Ken Paxton, the Trump-endorsed and MAGA-backed insurgent, ousted Sen. John Cornyn in a runoff Tuesday, becoming the second primary challenger to knock out an incumbent Republican senator in less than two weeks in a raw display of President Donald Trump’s powerful hold on the party base. The contest was the...
Oil Settles 5% Lower as Investors Await Updates on US-Iran Peace Deal Talks
Oil prices settled 5% lower on Wednesday as investors awaited updates on a framework of a deal between the United States and Iran on ending their conflict and reopening the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude futures settled $5.29, or 5.31%, at $94.29 a barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude...
Matthew Perry’s Assistant Sentenced to 41 Months in Prison
The personal assistant who injected "Friends" star Matthew Perry with a fatal dose of the hallucinogenic drug ketamine was sentenced to 41 months in federal prison on Wednesday, bringing to a close the prosecution of five people who admitted to playing roles in the actor's death. Judge Sherilyn Garnett delivered...
Tulare County Mobile Home Fire Under Investigation
Fire crews responded to a structure fire Wednesday involving a mobile home in the area of Road 80 and Avenue 364, according to the Tulare County Fire Department. Units arrived on scene and found the mobile home mostly involved in fire. No injuries have been reported. The cause of the...
Israel Continues Its Escalation in Lebanon, Ordering Evacuations
BEIRUT — Israel ramped up its offensive against Hezbollah in Lebanon on Wednesday, further eroding an already tenuous ceasefire and raising fears of a return to full-scale war. The Israeli military said in the wake of increased Hezbollah drone attacks it had struck more than 150 targets associated with the...
Canada to Buy Swedish Early Warning Planes Rather Than US Model
Canada, which says it wants to reduce reliance on U.S. defense firms, on Wednesday announced plans to buy a fleet of early warning planes from Sweden's Saab rather than a competing option from Boeing. Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada would opt for Saab's GlobalEye, which is based on Bombardier's...
Alabama Asks Supreme Court to Allow Pro-Republican Congressional Map
Alabama officials asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to let the state use a pro-Republican congressional map erasing one of its two districts where Black voters comprise a majority or near-majority, as President Donald Trump's party fights to keep control of Congress in November's midterm elections. The request followed...
Only One Vote Center for 93706 Zip Code. Southwest Fresno Demands Answers
Fresno County Elections has scheduled only one in-person voting location inside the entire 93706 ZIP code, and that decision demands a direct public explanation. The 93706 community is not a small, isolated pocket of Fresno. It includes a large portion of southwest Fresno — a historically Black, Latino, working-class and...
Mariposa County Suspect in Samurai Sword Attack Taken Into Custody After Search
A man wanted in an attempted murder investigation in Mariposa County was taken into custody Wednesday morning during a coordinated law enforcement operation, according to the Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities said Jonathan Mishael Bays, 41, was located during an operation in which deputies and assisting officers saturated known homeless...
Accused German Red Army Faction Militant Sentenced to 13 Years
A German court sentenced Daniela Klette, identified by police as a former member of the extreme-left Red Army Faction, to 13 years in prison on Wednesday for a series of armed robberies as well as an attempted kidnapping. Klette, 67, was arrested in 2024 after more than three decades in...