(Reuters) - Wall Street inched higher on Tuesday, as investors assessed the possibility of tariff relief for the auto sector, although signs of new levies on pharma and semiconductor imports kept the optimism in check. U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday hinted at potential exemptions for the 25% tariffs imposed...
Director of Field Hospital in Southern Gaza Says Israeli Strike Killed a Guard
JERUSALEM — An Israeli strike killed a security guard and wounded 10 patients at a field hospital in the southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday, according to the director of the medical facility. The deadly attack on the grounds of the Kuwait Specialty Field Hospital came two days after Israel attacked...
CA Lawmakers Quietly Sideline Bills in Secretive Suspense Process
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. In just 24 minutes and without any debate, the most powerful committee in the state Senate last week moved 33 bills from public view into a secretive process that will decide whether the measures live or die. Two...
5 Migrants Feared Dead After Boat Capsizes Off Florida Coast
Five migrants are feared dead after their boat capsized on the way to Florida from the Bahamas in “a suspected failed smuggling venture,” officials said Monday. The U.S. Coast Guard said Monday that it had suspended its search after covering 1,240 square miles over seven hours. Four people were rescued...
Trump Administration Moves to Scrap Biden-Era Credit Card Late Fee Rule
(Reuters) -President Donald Trump’s administration on Monday asked a federal court to throw out a regulation capping credit card late fees at $8, saying it agreed with business and banking groups that alleged in a lawsuit that the rule was illegal. The filing in federal court in Texas by the...
A Palestinian Activist Expecting a US Citizenship Interview Is Arrested Instead by ICE
A Palestinian man who led protests against the war in Gaza as a student at Columbia University was arrested Monday at a Vermont immigration office where he expected to be interviewed about finalizing his U.S. citizenship, his attorneys said. Mohsen Mahdawi, a legal permanent resident who has held a green...
Judge Orders Bank of America to Pay $540 Million in FDIC Lawsuit
(Reuters) - A federal judge ordered Bank of America to pay $540.3 million in a long-running Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation lawsuit accusing the second-largest U.S. bank of underpaying what it owed for deposit insurance. In a decision made public on Monday, U.S. District Judge Loren AliKhan in Washington, D.C., said...
Will Your Fresno Street Get Repaved This Year?
The city of Fresno is kicking off one of its biggest-ever efforts to improve local roads. This year’s paving season will deliver 50 miles of improved roadways through a combination of neighborhood paving, major street overlays, capital infrastructure projects, and preventative slurry seal work. Here are some of the highlights...
Hertz Says Hackers Stole Its Customer Data
(Reuters) - Rental car firm Hertz Global said on Monday some of its users' data was stolen in a breach involving one of its vendors. Hertz said the incident may have resulted in personal data being impacted. The company said Cleo Communications, a vendor that provides file transfer services, experienced...
What Are Fresno Real Estate Experts Predicting for 2025 and Beyond?
Whether it be housing or commercial real estate, economic slowdowns stifled growth in Fresno County in 2024. But after years of declines, experts expect a turnaround soon. The Fresno County Economic Development Corporation brought out a panel of experts to discuss housing construction and sales, major commercial real estate purchases,...