PARIS (Reuters) - Iran's foreign minister warned Britain, France and Germany on Monday that a decision to trigger a U.N. mechanism reimposing sanctions on Tehran could lead to an irreversible escalation of tensions. Under the terms of a U.N. resolution ratifying a 2015 nuclear pact, the three European powers could...
US House Budget Bill Seeks More Than $1.5 Billion for Strategic Petroleum Reserve
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. House committee released a budget proposal that includes more than $1.5 billion to replenish and maintain the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and cancels a congressionally mandated sale, following huge sales from the facility in 2022. The measure from the House Energy and Commerce Committee released late...
Madera County SWAT Team Ends 7-Hour Standoff With Felony Arrest
A domestic violence report late Saturday night escalated into a seven-hour standoff with law enforcement that ended in the felony arrest of a Coarsegold man, authorities said. Shortly before 10:30 p.m., the Madera County Sheriff’s Emergency Communications Center received a 911 call reporting gunfire in the 31000 block of Road...
Visalia Police Chase Ends in Crash at CalFire Station, Two Teens in Custody
Two teenagers were arrested early Monday after leading officers on a pursuit in a stolen vehicle that ended in a crash at a CalFire station in Visalia, police said. Just after 2:30 a.m., a Visalia police officer attempted to stop a car driving without headlights near Tulare Avenue and Watson...
S&P 500 Jumps to Over Two-Month High
(Reuters) - The S&P 500 hit its highest since early March on Monday as a crucial U.S.-China agreement to slash tariffs put investors worldwide at ease after weeks of uncertainty around the future of global trade. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 2.51% to an over one-month peak at 09:45...
Hamas Set to Free US-Israeli Hostage, Israel Says No Ceasefire
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Hamas will release Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander from Gaza on Monday, the Palestinian militant group said, but Israel's prime minister said there would be no ceasefire and plans for an intensified military campaign would continue. Fighting will pause to allow for Alexander's safe passage, Prime Minister Benjamin...
US-China Tariff Delay Gives Fed Fresh Reason to Sit Tight on Rates
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve got one more reason to wait on cutting interest rates after a delay of the most punitive tariffs imposed in the Trump administration's trade battle with China appeared to reduce the chance of a U.S. economic slowdown that would force the central bank to...
The TikTok Effect: Viral Videos Create the Next Travel Hotspots
A recent study from TripIt and Edelman Data & Intelligence discovered 69% of millennials and Gen Z use social media to find inspiration for their next travel adventure. A total of 44% focus mostly on TikTok, making it more popular than Google. That's good and bad news for the locations...
‘The Studio’ Knows the Real Reason Movies Are Bad
The satirical comedy about Hollywood is as much a send-up of the audience as it is of the industry. “The Studio,” the Hollywood satire from Seth Rogen, arrived at a moment when the declining domestic box office and the deflation of the streaming bubble have left all of us who...
US-China Tariff Talks to Continue Sunday, an Official Tells The Associated Press
GENEVA — Sensitive talks between U.S. and Chinese delegations over tariffs that threaten to upend the global economy ended after a day of prolonged negotiations and will resume Sunday, an official told The Associated Press. There was no immediate indication whether progress was made Saturday during the meeting over 10...