WASHINGTON — The U.S. government shutdown entered its sixth day on Monday, with President Donald Trump's Republicans and congressional Democrats still at an impasse and the White House threatening to ramp up pressure by ordering mass layoffs of federal workers. The Republican-led Senate was slated to vote again on dueling...
Union Urges Air Traffic Controllers to Remain on Job Despite Shutdown
NEWARK/WASHINGTON — The union representing more than 13,000 air traffic controllers on Monday urged workers to remain on the job during the ongoing partial government shutdown that requires them to work without pay. U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and the president of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association are holding...
Visalia Police Arrest Man After DUI Pursuit and Crash Following Domestic Violence Report
A man was arrested late Sunday after leading police on a pursuit that ended in a crash near the Highway 198 and Highway 99 overpass, according to the Visalia Police Department. Officers were called just after 11 p.m. to the 2700 block of South Sallee Court for a report of...
US Supreme Court Rejects Ghislaine Maxwell Appeal of Conviction in Epstein Sex Trafficking Case
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear Ghislaine Maxwell's bid to overturn her conviction for helping the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse teenage girls, steering clear of a case that continues to hound President Donald Trump and his administration. The justices...
California AG Pledges More Lawsuits Against Trump’s Green Rollbacks
California Attorney General Rob Bonta said on Wednesday his state would continue to sue the Trump administration's aggressive deregulatory actions on environmental rules, and was also looking at more lawsuits connected to deception around plastic recycling. Speaking on the "Climate Frontlines" show live from Times Square during New York Climate...
French Government Collapses in 14 Hours, Deepening Political Crisis
PARIS — France's new Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu and his government resigned on Monday, hours after Lecornu announced his cabinet line-up, making it the shortest-lived administration in modern French history and deepening the country's political crisis. The unexpected resignation came after allies and foes alike threatened to topple the new...
California National Guard Member Killed in Fresno County Crash Identified
Update at 12:53 p.m. on Oct. 6, 2025 The Fresno County Sheriff-Coroner's Office identified the man as David Solomon, 27, of Clovis. Original Story A 27-year-old Clovis man and member of the California National Guard was killed Sunday morning in a single-vehicle crash on Tollhouse Road, according to the California...
Man Airlifted After Stabbing at Terra Bella Party, Tulare County Authorities Say
Detectives are investigating a stabbing that sent one man to the hospital late Saturday night in Terra Bella, authorities said. Around 10:40 p.m., Tulare County Sheriff’s deputies were called to the 22000 block of Avenue 96 for a report of a stabbing. Deputies learned two men had gotten into an...
Layoffs Will Start if Shutdown Talks Go Nowhere, Says White House
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration will start mass layoffs of federal workers if President Donald Trump decides negotiations with congressional Democrats to end a partial government shutdown are "absolutely going nowhere," White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said. As the shutdown entered its fifth day, Hassett told CNN's...
Hundreds of Thousands Protest in Amsterdam Against Gaza War
AMSTERDAM — Hundreds of thousands of protesters marched through Amsterdam on Sunday, calling for the Dutch government to take a tougher stance against Israel's war in Gaza. Organizers estimated that around 250,000 people joined the demonstration - a figure supported by local police. Most wore red to signal their support...