California scored a key victory Thursday against the Trump administration over access to the names and personal information of the state’s 23 million voters, persuading a federal judge to dismiss a Justice Department lawsuit filed last year demanding the data. The ruling by Judge David O. Carter of the U.S....
UK Navy Launches New Crewless Helicopter to Counter North Atlantic Threats
Britain’s Royal Navy said on Friday its first full-sized autonomous helicopter, designed to track submarines and carry out other high-risk missions amid rising North Atlantic tensions, had completed its maiden flight. Europe's defense sector has been reshaped since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, as governments increase spending...
Iran Protests Abate After Deadly Crackdown, Residents and Rights Group Say
Iran's deadly crackdown appears to have broadly quelled protests for now, according to a rights group and residents, as state media reported more arrests on Friday in the shadow of repeated U.S. threats to intervene if the killing continues. The prospect of a U.S. attack has retreated since Wednesday, when...
Highway 43 Blocked in Fresno, Kings Counties After Multi-Vehicle Crash
Highway 43 is blocked Friday following a multi-vehicle collision at the Fresno–Kings County line, Caltrans said. Southbound traffic is being diverted at Davis Avenue in Fresno County, while northbound vehicles are being rerouted at Cairo Avenue in Kings County. Caltrans has not provided an estimated time for reopening the highway....
GOP Candidate for Governor Says Renee Good’s Killing Seems Justified
As the presumptive Republican nominee for governor of New York, Bruce Blakeman could be expected to find flaws in Gov. Kathy Hochul’s State of the State address. Appearing in the state Capitol on Wednesday, a day after the annual address, he criticized the Democratic governor’s record on crime, complained about...
Fresno County Authorities Seek Relatives of 61-Year-Old Man
The Fresno County Sheriff-Coroner’s Office is asking for the public’s help locating relatives of a 61-year-old Fresno man who died earlier this month. The Coroner’s Office said Sybone Sie died Jan. 4. A photo of Sie is unavailable, but officials said someone may recognize him by his unique name. Got...
Former Building Super Is Convicted of Stealing $350,000 From 98-Year-Old
NEW YORK — A former building superintendent was convicted Thursday on two counts of grand larceny after stealing more than $350,000 from a 98-year-old resident of the Manhattan building where she worked. The former super, Rosalind Hernandez, was living in a Chelsea apartment building and working as the superintendent when...
Machado Presents Trump With Her Nobel Peace Prize
María Corina Machado, Venezuela’s opposition leader and last year’s Nobel Peace Prize winner, presented her prize to President Donald Trump on Thursday during a meeting in the White House. Trump took to social media several hours later to thank her. “María presented me with her Nobel Peace Prize for the...
X Down for More Than 100,000 Users, Downdetector Shows
X (formerly Twitter) experienced a possible outage Friday, with thousands of users reporting issues, according to Downdetector.com. More than 150,000 users had reported problems with the platform as of 8:03 a.m. PT, according to Downdetector, which tracks outages by collecting status reports from multiple sources. Most users reporting issues say...
Fresno Man Dies at Nursing Facility, Officials Seek Family
The Fresno County Sheriff-Coroner’s Office is asking for the public’s help locating relatives of a 65-year-old man who died earlier this month. The Coroner’s Office said Timothy Weitkamp died Jan. 7 at a nursing facility in Fresno. Officials said he may have originally been from Pennsylvania. Got a Tip? Staff...