The federal immigration officer who fatally shot a 37-year-old woman in Minneapolis had previously been dragged by a vehicle and injured, U.S. Vice President JD Vance said on Thursday. Speaking to reporters at the White House, Vance said the officer “nearly had his life ended” after being dragged by a...
Fresno Firefighters Battle Commercial Blaze in Tower District, Third Structure Fire in 24 Hours
Fresno firefighters responded to three working structure fires in less than 24 hours, including a commercial fire Thursday morning in the city’s Tower District, the department said in a statement. Crews were called just after 9:30 a.m. to the 1300 block of North Wishon Avenue after reports of an abandoned...
Iran Is Cut Off From the Internet as Protests Intensify
Iran was plunged into a nationwide internet blackout Thursday, internet monitoring groups said, amid widespread protests over dire economic conditions and anger at the Islamic Republic. As the government cracked down in various cities, internet connectivity data showed an abrupt and near-total drop in connection levels in Iran on Thursday...
Over Republican Objections, US House Poised to Pass Health Subsidy Renewal
The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday was poised to pass Democratic-backed legislation that would restore expired healthcare subsidies, as millions of Americans face significant price hikes for coverage. The Republican-controlled Senate has already rejected a similar bill, but passage in the House could spur a compromise. Senate negotiators...
Who Was Renee Nicole Good, the Woman Killed by US Immigration Agent in Minneapolis?
Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old mother of three living in Minnesota, was shot dead in her car by a federal agent in Minneapolis on Wednesday, setting off protests and a sharp debate around the circumstances surrounding her killing. Here is what we know about Good so far: A Poet From...
‘If It Expires, It Expires,’ Trump Tells NYT About US-Russia Nuclear Treaty
President Donald Trump appeared to dismiss an expiring nuclear treaty with Russia, saying in remarks released on Thursday that "if it expires, it expires." The last remaining U.S.-Russia arms control treaty, New START, is set to expire on February 5. It caps the number of strategic nuclear warheads that the...
Man Convicted of Fentanyl, Drug and Gun Crimes in Tulare County
A 28-year-old man was convicted Wednesday of transporting fentanyl and other drug and firearm offenses, Tulare County prosecutors said. In Department 6 of the Tulare County Superior Court, Visalia Division, prosecutors secured a guilty verdict against Angel Ramiro Pando for transporting about 6,000 counterfeit “M30” fentanyl pills to a UPS...
Newsom Casts California as a Beacon for Progress in Final State of the State
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Gov. Gavin Newsom will promote California as an antidote to the Trump agenda on Thursday, telling lawmakers during a wide-ranging State of the State address that the state still leads in a host of critical areas such as...
This Republican Thinks His Party Is ‘Gaslighting’ on Venezuela
President Donald Trump has almost no Republican critics in Congress. Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky is an exception. After clashing with Trump over the Epstein files over the past year, Massie has emerged as the most forceful Republican opponent of the U.S. intervention in Venezuela. He has pressed for a...
German President Says US Is Destroying World Order
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has strongly criticised U.S. foreign policy under President Donald Trump and urged the world not to let the world order disintegrate into a "den of robbers" where the unscrupulous take what they want. In unusually strong remarks, which appeared to refer to actions such as the...