Saudi Arabia reserves the right to act militarily against Iran and any trust with Tehran has been shattered, the Saudi foreign minister said early on Thursday, after Riyadh was targeted by Iranian ballistic missiles. In the harshest comments to come out of the Gulf kingdom since the war started, Saudi...
Overturned Semi-Truck Snarls Traffic on Southbound Highway 99 Near Manteca
An overturned semi-truck hauling two grain trailers caused major traffic delays Thursday on southbound Highway 99 just south of Yosemite Avenue, authorities said. The crash was reported at about 10:38 a.m., according to the California Highway Patrol in Stockton. Emergency crews responded to the scene, where recovery and cleanup efforts...
US Gas Prices Jump 30% Since Middle East War Began
U.S. gasoline pump prices have jumped more than 30% this month, moving toward $4 a gallon despite efforts by President Donald Trump to curb price increases and contain supply disruptions stemming from the Middle East war. U.S. national average retail gasoline prices have climbed about 90 cents a gallon, or...
US May Remove Sanctions on Iranian Oil Stranded in Tankers, Bessent Says
The U.S. may soon remove sanctions on Iranian oil stranded on tankers at sea, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Thursday as Washington seeks to curb prices soaring over Iran's closure of the Strait of Hormuz. "In the coming days, we may unsanction the Iranian oil that's on the water....
California, Major US Cities to Rename Chavez Holiday as ‘Farmworkers Day’
California lawmakers announced Thursday that they intend to change the name of Cesar Chavez Day to “Farmworkers Day” in the wake of devastating accusations of sexual abuse by Chavez, an iconic labor leader who has been celebrated for decades in the state. Twelve days before the annual March 31 state...
Clovis Medical School Celebrates 100% Residency Match Rate for Third Straight Year
California Health Sciences University’s College of Osteopathic Medicine will celebrate a 100% residency match rate for the third consecutive year when it unveils the results for its class of 2026 on Friday. All 131 fourth-year medical students will learn at 9 a.m. PDT where they will begin the next phase...
Reddit Down for Thousands of Users Thursday, Downdetector Shows
Reddit experienced a possible outage Thursday, with thousands of users reporting issues, according to Downdetector.com. More than 3,000 users had reported problems with the platform as of 12:11 p.m. PT, according to Downdetector, which tracks outages by collecting status reports from multiple sources. Most users reporting problems to Downdetector said...
US Says TSA Absences Rose Slightly to 10.2% Wednesday
Overall absences among Transportation Security Administration airport security officers rose to 10.2% on Wednesday, up slightly as a partial government shutdown continues, the government said on Thursday. The absenteeism rate was much higher at some major airports on Wednesday including 25% at New York's JFK and San Juan, Puerto Rico,...
Nineteen-Year-Old Mexican Man Dies in ICE Custody, Agency Says
A 19-year-old man died at a federal detention center on Monday, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the youngest known person to die in federal immigration custody during the second Trump administration. ICE identified the man as Royer Perez Jimenez, of Mexico, who was being held at the Glades...
DOJ, White House Clearing Way to Keep Powell Probe Going, Bloomberg News Reports
The leaders at the U.S. Justice Department are rallying behind federal prosecutor Jeanine Pirro to investigate Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and the White House is not opposing, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing sources. President Donald Trump had been open to the idea of dropping the probe into Powell...