The Trump administration is recalling nearly 30 ambassadors and other senior career diplomats to ensure embassies reflect its “America First” priorities, a move critics said would weaken U.S. leadership in the world. The State Department declined to provide a list of the diplomats being recalled. A senior department official said...
Oil Prices Rise on Risk of Disruptions to Venezuela, Russia Supply
Oil prices rose on Monday after the U.S. Coast Guard began pursuing an oil tanker in international waters near Venezuela a day earlier, and Ukraine damaged two vessels and piers in Russia, raising the risk of oil supply disruptions. Brent crude futures gained $1.38, or 2.3%, to $61.85 a barrel...
Gold and Silver Soar in Year-End Rally
Gold broke above $4,400 per ounce on Monday, while silver approached $70, as expectations of looser U.S. monetary policy and geopolitical tensions drove both metals to new record highs. Spot gold traded as high as $4,435.28, while silver hit $69.44, adding to huge gains this year. "With precious metals making...
Clovis Teacher Identified as Victim in Homicide Investigation
Clovis police are investigating a homicide after a man who was severely beaten earlier this month died at a hospital, authorities said. Police said this is Clovis’ third homicide of 2025. The victim was identified by the Fresno County Coroner’s Office as Geoffrey Bernardi, 37, of Clovis. Bernardi was a...
Man Arrested After Report of Rifle at Porterville Target
A man was arrested Sunday morning after police responded to a report of a male with an AR-style rifle at a Target store in Porterville, authorities said. Porterville police said officers were called at about 9:06 a.m. to the 1300 block of West Henderson Avenue, where they located the suspect...
Ellison Offers $40.4 Billion Guarantee to Beef up Paramount’s Warner Bros Bid
Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison has stepped in to personally guarantee $40.4 billion in Paramount Skydance's latest effort to pry Warner Bros Discovery away from selling its prized Hollywood assets to streaming giant Netflix. The guarantee, disclosed in a filing on Monday, seeks to allay the Warner Bros board's doubts about...
Wall Street Climbs as Tech Rebound Gathers Momentum
U.S. stocks kicked off the holiday-shortened week on a positive note, as technology stocks rose further on renewed enthusiasm over artificial intelligence, while investors awaited key economic data later this week. A rally in tech stocks starting late last week, driven by Micron Technology's blowout forecasts and a benign inflation...
Vance Refuses to Take Sides in GOP Fight Over Bigotry
The bitter infighting over antisemitism, free speech and bigotry during Turning Point USA’s annual national conference not only exposed fissures in President Donald Trump’s movement but also laid bare a challenge for his potential successor. How would his likely heir apparent handle an explosive debate among Republicans over whether extremists...
‘60 Minutes’ Pulled a Segment. A Correspondent Calls It ‘Political.’
In a move that drew harsh criticism from its own correspondent, CBS News abruptly removed a segment from Sunday’s episode of “60 Minutes” that was to feature the stories of Venezuelan men deported by the Trump administration to what the program called a “brutal” prison in El Salvador. CBS announced...
Trump Halts Five Wind Farms Off the East Coast
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Monday said it would pause leases for five wind farms under construction off the East Coast, a major escalation of President Donald Trump’s crusade against offshore wind power. Citing unspecified national security concerns, Doug Burgum, the secretary of the interior, said in a statement...