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...
Hamas Armed Wing Says It Lost Contact With Group Holding Israeli-US Hostage Alexander
CAIRO (Reuters) - The armed wing of Hamas said on Tuesday it had lost contact with a group of militants holding Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander in the Gaza Strip. Abu Ubaida, the armed wing's spokesperson, said on the Telegram that it lost contact after the Israeli army attacked the place...
Giants Slug 3 Homers and Continue Fast Start With a Win Over Phillies
HILADELPHIA — Willy Adames and Mike Yastrzemski homered, and Tyler Fitzgerald also went deep, doubled and tripled to lead the San Francisco Giants to a 10-4 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday night. The Giants took two of three over the weekend from the Yankees and added a win...