LOS ANGELES — The California Department of Motor Vehicles has apologized for an “unacceptable and disturbing” personalized truck license plate that the agency said displayed hate speech related to the Oct. 7 attack on Israel. But a relative of the vehicle's owner said the whole controversy was an unfortunate misunderstanding....
Death Toll in Gaza From the Israel-Hamas War Tops 45,000 Palestinians, Health Officials Say
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — More than 45,000 Palestinians have now been killed in the war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas militants, Palestinian health officials said Monday, as often-stalled ceasefire negotiations appeared to be gaining ground again. More than 50 dead were brought to hospitals across the bombed-out territory over...
Dream to Reality: Boxing Champion’s Wife Opens Luxury Salon in Northeast Fresno
In a heartwarming display of community support, professional boxer Jose Ramirez and his wife Marisol celebrated the grand opening of KI Salon in northeast Fresno on Saturday. The luxurious salon, named after their daughters Katalina and Ilaria, represents a dream come true for Marisol, who is passionate about empowering women...
The First New Foreign Policy Challenge for Trump Just Became Clear
Opinion by Thomas L. Friedman on Dec. 13, 2024. I have a simple rule of thumb when assessing the potential instability of Middle Eastern countries. They come in just two varieties: countries that implode and countries that explode. That is countries where, when central control collapses, the ruined pillars fall...
Polluted Communities Hold Their Breath as Companies Struggle With CA Diesel Truck Ban
Standing in his front yard in Wilmington, Jose Ulloa can't get a sentence out without coughing. Heavy-duty trucks, headed to and from the Port of Los Angeles, pass in front of his home all day, their engines roaring and their exhaust spewing into the air. Ulloa, who was diagnosed with...
Israeli Strikes Kill 35 in Gaza, Including 12 Aid Truck Guards
At least 35 Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes in Gaza, including 12 guards protecting humanitarian aid trucks, according to local medics and the Hamas-run Civil Defence, the BBC reported on Thursday. Seven guards died in Rafah, where aid lorries were being shielded from violent armed thefts, identified as a...
ABC Settles Defamation Suit, Grants $15M to Trump Presidential Library
NEW YORK — ABC News has agreed to pay $15 million toward Donald Trump’s presidential library to settle a lawsuit over anchor George Stephanopoulos' inaccurate on-air assertion that the president-elect had been found civilly liable for raping writer E. Jean Carroll. According to settlement documents made public Saturday, ABC will...
Woman Accusing Jay-Z and Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs of Sexual Assault Acknowledges Inconsistencies
A woman who accused rappers Jay-Z and Sean "Diddy" Combs of sexually assaulting her when she was 13 at an awards show after-party has acknowledged certain inconsistencies in her story, while her lawyer said he will continue to vet her claims. The unnamed woman described being driven from Rochester, New...
Ukrainian Drones Strike Russia as Kyiv Reels From Consecutive Massive Air Attacks
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian drone strikes on southern Russia killed a 9-year-old boy and set fire to a major oil terminal, officials said Saturday, the day after Moscow launched a massive aerial attack on its neighbor that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said was one of the heaviest bombardments of the...
South Korea’s Parliament Votes to Impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol Over His Martial Law Order
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea's parliament on Saturday impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his stunning and short-lived martial law decree, a move that ended days of political paralysis but set up an intense debate over Yoon's fate, as jubilant crowds roared to celebrate another defiant moment in the...