DALLAS — Previously classified documents related to the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy were released Tuesday following an order by President Donald Trump shortly after he took office. The documents were posted on the website of the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration. The vast majority of the...
Hollywood Filmmaker Charged with Defrauding Netflix in $11M Scheme
NEW YORK — A Hollywood writer-director was arrested Tuesday on charges that he swindled $11 million from Netflix for a sci-fi show that never aired, instead steering the cash toward cryptocurrency investments and a series of lavish purchases that included a fleet of Rolls-Royces and a Ferrari. Carl Erik Rinsch...
Fresno EOC Board OKs Audit of Agency’s Troubled Finances
The Fresno Economic Opportunities Commission board voted Monday to hire a Minneapolis firm to do a forensic audit to determine how a multimillion-dollar operating deficit developed. The forensic audit will examine the spending in 2023 and 2024 of the transportation, food services, and administration programs because they had the biggest...
Two Men Found Guilty in Deadly San Antonio Immigrant Smuggling Case
SAN ANTONIO — Two smugglers charged after 53 immigrants died in the back of a sweltering tractor-trailer with no air conditioning were found guilty Tuesday after a two-week trial. The 2022 tragedy in San Antonio was the nation's deadliest smuggling attempt across the U.S.-Mexico border. Jurors in federal court in...
NASA Astronauts Return to Earth After 9 Months Stuck in Space
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Stuck in space no more, NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams returned to Earth on Tuesday, hitching a different ride home to close out a saga that began with a bungled test flight more than nine months ago. Their SpaceX capsule parachuted into the Gulf...
Fresno Woman Killed in Hit-and-Run Crash Identified
The California Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal hit-and-run after a woman was found dead on an on-ramp to northbound Highway 99 on Saturday night. Authorities received a report around 7:50 p.m. of a person lying on the Golden State on-ramp, according to a statement from CHP. Emergency responders arrived...
Tesla Short Sellers Cash In $16 Billion as Stock Plummets
Tesla short sellers have cashed in on a substantial $16 billion payday as the electric vehicle giant's stock price continues its downward spiral, as reported by Fortune. This windfall comes amid growing concerns over President Donald Trump's influence on CEO Elon Musk's business decisions and the company's strategic shift towards...
Tesla Vehicles Defaced in Overnight Attack at California Dealership
Multiple Tesla vehicles were found vandalized at a dealership in Encinitas, California, early Monday morning, as reported by Fox 5 San Diego. According to Lt. Zheath Sanchez of the San Diego County Sheriff's Department, the attack occurred around 5 a.m. in the 1300 block of Encinitas Boulevard. Authorities discovered several...
Trump and Putin Agree to an Immediate Ceasefire for Energy and Infrastructure
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed during a lengthy call Tuesday to an immediate pause in strikes against energy and infrastructure targets in the Ukraine war, but the Russian leader stopped short of backing a broader 30-day pause in fighting that the U.S. administration is...
Protests Planned All Over California to Oppose Medicaid, SNAP Funding Cuts
A grassroots movement, We Are California, is leading a statewide week of action to protest proposed federal budget cuts that threaten essential programs like Medicaid and SNAP, which millions of families, children, seniors, and people with disabilities rely on, the group said in a news release. The week-long campaign, which...