WASHINGTON — Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president Monday, promising a "revolution of common sense" and taking charge as Republicans assume unified control of Washington and set out to reshape the country's institutions. Trump, who overcame impeachments, criminal indictments and a pair of assassination attempts to win...
Trump to Release Records on the Assassinations of the Kennedys and Martin Luther King
Donald Trump has said that once he is sworn in as president Monday, he will quickly release records relating to the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, his brother Robert F. Kennedy and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. as part of measures to restore confidence in government. The assassinations,...
Josh Allen Advances While Lamar Jackson Goes Home, Carrying the Burden of Another Playoff Loss
Either Lamar Jackson or Josh Allen had to lose. Allen played a cleaner game, so he’s advancing with the Buffalo Bills to face Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC championship game. Turnovers were the difference in both divisional playoff games on Sunday. The Bills had none...
Bitcoin Soars Past $109,000 Ahead of Possible Early Action on Crypto by Trump
WASHINGTON — The price of bitcoin surged to over $109,000 early Monday, just hours ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, as a pumped up cryptocurrency industry bets he'll take action soon after returning to the White House. Once a skeptic who said a few years ago that bitcoin “ seems like a scam,” Trump...
Millions Across the US Brace for Plummeting Temperatures and Winter Storms
BOSTON (AP) — Residents across the country from the Northern Plains to the tip of Maine are bracing for dangerously low temperatures while the East Coast contends with a thick blanket of snow and the South prepares for a rare winter storm expected to disrupt travel from late Monday into Wednesday. Winter...
Biden Pardons Fauci, Milley and Jan. 6 Committee in Fear of Trump
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Monday pardoned Dr. Anthony Fauci, retired Gen. Mark Milley and members of the House committee that investigated the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, in an extraordinary use of the powers of the presidency in his final hours to guard against potential “revenge” by...
Trump Is Holding Off on Tariffs but Betting Day 1 Moves Can Cut Energy Prices, Tame Inflation
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump is holding off on tariffs during his first day and placing a big bet that his executive actions can cut energy prices and tame inflation. But it's unclear whether his orders will be enough to move the U.S. economy as he promised. Orders coming Monday, including...
Fresno Police Arrest 8 in DUI Operation, Another One Ahead
The Fresno Police Department announced that officers arrested eight drivers on suspicion of DUI during an enforcement operation on Friday. First-time DUI offenders can face significant consequences, including an average of $13,500 in fines and penalties and a suspended driver’s license, authorities said. The department plans to conduct another DUI...
Tulare Police Arrest Fake Bail Bondsman in Grandmother Scam
A Los Angeles man was arrested Thursday in connection with a scam that defrauded a 79-year-old woman out of thousands of dollars after falsely claiming her grandson had been arrested, the Tulare Police Department reported. The victim contacted the Tulare police on Wednesday after realizing she had been lied to...
Trump’s Executive Orders Will Remake Immigration, but Legal Questions Remain
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump is going to issue a series of orders aimed at remaking America’s immigration policies, ending asylum access, sending troops to the southern border and ending birthright citizenship, an incoming White House official said. But it’s unclear how Trump would carry out some of his executive orders, including...