A Porterville man wanted on a felony warrant was arrested earlier this month, leading investigators to seize multiple firearms, including ghost guns, ammunition and methamphetamine, authorities said. On Jan. 9, members of the Tulare County Agencies Regional Gun Violence Enforcement Team, working with the Tulare County Sheriff’s Department’s Tulare Area...
Cuban Immigrant Was Killed in ICE Custody, Family Says in Legal Filing
A Cuban immigrant died at the hands of guards in a federal detention facility in El Paso, Texas, according to his family members, who on Tuesday asked a court to block the deportation of two people who they say witnessed the death or the moments leading up to it. The...
Trump Tells Davos the US Will Not Use Force to Gain Greenland
President Donald Trump ruled out the use of force in his bid to control Greenland on Wednesday, but said in a speech in Davos that no other country can secure the Danish territory. "People thought I would use force, but I don't have to use force," Trump said at the World...
EU Lawmakers Stall US Trade Deal in Protest Over Greenland
The European Parliament has decided to suspend its work on the European Union's trade deal with the United States in protest at U.S. President Donald Trump's demands to acquire Greenland and threats of tariffs on European allies who oppose his plan. The EU assembly has been debating legislative proposals to...
US Billionaires Get $1.5 Trillion Richer in One Year Under Trump
The total wealth of America's billionaire class jumped by 22% during 2025, rising from $6.7 trillion to $8.2 trillion, according to a new report from Americans for Tax Fairness based on Forbes data. The world’s richest man, Elon Musk, is now worth over $700 billion, and the 14 wealthiest billionaires...
Paramount+ Down for Thousands, Downdetector Shows
Paramount+ experienced a possible outage Tuesday, with thousands of users reporting issues, according to Downdetector.com. More than 2,000 users had reported problems with the platform as of 5:16 p.m. PT, according to Downdetector, which tracks outages by collecting status reports from multiple sources. Most users reporting issues say they’re experiencing...
DOGE Employees Shared Social Security Data, Court Filing Shows
WASHINGTON — Employees with the Department of Government Efficiency who were detailed to the Social Security Administration last March shared sensitive data through a nonsecure third party-server, in violation of agency security policies, the Justice Department disclosed in a court filing. The Social Security Administration does not know what data...
Apple Music Down for Thousands of Users, Downdetector Reports
Apple Music experienced a possible outage Tuesday, with thousands of users reporting issues, according to Downdetector.com. More than 2,000 users had reported problems with the platform as of 4:43 p.m. PT, according to Downdetector, which tracks outages by collecting status reports from multiple sources. Most users reporting issues say they’re...
Trump Signs Order to Restrict Wall Street Firms From Buying Single-Family Homes
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday aiming to stop Wall Street investors from competing with individual homebuyers, the White House said. Trump's order directs his administration to issue guidance within 60 days to impose restrictions on the sale of single-family homes, according to the text of the...
Thousands Protest Against Trump Immigration Policies
Jan 20 - Thousands of U.S. workers and students marched through cities and university campuses on Tuesday in opposition to the immigration policies of President Donald Trump. On the first anniversary of Trump's second term, protests sprang up across the country against his aggressive immigration crackdown that prompted outrage after...