WASHINGTON — A federal judge in Virginia suggested Tuesday that Lindsey Halligan should resign as U.S. attorney after a ruling declared her appointment unlawful, making her the third jurist to challenge Halligan’s continued claim to the post. Halligan was handpicked by President Donald Trump to oversee the U.S. Attorney’s Office...
Valley Crime Stoppers’ Most Wanted Person of the Day: Heather Dawn Shelton
December 9, 2025 Most Wanted Person of the Day Suspect Name: Heather Dawn Shelton Suspects Date of Birth: September 24, 1975 Physical Description: White Female, 5’ 3, 150 lbs., Brown Hair, Green Eyes. Charges: Assault with a deadly weapon Warrant Number: F24906000 Synopsis of the Case: Heather Dawn Shelton is...
Visalia Officer Arrested in Off-Duty Domestic Violence Case
A Visalia school resource officer was arrested late Sunday after officers responded to a disturbance between a husband and wife, the department said. Officers were called around 11:11 p.m. to the 3700 block of North Sallee Court, where they investigated the incident and arrested Matthew Conley, 47. Conley was named...
Gallup: Americans See Political Rhetoric Worsening, Blame Internet for Violence
Americans are increasingly concerned about political discourse and the forces driving violence in the United States, according to new Gallup findings. The survey shows 69% of Americans believe Republicans and their supporters have gone too far with inflammatory rhetoric, while 60% say the same of Democrats — sharp increases from...
4 Russian Soldiers Sentenced to Prison for Killing Texan Who Fought for Moscow
A military court in a Russian-occupied region of Ukraine sentenced four soldiers Monday to prison terms of up to 12 years for the gruesome murder of a self-avowed American communist from Texas who had spent a decade as a mercenary and propagandist for Moscow. The killing proved embarrassing for the...
Florida Governor Designates Muslim Rights Group as Terrorist Organization
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has signed an executive order designating one of the country’s most prominent Muslim civil rights groups, the Council on American-Islamic Relations, as a “foreign terrorist organization,” becoming the second high-profile Republican governor to do so in recent weeks. Last month, Texas Governor Greg Abbott took a...
Wall Street Mixed as Fed Rate Cut Decision Nears
Wall Street's main stock indexes were mixed on Tuesday as investors awaited the Federal Reserve's policy decision and assessed conflicting signals over the future of U.S. AI chip exports to China. U.S. President Donald Trump said he would allow Nvidia to ship H200 processors, its second-most powerful AI chips, to...
New York Archdiocese Will Negotiate Sex-Abuse Settlement for 1,300 Accusers
NEW YORK — The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York said Monday that it was raising at least $300 million as it moved to negotiate a settlement that would benefit roughly 1,300 people who have said they were sexually abused as minors by its priests and lay staff members. The...
Trump Calls Europe ‘Decaying’ and Suggests ‘Size Will Win’ in Ukraine War
LONDON — President Donald Trump said in an interview published Tuesday that Europe was weak and its nations were “decaying,” days after the Trump administration issued a strategy paper that indicated that the United States should no longer guarantee the continent’s security. The president’s comments, made in a wide-ranging interview...
Supreme Court Hears Challenge To Campaign Spending Curbs in JD Vance Case
The U.S. Supreme Court was hearing arguments on Tuesday in a Republican-led challenge on free speech grounds to federal limits on spending by political parties in coordination with electoral candidates in a case involving Vice President JD Vance. President Donald Trump's administration has thrown its support behind the challenge, brought by plaintiffs...