U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Susan Monarez has left the agency less than a month after being sworn in, a Trump administration official told Reuters on Wednesday. The Washington Post first reported Monarez was being ousted and on her way out earlier on Wednesday, citing multiple Trump...
Valley Crime Stoppers’ Most Wanted Person of the Day: Mario Garcia
August 27, 2025 Most Wanted Person of the Day Suspect Name: Mario Garcia Suspects Date of Birth: July 26, 1978 Physical Description: Hispanic male, 5'0", 150 lbs., Black Hair, Brown Eyes. Charges: Discharging a firearm with gross negligence Warrant Number: F25012399 Synopsis of the Case: Mario Garcia is wanted on...
Shooter Kills Two Minneapolis Schoolchildren in Church, Injures 17
MINNEAPOLIS — Two children were killed and 17 other people were wounded on Wednesday at a Minneapolis Catholic school when a shooter dressed in black opened fire on students attending Mass on the third day of school, authorities said. The assailant fired through the windows at students sitting in pews...
Did Fresno Restaurateur Bobby Salazar Commit Arson? Feds Lay Out Their Case
Bobby Salazar, the popular restaurant owner accused of two counts of arson related to insurance fraud, appeared in Fresno federal court Wednesday. He did not enter a plea as he had not hired a defense attorney. U.S. Magistrate Judge Barbara McAuliffe delayed arraignment until Thursday at 2 p.m. Salazar appeared...
Hanford Police Arrest Two Teens After Shootouts Leave 17-Year-Old Wounded
A 17-year-old boy was shot multiple times but is expected to survive after a series of shootings in Hanford that led to the arrests of two juvenile suspects, police said Wednesday. Officers responded Monday afternoon to reports of gunfire near the Western States Inn at 11th Avenue and Davis Street,...
US CDC Director Being Ousted Weeks Into Job, Washington Post Reports
WASHINGTON— Susan Monarez, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is being ousted from the position less than a month after being sworn in, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday, citing multiple Trump administration officials familiar with the matter. The Washington Post did not cite a reason...
Israeli Foreign Minister Saar Says There Will Not Be a Palestinian State
WASHINGTON — Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar, asked on Wednesday what the plan was for a Palestinian state, said there would not be any. Saar made the comment to reporters following a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington that the foreign minister described as "very good."...
All UN Security Council Members, Except US, Say Famine in Gaza Is ‘Man-Made Crisis’
UNITED NATIONS — All United Nations Security Council members, except the United States, on Wednesday said the famine in Gaza was a “manmade crisis” and warned that the use of starvation as a weapon of war is banned under international humanitarian law. In a joint statement, the 14 council members...
Trump’s Tax Bill Expands 0% Capital Gains Eligibility in 2025
CNBC reported that some investors could benefit from paying no federal taxes on certain investment profits in 2025 under President Donald Trump’s “big beautiful bill,” financial experts say. For 2025, single filers qualify for the 0% long-term capital gains rate with taxable income of $48,350 or less, while married couples...
Second-Highest Unemployment Rate Still In California
This article was republished from The Center Square. See their article here. California continues to have America's second-highest unemployment rate, according to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics report. California’s unemployment rate was 5.5% in July. The only place with a worse rate was Washington, D.C., at 6%, the...