The United States military has so far killed 157 alleged members or affiliates of drug organizations in 45 strikes against drug trafficking vessels in the Western Hemisphere, a senior U.S. defense official said on Tuesday. Since September 2025, the United States military has carried out a series of strikes in...
Oil Prices Rise 1% After Renewed Iranian Attacks on UAE
LONDON — Oil prices rose more than 1% on Tuesday, as renewed Iranian attacks on the United Arab Emirates heightened concerns about the worsening outlook for global supply if there is no quick resolution to the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, now in its third week. Brent crude futures gained $1.33,...
NATO Countries Don’t Want to Get Involved in Iran Operation, Trump Says
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the U.S. 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. "Because of the fact that we have had such Military Success, we no longer 'need,' or desire,...
UN Says More Than 36,000 Palestinians Displaced by Israeli Settlement Drive
More than 36,000 Palestinians in the West Bank were forcibly displaced over a year by Israeli settlement expansion and associated violence, the U.N. human rights office said on Tuesday. The United Nations said in a report covering 12 months to October 31, 2025, that Israel had accelerated the annexation of...
Valley Crime Stoppers Seeks Public’s Help Finding Wanted Felon
March 17, 2026 Most Wanted Person of the Day Suspect Name: Andres Alejandro Garcia-Robles Suspects Date of Birth: December 22, 1999 Physical Description: Hispanic Male, 6’ 1, 200 lbs., Black Hair, Brown Eyes. Charges: Possession of a firearm by a felon Warrant Number: F26901657 Synopsis of the Case: Andres Alejandro...
What to Know About Ali Larijani, Iran’s Top Security Official
LONDON — Ali Larijani, Iran’s top national security official and de facto leader, is the latest senior Iranian figure to be targeted since the start of the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran on Feb. 28. Larijani, 67, who Israel’s defense minister said Tuesday was believed killed in an overnight strike, has...
Top US Counterterrorism Official Joe Kent Resigns Over Iran War
WASHINGTON — Joe Kent, one of the United States’ top counterterrorism officials, announced his resignation Tuesday, citing his opposition to the Iran war and what he said was Israel’s influence over the Trump administration’s policies. “I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran,” Kent, the director of...
Iran Negotiating With FIFA to Move World Cup Games to Mexico From US
Iran's football federation is in discussions with FIFA about moving their World Cup matches to Mexico from the United States due to concerns about the safety of their players, Iranian football President Mehdi Taj said on Monday. Iran's participation in the global showpiece event was thrown into doubt after co-hosts the...
Madera Police Arrest Gang Member on Weapons, Narcotics Charges
A 27-year-old documented gang member was arrested Friday after Madera police said he was found in possession of a concealed, loaded firearm, narcotics, and ammunition. A Madera officer was investigating a stalking allegation when he discovered that Michael Arreazola, a convicted felon prohibited from possessing firearms, was allegedly in possession...
Quartz Cutters Are Falling Ill. Countertop Makers Want Protection From Congress
Jeff Rose, a 55-year-old grandfather in Georgetown, Kentucky, contracted a lethal lung disease doing a job he loves: carving kitchen countertops from slabs of quartz, a human-made product that has surged in popularity as an alternative to marble and granite. Rose’s 30-year-old son, Skyler, followed his father into the stone-fabrication...