Iran temporarily closed most of its airspace Wednesday amid nationwide protests and heightened tensions with the United States, according to flight tracking data reported by the New York Post. A Notice to Air Missions issued by Tehran shortly after 5 p.m. ET barred all flights except international flights entering or...
US Senate Blocks Effort to Rein in Trump’s Venezuela War Powers
U.S. Senate Republicans voted on Wednesday against a resolution that would have barred President Donald Trump from further military action in Venezuela without Congress' authorization, after the Republican president put pressure on party members who had supported it. The vote was 51-50 for a point of order that blocked the...
Greenlanders Watch Nervously for Signs From White House Talks
In a blue wooden house perched above Nuuk's sprawling fjord, Liv Aurora Jensen sat in her living room surrounded by the trappings of Greenlandic life — handmade cutting boards and ceramics, and Greenland's red and white flags tucked in beside a potted plant. With her husband Peter Jensen and their...
Reddit Service Down for Thousands, Downdetector Reports Show
Reddit experienced a possible outage Wednesday, with thousands of users reporting issues, according to Downdetector.com. More than 2,600 users had reported problems with the platform as of 2:55 p.m. PT, according to Downdetector, which tracks outages by collecting status reports from multiple sources. Most users reporting problems to Downdetector said...
Building Homes Is a Top Priority for California Democrats Again This Year. Voters Could Get a Say
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. California lawmakers showed historic enthusiasm for the abundance movement last year as they passed sweeping housing laws that roll back landmark environmental reviews for most urban developments and allow denser housing near transit — ambitious endeavors that would...
Trump and Venezuelan Leader Rodriguez Tout Positive Phone Call
President Donald Trump spoke with Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez by phone on Wednesday, with the two leaders each separately describing the call as positive. Rodriguez took over the presidency on an interim basis earlier this month after the U.S. military captured President Nicolas Maduro and flew him to the...
Highway 99 Closures Scheduled at Multiple Fresno County Locations
The California Department of Transportation will conduct asphalt pavement maintenance operations at multiple locations along Highway 99 in Fresno County next week, resulting in temporary lane and ramp closures. On Tuesday, Jan. 20, the southbound Highway 99 off-ramp at Floral Avenue will be closed from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m....
Wired Wednesday: How Is Fresno City Council Kicking off the New Year?
GV Wire’s David Taub discussed Fresno City Council’s first meeting of the year with KMPH Fox 26 “Great Day” anchor Liz Gonzalez, previewing agenda items that include the selection of a new City Council president, a request by City Attorney Andrew Janz for raises for executive assistants, and a proposed...
Trump Imposes 25% Tariff on Imports of Some Advanced Computing Chips
President Donald Trump signed a proclamation on Wednesday to address national security concerns with respect to imports of semiconductors, and imposed a 25% tariff on certain advanced computing chips, such as the Nvidia H200 and AMD MI325X, according to a fact sheet released by the White House. This 25% tariff...
Trump Says He Has Been Told Killings in Iran Are Stopping
President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he has been told that killings in Iran's crackdown on nationwide protests were subsiding and that he believes there is currently no plan for large-scale executions, even as tensions between Tehran and Washington remain high. Asked who told him that the killings stopped, Trump...