JERUSALEM — The Palestinians needed a win. Not on the battlefield, or at the United Nations, or in The Hague — but on the soccer field. For the first time, the Palestinian national soccer team had made it into the quarterfinals of the Arab Cup, a regional tournament dating back...
Fired Michigan Football Coach Sherrone Moore Charged With Stalking, Home Invasion
Dec 12 — Fired University of Michigan football head coach Sherrone Moore, who is a suspect in an alleged assault, was charged on Friday with three crimes, including stalking and home invasion. Moore was fired by the university on Wednesday over allegations that he had an inappropriate relationship with a...
OpenAI’s ChatGPT Down for Users, Downdetector Shows
OpenAI experienced a possible outage Friday, according to Downdetector.com. More than 1,000 users had reported problems with the platform as of 11:35 a.m. PT, according to Downdetector, which tracks outages by collecting status reports from multiple sources. Most users reporting problems to Downdetector said they were experiencing issues with ChatGPT....
Former Madera County Benefits Worker Arrested for Stealing CalFresh Funds
A former Madera County welfare benefits worker was arrested Friday for allegedly using the identities of elderly and deceased individuals to steal more than $40,000 in CalFresh benefits, U.S. Attorney Eric Grant announced. Leticia Mariscal, 55, of Madera, worked as a benefits eligibility worker and used her access to county databases...
George Altman, Slugger in Negro Leagues, MLB, and Japan, Dies at 92
George Altman, who had one of the most diverse careers in baseball history, starting in the waning days of the Negro Leagues and then flourishing in the majors as a three-time All-Star before playing in Japan, where he became a fan favorite, died Nov. 24 at his home in O’Fallon,...
Cannabis Stocks Surge on Report Trump Seeks to Ease Restrictions
Dec 12 — Shares of cannabis companies jumped on Friday after the Washington Post reported U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to push the government to dramatically loosen federal restrictions on marijuana. U.S.-listed shares of Tilray Brands gained 35%, while SNDL, Canopy Growth and ETF AdvisorShares Pure US Cannabis were...
US House Passes Bill to Fast-Track Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting
The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday voted 213-184 to pass a bill that aims to speed up federal permitting of interstate natural gas pipelines by designating the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission as the lead agency in the process. The Improving Interagency Coordination for Pipeline Reviews Act gives the agency...
Valley Crime Stoppers’ Most Wanted Person of the Day: Daniel Peter Volkmann
December 12, 2025 Most Wanted Person of the Day Suspect Name: Daniel Peter Volkmann Suspects Date of Birth: September 18, 1998 Physical Description: White Male, 6’ 1, 170 lbs., Brown Hair, Brown Eyes. Charges: Probation violation Warrant Number: F24908277 Synopsis of the Case: Daniel Peter Volkmann is wanted on a...
Trump Appears in Newly Released Photos From Epstein Estate
Democrats on a congressional oversight panel released more than a dozen new images from the estate of the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on Friday, including photos of now-President Donald Trump. Trump is featured in three of the 19 photos shared by House Oversight Committee Democrats, who said they...
Trump Says Thailand and Cambodia Agree to Cease All Shooting Effective Friday
Thailand and Cambodia have agreed "to cease all shooting" effective Friday, U.S. President Donald Trump said after he held a call with the countries' leaders. "Both Countries are ready for PEACE and continued Trade with the United States of America," Trump wrote on Truth Social. — (Reporting by David Ljunggren...