Tiger Woods told authorities he was looking down at his phone and did not realize the truck in front of him had slowed down before his rollover crash in Florida last week, according to a probable cause affidavit obtained on Tuesday. According to the report, Woods had two hydrocodone pills...
Claude Goes Down for Thousands of Users, Downdetector Shows
Claude AI experienced a possible outage Tuesday, according to Downdetector.com. More than 2,400 users had reported problems with the platform as of 8:30 a.m. PT, according to Downdetector, which tracks outages by collecting status reports from multiple sources. Most users who reported an issue to Downdetector said that they had...
Fresno CHP Arrests Four in Stolen BMW with Stolen Credit Cards
A stolen BMW X4 used as a getaway car was quickly recovered by California Highway Patrol officers in Fresno, leading to the arrest of four people, authorities said on Monday. Fresno-area CHP officers found the vehicle occupied by three men and one woman, all carrying stolen credit cards, officials said....
Countries Need to Step up on Strait of Hormuz, Says Hegseth
The United States has done the lion's share of the work in making Iran less of a threat and other countries now need to step up to reopen the critical Strait of Hormuz waterway, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Tuesday. Hegseth cited President Donald Trump's early morning exhortation to other...
Big Change for California Small Businesses: No SBA Loans for Green-Card Holders
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Green-card holders no longer qualify for loans from the Small Business Administration, eliminating a longtime source of financing for immigrants that advocates say will discourage job creation and harm the economy. The SBA limited access to its loans...
King Charles to Pay State Visit to US as UK Seeks to Mollify Trump
King Charles will make a state visit to the United States in late April, Buckingham Palace said on Tuesday, a high-profile trip that the British government hopes will help to repair relations with Donald Trump, damaged by the Iran war. Charles and his wife Queen Camilla will visit the U.S....
Wall Street Gains on Mideast De-Escalation Hopes
Wall Street's main indexes rose on Tuesday, as markets cheered a report signaling potential de-escalation in the Middle East conflict that has set the S&P 500 and the Dow on track for their biggest monthly decline in years. The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday that U.S. President Donald Trump...
Merced County Authorities Arrest Juvenile After Gunshots Reported in Planada
A 17-year-old was arrested Sunday night after deputies responding to reports of gunfire in Planada found the juvenile carrying a loaded handgun and marijuana, according to the Merced County Sheriff's Office. Deputies were called around 9 p.m. Sunday to the area of Plainsburg and Topeka roads after residents reported hearing...
US Job Openings Fall in February; Hiring Lowest Since Pandemic
U.S. job openings fell more than expected in February and hiring dropped to the lowest level in nearly six years, government data showed on Tuesday. Job openings, a measure of labor demand, decreased 358,000 to 6.882 million by the last day of February, the Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics...
Kerman Police Actively Searching for Burglary Suspect
Authorities are searching for a suspect wanted in a commercial burglary in Kerman. Police said on Tuesday that officers were checking the area around Madera Avenue and Whitesbridge Road for a black adult male wearing dark pants and a dark hooded sweater. The Kerman Police Department advised residents to avoid...