The number of U.S. troops wounded in the war against Iran has risen to about 200, the U.S. military said on Monday, as the conflict entered its third week. The U.S. military's Central Command said the vast majority of those wounded had suffered minor injuries and 180 troops had already...
US Considers Withholding HIV Aid Unless Zambia Expands Minerals Access
LUSAKA, Zambia — The State Department is considering withholding lifesaving assistance to people with HIV in Zambia as a negotiating tactic to force the government of the southern African country to sign a deal giving the United States more access to its critical minerals. “We will only secure our priorities...
Trump Says He Thinks He Will Have the ‘Honor’ of Taking Cuba
President Donald Trump on Monday told reporters at the White House that he thinks he will have the "honor" of taking Cuba. — (Reporting by Ryan Patrick Jones in Toronto; Editing by Caitlin Webber)
Man Gets 25 Years to Life 10 Years After 2016 Killing
A man has been sentenced to 25 years to life in state prison for the 2016 murder of Debra Jessep. Joseph Marrio Alcala was sentenced Feb. 19 after a jury found him guilty of first-degree murder following a trial that began in January 2026, according to the Kings County Sheriff’s...
US Judge Upends Kennedy’s Overhaul of Childhood Vaccine Policies
A federal judge on Monday blocked key parts of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s effort to reshape U.S. vaccine policy, including a move to reduce the number of shots routinely recommended for children, and revamp a federal advisory committee on inoculations. U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy in Boston sided...
Fresno County Highway 41 Lane Closures Scheduled for Pavement Repairs
The California Department of Transportation announced scheduled lane closures this week on Highway 41 in Fresno County for asphalt pavement repairs. Caltrans said the No. 2 lane along northbound Highway 41 from Sumner Avenue to just north of Adams Avenue will be closed Tuesday from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m....
Trump Administration Turns to Migrants to Address Farm Labor Shortage
WASHINGTON — For years, the agricultural sector has faced a tight labor market as farmworkers age and fewer new immigrants and younger Americans are willing to toil in the fields. Top Trump administration officials vowed that mass deportations would help, leading to “higher wages with better benefits” and a “100%...
Kennedy Center Board to Vote Monday on Trump’s Proposed Closure
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is set to convene the board of trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Monday to vote on plans to close the institution for renovations starting July 6, according to an internal meeting agenda obtained by The New York Times....
Supreme Court to Weigh Trump Bid to Strip Temporary Status From Haitian, Syrian Migrants
The U.S. Supreme Court said on Monday it will hear arguments over the legality of a move by Donald Trump's administration to revoke temporary legal protections for more than 350,000 Haitians and about 6,100 Syrians living in the United States, part of the Republican president's mass deportation agenda. The justices...
How US-Israeli War on Iran Is Upending Global Business
The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran is rattling businesses worldwide, driving up energy prices, squeezing supplies of critical raw materials and raising questions about the reliability of trade routes critical to the flow of goods from food to car parts. Below are the main disruptions so far: Travel Chaos The war...