Oil prices rose $1 a barrel on Monday following drone attacks by Ukraine, the closure of Venezuelan airspace by the United States, and OPEC's decision to leave output levels unchanged in the first quarter of 2026. Brent crude futures advanced $1, or 1.6%, to $63.38 a barrel by 9:14 a.m....
Trump Frees Fraudster Just Days Into 7-Year Prison Sentence
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has set free a private equity executive who had served less than two weeks of a seven-year sentence for his role in what prosecutors described as a $1.6 billion scheme that defrauded thousands of victims. David Gentile, 59, a onetime resident of Nassau County, New...
Luigi Mangione Arrives at Court for Hearings Over Us Healthcare Executive’s Killing
Luigi Mangione, the man accused of gunning down a UnitedHealthcare executive outside a Manhattan hotel, arrived at state court on Monday for a series of high-stakes hearings on the admissibility of key pieces of evidence at his murder trial. Mangione, 27, was arrested in December 2024 and charged with fatally...
Wall Street Edges Lower as Traders Await Fed Chair Speech
Wall Street's main indexes traded lower on Monday as investors stood on the sidelines, sifting through fresh economic data and bracing for a closely watched speech from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell that could hint at this month's policy decision. U.S. manufacturing activity shrank for the ninth straight month in...
Visalia Police Arrest Suspect After Pursuit, Crashes
A 21-year-old Exeter man was arrested Saturday after police say he crashed into multiple vehicles, led officers on a pursuit and fled on foot before being caught. Visalia police said officers working a retail-theft detail with the department’s H.O.P.E. team saw a vehicle swerving in the 2700 block of West...
Appeals Court Says Alina Habba Is Unlawful US Attorney
A federal appeals court said Monday that Alina Habba had been serving unlawfully as the U.S. attorney in New Jersey, dealing a blow to the Trump administration and most likely setting up a showdown at the Supreme Court. In its ruling, the three-judge panel, based in Philadelphia, affirmed an earlier...
US Screened Record 3.13 Million Airline Passengers on Sunday
The U.S. Transportation Security Administration said it screened 3.13 million airline passengers on Sunday, the highest number for a single day. The record travel coincided with the peak day of the Thanksgiving travel season and occurred despite weather issues in the U.S. Midwest. The prior record for a single day...
Early Winter Storm Puts 16 Million Americans Under Weather Advisories
A blast of frigid air from Canada is expected to dump up to a foot of snow along a stretch extending from Michigan to central New England and put more than 16 million Americans under winter storm advisories, forecasters said on Monday. The storm, which was already dropping light snow...
Parlier Police Officer Dies in Tulare County Crash on Way to Work
A Parlier police officer died early Sunday after being involved in a traffic collision while driving to work in southern Tulare County, authorities said. Officer Jesus Dario Corona, 29, of the Porterville area, was involved in the crash in the 13500 block of Avenue, the Parlier Police Department said. Deputies...
Fresno State Overpowers San Jose State in Mountain West Football Finale
SAN JOSE — Fresno State played its last Mountain West Conference football game Saturday night, and took home the Valley Trophy as a parting gift. The Bulldogs played old-school — a strong defense, a rushing attack spread out among several runners, and the occasional big play — in a 41-14...