WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Sunday called the deadly U.S. military strikes on boats in the Caribbean Sea “an act of kindness,” claiming that the attacks had halted drug trafficking via those waters into the United States. Speaking aboard an aircraft carrier off the coast of Virginia at an...
Trump Says 25% Tariff for Medium and Heavy Duty Trucks to Start Nov. 1
All medium and heavy duty trucks imported into the United States will face a 25% tariff rate staring November 1, President Donald Trump said in a post on his social media platform on Monday. Trump last month had said heavy truck imports would face new duties as soon as Oct....
Gisele Pelicot Attends Court for Appeal by One of 51 Men Convicted Over Her Mass Rape
NIMES, France — Gisele Pelicot returned to court on Monday to face the only man, out of 51, who appealed his guilty verdict in a mass rape trial that shocked France and attracted worldwide attention last year. Pelicot, 72, has become a feminist hero both at home and abroad for...
Harvard Must Face Lawsuits Over Theft of Body Parts by Ex-Morgue Manager, Court Rules
Harvard University can be sued by families alleging it mishandled the bodies of loved ones donated to its medical school and whose parts were then sold on the black market by the former manager of its morgue, Massachusetts' top court ruled on Monday. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court held that...
White House to Appeal Ruling on Portland Troop Deployment
The White House said on Monday it will appeal a recent court decision that challenges the federal government's deployment of National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon. A federal judge in Oregon on Sunday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from sending any National Guard troops to police Portland. "So we are...
What’s Behind the Doors at a North Fresno Social Club Promising Michelin-Level Food?
Over the decades, Fresno has grown enough wealth to support a Michelin-star restaurant, says Gilbert Quesada, director of operations for the PM Lounge. "This is generations of wealth. Their family businesses are now companies and corporations," Quesada said. Instead of Fresno's top earners turning to places such as Las Vegas,...
Fallen Fresno and Kern County Firefighters Honored at California Firefighters Memorial
Two fallen Fresno County firefighters and one from Kern County were among 30 honored Saturday at the Annual California Firefighters Memorial Ceremony in Capitol Park, the California Fire Foundation said. Fresno Fire Captain Walter E. Sickler, 55, who died Aug. 6, 2025, after a battle with job-related cancer, was remembered...
Valley Crime Stoppers’ Most Wanted Person of the Day: Kurt Paul Harris
October 6, 2025 Most Wanted Person of the Day Suspect Name: Kurt Paul Harris Suspects Date of Birth: December 15, 1982 Physical Description: White Male, 6’ 3, 239 lbs., Brown Hair, Green Eyes. Charges: Stolen vehicle Warrant Number: F24907133 Synopsis of the Case: Kurt Paul Harris is wanted on a...
West Nile Virus Claims a Third Life in the San Joaquin Valley
West Nile virus, a disease that is typically transmitted to people by mosquitos that have fed on blood from infected birds, has so far killed four California residents in 2025, including three in the San Joaquin Valley. In the Valley, West Nile deaths have been confirmed in Tulare, Fresno and...
Israel Deports Greta Thunberg and 170 Other Activists to Greece and Slovakia
Israel said it deported on Monday campaigner Greta Thunberg and another 170 activists from an international flotilla it prevented last week from delivering aid to Gaza, sending them to Greece and Slovakia. Earlier, Swiss and Spanish activists from the flotilla said they were subjected to inhumane conditions during their detention...