(Reuters) - Arkansas on Tuesday became the first state to ask the U.S. Department of Agriculture to allow it to ban soda and candy from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as food stamps. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, with the support of health secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., has...
Measles Cases in Texas Rise to 561, State Health Department Says
(Reuters) -The Texas health department reported 561 cases of measles in the state on Tuesday, an increase of 20 from April 11, as the United States battles an outbreak of the childhood disease. Cases in Gaines County, the center of the outbreak, rose to 364 from 355 reported on Friday,...
More Than 20,000 IRS Employees Offer to Resign
WASHINGTON — About 22,000 employees at the IRS have signed up for the Trump administration’s latest resignation offer, according to four people familiar with the matter, an exodus that could weaken the agency’s ability to collect taxes. The IRS had about 100,000 employees before President Donald Trump took office. Roughly...
How WrestleMania Came to Rival the Super Bowl and World Cup
WrestleMania week is here, and the 41st annual spectacular is tightly interwoven in the pop culture fabric. While WrestleMania has always been the spotlight of the WWE year, it was the third edition in 1987 that put the body slam on its wrestling industry rivals. Veteran writer and historian Keith...
Fresno Police Arrest 14 for DUI During Weekend Enforcement Operation
Fourteen drivers were arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence during a DUI enforcement operation conducted by the Fresno Police Department on Saturday. According to police, those arrested could face an average of $13,500 in fines and penalties, along with license suspensions, for a first-time DUI offense. Another DUI...
Autism Rates in US Children Hit Record Level in 2022, CDC Data Show
(Reuters) - Rates of autism spectrum disorder among U.S. children reached a record level in 2022, continuing a recent trend of increasing prevalence, according to data released on Tuesday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. At 16 monitoring sites in 14 U.S. states and Puerto Rico, prevalence...
Whistleblower Org Says DOGE May Have Caused ‘Significant Cyber Breach’ at US Labor Watchdog
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A whistleblower complaint says that Elon Musk's team of technologists may have been responsible for a "significant cybersecurity breach," likely of sensitive case files, at America's federal labor watchdog. The complaint, addressed to Republican Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Tom Cotton and his Democratic counterpart Mark Warner and...
Mexican National Sentenced for Trafficking Meth, Fentanyl Through Fresno County
A Mexican national was sentenced to nearly five years in prison Monday for trafficking hundreds of pounds of narcotics through Fresno County, federal prosecutors said. Isaac Abraham Sandoval Lopez, 36, of Sinaloa, Mexico, received a four-year, nine-month sentence from U.S. District Judge Kirk E. Sherriff for possessing methamphetamine, fentanyl, and...
Judge Pauses Trump’s Use of Alien Enemies Act to Deport Venezuelans in Colorado
A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration on Monday night from using a powerful wartime statute to deport to El Salvador Venezuelan immigrants in Colorado who have been accused of being violent gang members. The lawsuit, brought in U.S. District Court in Colorado by the American Civil Liberties Union,...
Up to $20 Million Lost After Thieves Tunnel Into LA Jewelry Store
Thieves tunneled into a downtown Los Angeles jewelry store, stealing millions in merchandise and cash, according to a report by NBC Los Angeles. The owners of Love Jewels, a family-operated store, discovered the sophisticated break-in after the weekend and estimate losses could reach $20 million. “They probably went in there...