President Donald Trump's two-week ceasefire with Iran is unlikely to provide immediate relief to the global aviation industry as it reels from its worst crisis in years, executives said on Wednesday, even as airline shares rallied after the deal. Willie Walsh, director general of the International Air Transport Association (IATA),...
Lawmakers Greet Iran Ceasefire With Relief and More Questions
Members of Congress in both parties welcomed President Donald Trump’s announcement Tuesday night of ceasefire between the United States and Iran, but Democrats continued to raise grave questions about the path forward after weeks of war without congressional authorization. “I’m glad Trump backed off his threat to wipe out a...
‘Ketamine Queen’ to Be Sentenced in Death of ‘Friends’ Star Matthew Perry
A Los Angeles drug dealer known as the "Ketamine Queen" is scheduled to be sentenced on Wednesday for illegally supplying the dose of the prescription anesthetic that led to the drowning death of "Friends" actor Matthew Perry. Jasveen Sangha, 42, pleaded guilty in September to five felony counts related to...
Trump-Backed Republican Wins Runoff to Succeed Marjorie Taylor Greene in Georgia, NBC Projects
Republican Clay Fuller, a former prosecutor endorsed by President Donald Trump, on Tuesday won a runoff election in Georgia to replace conservative firebrand Marjorie Taylor Greene in the U.S. House of Representatives, NBC News projected. Fuller, a former district attorney in northwest Georgia, defeated Shawn Harris, a moderate Democrat who...
Sanger Police Arrest Suspected Gang Member in DUI Stop, Recover Loaded Handgun
Sanger police arrested a suspected gang member after a traffic stop Monday evening led to the discovery of a loaded handgun. Officers pulled over a vehicle near Annadale and I streets around 7 p.m. and observed signs of impairment from the driver, prompting a DUI investigation. During the stop, a...
Trump Announces 2-Week Ceasefire, Backs Off Devastation Threats
The United States and Iran reached an eleventh-hour ceasefire deal Tuesday evening, hours after President Donald Trump threatened to start wiping out a “whole civilization” if the Iranians did not allow commercial shipping to pass safely through the Strait of Hormuz. The agreement was announced by Trump in a post...
Only Trump Knows Why Bondi Was Fired as Attorney General, Blanche Says
WASHINGTON — When Pam Bondi was fired as attorney general last week, people familiar with the decision described how President Donald Trump was dissatisfied with her handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files and her failure to bring more criminal cases against his political enemies. But on Tuesday, the man named...
US Crude Futures Fall $12.04 to $100.90/bbl After Trump Announces Two Week Ceasefire
U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude oil fell more than $12 per barrel in early trade on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump said he had agreed to a ceasefire with Iran. WTI crude dated for May delivery fell $12.04 or 10.66%, to $100.90 per barrel as of 2251 GMT. The...
Porterville Man Sentenced to 450 Years for Child Sexual Abuse
A Porterville man was sentenced Thursday to 450 years to life in prison for sexually abusing two young girls over several years, the Tulare County District Attorney's Office announced on Tuesday. Steven Avila, 33, was convicted by a Tulare County jury of 18 counts of lewd acts on a child...
Fresno Police Officer’s Newborn Faces Heart Surgery, Fundraiser Launched
A fundraising campaign through Peace Officers Research Association of California has been launched to support a Fresno police officer and his family after doctors diagnosed their newborn son with a serious congenital heart condition. Fresno Police Officer Kobe Biedermann’s son, born Jan. 17, has been diagnosed with Tetralogy of Fallot,...