JERUSALEM, March 15 - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu posted a video of himself getting a cup of coffee and chatting with his aide on Sunday, after rumors that he was dead or injured were aired by Iranian state media and spread online in Iran. In the video, taken at...
Westlands Taking Applications for $20,000 in Scholarships
Westlands Water District will award $20,000 through its annual high school scholarship program, supporting students pursuing higher education. Over the past 21 years, Westlands has helped over 160 students pursue their academic goals. These students have gone on to pursue careers in various industries, including business, healthcare, STEM, and more,...
Visalia Police Arrest 3 in Mall Gunpoint Robbery
Three people were arrested Saturday after allegedly robbing two victims at gunpoint in the Visalia Mall parking structure, authorities said. Officers responded around 11 a.m. after the victims, who had arranged to sell clothing online, were approached by three male suspects. One suspect reportedly had a handgun and stole roughly...
FBI Reveals Contents of Las Vegas Biolab. Nothing Too Crazy, They Say
More than a month after the FBI raided two homes connected to jailed Reedley biolab operator Jia Bei Zhu, the law enforcement agency said the chemicals and biological materials found at the homes largely match up with the company's mission of making medical test kits. Given how long those materials...
Encyclopedia Britannica Sues OpenAI Over AI Training
Encyclopedia Britannica and its Merriam-Webster subsidiary have sued OpenAI in Manhattan federal court for allegedly misusing their reference materials to train its artificial intelligence models. Britannica said in the complaint filed on Friday that Microsoft-backed OpenAI used its online articles and encyclopedia and dictionary entries to teach its flagship chatbot...
Trump-Xi Meeting Could Be Delayed, White House Says
Donald Trump's highly anticipated meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping could be postponed as the U.S. president remains focused on the Iran war, the White House said on Monday. Any delay in Trump's scheduled March 31 to April 2 China trip risks magnifying tensions between Washington and Beijing, as the...
Trump Administration Asks Judge to Revisit Ruling Blocking Subpoenas to Fed’s Powell
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's administration has asked a judge to reconsider his ruling that has effectively blocked a criminal investigation into U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, according to court documents made public on Monday. Washington-based U.S. District Judge James Boasberg in a ruling unsealed on Friday blocked subpoenas...
BIS Urges Central Banks Not to Rush Reactions to Energy Price Spike
The body that advises the world’s central banks has urged policymakers not to rush reactions to the Iran crisis-driven spike in global energy prices, calling it a textbook case of when to "look through" a supply shock, if it proves temporary. This month's 40% surge in oil prices and near...
Tumblr Goes Down for Thousands, Downdetector Shows
Tumblr experienced a possible outage Monday, according to Downdetector.com. More than 3,000 users had reported problems with the platform as of 10:45 a.m. PT, according to Downdetector, which tracks outages by collecting status reports from multiple sources. Most users who reported an issue to Downdetector said that they had issues...
Oil Prices Ease as Trump Calls for Help to Unblock Hormuz, Some Ships Sail Through Strait
Oil prices eased about 1% on Monday as U.S. President Donald Trump repeated his call for help to unblock the Strait of Hormuz after some vessels sailed through it, and on talk of possible additional releases from emergency reserves as part of global efforts to reduce consumer energy prices during the...