Israel should extend its border with Lebanon up to the Litani River deep inside the country's south, Israel's finance minister said on Monday as Israeli troops bombed bridges and destroyed homes in the area in an escalating military assault. The comments by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich were the most explicit...
Colombian Military Plane Involved in Accident Had 110 Soldiers Onboard, Media Reports
Colombia's defense ministry said on Monday a Lockheed Martin Hercules C-130 plane was involved in accident in the south of the country, with local outlet BluRadio reporting that 110 soldiers were traveling on board. Defense Minister Pedro Sanchez said the accident happened as the plane was taking off from Puerto...
Claude AI Goes Down for Thousands of Users, Downdetector Shows
Claude AI experienced a possible outage Monday, according to Downdetector.com. More than 2,140 users had reported problems with the platform as of 9:29 a.m. PT, according to Downdetector, which tracks outages by collecting status reports from multiple sources. Most users who reported an issue to Downdetector said that they had...
US Supreme Court Conservatives Lean Toward Republican Bid to Limit Mail-in Voting
Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices signaled skepticism on Monday toward a Mississippi law challenged by Republicans that allows a five-day grace period for mail-in ballots received after Election Day to be counted in a case that could lead to stricter voting rules around the country. Republican President Donald Trump's administration...
Fresno’s Del Mar Elementary Teams With Nonprofit to Make Learning Pay
Del Mar Elementary School students walked into the campus multipurpose room Thursday, awaiting potential recognition and scholarship money. The event, run by the local nonprofit Success From Within, has become a monthly ritual for Del Mar pupils. The pupils greet the organization's founder and president, AJ Rassamni, who in turn...
Taco Bell, Dunkin’ Franchisee to Pay $1.5 Million in NYC Scheduling Case
A Taco Bell and Dunkin franchisee has agreed to pay more than $1.5 million to settle claims by New York City that its managers at two dozen restaurants violated a local law requiring fast food businesses to give workers advance notice of their schedules and other protections, Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s...
Oil Prices Plunge 10% on US-Iran Talks to Resolve the Hostilities in the Middle East
Oil prices dropped about 10% to a one-week low on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would postpone any military strikes against Iranian power plants for five days after constructive talks to resolve the hostilities in the Middle East, hours ahead of a deadline that threatened further escalation...
Firebaugh Police Make Multiple Arrests in Drug Investigation
Firebaugh police, with help from Mendota officers, executed a search warrant in the 1500 block of N. Del Rio, seizing narcotics, ammunition, items linked to drug sales, and possible stolen property, authorities said on Friday. Five people were arrested on narcotics-related charges, and another was taken to the Fresno County...
FBI Offers $10,000 Reward in Homicides of Brothers Journeying to California
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the deaths of brothers Matthew and Philip Reagan. The Phoenix Field Office’s Gallup Resident Agency is asking the public for help in...
Former US Congressman David Rivera Secretly Lobbied for Venezuela, Prosecutor Says at Trial
A former U.S. congressman illegally lobbied U.S. officials to ease pressure on ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government, a U.S. prosecutor said on Monday at the opening of a trial that will feature testimony from U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Federal prosecutors in Miami say the former congressman, David...