The leader of Lebanon's Iran-aligned Hezbollah movement, Naim Qassem, said on Monday that his group was concerned about confronting Washington's threat against Iran, particularly any threat against Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Tensions between Iran and the United States have grown following a severe crackdown on protests across Iran in...
US Aircraft Carrier Enters Middle East Region, Officials Say
A U.S. aircraft carrier and supporting warships have arrived in the Middle East, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Monday, expanding President Donald Trump's capabilities to defend U.S. forces, or potentially take military action against Iran. The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and several guided-missile destroyers have crossed into the...
DHS Cited Foreign Students’ Writings and Protests Before Their Arrests
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Marco Rubio personally approved the deportation of five student activists last year after receiving memos largely describing their participation in pro-Palestinian protests and their writings about the war in the Gaza Strip, according to internal government documents unsealed by a federal judge Thursday. The documents...
Online Posts Show More Undocumented Immigrants in Red States. Is It True?
Following a December 2025 immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota, social media posts circulated highlighting the state’s estimated population of people living in the U.S. without legal status. Posts claimed about 130,000 unauthorized immigrants reside in Minnesota, compared with 2.1 million in Texas and 1.6 million in Florida, Snopes reports. The...
Can Pro Soccer Return to Fresno? Dyer Optimistic.
Fresno is getting soccer fever — just in time for the 2026 World Cup. The world’s best soccer teams are coming to North America later this year. Meanwhile, Mayor Jerry Dyer is negotiating for Fresno to get its piece of the pitch. Earlier this month, Dyer announced negotiations with the...
Spain Will Not Join Trump’s Board of Peace, Reuters Reports
Spain will not take part in the Board of Peace initiative launched by U.S. President Donald Trump to address global conflicts, citing its commitment to multilateralism and the United Nations system, Reuters reported. “We appreciate the invitation, but we decline,” Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez told reporters late Thursday after...
CHP Pursuit of Stolen Vehicle Ends in Crash in Merced
A pursuit of a stolen vehicle ended Sunday afternoon when the suspect crashed into a tree in Merced, authorities said. The California Highway Patrol’s Merced office said it received a call from a victim who was actively following their stolen vehicle, which had been reported taken from a church earlier...
Killing Prompts Only a Defiant Response From Trump
Minneapolis on Saturday, President Donald Trump was in the Oval Office, where an aide, Natalie Harp, sat close by with a laptop. Along with input from aides who called throughout the day by phone, the two pumped out several presidential social media posts that blamed local law enforcement officials and...
Winter Storm Snarls US Travel, Forces Mass Flight Cancellations
A powerful winter storm sweeping across much of the United States forced airlines to cancel thousands of flights and delay hundreds on Monday, as freezing rain and heavy snowfall disrupted travel and snarled transportation networks. About 3,900 flights were canceled and more than 1,500 delayed as of early Monday, FlightAware...
31,000 Nurses to Strike at Kaiser Permanente in California, Hawaii, Union Says
Around 31,000 registered nurses and healthcare professionals will go on strike at Kaiser Permanente's facilities in California and Hawaii on Monday, a union said. "Kaiser management unlawfully undermined contract negotiations and attempted to intimidate workers exercising their legal right to strike," the United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care...