A 17-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a head-on crash with a pickup truck Friday afternoon on Auberry Road in Fresno County, according to the California Highway Patrol. The teen was identified as Jayce Alonzo of Junction City, Kansas, according to the Fresno County Sheriff-Coroner’s Office. The crash was reported about...
Dow Hits Record, Energy Stocks End Higher After US Strikes Venezuela
Wall Street ended higher on Monday, with surging financial shares helping lift the Dow Jones Industrial Average to an all-time peak, while energy firms jumped after a U.S. military strike captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. Investors bet Washington's move against Venezuela's leadership would allow U.S. firms access to the world's...
Colombia to Continue Work With US on Drug Trafficking, Government Says
Colombia will continue to work with the United States to fight drug trafficking using Washington's intelligence and technology, the South American nation said on Monday. "The government of Colombia has let the U.S. government know … that we are going to keep coordinating and cooperating in the fight against drug...
Amazon Must Face Price Gouging Lawsuit, US Judge Rules
A U.S. judge on Monday rejected Amazon.com's bid to dismiss a proposed class-action lawsuit accusing the online retailer of price gouging during the COVID-19 pandemic. U.S. District Judge Robert Lasnik in Seattle, Amazon's hometown, found "unpersuasive" a claim that Washington state consumer protection laws were vague as applied to pricing,...
Pentagon to Cut Senator Mark Kelly’s Military Retirement Pay, Alleging ‘Reckless Misconduct’
President Donald Trump's Pentagon chief announced plans on Monday to demote U.S. Senator Mark Kelly from his rank as a retired Navy captain for alleged "reckless misconduct" after he and other Democratic lawmakers urged troops to refuse any illegal orders. U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Pentagon has begun...
Trump Administration Sets Meetings With Oil Companies Over Venezuela, Source Says
The administration of President Donald Trump is planning to meet with executives from U.S. oil companies later this week to discuss boosting Venezuelan oil production after U.S. forces ousted its leader Nicolas Maduro, according to a source familiar with the matter. The meetings are crucial to the administration's hopes of...
Oil Flotilla Sails From Venezuela Despite US Blockade
About a dozen oil tankers loaded with Venezuelan crude and fuel have left the country's waters since the start of the year in apparent defiance of the U.S. government's blockade on exports, according to documents seen by Reuters and industry sources including monitoring service TankerTrackers.com. U.S. President Donald Trump imposed...
US Slashes Broad Recommendation for Four Childhood Vaccines Including Flu
The United States on Monday dropped its recommendation that all children be vaccinated against influenza and three other diseases, a move that advances one of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s long-term goals. The decision to remove the vaccines came a month after President Donald Trump called for reducing the...
Clovis Police, ABC Agents Arrest 2 for Furnishing Alcohol to Minors
Clovis Police and agents from the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control arrested two people on Friday for providing alcohol to minors. The arrests were part of a Shoulder Tap operation, in which a minor under the direct supervision of law enforcement asks adults outside a liquor or convenience store...
Fresno Highway 180 Ramp Closed for Guardrail Repairs
The eastbound Highway 180 ramp to northbound Highway 99 is closed for guardrail repairs, Caltrans officials said Monday. No estimated time of reopening has been provided, and drivers are advised to use alternate routes. — Connect with Anthony W. Haddad on social media. Got a tip? Send an email.