The United Arab Emirates said on Tuesday it was pulling its remaining forces out of Yemen after Saudi Arabia backed a call for UAE forces to leave within 24 hours, deepening a crisis between the two Gulf powers and oil producers. Hours earlier, Saudi-led coalition forces had attacked the southern...
Mel Gibson and Rosalind Ross Separate After 9 Years Together
Oscar winner Mel Gibson and Rosalind Ross have separated after nine years together, a representative from Gibson's legal team told Reuters on Tuesday. The representative confirmed a joint statement provided exclusively to PEOPLE on Tuesday that the couple had split about a year ago, but chose not to share the...
Court Allows Trump-Backed Cuts to Planned Parenthood’s Medicaid Funding in 22 States
A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday allowed President Donald Trump's administration to enforce in a collection of Democratic-led states a provision of his signature tax and domestic policy bill that deprives Planned Parenthood health centers of Medicaid funding if they perform abortions. A three-judge panel of the Boston-based 1st U.S....
MSF Expects to Be Barred From Gaza After Missing Israel Deadline
Medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières expects to be barred from operating in Gaza once it misses Wednesday's deadline to comply with new registration rules for relief agencies that Israel says are meant to prevent Hamas from exploiting international aid. The organization, which provided care to nearly half a million people...
Returning Amazon Packages? Save Mart and FoodMaxx Make It Easier
Shoppers bringing their reusable bags to their next grocery visit should also remember to bring their Amazon returns as Save Mart Company stores will now have return kiosks. About 140 different Save Mart, Lucky, and FoodMaxx locations will feature the kiosks by the end of December after a pilot program...
An Anti-AI Movement Is Coming. Which Party Will Lead It?
I disagree with the anti-immigrant, anti-feminist, bitterly reactionary right-wing pundit Matt Walsh about basically everything, so I was surprised to come across a post of his that precisely sums up my view of artificial intelligence. “We’re sleepwalking into a dystopia that any rational person can see from miles away,” he...
Fresno Gym Fire Sends One Firefighter to Hospital
Fresno firefighters responded early Tuesday to a fire at Valley Fitness on the 3000 block of North Maroa Avenue, officials said. Crews arrived just after 4:30 a.m. to flames visible on the gym’s roof, the Fresno Fire Department said in a statement. Firefighters quickly determined the fire had started inside...
Tatiana Schlossberg, Granddaughter of JFK, Dies After Leukemia Diagnosis
Tatiana Schlossberg, granddaughter of the 35th U.S. president, John F. Kennedy, died on Tuesday after revealing in a November essay that she had been diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia. She was 35. Her passing was announced by her family in a social media post from the John F....
New Covered California Enrollments Dip Amid Tax-Credit Confusion, Cost Uncertainty
The U.S. Congress adjourned for its holiday break without taking action on legislation to forestall the expiration of tax credits that help subsidize the cost of health insurance premiums under the federal Affordable Care Act. The expiration of those tax credits on Dec. 31, combined with the absence of legislation...
Madera County Authorities Seek Missing Mother, Son
Authorities are seeking public help to locate a missing mother and her young son last seen Monday morning at 8:30 a.m. in Madera. Sarah Jane Pritchard, 23, and her 10-month-old son, Jiraiya Mendez, were reported missing on Monday. Pritchard is described as 5-foot-5, with brown hair and blue eyes. Her...