WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's Justice Department scrambled on Tuesday to answer questions after its leadership concluded there was no evidence to support a number of long-held conspiracy theories about the death of accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein and his alleged clientele. Conservative influencers from Laura Loomer to Elon Musk...
US Supreme Court Lifts Order That Blocked Trump’s Mass Federal Layoffs
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way on Tuesday for President Donald Trump's administration to resume carrying out mass job cuts and the restructuring of agencies, elements of his campaign to downsize and reshape the federal government. The justices lifted San Francisco-based U.S. District Judge Susan Illston's May...
Trump to Attend Club World Cup Final, FIFA Opens Office in Trump Tower
WASHINGTON/EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - President Donald Trump will attend Sunday's Club World Cup final in East Rutherford, New Jersey, he said at a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, as world soccer's ruling body FIFA announced it had opened an office in New York's Trump Tower. The expanded tournament featuring many of...
Trump Says Pharmaceutical Tariffs Could Reach 200%
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he plans to announce tariffs on imported semiconductors and pharmaceuticals, saying the rate for medicines could reach 200% but he would give drugmakers about one year "to get their act together." "We're going to give people about a year, a year and...
Rescue Teams Find Three More Bodies After Central Texas Floods
The death toll in Kerr County crept up to 87 on Tuesday as search and rescue teams recovered three more bodies in the flood-ravaged hills of central Texas, according to officials in the county worst hit by the disaster. Rescue teams from federal agencies, neighboring states and Mexico have joined...
Valley Crime Stoppers’ Most Wanted Person of the Day: Rigoberto Simental Aguilar
July 8, 2025 Most Wanted Person of the Day Suspect Name: Rigoberto Simental Aguilar Suspects Date of Birth: December 21, 1993 Physical Description: Hispanic male, 5'7", 150 lbs., Black Hair, Black Eyes Charges: Robbery Warrant Number: H1907233 Synopsis of the Case: Rigoberto Simental Aguilar is wanted for robbery. If you know...
Trump Says He Is Not Happy With Russia’s Putin, Considering Sanctions
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he was not happy with Russian President Vladimir Putin and was considering additional sanctions on Moscow, underscoring his frustration over the growing death toll in Russia's war with Ukraine. "We get a lot of bullshit thrown at us by Putin," Trump said...
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs to Be Sentenced on October 3
NEW YORK - A federal judge on Tuesday said Sean "Diddy" Combs will be sentenced on October 3 after the music mogul was convicted on charges of transporting prostitutes to engage in drug-fueled sexual performances. U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian, who oversaw Combs' trial in Manhattan, approved the date following...
Israeli Military Says It Struck Key Hamas Figure in Lebanon’s Tripoli
BEIRUT - The Israeli military said on Tuesday it had struck a "key" figure from Palestinian militant group Hamas near the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli, the first targeted killing in the area for several months. In a statement later on Tuesday, the Israeli military named the targeted person as...
Madera County Sheriff Logs 29 Fire-Related Calls on Fourth of July, Most in 5 Years
The Madera County Sheriff’s Office responded to more than 1,270 calls over the Fourth of July weekend, including nearly 400 emergency 911 calls, officials said. Between July 4 and July 6, deputies handled 504 calls for service. On Independence Day alone, they responded to 29 fire-related incidents — the highest...