A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday rejected a whistleblower's claim that Amazon.com helped foreign fur manufacturers evade tariffs on products sold on its platform, hurting domestic rivals. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found no proof that Amazon knew or deliberately ignored that foreign manufacturers paid artificially low tariffs...
Valley Crime Stoppers’ Most Wanted Person of the Day: Oscar Ramos
May 20, 2026 Most Wanted Person of the Day Suspect Name: Oscar Ramos Suspects Date of Birth: September 3, 1990 Physical Description: Hispanic Male, 5’ 8, 250 lbs., Black Hair, Brown Eyes. Charges: Evading peace officer Warrant Number: F11300431 Synopsis of the Case: Oscar Ramos is wanted on a felony,...
Barney Frank, Gay Pioneer and Liberal Stalwart in Congress, Dies at 86
Barney Frank, the brassy, lightning-quick former Massachusetts representative who for decades was the most prominent gay politician in the country and who was an author of the most significant overhaul of the nation’s financial regulations since the Great Depression, died Tuesday at his home in Ogunquit, Maine. He was 86....
Prison to Pardons to Payouts: Jan. 6 Rioters Are Elated at Trump’s $1.8 Billion Fund
Antony Vo was at a friend’s house Monday morning when a fellow pardoned Jan. 6 rioter sent a message: The Trump administration had just created a fund to benefit people who believed they had been wronged by the federal government — including those, like him, who had stormed the Capitol...
Visalia Police Arrest Man After Reported Shots Fired Inside Home
A 57-year-old Visalia man was arrested Tuesday after police said he fired a handgun inside a home, prompting a response from patrol and HOPE officers. Officers responded at about 1:50 p.m. to the 3100 block of West Tulare Avenue following a report of shots fired, the Visalia Police Department said....
Kern County Authorities Shoot, Kill Suspect After Highway 58 Crash
A man died in an officer-involved shooting after deputies investigating a reported shooting pursued a fleeing suspect and later confronted him at the scene of a crash on Highway 58, the Kern County Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies were dispatched at about 5:30 p.m. April 10 to the 500 block of...
Early War Goal Was to Install Hard Line Former President as Iran’s Leader
Days after Israeli strikes killed Iran’s supreme leader and other top officials in the opening salvos of the war, President Donald Trump mused publicly that it would be best if “someone from within” Iran took over the country. It turns out that the United States and Israel went into the...
Slain Security Guard of California Mosque Engaged Gunmen in Shootout, Hailed as Hero
The security guard slain at the Islamic Center of San Diego was hailed on Tuesday as a fallen hero who sacrificed his life to keep 140 school children inside the mosque safe by engaging two gunmen in a shootout that deterred the teenage suspects and helped thwart their attack. Authorities also...
Wendy’s Names Restaurant Industry Veteran Wright as New CEO
Wendy's on Wednesday named industry veteran Robert Wright as president and chief executive officer, effective May 21, as the restaurant chain battles weak sales and pressure from an activist investor. The CEO change comes days after a report that activist Nelson Peltz's Trian Fund Management was exploring investor backing for...
Iran Threatens War ‘Beyond the Region’ if US Attacks
Iran threatened on Wednesday to spread war beyond the Middle East if the United States attacks again, after President Donald Trump said he had come within an hour of restarting the military campaign. Six weeks since Trump paused Operation Epic Fury for a ceasefire, talks to end the war have...