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...
Google Holds Illegal Monopolies in Ad Tech, US Judge Finds, Allowing US to Seek Breakup
(Reuters) - Alphabet's Google illegally dominated two markets for online advertising technology, a judge ruled on Thursday, dealing another blow to the tech giant and paving the way for U.S. antitrust prosecutors to seek a breakup of its advertising products. U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema in Alexandria, Virginia, found Google...
Russia Removes Afghan Taliban From List of Banned Terrorist Groups
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Thursday suspended its ban on the Taliban, which it had designated for more than two decades as a terrorist organization, in a move that paves the way for Moscow to normalize ties with the leadership of Afghanistan. No country currently recognizes the Taliban government that...
Operation Assad: The Air Mission to Smuggle the Syrian Despot’s Valuables
DAMASCUS/LONDON/DUBAI (Reuters) - As his enemies closed in on Damascus, Bashar al-Assad, who ruled over Syria with an iron fist for 24 years, used a private jet to spirit away cash, valuables and confidential documents mapping the corporate web behind his wealth. Yasar Ibrahim, the president's top economic adviser, arranged...