Selma Mayor Scott Robertson says he is innocent of an electioneering charge filed last week by Fresno County District Attorney Lisa Smittcamp. Smittcamp filed the charge against Robertson Friday, accusing him of approaching voters in line at a polling place during the Nov. 5, 2024 election. "While holding a sign...
More Than 100 Immigrants Detained at an Illegal After-Hours Nightclub in Colorado
More than 100 immigrants suspected of being in the United States illegally were taken into custody early Sunday following a federal raid at an illegal after-hours nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado, authorities said. Video posted online by the Drug Enforcement Administration showed agents announcing their presence outside the building and...
Visalia Police Captain Charged With Embezzlement, Theft
A Visalia Police Department captain has been charged with multiple financial crimes in connection to nearly $50,000 allegedly being stolen from a police youth program, officials announced. Captain Luma Fahoum, 51, faces felony grand theft by embezzlement, four felony counts of grand theft, and one misdemeanor count of petty theft,...
Autopsy Confirms Gene Hackman Died From Heart Disease
SANTA FE, N.M. — The main cause of Gene Hackman's death was heart disease, but he was also in the advanced stages of Alzheimer's disease and likely had not eaten for a long time, according to a new autopsy report. The report documents the 95-year-old actor’s poor heart health, noting...
Iran Proposes Meeting With Europeans Before Next Talks With US, Diplomats Say
PARIS/DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran has proposed meeting the European parties to a 2015 nuclear deal possibly in Rome this Friday if talks resume with the United States, four diplomats said on Monday, cautioning that there had yet to be a response from the Europeans to the idea. Iran is looking...
Trump to Sign Order Requiring List of Sanctuary Cities, States, Official Says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order on Monday directing the attorney general and the secretary of Homeland Security to identify within a month the cities and states that are not complying with federal immigration laws, a White House official said Monday. Last week, a...
Saudi Arabia and Qatar to Pay Off Syria’s Debt to the World Bank
Saudi Arabia and Qatar have announced that they will pay Syria’s $15 million debt to the World Bank, potentially unlocking millions of dollars in aid and giving a boost to the new government’s task of rebuilding an economy shattered by civil war. The joint payment will enable the World Bank...
Pakistan Defense Minister Says Military Incursion by India Is Imminent
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's defense minister said on Monday a military incursion by neighboring India was imminent in the aftermath of a deadly militant attack on tourists in Kashmir last week, as tensions rise between the two nuclear-armed nations. The attack killed 26 people and triggered outrage in Hindu-majority India,...
Trump Administration Allows Temporary Sales of Summertime Higher-Ethanol Fuel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Trump administration on Monday issued an emergency waiver to allow the sale of a higher-ethanol gasoline blend to be sold this summer nationwide, saying it will add to fuel supply during the peak U.S. driving season and bring down costs. The move likely will benefit...
US Judge to Hear Harvard’s Case Over Trump Funding Freeze in July
BOSTON (Reuters) - A federal judge agreed on Monday to expedite Harvard University's lawsuit seeking to block U.S. President Donald Trump's administration from freezing $2.2 billion in federal grant funding that the Ivy League school has warned will threaten vital medical and scientific research. U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs during...