WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A man from Illinois was sentenced on Friday to 53 years in prison after a jury convicted him of the murder of a 6-year-old Palestinian American boy and the severe wounding of his mother in an October 2023 hate crime stabbing, The Chicago Sun-Times reported. Joseph Czuba,...
Clovis Police Still Searching for Suspect in McDonald’s Killing of Caleb Quick
Clovis Police are continuing their search for the suspect in the shooting death of Caleb Quick, 18, outside a McDonald's restaurant in Clovis. During a Friday news conference, police said they are carefully managing the release of information but reassured the public that they are working "tirelessly" on the case....
Trump Requests $893 Billion for National Defense, Flat Versus 2025
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump is asking Congress for a national defense budget of $892.6 billion for fiscal year 2026, flat compared to 2025 spending. The budget request, unveiled by the White House on Friday, prioritizes rebuilding the military, re-establishing deterrence, and promoting national security. The White House Office...
Tulare County Resident Fights Off Suspected Home Invader
Detectives with the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office are investigating an attempted home invasion that occurred Thursday in Porterville. Deputies were called around noon near Orange Avenue and Leggett Street after a masked man, believed to be in his late teens or early 20s, forced his way into a home, the...
CDC Reports 216 Child Deaths This Flu Season, the Most in 15 Years
NEW YORK — More U.S. children have died this flu season than at any time since the swine flu pandemic 15 years ago, according to a federal report released Friday. The 216 pediatric deaths reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention eclipse the 207 reported last year. It's...
Gaza Tensions Flare Over Dwindling Supplies as Blockade Persists, Aid Worker Says
GENEVA (Reuters) - Fights are erupting over dwindling supplies in Gaza, a United Nations aid official said on Friday, as Israel's total blockade on supplies into the enclave hit the two-month mark. Since March 2, Israel has completely cut off all supplies to the 2.3 million residents of the Gaza...
Trump Signs Executive Order to End Federal Funding for NPR and PBS
President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order aiming to cut federal funding for NPR and PBS, accusing the news outlets of producing biased coverage and “left-wing propaganda.” Trump instructed the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which funds public broadcasters in the United States, to end federal funding for NPR...
Israeli Forces to Demolish More Than 100 Homes in Israeli-Occupied West Bank
JERUSALEM — Israeli forces were preparing on Friday to carry out home demolitions across two northern urban refugee camps in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, according to the governor of one of the camps and Israeli military documents shared with The Associated Press by the United Nations. Abdallah Kamil, the governor...
Visalia Driver Arrested After Running Stop Sign Causing Fatal Crash
A 26-year-old man was arrested Thursday evening after running a stop sign and causing a three-vehicle crash that left one woman dead, police said. The Visalia Police Department said officers responded around 5 p.m. to the intersection of Burke Street and Kaweah Avenue, where Omar Chavarria was driving eastbound on...
Fed Outlook in Focus as US Stocks Rally Picks up Steam
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve meeting in the coming week is set to test the U.S. stock market's sharp rebound, with investors hoping the central bank is poised to resume lowering interest rates in the months ahead. During the rally, stocks have erased the slump set off by...