A kaboom, a fireball and white streaks in the skies over Pennsylvania and Ohio - seen as far as Virginia and Canada - were probably the signs of a meteorite landing near Cleveland on Tuesday morning, according to the National Weather Service and scientists. Rattled residents dialed 911, and local...
Some Small US Airports May Have to Shut Due to TSA Absences, Official Says
Some small U.S. airports may have to shut due to a shortage of security screeners if a government funding impasse continues, a senior Trump administration official said on Tuesday. The Department of Homeland Security said overall absences among Transportation Security Administration airport security officers was 10.2% on Monday, close to...
12,900-Pound Meth Ring Trafficker Sentenced in Fresno to 15 Years
One defendant was sentenced and another pleaded guilty Monday in “Operation Toxic Waste,” a federal investigation into a Mexico-based drug trafficking ring involving 22 defendants and more than 12,900 pounds of methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Eric Grant announced. Sergio Pena, 32, of La Puente, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Jennifer...
Mamdani Moves to End City’s Defense of Adams in Sexual Assault Lawsuit
NEW YORK — Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s law department on Tuesday sought a judge’s approval to stop representing former Mayor Eric Adams in a sexual assault lawsuit brought against him in 2024. In a filing in state Supreme Court in Manhattan, New York City’s corporation counsel argued that Adams should not...
Pipeline Remains Stalled as Kings County Ag Titans Continue Court Battle
A massive pipeline that could move water from north of Lemoore south to Stratford — and beyond — in Kings County is still stuck in its tracks as the region’s largest growers continue to duke it out in court. The pipeline, owned by Sandridge Partners, which is controlled by John...
Cuba Gradually Restores Power Amid US Oil Blockade
Cuba has reconnected much of its electrical grid and brought online its largest oil-fired power plant, energy officials said on Tuesday, one day after a nationwide blackout left 10 million people in the dark amid a U.S. move to choke off the island's fuel supply. U.S. President Donald Trump escalated...
Fresno Man Sentenced to 12 Years for Possessing Ammo in Ghost Gun
A Fresno man was sentenced Monday to 12 years in federal prison for illegally possessing ammunition loaded in an un-serialized firearm, commonly known as a “ghost gun,” U.S. Attorney Eric Grant announced. Raymond Jesse Rodriguez, 29, was convicted of being a felon in possession of ammunition. Court documents say Rodriguez...
Trump Says NATO’s Refusal to Help on Iran Is “Very Foolish Mistake”
President Donald Trump on Tuesday said the United States had been informed by most of its NATO allies that they did not want to get involved with the country's military operation in Iran, a move he described as a "very foolish mistake." But Trump gave no indication that he plans...
Kabul Says Pakistan Strike Kills 408 at Kabul Rehab Centre, Islamabad Rejects Claim
More than 400 people were killed in a Pakistan air force strike on a drug rehabilitation center in Kabul, the Afghan Taliban administration said on Tuesday, in the deadliest incident since the two neighbors began fighting late last year. Pakistan rejected the statement as false and misleading, saying it had...
What’s in the Voter ID Bill Trump and Republicans Are Pushing?
WASHINGTON — The Senate will take up a strict voter identification bill that President Donald Trump has demanded Congress deliver him, and that he and his Republican allies groundlessly claim is needed to combat mass voter fraud by noncitizens. Passed narrowly by the House last month, the legislation, which Republicans...