WASHINGTON — At first blush, the deal that paved the way to end the government shutdown this week looked exactly like the kind of feeble outcome many Democrats have come to expect from their leaders in Washington. After waging a 40-day fight to protect Americans’ access to health care —...
There’s a New Forecast for Peak Oil Demand. It’s Increasingly Cloudy.
The world’s leading energy agency is backing away, sort of, from its view that global demand for fossil fuels could very well peak by the end of the decade. Two years ago, the International Energy Agency caused a stir when it published a widely read analysis suggesting that the world’s...
Senator Criticizes Rubio for Paying $7.5 Million to Equatorial Guinea to Take Deportees
WASHINGTON — A Democratic senator has criticized Secretary of State Marco Rubio for paying $7.5 million to the government of Equatorial Guinea to agree to take deportees from the United States who are not its citizens. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire, the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations...
US Vaccine Panel May Vote on Hepatitis B Shots in December
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's vaccine advisory committee is scheduled to meet on December 4 and 5, and could vote on policy concerning shots for hepatitis B, a Federal Register notice from the agency showed on Wednesday. The members of the panel, selected by health secretary and...
US Airline Flight Cancellations Fall as Air Traffic Absences Shrink
U.S. flight cancellations have fallen sharply over the last day as air traffic control absences have shrunk just hours before the House of Representatives is set to vote on a bill Wednesday to end a record-setting government shutdown. Airlines in the United States have canceled nearly 900 flights Wednesday --...
Madera Police Arrest Man After Finding 83 Grams of Meth at Gas Station
A man was arrested Tuesday night after officers found more than 80 grams of methamphetamine during a check at a Madera gas station, police said. Officer Quintana approached a man loitering at Tesei Petroleum and tried to search him, according to the Madera Police Department. The man, identified as Yaohui...
Epstein Alleged in Emails That Trump Knew of His Conduct
WASHINGTON — House Democrats on Wednesday released emails in which Jeffrey Epstein wrote that President Donald Trump had “spent hours at my house” with one of Epstein’s victims, among other messages that suggested that the convicted sex offender believed Trump knew more about his abuse than he has acknowledged. Trump...
Memorial Service Scheduled for Kimberlee Autry, Wife of Former Fresno Mayor
After a six-year battle against liver cancer, Kimberlee Jean Autry, wife of former two-term Fresno Mayor Alan Autry, passed away Oct. 18 in Santa Monica. "Jesus called the love of my life home. Kimberlee Autry was the kindest, most loving person I’ve ever known in my life," Alan said in...
Steam Down for Thousands Tuesday, Downdetector Shows
Steam experienced a possible outage Tuesday, with thousands of users reporting issues, according to Downdetector.com. More than 6,000 users had reported problems with the platform as of 3:25 p.m. PT, according to Downdetector, which tracks outages by collecting status reports from multiple sources. Steam is a digital platform for buying,...
Supreme Court Extends Pause on Order Requiring Trump to Fully Fund Food Aid
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday extended a pause on a judge's order that required President Donald Trump's administration to fully fund food aid for 42 million low-income Americans this month amid the federal government shutdown, even as lawmakers took steps toward ending the stalemate. The court's action allows the...