Thieves made off with 24,000 bottles of Guy Fieri and Sammy Hagar’s Santo Tequila last November in what investigators say was a sophisticated, high-tech highway heist, 60 Minutes reports. The two semi-trucks, carrying more than $1 million worth of tequila from Texas to Pennsylvania, vanished after criminals used fake trucking...
Greta Thunberg Alleges Torture in Israeli Detention After Gaza Flotilla Arrest
STOCKHOLM — Swedish activist Greta Thunberg alleged on Tuesday that she and other detainees of the Gaza flotilla were subjected to torture in the Israeli prison they were held. Thunberg told a news conference in Stockholm that she and others were "kidnapped and tortured" by the Israeli military. She declined...
Tesla Debuts ‘Affordable’ Model Y and 3 That Strike Some as Too Expensive
Tesla rolled out "affordable" versions of its best-selling Model Y SUV and its Model 3 sedan, but the starting prices of $39,990 and $36,990 struck some as too high to attract a new class of buyers to the electric vehicle brand. Tesla's stock fell 4% and Tesla bull Dan Ives,...
One Dead After Head-On Crash on Highway 59 in Merced County
One person was killed early Tuesday morning in a head-on collision on Highway 59 south of Oakdale Road, according to the California Highway Patrol. The crash was reported around 6:21 a.m. and initially believed to involve four vehicles, but officers determined it was a two-vehicle collision between a 2012 Ford...
Drunk Driver Arrested After Fatal Madera Pedestrian Crash
A 25-year-old man was killed late Monday after being struck by a vehicle near Yosemite Avenue and Elm Street in Madera, police said. Officers responded to the scene and found the man had been hit by an eastbound vehicle. He died from his injuries at the scene, according to the...
Short Week, Big Stakes: Fresno State Eyes Bowl Eligibility at Colorado State
It's a short week for Fresno State football, and that's no problem for coach Matt Entz. Fresno State (5-1, 2-0 Mountain West Conference) plays its only non-Saturday game of the year when it travels to Colorado State (1-4, 0-1 MWC) for a Friday night game. “We think our schedule is...
Wall Street Eases From Record Highs on Rising Economic Jitters
NEW YORK — U.S. stocks retreated from all-time highs in choppy trading on Tuesday as investors, deprived of economic data resulting from the shuttered government, looked to secondary indicators and remarks from U.S. Federal Reserve officials for clues regarding economic weakness and monetary policy. All three indexes turned negative after...
Fresno Police Arrest Felon After Seizing Guns, Drugs, Ballistic Vests
Fresno police arrested a convicted felon after discovering firearms, narcotics, and ballistic vests during a search of a Southeast Fresno residence, the department said on Tuesday. Officers from the Southeast District Safety Team were patrolling the area of Butler Avenue and Hazelwood Boulevard when they saw several people drinking and...
Trump Says Government Programs, Jobs to Be Cut Amid Shutdown
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that his administration plans to eliminate a number of government programs as a result of the ongoing shutdown, adding that he would provide details on job cuts within the next four or five days. — (Reporting By Andrea Shalal and Jarrett Renshaw)
Voting Begins on California’s Prop. 50 to Counter Trump
Voting to approve the state Legislature's controversial plan to gerrymander congressional districts has started. Proposition 50, led by Gov. Gavin Newsom, would redraw election maps six years ahead of schedule. By law, an independent redistricting commission establishes new lines for state and federal offices in California based on U.S. census...