As many as 150 U.S. troops have been wounded in the 10-day-old war with Iran, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday. The casualty figure has not been previously reported. Prior to Reuters' publication of the figure, the Pentagon had only disclosed eight U.S. personnel seriously injured....
Some State Farm Customers Could See Refunds While Homeowner Rate Hikes Stay Put
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The Los Angeles County fires last year drove up insurance costs for many Californians. Now, a proposed settlement means some State Farm policyholders whose premiums rose won’t see additional increases, and others should even get refunds. State Farm,...
FBI Offers $1M Reward for ‘Top Ten Most Wanted’ California Murder Suspect
The reward for information leading to the arrest of a man wanted in a fatal 2019 Southern California mall shooting has been increased to $1 million. Authorities are offering a reward of up to $1 million for information leading to the arrest of 30-year-old Omar Alexander Cardenas who is on...
US Navy Has Not yet Escorted Ships Through Strait of Hormuz, White House Says
The U.S. military has not yet escorted any commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz, the White House said on Tuesday, just after U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright deleted a post on X in which had said the U.S. Navy successfully escorted an oil tanker through the key water...
US Senate Confirms National Security Agency Director, Ending Long Vacancy
The U.S. Senate confirmed General Joshua Rudd on Tuesday to lead the National Security Agency and the nation's Cyber Command, filling a position that had been vacant since President Donald Trump abruptly fired his predecessor in a national security purge. The Senate voted 71-29 to confirm Rudd, making him a...
Fresno High School Student Who Died After Collapsing During PE Class Identified
A 14-year-old Fresno High School student died after collapsing while playing basketball during a physical education class on Monday, authorities said. The Fresno County Sheriff-Coroner's Office identified the teen on Tuesday as Daniel Padilla Jr. of Fresno. The Fresno Unified School District confirmed the death, stating that the student passed...
Now That We Know Who’s Running for Governor, Here’s What Happens Next
This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. After months of potential governors playing coy, dropping in and dropping out, we finally have a field of eight Democrats and two Republicans, none of whom registers more than 14% in the latest poll. All will appear on...
The Bay Area Considers the Unthinkable: Life Without BART
SAN FRANCISCO — As the sun peeked over the horizon on a recent Friday morning, only a few people stood on a platform in Pittsburg, California, to wait for a Bay Area Rapid Transit train that would whisk them nearly 40 miles southwest to San Francisco. The working-class town with...
Democrats Sue to Find Out if Trump Will Send Armed Officers to Election Sites
The Democratic National Committee sued the Trump administration Tuesday to try to compel the government to say whether it was planning to put armed federal agents or military personnel at polling places or election offices this year. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Washington, D.C., says that 11 separate...
Hezbollah Returns to Guerrilla Roots, Awaits Israeli Invasion
Lebanon's Hezbollah is applying lessons from its last war with Israel as it braces for a possible full-scale Israeli invasion and protracted conflict, returning to its roots in guerrilla warfare in south Lebanon, four Lebanese sources said. Operating in small units, fighters from the Iran-backed group are avoiding the use...