesday that it would not try to launch astronauts on an around-the-moon trip until at least March. The decision was made after the agency was unable to complete a countdown rehearsal that started Sunday. NASA officials had hoped that the Artemis II mission, which would be the first...
Trump Seeks $1 Billion From Harvard as Deal Proves Elusive
President Donald Trump said his administration was seeking $1 billion from Harvard to settle probes into school policies, after a news report that said Trump had dropped his demand for a payment from the Ivy League school. The Trump administration has been threatening to withhold federal funds from Harvard and...
US House Struggles to Advance Trump-Backed Deal to End Shutdown
The U.S. House of Representatives struggled on Tuesday to advance a spending bill that would end a government shutdown as two Republicans joined Democrats to oppose it in a procedural vote. The legislation would fund defense, healthcare, labor, education, housing and other agencies until October, and temporarily extend funding for...
‘They Couldn’t Break Me’: A Protester, the White House and a Doctored Photo
WASHINGTON — When Nekima Levy Armstrong was transported from the federal courthouse in St. Paul, Minnesota, to the Sherburne County Jail with three layers of shackles on her body — around her wrists, waist and feet — it was the closest, she said, that she had ever felt to slavery....
Rep. David Valadao Voted for Medi-Cal Cuts. Will Voters Hold It Against Him?
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. California Rep. David Valadao has some explaining to do. Nearly two-thirds of constituents in his Central Valley district — approximately 527,000 Californians — are enrolled in Medi-Cal, the state Medicaid program that provides health care coverage to low-income...
Valley Crime Stoppers’ Most Wanted Person of the Day: Nickoal Ciairra Diaz
February 3, 2026 Most Wanted Person of the Day Suspect Name: Nickoal Ciairra Diaz Suspects Date of Birth: September 3, 1986 Physical Description: Hispanic Female, 5’ 7, 180 lbs., Brown Hair, Brown Eyes. Charges: Stolen vehicle Warrant Number: F26900629 Synopsis of the Case: Nickoal Ciairra Diaz is wanted on a...