Absences among Transportation Security Administration airport security officers fell slightly on Thursday to 9.8% nationwide but was much higher at some major airports, the government said on Friday. The absenteeism rate among the 50,000 TSA officers fell from 10.2% on Wednesday but was significantly higher at major airports on Thursday...
Trump Friend Asked ICE to Detain the Mother of His Child
Last June, the man credited with introducing President Donald Trump to his wife asked the administration for a favor. Paolo Zampolli, a former modeling agent turned presidential special envoy, had learned that his Brazilian ex-girlfriend was in a Miami jail, arrested on charges of fraud at her workplace. They had...
Easter Egg Prices to Stay High Despite Cocoa Price Crash, Report Says
Prices for chocolate eggs and bunnies will remain high this Easter in the United States despite the fact that prices for the main raw material used to make them - cocoa beans - have gone sharply down over the last year, a report said on Friday. "Even though cocoa futures...
New Jersey Sues Trump Administration Over Proposed ICE Facility
New Jersey sued the Trump administration on Friday over a proposed federal immigration detention center in its state. The move follows Maryland, which sued the U.S. Department of Homeland Security last month to stop construction of a similar facility in the state. New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill and Attorney General...
Tesla in Talks With Chinese Firms to Buy $2.9 Billion Worth of Solar Equipment, Sources Say
Tesla is looking to buy equipment worth $2.9 billion for manufacturing solar panels and cells from Chinese suppliers including Suzhou Maxwell Technologies, two people familiar with the matter said, as CEO Elon Musk aims to add 100 gigawatts of solar capacity in the United States. Musk said in January that...
Fresno Polar Plunge Set to Bring Crowds to Millerton Lake in Support of Special Olympics
Participants are expected to trade dry land for chilly waters this weekend as Special Olympics Northern California hosts its annual Polar Plunge fundraiser at Millerton Lake. The Fresno Polar Plunge is scheduled for Saturday, beginning at 10 a.m. at the Crow’s Nest Boat Launch, with participants set to jump into...
Students Set to Show Off Tech and Gaming Skills at Fresno Unified’s New Arena
Fresno Unified middle school students will face off in the 19th annual Tournament of Technology with newfound style, competing at the district’s first-of-its-kind Technology Arena. “It's all about technology. But at the same time, we really want students to learn soft skills, such as collaborations, empathy — all those things,”...
AC/DC Guitarist Stevie Young Leaves Hospital in Buenos Aires
Stevie Young, who plays guitar for legendary Australian rock band AC/DC, left a Buenos Aires hospital on Friday, according to a Reuters witness. Young was seen walking out of the clinic where he had been admitted the day before. AC/DC, which is currently on an international tour, will perform in...
US Steps Up Attacks in Strait as Energy Fears Unsettle Markets
U.S. warplanes and attack helicopters have ramped up assaults against Iranian drones and naval vessels in an effort to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. officials said, as oil prices remained high Friday amid new attacks on energy sites in the Persian Gulf. As the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran approached...
US Sues Harvard Over Treatment of Jewish and Israeli Students, Seeks Billions of Dollars
President Donald Trump's administration sued Harvard University on Friday over the Ivy League school's alleged failure to protect Jewish and Israeli students, and is seeking to recover billions of dollars of taxpayer money. In a complaint filed in Boston federal court, the U.S. Department of Justice said Harvard remains deliberately...