The UN Security Council was set to vote later on Monday on a U.S.-drafted resolution endorsing President Donald Trump's peace plan for Gaza and authorizing an international stabilization force for the Palestinian enclave. Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas agreed last month to the first phase of Trump's 20-point plan for...
US Airport Restrictions to End Monday
WASHINGTON — The leaders of the Department of Transportation and the Federal Aviation Administration announced Sunday that they were ending flight restrictions at 40 airports that were imposed just over a week ago during the government shutdown, citing improved staffing levels among air traffic controllers. In a statement, they said...
Visalia Police Arrest Suspect After Woman Stabbed Inside Home
A woman was hospitalized Saturday after she was stabbed inside a Visalia home, and police say a suspect is in custody. Officers responded around 4:30 p.m. to the 5500 block of West Tulare Avenue after receiving reports of a stabbing, the Visalia Police Department said. When officers arrived, they learned...
Jeff Bezos Creates AI Startup Where He Will Be Co-CEO
San Francisco — Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon and one of the world’s wealthiest people, is throwing his money and time into an artificial intelligence startup that he will help manage as its co-CEO. The company, called Project Prometheus, is coming out of the gates with $6.2 billion in funding,...
Trump Defends Tucker Carlson After Nick Fuentes Interview
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Donald Trump defended Tucker Carlson on Sunday for his sympathetic interview with white nationalist and avowedly racist antisemite Nick Fuentes, breaking a conspicuous weekslong silence on an episode that had ignited bitter infighting among conservatives. In late October, Carlson, a top surrogate for Trump’s...
Wall Street Choppy Ahead of Nvidia Results, Government Data
Wall Street's main indexes struggled for direction on Monday, ahead of a packed week that includes AI giant Nvidia's earnings and the resumption of government data releases, while Alphabet rose after Berkshire Hathaway disclosed a stake in the company. Google-parent Alphabet gained 5.6% after Berkshire Hathaway revealed a new $4.3...
US Construction Spending Rebounds in August
WASHINGTON — U.S. construction spending unexpectedly rebounded in August, likely lifted by home renovations as higher mortgage rates continued to weigh on single-family homebuilding. The Commerce Department's Census Bureau said on Monday that construction spending increased 0.2% after an upwardly revised 0.2% gain in July. Economists polled by Reuters had...
Some National Guard Troops Being Withdrawn From Chicago and Portland, Officials Say
The Pentagon is withdrawing some National Guard troops from Chicago and Portland, weeks after President Donald Trump deployed them to combat what he described as increased crime, two U.S. defense officials familiar with the decision said on Sunday. One of the officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said 200 California...
US House Speaker Says ‘Nothing to Hide’ in Epstein Files
U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson said on Sunday he believed the approaching vote on releasing Justice Department files related to Jeffrey Epstein should help put to rest allegations that President Donald Trump had any connection to the late sex offender's abuse and trafficking of underage girls. "They're doing...
Newsom’s Gas Price Crusade Morphs Into Bid to Keep Refiners Open
This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Earlier this week, I pulled my 24-year-old SUV into a Sacramento gas station for its weekly — more or less— fill-up. It was 14.5 gallons at $4.05, plus the ever-mysterious 9/10 of a cent, per gallon. I could...