The IRS is preparing to give a team member working with Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency access to sensitive taxpayer data, people familiar with the matter said. The systems at the IRS contain the private financial data tied to millions of Americans, including their tax returns, Social Security...
Bannon Calls Musk a ‘Parasitic Illegal Immigrant’
Steve Bannon, President Donald Trump’s former White House chief strategist, has renewed his feud with Elon Musk, the richest man in the world and a top Trump adviser, calling him a “parasitic illegal immigrant” in an interview published online Tuesday. Bannon made the comments in an interview with UnHerd, a...
Fresno Weather Forecast: Pretty as a Postcard
Fresno will feature postcard-perfect weather over the next week with the daily high temperatures poking into the 70s by Saturday. The National Weather Service forecast also calls for calm winds and overnight lows in the mid-40s following last week's heavy rain and winds. This mild dry February weather will be...
Kennedy Says ‘Nothing’ Off-Limits in Scrutinizing Chronic Disease
WASHINGTON — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., in his first address to employees of the Department of Health and Human Services, said a new presidential commission would scrutinize childhood vaccine schedules, psychiatric medications and other frequent targets of his suspicion as part of his efforts to fight chronic disease....
Judge Declines to Immediately Block Elon Musk or DOGE From Federal Data or Layoffs
WASHINGTON — A federal judge declined Tuesday to immediately block billionaire Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency from accessing government data systems or participating in worker layoffs. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan found that there are legitimate questions about Musk's authority, but said there isn't evidence of the...
NBA Playoff Race Heats Up as All-Star Break Ends
The trade deadline is gone. The All-Star break is about to end. Luka Doncic is with the Los Angeles Lakers. Jimmy Butler is with the Golden State Warriors. Anthony Davis is with the Dallas Mavericks, though it's unknown when he'll play again. The dust has settled. It's time for the...
NASCAR’s Jeff Gordon Talks ‘Days of Thunder’ Sequel With Tom Cruise
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Help him, Tom Cruise! NASCAR Hall of Famer Jeff Gordon wants a "Days of Thunder" sequel and said at Daytona International Speedway that he's been in touch with the Hollywood actor about making the project come to life. "I've absolutely talked to Tom about it because...
Adames Joins Giants, Excited to Team Up With Gold Glover Chapman
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Willy Adames started spring training a while ago. He has been working out in Arizona for about a month, looking to ease his transition to life with the San Francisco Giants. Even with all that extra time, he felt like Monday's first full-squad workout for the team...
Leonard Peltier Released After Biden Commuted Sentence in FBI Agents’ Killings
SUMTERVILLE, Fla. — Native American activist Leonard Peltier was released from a Florida prison on Tuesday, weeks after then-President Joe Biden angered law enforcement officials by commuting his life sentence to home confinement in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents. Peltier, 80, left Coleman penitentiary in an SUV, according...
Not Quite a Unified Theory of Trumpism, but Still an Alarming Pattern
President Donald Trump’s second term dizzies many Americans, but I find it oddly familiar — an echo of the time I lived in China as a reporter. Americans sometimes misperceive Trump’s actions as a fire hose of bizarre and disparate moves, a kaleidoscope of craziness. Yet there is a method...