WASHINGTON — Trump administration officials have ordered FBI agents to gather documents about a decade-old investigation into a Democratic member of Congress and his ties to a suspected Chinese spy, according to people familiar with the matter. The effort has alarmed law enforcement officials who said they feared the material...
Montana Libertarian Vows to Introduce Bill Drafting Lindsey Graham Into War
A long-shot Libertarian Senate candidate in Montana vowed to introduce legislation that would draft Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham into any military conflict he publicly supports if elected, The Hill reported. “I’m running for U.S. Senate. If elected, the first bill I introduce will draft Lindsey Graham into any conflict he...
San Francisco Authorities Detain 85 Cyclists Attempting Bay Bridge Takeover
California Highway Patrol and San Francisco Police Department officers prevented a large group of bicyclists from entering the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge on Saturday, issuing 85 citations and seizing 85 bicycles. The CHP alerted SFPD to the group, which was riding recklessly through city streets and was believed to be...
Wells Fargo Users Report Widespread Login Issues, Downdetector Reports
Thousands of users reported problems logging into Wells Fargo online accounts Monday morning, according to Downdetector.com. More than 4,000 outage reports had been submitted as of 7:53 a.m. PT. Most users said they were experiencing login issues. Update at 8:07 a.m. More than 6,000 users have now reported an issue...
YouTube Down for Thousands, Downdetector Reports
YouTube is reportedly down for thousands of users on Monday, according to Downdetector.com. There were more than 3,000 reports of issues with the platform as of 7:50 a.m. PT, according to Downdetector, which tracks outages from a number of sources. Most users reported an issue with the mobile application. —...
Fresno County Solo Crash Kills Driver on Kearney Boulevard
A driver was killed Saturday evening in a solo crash, according to the California Highway Patrol. The crash was reported about 5:10 p.m. Saturday on Kearney Boulevard west of Dickenson Avenue in Fresno County, the CHP said. CHP officers and emergency medical personnel responded to the scene and found EMS...
Trump Claims Progress in Talks to End War, Then Again Threatens Intense Attacks
President Donald Trump said Sunday that Iran had agreed to allow 20 more oil cargo ships to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial shipping route for oil and gas, casting Iran’s decision as a sign that negotiations to end the war were underway. Hours later, two Chinese-owned commercial...
Israeli Fire Kills Five in Gaza and the West Bank, Medics Say
An Israeli air strike killed at least three people in the Gaza Strip on Monday, local health officials said, in the latest round of violence since a U.S.-brokered ceasefire took effect more than five months ago. Medics said three people were killed and two others wounded when an Israeli plane...
Air Canada CEO Michael Rousseau to Retire After French Flub
Air Canada CEO Michael Rousseau will retire by the end of the third quarter, the airline said on Monday, in the wake of a recent backlash for offering condolences after a fatal crash in English and not in French, one of the country's two official languages. Prime Minister Mark Carney...
Major US Airports Return to Normal as TSA Workers Get Paid
Major U.S. airports that suffered massive disruptions for weeks after 50,000 Transportation Security Administration security officers went unpaid since mid-February say operations are returning to normal. Airports in Baltimore, Houston, New York, New Orleans and Dallas, which have all experienced massive delays in recent weeks, all reported very short lines...