WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican U.S. House Representative Mark Green said on Monday that he will resign from Congress to take up an offer from the private sector after the House votes again on President Donald Trump's sweeping tax and spending bill. “Recently, I was offered an opportunity in the private...
UN Says Most Flour Delivered in Gaza Looted or Taken by Starving People
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations said on Monday that it has only been able to bring minimal flour into Gaza since Israel lifted an aid blockade three weeks ago and that has mostly been looted by armed gangs or taken by starving Palestinians. The organization has transported 4,600...
EU Confident It Will Avoid 500% US Tariffs Tied to Russian Energy Imports
The European Union is expressing confidence that it will avoid sweeping 500% U.S. tariffs proposed under a new Senate bill targeting countries that continue buying Russian energy, Euro News reported. The legislation, backed by Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham and Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal, would impose secondary sanctions to pressure Russia...
Trump Says Iran Is Involved in Gaza Hostage Negotiations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Monday Iran is involved in negotiations aimed at arranging a ceasefire-for-hostages deal between Israel and Hamas. "Gaza right now is in the midst of a massive negotiation between us and Hamas and Israel, and Iran actually is involved, and we'll see what's...
First the National Guard, Will the Marines Be Next at LA Riots?
Following the deployment of 2,000 California Army National Guard soldiers to protect federal personnel and property in Los Angeles, news reports say 700 Marines are being deployed to the area. However, Gov. Gavin Newsom's office says they're being moved from one base to another. "At this time, the information we...
Hundreds Peacefully Protest ICE Raids in Downtown Fresno
While Los Angeles rioted, hundreds of protesters gathered peacefully in downtown Fresno, protesting immigration raids in California. With chants of "La Migra has got to go," and "abolish ICE," speakers in Spanish and English advocated for immigrants. Protesters met shortly before noon in the plaza at the Robert E. Coyle...
A Trump Family Project Spurs Resignations and a Criminal Charge in Serbia
WASHINGTON — Over the past year, the Trump family has zoomed around the world signing one new real estate development after another, often involving foreign governments, raising a litany of ethical concerns. But only one of those has led to a publicly announced criminal investigation of local officials. And the...
Sly Stone, Maestro of a Multifaceted, Hitmaking Band, Dies at 82
Sly Stone, the influential, eccentric and preternaturally rhythmic singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer whose run of hits in the late 1960s and early ’70s with his band the Family Stone could be dance anthems, political documents or both, died Monday in Los Angeles. He was 82. The cause was “a...
Kennedy Overhauls US CDC Vaccine Panel, Replacing All 17 Members
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has fired all members sitting on a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention panel of vaccine experts and is reconstituting the committee, his department said on Monday. Kennedy removed all 17 members of the CDC's Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices, the...
Health Care Is a Lifeline. The Central Valley Deserves Better.
When I talk about health care, it’s personal. My mother is a two-time cancer survivor, fighting a lifelong battle with leukemia. She’s alive today because she had access to quality, affordable health care — something no family should ever have to fight for, and something far too many still lack...