NEW YORK — U.S. stock indexes are drifting higher Monday ahead of a meeting by the Federal Reserve later this week that could set Wall Street’s direction into next year. The S&P 500 rose 0.3% in morning trading, coming off its first losing week in the last four. The Dow...
Storms Across US Bring Heavy Snow, Dangerous Ice and a Tornado in California
OMAHA, Neb. — A tornado near a mall in central California swept up cars, uprooted trees and sent several people to the hospital. In San Francisco, authorities issued the first-ever tornado warning. Elsewhere, inclement weather plagued areas of the U.S., with dangerous conditions including heavy snow in upstate New York,...
Germany’s Scholz Loses a Confidence Vote, Setting up an Early Election in February
BERLIN — Chancellor Olaf Scholz lost a confidence vote in the German parliament on Monday, putting the European Union’s most populous member and biggest economy on course to hold an early election in February. Scholz won the support of 207 lawmakers in the 733-seat lower house, or Bundestag, while 394 voted...
Trump to Announce $100B SoftBank Investment in the US
PALM BEACH, Fla. — President-elect Donald Trump will join SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son at his Florida home on Monday to announce that the Japanese company is planning to invest $100 billion in U.S. projects over the next four years. Trump has in the past announced deals with much fanfare,...
California DMV Apologizes for License Plate That Some Say Mocks Oct. 7 Attack on Israel
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...