Maryland. Chicago. Phoenix. Los Angeles. Minneapolis. And now Portland, Oregon. A day after a federal immigration agent shot and killed a woman in her vehicle in Minneapolis, federal agents in Portland on Thursday afternoon shot a man and a woman in their car during a “vehicle stop.” The Department of...
Google Guys Say Bye to California
For nearly three decades, Google has been steeped in the lore of Silicon Valley. Larry Page and Sergey Brin, two Stanford University graduate students, created the search engine in 1998 and built the startup out of a friend’s garage in Menlo Park, California. Over time, Google became a nearly $4...
After Machado Offers Her Nobel, Trump Says It Would Be ‘Honor’ to Accept It
President Donald Trump indicated Thursday evening that he will meet with María Corina Machado, Venezuela’s opposition leader, next week in Washington, after refusing to support her to lead the country following the U.S. seizure of Nicolás Maduro. Machado has tried to ingratiate herself to Trump and earlier this week offered...
Trump Pushes ‘Drill Baby Drill’ Agenda to Venezuela, Hurts Producers At Home
HOUSTON — U.S. oil producers already reeling from low oil prices are facing renewed pressures, as President Donald Trump pushes them to boost output in Venezuela — a move that would weaken the oil market, cut revenues and hurt industry at home. Trump has enacted policies that he says would...
In Venezuela, Trump Revives ‘Gunboat Diplomacy.’ What Is It?
The U.S. operation to capture President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela was swift: In a matter of hours, helicopters carrying commandos, supported by fighter jets and a cyberattack, swept into Caracas and departed with Maduro and his wife. But in President Donald Trump’s broader pressure campaign against Venezuela’s government, he has...
Which States Do People Move To? U-Haul Ranks California Dead Last. Again.
If you rented a one-way trip on a moving van, U-Haul knows. And the moving giant says of all those one-way trips in and out of U.S. states, California netted the largest loss for the sixth time in a row. Among the one-way trips into or out of California, 50.6%...
US Judge Sets Jury Selection in Luigi Mangione CEO Killing Trial for September
A federal judge on Friday said jury selection will begin in early September for the murder trial of Luigi Mangione, the man accused of gunning down a health insurance executive outside a hotel in Manhattan. Mangione, 27, is accused of fatally shooting Brian Thompson, who was CEO of UnitedHealth Group's...
Handsome Harvey Is Shy, but Sure to Warm Your Heart
Harvey is a 3-year-old full of crazy cat energy! He zips and zooms around the house and loves to chase his siblings. When it is time to rest, Harvey snuggles with his sibling, Sabrina. He can be shy at first and will do best in a home without young children...
Oil Gains as Market Weighs Iran, Russia Supply Risks
Oil prices rose 2% on Friday, set for a weekly gain, on growing supply worries linked to the intensifying protests in oil-producing Iran and an escalation of attacks in Russia's war in Ukraine. Brent futures were up $1.51, or 2.44%, to $63.50 per barrel at 1:43 p.m. ET (1843 GMT),...
Kern County Authorities Arrest Man for Shooting Neighbor’s Dog
A 63-year-old man was arrested Friday, Jan. 2, after allegedly shooting and killing a neighbor’s dog in a residential Ridgecrest neighborhood, authorities said. Kern County Sheriff’s deputies responded at about 12:50 p.m. to the 1500 block of North Alford Street after a caller reported that a neighbor had shot a...