HOUSTON — Stephen Miller raised the idea of ending public education funding for children lacking legal status in a closed-door meeting with Texas lawmakers in Washington last week, a move that would challenge a decades-old U.S. Supreme Court precedent, according to two people who were in the meeting. Miller, President...
Feds Bump Water Allocation Up Modestly for West Fresno County. Westlands Says Not Enough
An update from the Bureau of Reclamation means a modest increase in water sent to south-of-Delta contractors, including Westlands Water District. On Tuesday, the bureau announced the yearly allocation would increase to 20% from 15%. This comes as a recent heat wave has experts worried about accelerated melting of the...
San Luis Obispo Authorities Recover Body of 25-Year-Old After Lopez Lake Drowning
A 25-year-old Santa Maria man who went missing while swimming at Lopez Lake was found dead after a multi-agency search, authorities said. The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office said deputies responded around 4:20 p.m. on Saturday to a 911 call reporting a man drowning at the lake. Deputies assisted...
Trump Cites Progress With Iran, US Reported to Propose Plan to End War
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the U.S. was making progress in its efforts to negotiate an end to war with Iran, including winning an important concession from Tehran, while media outlets reported Washington had sent a 15-point settlement proposal. Trump told reporters at the White House the U.S. was...
US Expected to Send Thousands More Soldiers to Middle East, Sources Say
The Pentagon is expected to send thousands of soldiers from the U.S. Army's elite 82nd Airborne Division to the Middle East, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday, adding to a massive U.S. military buildup even as President Donald Trump talks about a possible deal with Tehran to...
California Asks Court to Halt Riverside Sheriff’s Recount of 2025 Election Ballots
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Attorney General Rob Bonta is asking a California court to halt the Riverside County Sheriff Department’s effort to recount ballots from the November 2025 special election to redraw congressional maps. In an unprecedented move, Riverside County Sheriff Chad...
Medi-Cal Cuts Could Stagger Fresno County Budget. Hiring Freezes Loom
Fresno County supervisors received grim budget news as the county prepares to potentially pay hundreds of millions of dollars more in medical costs for those losing out on state-funded insurance. Joe Prado, Fresno County Public Health Director, told supervisors at the March 17 meeting that federal cuts to Medi-Cal could...
Two Dead in School Shooting in Western Mexico, Teenager Arrested
A 15-year-old boy allegedly shot and killed two female staff members, one of whom was reportedly a teacher, at a private school in Mexico's western state of Michoacan, local authorities said on Tuesday. A student at the Makarenko School, located in the port city of Lazaro Cardenas, reportedly used a high-powered...
NASA to Spend $20 Billion on Moon Base, Cancel Orbiting Lunar Space Station
NASA announced on Tuesday it has canceled plans to deploy a space station in lunar orbit and will instead use components from the project to build a $20 billion base on the moon's surface, while also planning to send a nuclear-powered spacecraft to Mars. U.S. space agency chief Jared Isaacman,...
Oil Rises as Supply Disruption Persists and Iran Denies Talks With US
Oil rallied on Tuesday as the biggest crude supply disruption persisted and Iran denied it held talks with the United States to end the war in the Gulf, contradicting U.S. President Donald Trump, who said a deal could be reached soon. Brent futures settled $4.55, or 4.55%, higher at $104.49...