A recent distracted driving enforcement effort by Visalia police led to 18 drivers being cited for using cellphones behind the wheel, the Visalia Police Department said in a statement Thursday. Visalia police also cited eight drivers in another enforcement on April 17. Police urged motorists to stay focused and reminded...
Warriors Return Home Looking to Close Out Rockets
SAN FRANCISCO — With his team trailing by 27 points to the red-hot Houston Rockets at halftime, coach Steve Kerr pulled Golden State emotional leader Draymond Green aside for a quick chat and to ask his opinion. Should the Warriors plan to save their starters for what looked like an...
Democratic Lawmakers Call for Review of Musk’s Role in Golden Dome
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of 42 Democratic lawmakers has called for a review of Elon Musk's role in the bidding process for the "Golden Dome" missile defense shield, a project championed by President Donald Trump. In a letter dated May 1 and sent to the acting US Defense Department...
Trump Cannot Use Alien Enemies Act to Deport Venezuelans, Judge Rules
NEW YORK (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration exceeded the scope of an 18th-century wartime law in using it to deport some Venezuelan migrants, a federal judge in Texas said on Thursday in barring the administration from using it to speed up deportations. In a 36-page opinion, U.S. District Judge...
Israel Strikes Syria, Saying It Hit Group That Attacked Druze
JERUSALEM/DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Israel said it carried out a strike in Syria against "an extremist group" that attacked members of the Druze community, following through on a promise to defend the minority group as deadly sectarian violence spread near Damascus on Wednesday. A Syrian Foreign Ministry statement rejected "all forms...
LeBron: ‘I Don’t Have the Answer’ to Questions About His Future After Lakers’ Exit
LOS ANGELES — LeBron James wasn't ready to make any decisions about his future in the painful moments immediately after his 22nd NBA season ended with the Los Angeles Lakers' first-round playoff exit. “I don’t have the answer to that,” James said Wednesday night when asked how long he will...
‘We Are Breaking the Bodies and Minds of Children of Gaza’, Says WHO Executive Director
GENEVA (Reuters) - The minds and bodies of children in Gaza are being broken following two months of aid blockade and renewed strikes, the Executive Director of the World Health Organization Emergencies programs said on Thursday. Since March 2 Israel has blocked the entry of medical, fuel, and food supplies...
President Tries to Change Narrative on Economy
President Donald Trump seems to have two opposing messages about the economy. Anything good should be credited to him. Anything bad is Joe Biden’s fault. As the Commerce Department reported Wednesday that the U.S. economy had contracted during the first three months of the year, Trump tried to change the...
White House National Security Adviser Waltz Being Forced out, Sources Say
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's national security adviser Mike Waltz is being forced out of his job, four people briefed on the matter said on Thursday, in the first big shakeup of Trump's inner circle since he took office in January. Waltz's deputy, Alex Wong, an Asia expert...
Nasdaq Leads Gains on Wall Street as Microsoft, Meta Surge
(Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes advanced on Thursday, led by gains on the tech-heavy Nasdaq, as strong quarterly results from heavyweights Microsoft and Meta pointed to a resilient outlook for the technology sector. Microsoft surged 8.8%, hitting its highest level since late January, after it forecast stronger-than-expected quarterly growth...