LOS ANGELES — Police swiftly enforced a curfew in downtown Los Angeles, making arrests moments after it took effect, while deploying officers on horseback and using crowd-control projectiles to break up a group of hundreds demonstrating against President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown. Members of the National Guard stood watch behind...
California Governor Says ‘Democracy Is Under Assault’ by Trump as Feds Intervene in LA Protests
LOS ANGELES — Calling President Donald Trump a threat to the American way of life, Gov. Gavin Newsom depicted the federal military intervention in Los Angeles as the onset of a much broader effort by Trump to overturn political and cultural norms at the heart of the nation's democracy. In...
Nintendo Switch 2 Smashes Record as Company’s Fastest-Selling Console
TOKYO — Japan's Nintendo said on Wednesday it had sold more than 3.5 million Switch 2 units in the first four days after its launch, making the console the company's fastest-selling gaming device to date. Last month, the Kyoto-based company forecast Switch 2 sales would reach 15 million during the...
Machado Pounds Devastated Dodgers Pitching Staff in Easy Padres Win
SAN DIEGO — Manny Machado had three hits and drove in five runs, Luis Arraez had three hits and scored four times, and the San Diego Padres capitalized on the Los Angeles Dodgers' lack of major league pitchers for an 11-1 victory Tuesday night. Dylan Cease (2-5) struck out 11...
Giants Edge Rockies on Yastrzemski’s RBI. They’ve Won 6 Straight Games by 1 Run
DENVER — Mike Yastrzemski hit a go-ahead single in a four-run ninth inning, and the San Francisco Giants beat Colorado Rockies 6-5 on Tuesday night for their sixth win in a row — all by one run. Colorado has lost four straight following its first three-game winning streak and fell...
US Rep. LaMonica McIver Indicted on Federal Charges From Skirmish at New Jersey Immigration Center
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...