Update on Feb. 3, 2025 The Fresno County Sheriff's Office announced that Deshon Montrell Mayo was arrested by the Fresno Police Department on Friday. Original Stoy Jan. 16, 2025 Most Wanted Person of the Day Suspect Name: Deshon Montrell Mayo Suspects Date of Birth: August 24, 2001 Physical Description: Black...
Trump Tasks Congressman With Writing Executive Order to Halt Offshore Wind
WASHINGTON - President-elect Donald Trump tasked a New Jersey congressman and vocal critic of offshore wind with writing an executive order he could issue to halt wind energy projects. Offshore wind is a major part of transitioning to an electric grid powered entirely by sources that don't emit carbon dioxide...
NASA’s Stuck Astronaut Steps Out on a Spacewalk After 7 Months in Orbit
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — One of NASA's two stuck astronauts got a much welcomed change of scenery Thursday, stepping out on her first spacewalk since arriving at the International Space Station more than seven months ago. Suni Williams, the station's commander, tackled some overdue outdoor repair work alongside NASA's Nick...
‘Mr. Baseball’ Bob Uecker, Brewers Announcer, Dies at 90
MILWAUKEE — Bob Uecker, the voice of his hometown Milwaukee Brewers who after a short playing career earned the moniker "Mr. Baseball" and honors from the Hall of Fame, has died. He was 90. The team announced Uecker died Thursday morning, calling it "one of the most difficult days in...
US Retail Sales Rose Modestly Last Month Amid Solid Holiday Shopping, Boosting Economy
Americans stepped up their spending at retail stores and restaurants last month in a clear sign that consumers are still able and willing to shop. Retail sales rose 0.4% in December from the previous month, the Commerce Department said Thursday, though down from November's upwardly revised 0.8% gain. Low Unemployment...
Some Immigrants Are Already Leaving the US in ‘Self-Deportations’ as Trump’s Threats Loom
TRACY — Michel Bérrios left the United States a few days before the new year, giving President-elect Donald Trump's campaign for mass deportations a small victory before they even started. A former leader of a Nicaraguan student uprising, Bérrios had been in the U.S. legally, with nearly a year remaining...
Madera County Former Correctional Officer Found Guilty of 64 Sexual Assault Charges
A former correctional officer at the Central California Women’s Facility in Madera County has been convicted of a staggering 64 counts of sexual assault involving nine female inmates, the Madera County District Attorney's Office announced Wednesday. Greg Rodriguez was found guilty by a Madera County jury. Rodriguez will be sentenced...
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody Is Chosen To Fill Marco Rubio’s Open Senate Seat
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody will take Marco Rubio ’s seat in the U.S. Senate, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday, making Moody only the second woman to represent Florida in the chamber. Elected as the state’s top law enforcement officer in 2018, Moody campaigned on a pledge...
Trump’s Outsider Cabinet Picks Are Rapidly Gaining Support for Confirmation
WASHINGTON — One by one, all the president-elect’ s men, and women, are falling into place in his Cabinet. While Defense Secretary pick Pete Hegseth's nomination was teetering toward collapse just weeks ago, he now appears on track for confirmation after a fiery Senate hearing that focused on his drinking, views of women in combat and lack of...
Winds, Arsonists Complicate Fight Against LA-Area Wildfires as Crews Report Progress
LOS ANGELES — Firefighters reported significant gains Wednesday against the two massive wildfires burning around Los Angeles, while also extinguishing smaller blazes set by arsonists in recent days as a final round of windy, flame-fanning weather moved through Southern California. A Particularly Dangerous Situation red-flag warning expired in the afternoon,...