LOS ANGELES — Thirty officers at a Southern California juvenile detention facility have been charged for their role in facilitating so-called "gladiator fights" between youth in their care, the state's attorney general said Monday. A grand jury indictment alleges the officers at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall in Los Angeles County...
Wall Street’s Losing Streak Deepens as Trump’s Tariffs Kick In
NEW YORK — Stocks tumbled on Wall Street Tuesday as a trade war between the U.S. and its key trading partners escalated, wiping out all the gains for the S&P 500 since Election Day. The tariffs between the U.S., China, Canada, and Mexico helped extend a recent slump for U.S....
How to Watch the First Joint Address to Congress of Trump’s Second Term
President Donald Trump on Tuesday night will deliver the first joint congressional address of his second presidency. It's not officially called the State of the Union, a title reserved for a president's annual address to Congress during other years of an administration. But it is an opportunity for Trump to...
US Tariffs Take Effect, China Retaliates With Tariff on the US
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s long-threatened tariffs against Canada and Mexico went into effect Tuesday, putting global markets on edge and setting up costly retaliation by North American allies of the United States. Starting just past midnight, imports from Canada and Mexico were to be taxed at 25%, with Canadian...
Stock Market: Dow Drops Nearly 650 Points Anticipating Trump’s Tariffs
NEW YORK — U.S. stocks tumbled Monday and wiped out even more of their gains since President Donald Trump ’s election in November, after he said that tariffs announced earlier on Canada and Mexico would take effect within hours. The S&P 500 dropped 1.8% after Trump said there was “no...
Trump Hits ‘Pause’ on US Aid to Ukraine After Oval Dustup, Pressuring Zelenskyy on Russia Talks
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Monday directed a “pause” to U.S. assistance to Ukraine after a disastrous Oval Office meeting as Trump seeks to pressure Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to engage in peace talks with Russia. A White House official said Trump is focused on reaching a peace deal...
Clovis Businessman Admits to Committing $800K Bank Theft
Kenneth Gould, a former Clovis payroll services company owner, pleaded guilty Monday to stealing more than $800,000 from a bank. Gould, 68, faces a maximum of 10 years in prison when he is sentenced on June 2 by U.S. District Judge Jennifer L. Thurston. His guilty plea was announced by...
Fresno Sikh Temple Wants a 75-Foot Flagpole. City Says No.
A Sikh temple in south Fresno wants to install a 75-foot flagpole to adhere to its religious faith. The city says that is too tall for city code. Gurdwara Nanaksar Sahib, located in an industrial part of Fresno at the southeast corner of E. North and S. Cherry avenues, is...
Clovis Schools Nab Titles in State High School Wrestling Championships
Clovis Unified schools and wrestlers dominated the mat at the CIF Wrestling Championships over the weekend as Buchanan High and Clovis East took the boys' and girls' titles, respectively. Of the 28 boys' and girls' wrestling divisions, 10 had a Clovis Unified student on the final mat. Five of those...
March Starts Out Wet. Is More Rain on the Way to Fresno?
You can expect more of the cool temperatures and light rain that Fresno had Sunday. Another storm system is expected to produce rain in Fresno and snow in the Sierra beginning Tuesday night and ending Friday morning. After a weekend warm-up, another storm system could hit Fresno with a chance...