WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — An online spat between factions of Donald Trump's supporters over immigration and the tech industry has thrown internal divisions in his political movement into public display, previewing the fissures and contradictory views his coalition could bring to the White House. The rift laid bare the...
A 9th Telecoms Firm Has Been Hit by a Massive Chinese Espionage Campaign, the White House Says
WASHINGTON — A ninth U.S. telecoms firm has been confirmed to have been hacked as part of a sprawling Chinese espionage campaign that gave officials in Beijing access to private texts and phone conversations of an unknown number of Americans, a top White House official said Friday. Biden administration officials...
Madera Child Hit By Car in School Zone Gifted Bicycle by CHP, Local Supporter
A 9-year-old boy recovering from a serious crash in a school zone last year received a special gift from the California Highway Patrol and a local supporter, CHP Madera said in a social media post. Axel Hernandez Franco, then 8, was struck by a speeding vehicle on Sept. 19, 2023,...
CHP Makes 308 DUI Arrests Over Christmas Holiday Enforcement
The California Highway Patrol shared the results of its Christmas Maximum Enforcement Period, a focused effort that ran from 6:01 p.m. on Dec. 24 to 11:59 p.m. on Dec. 25. Over the two-day operation, CHP officers made 308 DUI arrests across the state and issued 3,835 citations for speeding, seatbelt...
Mavs Star Luka Doncic Will Be Out a Month With Calf Injury
DALLAS — Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic will be out about a month before being re-evaluated for a calf injury sustained in a Christmas Day loss to Minnesota, a person with knowledge of the injury said Friday. Doncic underwent an MRI on his strained left calf, the person told The...
Robin Thicke Headlines a Busy New Year’s Eve of Local Events
Singer Robin Thicke will ring in 2025 at Eagle Mountain Casino, performing shows at 2 p.m. and 9 p.m. on New Year's Eve. Thicke is best known for his seminal 2013 hit "Blurred Lines" (featuring T.I. and Pharrell Williams). It reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and remains...
In Syria, US Hopes to Avoid Replay of Afghanistan
WASHINGTON — As U.S. officials engage with the rebel group now in control of Syria, they are mindful of a painful episode in recent U.S. foreign policy whose consequences continue to unfold: the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. Three U.S. diplomats met last week in Damascus, Syria’s capital, with leaders of...
Ukraine Slows Firing of Missiles Into Russia as Trump Prepares to Take Office
KYIV, Ukraine — With much fanfare, Ukraine was granted permission to fire Western long-range missiles at Russian military targets more than a month ago. But after initially firing a flurry of them, Ukraine has already slowed their use. Ukraine is running out of missiles. It also might be running out...
Migrants and End of COVID Restrictions Fuel Jump in US Homelessness
WASHINGTON — Homelessness soared to the highest level on record this year, driven by forces that included a surge in migrants seeking asylum, a national housing crisis and the end of pandemic-era measures to protect the needy, the federal government reported Friday. The number of people experiencing homelessness topped 770,000,...
Tesla Investors Are Still Bullish. Can Elon Musk Deliver?
Tesla’s sales of electric cars have stalled. But Wall Street investors don’t seem to be worried. The company’s share price has risen 90% since early November as investors have taken an optimistic view of the company’s progress in autonomous driving and bet that its CEO, Elon Musk, will use his...