President Donald Trump threatened on Monday to impose 200% tariffs on French wine, including Champagne, if President Emmanuel Macron of France declined to join his proposed “Board of Peace” for the Gaza Strip. France was among the countries the Trump administration invited last week to join the body, which Trump...
Merced County Rollover Crash Claims Life of Turlock Woman
A 41-year-old woman from Turlock was killed Monday night in a solo rollover crash in Merced County, according to the California Highway Patrol. The crash was reported at about 7:44 p.m. near Meadow Drive and West Lane, where officers found a pickup truck that had overturned and an adult female...
Clovis Police Confirms ICE Operation After Video Sparks Online Panic
A video circulating online Monday caused widespread concern and social media panic because it showed what appeared to be Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity on Willow and Shepherd avenues in Clovis. The Clovis Police Department said that it was aware of ICE activity in the city Monday morning and confirmed...
Valley Crime Stoppers’ Most Wanted Person of the Day: Talib Amir Rashad
January 20, 2026 Most Wanted Person of the Day Suspect Name: Talib Amir Rashad Suspects Date of Birth: March 21, 1991 Physical Description: Black Male, 5’ 11, 205 lbs., Black Hair, Brown Eyes. Charges: Assault with a deadly weapon Warrant Number: F25906258 Synopsis of the Case: Talib Amir Rashad is...
Trump Issues MLK Day Proclamation After Criticism
President Donald Trump proclaimed Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday evening, after he was criticized by civil rights activists for breaking from tradition by failing to recognize King’s legacy or attending commemorations of the holiday. In the past, presidents issued statements about King even before the federal holiday. Toward...
Dollar Lower as Investors Reignite ‘Sell America’ Trade
The dollar was set for its largest daily fall in over a month on Tuesday, after White House threats to Europe over the future of Greenland triggered a broad selloff across U.S. stocks and government bonds, and drove the euro and the pound higher. The dollar index, which measures the...
President Trump’s Proposals To Address Living Costs
President Donald Trump, under pressure to address voter affordability concerns ahead of congressional elections this year, has recently pushed a number of major policy proposals aimed at boosting home ownership and reining in living costs. Several of the proposals align the Republican president with Democratic lawmakers who have pushed such...
Wall Street Slides to Near Three-Week Low as Greenland Dispute Triggers Global Sell-Off
Wall Street's main indexes slid to a near three-week low on Tuesday, as investors were spooked by fresh tariff threats from President Donald Trump against Europe amid a dispute over control of Greenland. U.S. traders came back from a market holiday to a risk-off wave already in motion, pushing gold...
CA Counties Must Jump Through New Hoops for Homelessness Funds
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Gov. Gavin Newsom has threatened many times to withhold state homelessness funds from cities and counties that aren’t doing enough to get people off the streets. This year, those threats seem more real than ever. Newsom’s administration and...
Before Urban Raids, Border Patrol Tested Tactics in California’s Kern County
Before the Border Patrol embarked on its high-profile raids in Los Angeles; Chicago; Charlotte, North Carolina; New Orleans and Minneapolis, it tried out its tactics a year ago in Kern County, in California’s agricultural heartland. A lawsuit filed against the federal government over its operations in Bakersfield and other parts...