President Donald Trump spoke with Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez by phone on Wednesday, with the two leaders each separately describing the call as positive. Rodriguez took over the presidency on an interim basis earlier this month after the U.S. military captured President Nicolas Maduro and flew him to the...
Highway 99 Closures Scheduled at Multiple Fresno County Locations
The California Department of Transportation will conduct asphalt pavement maintenance operations at multiple locations along Highway 99 in Fresno County next week, resulting in temporary lane and ramp closures. On Tuesday, Jan. 20, the southbound Highway 99 off-ramp at Floral Avenue will be closed from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m....
Wired Wednesday: How Is Fresno City Council Kicking off the New Year?
GV Wire’s David Taub discussed Fresno City Council’s first meeting of the year with KMPH Fox 26 “Great Day” anchor Liz Gonzalez, previewing agenda items that include the selection of a new City Council president, a request by City Attorney Andrew Janz for raises for executive assistants, and a proposed...
Trump Imposes 25% Tariff on Imports of Some Advanced Computing Chips
President Donald Trump signed a proclamation on Wednesday to address national security concerns with respect to imports of semiconductors, and imposed a 25% tariff on certain advanced computing chips, such as the Nvidia H200 and AMD MI325X, according to a fact sheet released by the White House. This 25% tariff...
Trump Says He Has Been Told Killings in Iran Are Stopping
President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he has been told that killings in Iran's crackdown on nationwide protests were subsiding and that he believes there is currently no plan for large-scale executions, even as tensions between Tehran and Washington remain high. Asked who told him that the killings stopped, Trump...
Republicans Advance Stock-Trading Bill With Limited Restrictions
WASHINGTON — House Republicans on Wednesday advanced a watered-down bill that would impose some restrictions on lawmakers who trade stock, a move that Democrats said only blunted momentum for a more stringent ban with bipartisan support that they were seeking to bring to the floor. The Stop Insider Trading Act,...
US Completes First Venezuelan Oil Sales Valued at $500 Million, US Official Says
The U.S. has completed the first sales of Venezuelan oil that are part of a $2 billion deal reached earlier this month between Caracas and Washington, a U.S. official told Reuters on Wednesday. Additional sales are expected in the coming days and weeks, the official added. Revenue from the initial...
Verizon Still Working to Resolve Network Issue Snarling Cellphone Service for Thousands
Verizon Communications' network was down for tens of thousands of users in the U.S. on Wednesday, preventing people from making calls or texting from cell phones and prompting two major cities to advise residents to use other providers to make emergency calls. The U.S. wireless carrier said it was working...
Republicans Move to Block Effort to Check Trump’s Power in Venezuela
WASHINGTON — Republican leaders in the Senate are mounting a last-minute effort to snuff out dissent within their own party and block a resolution that would be a step toward requiring President Donald Trump to seek congressional approval for any U.S. military action related to Venezuela. The effort has already...
CHP Warns of Dangers After Impaired Driving Crash in Merced County
The California Highway Patrol in Merced responded to a traffic crash in Winton involving an impaired driver, the agency said Wednesday. CHP said that no one was seriously injured in the crash and they did not identify the suspect. CHP officials emphasized that driving under the influence slows reaction times...