The U.S. and Iran stuck on Thursday to directly opposing stances over Tehran's uranium stockpile and controls on the Strait of Hormuz, providing little fodder for hope in Pakistani-led efforts to end the conflict. President Donald Trump said the U.S. will eventually recover Iran's stockpile of highly enriched uranium -...
Federal Panel Approves Trump’s Plans for a 250-Foot Arch in Washington
The Commission of Fine Arts on Thursday approved President Donald Trump’s plan to build a 250-foot triumphal arch in Washington, even after the president rejected the panel’s suggestion to remove the large statues of golden eagles and a winged angel atop the structure. “Washington is not a static city,” the...
Israeli Fire Kills Boy in Gaza as Witnesses Report Increase in Orders to Flee
An Israeli drone strike killed a 13-year-old boy in the northern Gaza Strip on Thursday, health officials said, as residents reported a renewed pattern of Israeli warnings urging people to flee ahead of attacks — a practice that had largely subsided after an October ceasefire. Medics said the boy was...
National Democrats Said They’d Stay Out of This California Race. Then They Picked Jasmeet Bains
National Democrats have zeroed in on the 22nd Congressional District, a swing seat in the Central Valley, as a key part of their strategy to win back control of Congress. Two Democrats are vying for the chance to challenge incumbent Republican Rep. David Valadao, whose defeat is even more crucial...
Trump Vows US Will Retrieve Uranium From Iran
President Donald Trump vowed on Thursday that the United States will eventually recover Iran's stockpile of highly enriched uranium despite comments from Iran that it will not hand over the material. "We will get it. We don't need it, we don't want it. We'll probably destroy it after we get...
US Weekly Jobless Claims Fall, Single-Family Housing Starts Tumble in April
The number of Americans filing claims for unemployment benefits fell last week, pointing to labor market resilience and giving the Federal Reserve room to focus on surging inflation from the war with Iran. There are no signs yet that employers are responding to rising costs by reducing headcount. The nearly...
Oil Prices Gain 3% After Reuters Report Signals Complication to US-Iran Peace Talks
Oil prices were up 3% on Thursday after Reuters reported that Iran's Supreme Leader has issued a directive that the country's near-weapons-grade uranium should not be sent abroad, denting hopes for a swift resolution to the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. The report, citing two senior Iranian sources, signaled that Tehran...
US Energy Storage Additions Hit a First-Quarter Record, Report Shows
U.S. energy storage developers installed 9.7 gigawatt-hours of new capacity in the first quarter of 2026, marking a record high for the quarter, an industry report showed on Thursday. Energy storage capacity grew 32% in the quarter from a year ago despite federal actions the industry says are slowing clean...
Fresno Police Arrest Man Accused of Choking Girlfriend, Attacking Officers
A Fresno man was arrested Wednesday after police said he assaulted his girlfriend during a domestic disturbance and later resisted officers attempting to take him into custody. Officers with the Fresno Police Department’s Central Police District were dispatched at about 5:17 p.m. to a reported domestic disturbance, according to police....
Colorado Governor Censured for Commuting Sentence of Election Denier
DENVER — Gov. Jared Polis of Colorado, a Democrat, was censured by his own party on Wednesday night over his decision to free Tina Peters, a high-profile election denier and supporter of President Donald Trump who had been serving a nine-year prison sentence for tampering with voting machines. The censure...