The Pentagon has met with senior executives of Ford Motor and General Motors to gauge whether the auto industry could help the military acquire vehicles, munitions or other hardware more quickly and at lower costs, according to three people familiar with the talks. The conversations are in the very early...
Trump Says Energy Chief ‘Wrong,’ Expects Lower Gas Prices as Soon as Iran War Ends
President Donald Trump on Monday dismissed his top energy official's view that gas prices will not drop until 2027, saying Americans can expect lower costs as soon as the Iran war ends. On Sunday, U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright told CNN that while gasoline below $3 a gallon "could happen...
Israeli Fire Kills Two in Gaza, Hamas Clashes With Israeli-Backed Militia
Israeli strikes killed at least two Palestinians in separate incidents in the Gaza Strip on Monday, health officials said, and fighters from Hamas clashed with gunmen from an Israeli-backed militia, witnesses said. Medics said one man was killed in an Israeli airstrike in the Bureij camp in the central area...
Fresno Police Arrest Man After Stolen Glock Found in Search
A 26-year-old man was arrested Friday after officers conducting a probation search in Fresno found a stolen handgun equipped with a device that allows automatic fire, according to the Fresno Police Department. Officers responded to the 2400 block of North Cecelia Avenue to conduct a probation search of a subject...
San Luis Obispo County Deputy-Involved Shooting Reported in Nipomo
The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office says it is investigating a deputy-involved shooting that occurred after deputies responded to a family disturbance in Nipomo. According to a press release, deputies were called on Sunday to the 700 block of Hill Street for a reported family disturbance. When deputies arrived...
California Man Charged in $500 Million Warehouse Arson Case
A San Bernardino County man has been charged in a federal criminal complaint with deliberately setting fires that destroyed a 1.2 million-square-foot warehouse, causing approximately $500 million in damage, the U.S. Department of Justice announced. Chamel Abdulkarim, 29, of Highland, is charged with arson of a building used in interstate...
Takeaways From the Supreme Court’s Shadow Papers
The New York Times is publishing seven confidential memos that were exchanged among the justices of the Supreme Court over five days in the winter of 2016. They tell a pivotal story. The memos show how the justices stumbled into a new way of conducting their work in major cases...
Oil Surges, Stocks Ease From Record Highs on Tenuous US-Iran Ceasefire
Wall Street eased from record highs on Monday and oil prices spiked as increasing tensions over the crucial Strait of Hormuz gave rise to concerns that the fragile U.S.-Iran ceasefire might not hold. All three major U.S. stock indexes were modestly lower in early trading, putting the Nasdaq on course...
Seized Iranian Ship Likely Carrying Equipment Deemed Dual-Use by US, Sources Say
The Iranian-flagged container ship Touska, which was boarded and seized by U.S. forces on Sunday, is likely to have what Washington deems dual-use items that could be used by the military onboard, maritime security sources said on Monday. The small container ship, which is part of the Islamic Republic of...
Haunted by ‘Dark Thoughts,’ Louisiana Father Kills 8 Children
Eight children were killed and two other people were gravely wounded in a shooting spree that spanned at least three locations in Shreveport, Louisiana, and ended with the gunman shot dead after a police chase Sunday morning, authorities said. The gunman, Shamar Elkins, 31, had mental health problems and had...