A decades-old policy meant to combat the harms of school segregation in Los Angeles was challenged in federal court Tuesday by a conservative group that says the policy discriminates against white students. The policy dates back to the 1970s, when the Los Angeles school district, the nation’s second-largest, was under...
Fresno Police Seek Public’s Help Finding Missing 61-Year-Old Man
Fresno police are searching for a 61-year-old man who was reported missing after he was last seen late Sunday night in northwest Fresno. Juventino Hurtado was last seen around 10:30 p.m. in the area of North Weber Avenue near West Clinton Avenue, according to the Fresno Police Department. Police said...
How War With China Begins
TAIPEI, Taiwan — The first warning sign might be quiet moves by Beijing to move financial assets away from Western countries that might freeze them in a war. A second might be patriotic campaigns in China calling on citizens to donate blood. Then, amid troop movements and debates about whether...
Wall Street Ends Lower Amid Global Selloff on Trump Greenland Tariff Threats
All three major Wall Street indexes closed well down on Tuesday, joining other global stock markets in a broad selloff triggered by concerns that fresh tariff threats from President Donald Trump against Europe could signal renewed market volatility. The risk-off wave helped vault gold to fresh record highs, knocked stocks...
US VP JD Vance and Usha Vance to Welcome Fourth Child in July
Vice President JD Vance and his wife, Usha, will welcome their fourth child, a boy, in July, the couple said in a joint statement on Tuesday. Usha Vance announced the news on the second lady's X account, where the pair said she and the baby were "doing well." "During this...
Trump on Greenland: We’ll Work out Something to Make US and NATO ‘Very Happy’
The United States and NATO will come to an agreement on the future of Greenland that will satisfy both sides, U.S. President Donald Trump told a press conference on Tuesday. Earlier in the day, Trump had said there was "no going back" on his goal to control Greenland, refusing to...
Madera Woman, a Former County Worker, Pleads Guilty to Stealing CalFresh Benefits
A former Madera County benefits eligibility worker pleaded guilty Tuesday to aggravated identity theft for stealing identities and fraudulently obtaining CalFresh benefits, U.S. Attorney Eric Grant announced. Leticia Mariscal, 55, of Madera, admitted to using county databases between July 2022 and June 2025 to access personal information of individuals who...
Trump Considers Role in Venezuela for Machado
WASHINGTON, Jan 20 - President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he was considering involving Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado in some capacity in her country, but did not say what role she could play. “We're talking to her and maybe we can get her involved some way. I'd love...
Fresno Crash Sends Vehicle Into Power Pole During Foggy Conditions
An early-morning crash in Fresno caused a vehicle to run off the road, strike a power pole and overturn onto its side, according to the California Highway Patrol’s Fresno office said Tuesday. View this post on Instagram A post shared by CHP Fresno (@chp_fresno) CHP said the crash...
US Will Soon Target Drugs Coming in by Land, Trump Says
President Donald Trump on Tuesday said his administration would "very shortly" start targeting drugs coming into the United States by land, after he claimed strikes by U.S. forces on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean have reduced the amount of drugs coming into the U.S. by...