Wall Street's main indexes were mixed on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 and the Dow coming off their intraday record highs after rallying in the previous two sessions, while investors assessed numerous economic datasets. At 10:09 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 145.00 points, or 0.30%, to 49,317.08,...
US Seizes Venezuela-Linked, Russian-Flagged Oil Tanker After Weeks-Long Pursuit
The U.S. seized a Russian-flagged oil tanker that was being shadowed by a Russian submarine on Wednesday, after pursuing it for more than two weeks across the Atlantic as part of Washington's efforts to block Venezuelan oil exports, U.S. officials said. It appeared to be the first time in recent...
Merced County DUI Arrest After Driver Caught Speeding Over 100 MPH
A driver was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after being stopped for speeding more than 100 miles per hour on Highway 99 in Merced County, the California Highway Patrol said Wednesday. CHP said an officer stopped the vehicle traveling northbound on Highway 99 just north of Liberty...
Fresno Supes Approve Sex Offender Rules. Technicality Could Leave Many Homeless
Saying the county needs a way to regulate transitional homes and protect neighbors, Fresno County supervisors Tuesday approved a final limit on how many sex offenders can live in a single home. But while the operators of one facility agreed with one portion of the ordinance, they said another part...
Fresno Highway Ramps, Lanes Closing This Week for Pavement Repairs
The California Department of Transportation will conduct maintenance operations at multiple locations in Fresno this week, resulting in several temporary highway and ramp closures, officials announced. On Wednesday, from 8:15 a.m. to 2 p.m., the northbound Highway 99 on-ramp at Cesar Chavez Boulevard will close for pavement repairs. The northbound...
Trump Says Venezuela to Turn Over 30 to 50 Million Barrels of Oil to US
Venezuela will be "turning over" 30 to 50 million barrels of sanctioned oil to the United States, President Donald Trump said on Tuesday in the aftermath of the toppling of Nicolas Maduro who was seized from his country by U.S. forces over the weekend. "This Oil will be sold at...
Hilton Drops Minneapolis Hotel Over Cancelled ICE Bookings
Hilton Worldwide Holdings has removed from its system a Minneapolis hotel that has refused to accept the bookings of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, the hotel operator said on Tuesday. A Hampton Inn hotel, a Hilton brand, outside Minneapolis, Minnesota, refused to accommodate ICE agents, the Department of Homeland Security...
At 92, Judge Who Defied Trump Brings Torah Ethos to Maduro Trial
The 92-year-old judge overseeing the Nicolas Maduro case has said he displays a Hebrew scripture from the Torah on the wall of his Manhattan chambers: “Tzedek, tzedek tirdof” — “Justice, justice you shall pursue." An Orthodox Jew who has been on the bench for almost three decades, U.S. District Judge...
Georgia Schedules Special Election for Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Seat
ATLANTA — Gov. Brian Kemp of Georgia on Tuesday set a special congressional election to serve out the remainder of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s term after her unexpected resignation. Greene, a Republican who entered Congress in 2021, officially stepped down Monday, as she said she would in an announcement on...
Gas Leak Prompts Avoid-the-Area Alert in Downtown Hanford
The city of Hanford is urging the public to avoid part of downtown after a gas leak was reported Tuesday in the 500 block of Redington Street. The city said crews from the Hanford Fire Department and the gas company were on scene responding to the leak. No additional details...