SAN SALVADOR — Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen says he was denied entry into the El Salvador prison where Kilmar Abrego Garcia is being held. Van Hollen, a Democrat, is in El Salvador to push for Abrego Garcia's release after he was sent there by the Trump administration in March...
LA’s Schools Chief Knows What It’s Like to Be Undocumented
LOS ANGELES — When federal agents arrived at two Los Angeles elementary schools last week to conduct welfare checks on students who the agents said were in the country without legal permission, fear and outrage spread among parents, teachers and administrators. For the superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School...
Trump: We Will Have a Trade Deal With China
(Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Thursday said he expects to make a trade deal with China, though he offered no specifics or indications of how talks would get underway with the two superpowers at an apparent impasse. “Oh we’re going to make a deal," Trump said from the White...
Shooting at Florida State Sends Students Running; Nearby Hospital Says It’s Treating People
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A shooting Thursday on the Florida State University campus sent an unknown number of people to a nearby hospital, a medical center spokesperson said. Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare was receiving and treating people affected by the shooting, said Sarah Cannon, a hospital spokesperson. She said the hospital cannot...
Valero Books $1.1 Billion Impairment, May Idle California Refinery
(Reuters) - Valero Energy Corp said on Wednesday it was taking a $1.1 billion pre-tax impairment related to its California refineries and told state regulators it would permanently shut or restructure its San Francisco-area refinery in Benicia, California by the end of April 2026. The move comes as refiners face growing regulatory...
Ex-Harvard Morgue Manager Charged With Selling Stolen Body Parts to Plead Guilty
BOSTON (Reuters) - A former Harvard Medical School morgue manager accused of stealing and selling organs and other parts of cadavers donated to the school for medical research and education has agreed to plead guilty. Cedric Lodge, who managed Harvard's morgue for more than two decades before his 2023 arrest,...
Valley Crime Stoppers’ Most Wanted Person of the Day: Esmeralda Alexia Robles
April 17, 2025 Most Wanted Person of the Day Suspect Name: Esmeralda Alexia Robles Suspects Date of Birth: July 13, 1996 Physical Description: Hispanic Female, 5’ 1, 95 lbs., Brown Hair, Brown Eyes. Charges: Identity theft Warrant Number: F25901951 Synopsis of the Case: Esmeralda Alexia Robles is wanted on a...
Fresno Arson Suspect Arrested After Auto Dealership Fire
A man was arrested Tuesday in connection with a fire set at an auto dealership in Fresno over the weekend, the Fresno Fired Department announced in a statement. Steven Gilbert Reinhart was taken into custody without incident late Tuesday by the Fresno Police Department after fire investigators identified him as...
Zelenskiy Says Ukraine Has Evidence of China Supplying Russia With Artillery
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine has intelligence which shows China is supplying artillery and gunpowder to Russia, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday. "We believe that Chinese representatives are engaged in the production of some weapons on the territory of Russia," he told a press conference in Kyiv. Zelenskiy did...
Visalia Police Cite 8 Drivers During Distracted Driving Operation
Eight drivers were cited Thursday during a distracted driving enforcement operation conducted by the Visalia Police Department, officials said. The operation is part of an ongoing effort throughout the month of April to curb the use of handheld devices behind the wheel. So far this month, more than 70 drivers...