The California Department of Transportation will conduct maintenance operations at multiple locations in Fresno this week, resulting in several temporary highway and ramp closures, officials announced. On Wednesday, from 8:15 a.m. to 2 p.m., the northbound Highway 99 on-ramp at Cesar Chavez Boulevard will close for pavement repairs. The northbound...
Trump Says Venezuela to Turn Over 30 to 50 Million Barrels of Oil to US
Venezuela will be "turning over" 30 to 50 million barrels of sanctioned oil to the United States, President Donald Trump said on Tuesday in the aftermath of the toppling of Nicolas Maduro who was seized from his country by U.S. forces over the weekend. "This Oil will be sold at...
Hilton Drops Minneapolis Hotel Over Cancelled ICE Bookings
Hilton Worldwide Holdings has removed from its system a Minneapolis hotel that has refused to accept the bookings of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, the hotel operator said on Tuesday. A Hampton Inn hotel, a Hilton brand, outside Minneapolis, Minnesota, refused to accommodate ICE agents, the Department of Homeland Security...
At 92, Judge Who Defied Trump Brings Torah Ethos to Maduro Trial
The 92-year-old judge overseeing the Nicolas Maduro case has said he displays a Hebrew scripture from the Torah on the wall of his Manhattan chambers: “Tzedek, tzedek tirdof” — “Justice, justice you shall pursue." An Orthodox Jew who has been on the bench for almost three decades, U.S. District Judge...
Georgia Schedules Special Election for Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Seat
ATLANTA — Gov. Brian Kemp of Georgia on Tuesday set a special congressional election to serve out the remainder of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s term after her unexpected resignation. Greene, a Republican who entered Congress in 2021, officially stepped down Monday, as she said she would in an announcement on...
Gas Leak Prompts Avoid-the-Area Alert in Downtown Hanford
The city of Hanford is urging the public to avoid part of downtown after a gas leak was reported Tuesday in the 500 block of Redington Street. The city said crews from the Hanford Fire Department and the gas company were on scene responding to the leak. No additional details...
Rep. Fong on China, Energy: ‘Produce It Ourselves’
Rep. Vince Fong, R-Bakersfield, says the United States needs to compete with China in trade and artificial intelligence technology. "You want that to be a Western, American-led technology. You don't want the PRC (People's Republic of China) to be the one that dominates the information that gets shared around the...
Swiss Bar Hit by Deadly Fire Was Not Inspected for 6 Years, Authorities Say
CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland — Local authorities failed to carry out yearly safety inspections between 2020 and 2025 at the bar in the Swiss Alps that suffered a deadly fire last week, Swiss officials acknowledged Tuesday, amid mounting accusations that lax oversight had set the stage for the disaster. “We bitterly regret...
Trump, Advisers Consider Greenland. White House Says Military Always an Option
U.S. President Donald Trump and his team are discussing options for acquiring Greenland and utilizing the U.S. military in furtherance of the goal is "always an option," the White House said on Tuesday. "President Trump has made it well known that acquiring Greenland is a national security priority of the...
Westlands Board Vote Moves Huge Solar Project Forward
A vote last month by the Westlands Water District board to sign off on the environmental impact report for a massive solar project on Fresno County's westside marked a major milestone in the development of the Valley Clean Infrastructure Plan. The environmental report is subject to a 30-day challenge period...