Erika Kirk, the widow of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, endorsed Vice President JD Vance for the 2028 presidential election, promising to throw the weight of her influential organization behind his bid for the White House. “We are going to get my husband’s friend JD Vance elected for 48 in the...
Rubio: US Has Pledges of up to 7,500 Security Personnel for Haiti
The United States has received pledges of up to 7,500 security personnel for a gang suppression force in Haiti, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday. The U.N. Security Council agreed at the end of September to more than double the size of a 15-month-old, underfunded and understaffed...
Trump Administration Officials Race to Meet Friday Deadline for Epstein Files
President Donald Trump's Justice Department faces a Friday deadline to release a massive trove of documents from its investigations into the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, after Congress overwhelmingly approved a new law forcing their disclosure last month. That legislation followed months of political wrangling as well...
Trump Said He Has No Bigger Healthcare Plans: Obamacare Will ‘Repeal Itself’
President Donald Trump said he does not plan to unveil a broader healthcare overhaul and that there was no need to repeal the Affordable Care Act, which provides access to health insurance, because Americans will just stop using it. "As far as I’m concerned, I rolled it out last night,"...
Target App Down for Thousands, Downdetector Shows
The Target app experienced a possible outage Friday, with thousands of users reporting issues, according to Downdetector.com. More than 8,000 users had reported problems with the platform as of 8:30 a.m. PT, according to Downdetector, which tracks outages by collecting status reports from multiple sources. Some users are also reporting...
Fresno County Crash Leads to Fire Rescue on Millerton Road
CalFire crews responded early Friday morning to a two-vehicle crash on Millerton Road near Friant, authorities said. Ladder 72 and Engine 4361 were dispatched to the scene and found one vehicle off the roadway on its side with a person trapped inside, according to CalFire. Firefighters secured the vehicle and...
Trump Administration Pauses Diversity Immigration Program After Brown Shooting
The Trump administration is suspending the immigrant visa program under which the man suspected of killing two Brown University students and a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor moved to the United States, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Thursday night. Claudio Neves Valente was issued a diversity visa in 2017...
Clovis Police Seek Public’s Help in Aggravated Battery Investigation
Clovis police are asking for the public’s help in an aggravated battery investigation after an adult man was found critically injured early Thursday near Barstow Avenue and Highway 168. Officers were dispatched to the area shortly before 1 a.m. Thursday and found the man on a canal south of Barstow...
Visalia Police Seize 28 Pounds of Meth, Firearms in Search
A search warrant served by Visalia police led to the seizure of large quantities of drugs and multiple firearms, including a fully automatic weapon, authorities said. Just before 4 p.m. on Thursday, the Visalia Police Department’s Narcotics Unit, assisted by the Homeless Outreach and Proactive Enforcement team, Special Enforcement Unit...
Visalia Police to Conduct DUI Checkpoint Friday
The Visalia Police Department will conduct a DUI checkpoint on Friday as part of efforts to improve public safety by removing suspected impaired drivers from the road, the department announced. Police said checkpoint locations are selected based on areas with a higher frequency of impaired driving-related incidents. Officers also reminded...