Vice President JD Vance on Monday said "a crazy person" had tried to break into his Ohio home by hammering on the windows, noting he and his family were not there at the time. CNN, citing an unnamed U.S. law enforcement source, reported earlier that officials were probing an incident...
Tulare County Man Arrested After Investigation Involving Baby Born to Minor
Tulare County sheriff’s detectives have arrested a Lindsay man following a month-long investigation into the sexual assault of a minor, authorities said. The Tulare County Sheriff’s Office Special Victims Unit said the investigation involved a 14-year-old juvenile who had recently given birth. Through investigative efforts, detectives identified Delfino Miguel Montes,...
Fresno County Authorities Seek Public Help Locating Missing Man
Fresno County sheriff’s deputies are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing man identified as Garth Dustin Moore. Moore, 34, is described as 6 feet 2 inches tall, weighing about 180 pounds, with hazel eyes and blond hair. Authorities said he is believed to be unhoused. Anyone with...
Dollar Pares Gains as Markets Focus on US Data, Shrugging off Venezuela
The dollar began the first full trading week of 2026 by hitting a near-four-week high on Monday against a range of currencies after a weak December, with traders focused on this week's raft of key economic data. Markets are largely shrugging off events in Venezuela, after a U.S. raid led...
US Oil Companies Gain After Trump Signals Access to Venezuela’s Reserves
U.S. oil companies' shares jumped on Monday, fueled by the prospect of access to Venezuela's vast oil reserves after President Donald Trump said the U.S. would take control of the South American nation following the arrest of its president. Venezuela holds the world's largest oil reserves, but production plummeted in...
Venezuela Orders Police to Find, Arrest Anyone Involved in Supporting US Attack-Decree
The state of emergency put in place by the Venezuelan government since the U.S. attack that ousted President Nicolas Maduro orders police to "immediately begin the national search and capture of everyone involved in the promotion or support for the armed attack by the United States," according to a text...
Minnesota Governor Walz Will Not Seek Third Term, to Focus on Welfare Fraud Scandal
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz will not seek a third term in office, he announced on Monday, saying he would instead focus on allegations of fraud in the state's welfare system that has become a political crisis for him after pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump's administration. Walz, a 61-year-old former...
North Korea Fires Ballistic Missiles, Condemns US Strikes on Venezuela
SEOUL — North Korea launched ballistic missiles on Sunday, the day the leader of rival South Korea starts a state visit to China, Pyongyang's chief ally, and just hours after the U.S. attacked Venezuela. The firings of at least two missiles, the country's first in two months, further heighten global...
Go Inside the US Special Forces Mission That Captured Maduro
WASHINGTON — At 4:21 EST on Saturday morning, President Donald Trump sent a message on his Truth Social platform: the United States had carried out a daring mission to capture Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife. The action came as a surprise, but according to sources familiar with the...
Trump Long Wanted to ‘Take the Oil.’ He Says He’ll Do It in Venezuela.
WASHINGTON — While he was out of office, President Donald Trump mused about what would have happened if the United States had taken control of Venezuela. “We would have gotten all that oil,” he said in a speech at the North Carolina Republican Convention in 2023. “It would have been...