The S&P 500 touched a record high and angled for its fifth advance in a row on Tuesday with a mixed reception for the latest earnings reports and a steep selloff in health insurers countering optimism ahead of megacap reports. UnitedHealth led losses in healthcare stocks and in the Dow...
Dollar Sinks to Four-Year Low as Intervention Risk Lifts Yen
The U.S. dollar sank to a near four-year low against a basket of currencies on Tuesday, as traders kept watch for possible coordinated currency intervention by U.S. and Japanese authorities and this week's Federal Reserve interest rate decision. The dollar has been under intense pressure this month from factors including...
US House Democratic Leaders Threaten Noem With Impeachment
Democratic leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday said if Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is not fired "immediately," they will begin impeachment proceedings against her. "The violence unleashed on the American people by the Department of Homeland Security must end forthwith. Kristi Noem should be fired immediately,...
Fresno 103 MPH Traffic Stop Uncovers DUI, Loaded Gun, Drugs, and Illegal Fireworks
A late-night traffic stop by the California Highway Patrol in Fresno led to multiple arrests and the seizure of drugs, a loaded gun, and illegal fireworks, the agency said on Tuesday. A CHP motor officer stopped a vehicle for speeding at 103 mph. During the stop, officers determined the driver...
Person Critical After Being Shot in Border Patrol Incident in Arizona, NBC News Reports
The U.S. Border Patrol was involved in a shooting in Arizona on Tuesday, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said in a statement, adding that his office was working with the FBI and Customs and Border Protection to look into the incident. NBC News earlier reported, citing a Pima County Sheriff...
Kyle Rittenhouse Is Once Again a Lightning Rod Online
As Americans vented, grieved and, in some cases, justified the killing of Alex Pretti by federal immigration officers over the weekend, they turned, as they often do, to social media. In the hours after the shooting, as the Trump administration rushed to push a narrative that Pretti was a “domestic...
Instagram Down for Thousands of Users, Downdetector Shows
Instagram experienced a possible outage Tuesday, according to Downdetector.com. More than 2,800 users had reported problems with the platform as of 11:39 a.m. PST, according to Downdetector, which tracks outages by collecting status reports from multiple sources. Most users reporting problems to Downdetector said they were experiencing issues with the...
Senate Subcommittee to Hold Hearing on Proposed Netflix-Warner Bros Deal
The U.S. Senate judiciary committee said on Tuesday that its antitrust subcommittee will next week hold a hearing regarding a proposed tie-up between Netflix and Warner Brothers. — (Reporting by Costas Pitas)
UC Merced Highlights $1.1 Billion Annual Impact
A new study commissioned by UC Merced shows the university generating more than $1 billion in local impact annually, employing thousands in the county, and generating valuable research. More than 30 years after opening, the study finds the university providing one in every 15 jobs in Merced, advancing the region's...
Luke Bryan Returns to Clovis for Farm Tour 2026
Country superstar Luke Bryan will be returning to Clovis in May after including the city once again in his Farm Tour. An announcement on social media Tuesday showed that Bryan would play at the Owens Mountain Parkway on May 15 as part of the tour. At the time of this...