Bipartisan lawmakers reintroduced a bill designed to give immigrant farm workers an opportunity to pursue temporary legal status in the United States. The Farm Workforce Modernization Act proposes allowing immigrant farm workers to apply for Certified Agricultural Worker status, which can be renewed indefinitely given a noncitizen’s continued employment as...
Israel Attacks Sanaa and Al-Jawf in Latest Strikes on Houthis
ADEN — Israel struck the Yemeni capital Sanaa and the northern province of Al-Jawf on Wednesday, with the Houthi health ministry saying it killed 35 people and wounded 131 others. The strikes are the latest in a series of attacks and counterstrikes between Israel and Houthi militants in Yemen, part...
Trump Administration Appeals Ruling Blocking Removal of Fed Governor Cook
President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday moved quickly to appeal a federal judge's ruling temporarily blocking Trump from taking the unprecedented step of firing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook. The Department of Justice filed a brief notice that it was appealing the ruling from late Tuesday by U.S. District Judge...
Salt Fire in Fresno, Monterey Counties 60% Contained, Evacuations Still in Place
Firefighters have achieved 60% containment on the Salt 14-2 Fire, which has burned 25,580 acres in Fresno and Monterey counties since igniting Sept. 2, officials said Wednesday. The wildfire, located near Jacalitos Creek Road in Coalinga, remains under investigation, and no structures have been reported destroyed or damaged. Temperatures are...
Trump’s Fed Governor Nominee Miran Moves Step Closer to Senate Confirmation
Stephen Miran, a top White House economic adviser, moved closer Wednesday to becoming a Federal Reserve governor, furthering President Donald Trump's effort to exert more direct control over interest rate policy and the central bank's broader role. Members of the Republican-controlled Senate Banking Committee voted 13-11 in a party-line vote...
Three Former FBI Leaders Sue Over Wrongful Terminations
Washington — Former FBI acting director Brian Driscoll and two other former senior officials who were fired without cause last month sued the Trump administration on Wednesday, alleging they were dismissed in a "campaign of retribution" that targeted officials viewed as insufficiently loyal. The lawsuit alleges that FBI Director Kash Patel...
EU Commission Chief will Propose New Measures Targeting Israel
BRUSSELS — The European Commission will propose sanctioning extremist Israeli ministers and the suspension of trade-related measures in a European Union agreement with Israel, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday. The proposals, announced by von der Leyen in a speech to the European Parliament in Strasbourg,...
Europe’s AI Poster Child Klarna Taps the Brakes on Chatbots
STOCKHOLM/NEW YORK — After becoming one of the early adopters in Europe of artificial intelligence, Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski says the lender may have gone too far in using the technology to cut costs at the expense of service and product improvement. Global companies are racing to harness AI to...
Protesters Call Trump ‘Hitler’ as He Dines Out in Washington
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump ventured one-tenth of a mile beyond the gates of the White House for dinner Tuesday night, only to be met almost immediately by protesters who called him “the Hitler of our time.” Trump made the short trek from the White House to Joe’s Seafood, Prime...
Garnet Fire Grows to 56,795 Acres in Sierra National Forest, Containment at 15%
Firefighters working to contain the massive Garnet Fire in the Sierra National Forest made progress overnight, taking advantage of higher humidity and calmer winds to hold the blaze south of Snow Corral Road and strengthen containment lines, officials said Wednesday. The fire has burned 56,795 acres and is 15% contained...