TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — U.S. Rep. LaMonica McIver was indicted Tuesday on federal charges alleging she assaulted and interfered with immigration officers outside a New Jersey detention center while Newark’s mayor was being arrested after he tried to join a congressional oversight visit at the facility. Acting U.S. Attorney for...
US Military Bases to Restore Names Changed After Racial Justice Protests, Trump Says
FORT BRAGG, North Carolina (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the military would rename bases which were changed after racial justice protests in 2023, including reverting to Fort Lee originally named after Civil War-era Confederate commander Robert E. Lee. Under the Trump administration, the Pentagon has already renamed...
Clovis Councilmember Basgall Says He Won’t Run for Re-Election
Matt Basgall says it's hard to run the city of Clovis from the other side of the dais. Basgall, a one-term city councilmember, plans to keep it that way. The city's former police chief announced Monday night at the council meeting he will not seek re-election in 2026. He told...
An Unknowing Fresno County Gave Community Medical $2.7M While Hospital Engaged in Kickback Scheme
While Community Health System was involved in an alleged scheme rewarding doctors for their referrals with expensive liquor, cigars, and a state-of-the-art lounge, it accepted $2.7 million from Fresno County for new medical equipment. At the time, county officials had no idea of what was transpiring within Community as the...
Wall Street Ends Higher as Investors Track Progress of US-China Trade Talks
(Reuters) - The S&P 500 ended higher on Tuesday, lifted by a rally in Tesla as investors bet on positive results from U.S.-China trade talks aimed at defusing a tariff dispute that has roiled global markets this year. Wall Street expects improved trade terms after relief from a preliminary deal...
Israel Strikes Hodeidah Port, Threatens Naval, Air Blockade
DUBAI (Reuters) -Israel stepped up pressure on Yemen's Houthis on Tuesday, deploying its navy to hit targets in the Red Sea port of Hodeidah and threatening the Iran-aligned movement with a naval and air blockade if attacks on Israel persist. Houthi-run Al Masirah TV said Israel carried out two strikes...
Trump Warns Protests at Army Parade Will Be Met With Force
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump warned people on Tuesday against protesting at the weekend military parade in Washington marking the U.S. Army's 250th anniversary. "For those people that want to protest, they're going to be met with very big force," Trump told reporters in the White House's Oval Office....
Britain and Allies Sanction Israeli Far-Right Ministers for ‘Inciting Violence’
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain and four other nations on Tuesday imposed sanctions on two far-right Israeli ministers, Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich, accusing them of repeatedly inciting violence against Palestinians in the West Bank. Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Norway joined Britain in freezing the assets and imposing travel bans on...
Trump Aide Criticizes Mexican President on Los Angeles Protests
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Tuesday criticized Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum for comments she said encouraged protests like those that have broken out in Los Angeles against immigration raids. In a press conference on Monday, Sheinbaum criticized violent acts during the protests and asked U.S....
Do Americans Support Trump’s Use of Marines in LA? The Numbers Might Shock You
A YouGov survey conducted Tuesday indicates that 47% of adults in the United States disapprove of the President Donald Trump's decision to deploy Marines to the deportation protests in Los Angeles. That compares to 34% who approve the president's move, which will cost taxpayers $134 million for the 60-day deployment...