A driver was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of driving under the influence after running a red light in Atwater, according to the California Highway Patrol. Officers with CHP’s Merced-area graveyard crew stopped a utility vehicle on Santa Fe Street after it failed to stop at a red light at...
Highway 99 Closed in Bakersfield Due to Police Activity
Highway 99 in Bakersfield is closed at Olive Drive due to police activity, with southbound traffic diverted at Olive Drive and northbound traffic diverted at Airport Drive, Caltrans said Wednesday. They also said the connector ramp from Highway 204 to northbound Highway 99 is closed and delays are expected with...
US Senators Reach Deal on Capping Insulin Costs at $35 per Month, Semafor Reports
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators has reached a deal on capping the price of a month's supply of insulin at $35, Semafor reported on Wednesday, citing an interview with New Hampshire Democrat Senator Jeanne Shaheen. Shaheen is making an urgent push to pass legislation to reduce the cost of...
Mullally to Be Installed as First Female Archbishop of Canterbury
Sarah Mullally will be enthroned on Wednesday as the Church of England's first female Archbishop of Canterbury and spiritual leader of 85 million Anglicans worldwide in a ceremony mixing tradition with global symbolism at Canterbury Cathedral. "I recognise the significance of being the first female Archbishop," she told BBC News...
US Supreme Court Backs Cox in Fight Over Pirated Music
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday Cox Communications cannot be held liable for piracy by its internet service subscribers of songs owned by Sony Music, Warner Music Group, Universal Music Group and other labels, ending their billion-dollar-plus music copyright lawsuit. The 9-0 ruling overturned a lower court's decision to...
Israel Strikes Tehran After Pakistan Offers to Host US-Iran Talks
Israel’s military said it had launched a new wave of strikes Wednesday in Tehran, the Iranian capital, even as President Donald Trump appeared to support Pakistan’s offer to broker talks between the United States and Iran. Trump shared a social media post Tuesday in which Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif of...
Hezbollah Chief Rejects Talks With Israel Under Fire, Vows Fighters Will Continue ‘Without Limits’
Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem said on Wednesday in a televised speech read on his behalf that negotiating with Israel under fire amounts to imposed surrender and called for unity against Israel. The speech, aired on a Hezbollah affiliated television station, said Hezbollah fighters were prepared to continue "without limits". —...
Netanyahu Seeks to Avoid Snap Vote as Iran War Gives No Boost in Polls
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is racing to pass a state budget and stave off early elections he would likely lose, with the war in Iran so far doing little to improve his standing in the polls. In the war's first days, Netanyahu's camp saw a chance for his right-wing...
Army Raises Maximum Enlistment Age to 42 Under New Regulation, Document Shows
The U.S. Army has increased the maximum enlistment age to 42 under a revised personnel policy set to take effect next month. The change is included in an expedited update to Army Regulation 601–210, released March 20 and effective April 20, which governs eligibility and procedures for enlistment across the...
Fresno County Authorities Arrest School District Employee on Child Sex Charges
Fresno County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Raisin City School District employee on Thursday in connection with alleged crimes involving a child, authorities said. Carlos Rivas, 49, of Kerman, was booked into jail on two felony charges: annoying a child and lewd and lascivious acts with a child under 14. His...