Police in Madera investigated a traffic collision Sunday at East Yosemite Avenue and D Street that temporarily closed the intersection in all directions, the department said in a statement. Officers later determined one of the drivers was operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol and arrested him for booking...
Gaza Crossing to Egypt Reopens in Step Forward for Fragile Ceasefire
JERUSALEM — The sole border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt reopened Monday after being largely closed for 20 months, a step forward in Israel’s ceasefire with Hamas. The reopening of the crossing, in the Rafah area of southern Gaza, will for the first time allow some Palestinians who...
‘Melania’ Arrives With Strong Box Office Showing for a Documentary
LOS ANGELES — Amazon’s gold-plated rollout for Melania Trump’s documentary is likely to result in opening-weekend ticket sales of roughly $8.1 million in the United States and Canada, box office analysts projected Saturday. That would give “Melania” the best start for a documentary (excluding concert films) in 14 years. It...
Wall Street Mixed as Markets Assess Commodity Selloff, Earnings
The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq seesawed between gains and losses on Monday, as markets absorbed a sharp selloff in precious metals at the start of a week packed with corporate earnings and key economic data. Gold dropped as much as 6% and silver tumbled 10% before recovering some losses,...
Trump Blames Boredom, Not Sleep, for Closed Eyes During Cabinet Meeting
Sleeping or bored? For U.S. President Donald Trump, it's in the eye of the beholder. Trump on Thursday said he was not asleep, just bored, during his cabinet meeting in December, when he shut his eyes for several extended periods. "Some people said, he closed his eyes. Look, it got...
Demond Wilson, Long-Suffering Son on ‘Sanford and Son,’ Dies at 79
Demond Wilson, the actor who starred as Lamont, a young man in constant comic battle with his junk-dealer father on “Sanford and Son,” the popular 1970s series, died Friday at his home in the Coachella Valley area of California. He was 79. The death was confirmed by his son Christopher...
Top US, Israeli Generals Meet at Pentagon Amid Soaring Iran Tensions
The top U.S. and Israeli generals held talks at the Pentagon on Friday amid soaring tensions with Iran, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Sunday, speaking on condition of anonymity. The officials did not offer details about the closed-door discussions between U.S. General Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint...
They Said They Weren’t Close to Epstein. New Documents Show Otherwise.
They said they didn’t really know Jeffrey Epstein that well. They were disgusted by him right off the bat. They were just drawn to his intellect or love of science or business acumen. They didn’t know about his abuse of women and girls. They deeply regretted associating with him. In...
Democrat Menefee Wins Texas Special Election for US House Seat
WASHINGTON — Democrat Christian Menefee won a Texas special election for the U.S. House of Representatives on Saturday, the Associated Press reported, a result that will narrow Republicans' already slender majority in the chamber. Democrats Menefee, 37, a former Harris County attorney, and Amanda Edwards, 44, a former Houston city...
Fresno to Close Lanes on Palm and Nees Avenues for Median Work
Lane reductions are scheduled to begin Monday on Palm and Nees avenues due to contractor median work for a new housing development, the city of Fresno said. Starting at 9 a.m. Monday, northbound Palm Avenue at Nees Avenue will be reduced to one right-turn lane. Nees Avenue will also be...