The Trump administration has put a freeze on many federal health agency communications with the public through at least the end of the month. In a memo obtained by The Associated Press, acting Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Dorothy Fink told agency staff leaders Tuesday...
Trump Administration Shuts Down White House Spanish-Language Page and Social Media
Within hours of President Donald Trump’s inauguration, the new administration took down the Spanish-language version of the official White House website. The site — currently https://www.whitehouse.gov/es/ — now gives users an “Error 404” message. It also included a “Go Home” button that directed viewers to a page featuring a video...
Valley Crime Stoppers’ Most Wanted Person of the Day: Nicholas Ryan Hernandez
Jan. 22, 2025 Most Wanted Person of the Day Suspect Name: Nicholas Ryan Hernandez Suspects Date of Birth: November 1, 1985 Physical Description: Hispanic Male, 6’ 1, 145 lbs., Black Hair, Brown Eyes. Charges: Robbery Warrant Number: F23907382 Synopsis of the Case: Hernandez is wanted on a felony, no-bail warrant...
Trump Administration Cancels Travel for Refugees Already Cleared to Resettle in the US
WASHINGTON — Refugees who had been approved to travel to the United States before a deadline next week suspending America's refugee resettlement program have had their travel plans canceled by the Trump administration. Thousands of refugees who fled war and persecution and had gone through a sometimes yearslong process to...
Trump Orders Putting ‘People Over Fish.’ Will He Succeed?
President Donald Trump lost no time Monday in advancing his agenda for California’s water supply with a “presidential action” intended to send more Delta water south to millions of Southern Californians and San Joaquin Valley farms. The memo calls on the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of the Interior...
Afghans Who Fled Taliban Rule Urge Trump to Lift Refugee Program Suspension
ISLAMABAD — Afghans who fled after the Taliban seized power appealed Wednesday to U.S. President Donald Trump to exempt them from an order suspending the relocation of refugees to the United States, some saying they risked their lives to support U.S. troops. An estimated 15,000 Afghans are waiting in Pakistan...
Justice Dept. Directs Prosecutors to Probe Local Efforts to Obstruct Immigration Enforcement
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is directing its federal prosecutors to investigate for potential criminal charges any state or local officials who stand in the way of beefed-up enforcement of immigration laws under the Trump administration, according to a memo to the workforce obtained by The Associated Press on Wednesday....
Fresno Men Linked to 2024 Shooting Death
Homicide detectives have linked two Fresno men in connection with the April 2024 killing of Jonathan Franco, 43, the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement. Robert Saldana, 42, who has been in the Fresno County Jail since August 2024 following a robbery arrest, now faces an additional charge...
Fresno Attempted Murder Suspect Arrested in Sanger
A 41-year-old man wanted in connection with a violent home invasion and stabbing was arrested Tuesday afternoon at a fast-food restaurant in Sanger, the Fresno County Sheriff's Office said in a statement. Samuel Botello Rodriguez was detained by a Sanger Police officer at a Jack in the Box on Jensen...
Trump Administration Directs All Federal Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Staff Be Put on Leave
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's administration is directing that all federal diversity, equity and inclusion staff be put on paid leave, and that agencies develop plans to lay them off, according to a memo Tuesday from the Office of Personnel Management. The memo follows an executive order Trump signed on...