A Fresno woman was sentenced Monday to six years and eight months in federal prison for her role in a conspiracy to traffic fentanyl, cocaine, and methamphetamine, Acting U.S. Attorney Michele Beckwith announced. Alma Garza, 24, was convicted by a federal jury in September following a four-day trial. Prosecutors said...
Tesla Settles Wrongful Death Lawsuit Claiming Sudden Acceleration in Ohio Crash
(Reuters) -Elon Musk’s electric vehicle company Tesla has agreed to settle a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the estate of a man who was killed in 2021 after his Tesla crashed and caught fire near Dayton, Ohio. Tesla and lawyers for the estate disclosed the settlement in a filing on...
Trump Is Dismantling the Education Dept. How That Might Harm Special Ed
By Carolyn Jones, CalMatters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. President Donald Trump has promised to keep special education intact, even as he dismantles the federal department that has overseen it for nearly a half century. But some experts and parents in California fear...
Special Interests Pour More Than Half a Billion Into CA Lobbying
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Lobbying groups spent more than half a billion dollars to influence the state government in 2024, the most ever, according to a CalMatters analysis of data recently filed with the secretary of state. Lobbying by Google, oil companies and...
Texas Walmart Shooter Who Killed 23 Avoids Death Penalty by Pleading Guilty
(Reuters) - The gunman who killed 23 people and injured 22 others in a 2019 mass shooting aimed at Latinos at a Texas Walmart pleaded guilty to murder on Monday and was sentenced to life in prison without possibility of parole, prosecutors said. At the hearing on Monday, El Paso's...
Chevron Announces First Oil at Ballymore Project in US Gulf
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Chevron has started oil and gas production from a project in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, the oil major said on Monday, bringing the company a step closer toward its goal of growing production from the ocean basin by 50% this year. The $1.6 billion project called...
Fresno Barbershop Shooting Leaves Man Dead, Two Others Injured
A man was killed and two others were injured in a shooting at a Fresno barbershop Saturday evening, the Fresno Police Department said in a statement. Officers were dispatched shortly before 5:15 p.m. to a ShotSpotter activation at Los Viejones Barbershop on North Van Ness Avenue. Authorities said the shooting...
Vance, Modi Welcome Significant Progress on India-US Trade Deal
NEW DELHI (Reuters) -U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed significant progress in talks for an early trade deal between the two countries, their offices said on Monday, as New Delhi rushes to avoid U.S. tariffs and boost ties with Trump's administration. Vance arrived in...
White House Denies Report It Is Searching for New Defense Secretary
(Reuters) - The White House has begun the search for a new defense secretary, the NPR radio station reported on Monday, citing an unnamed official, after reports that incumbent Pete Hegseth shared details of a March attack on Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis in a message group. The White House has denied...
Israeli Spy Chief Hands Court Scathing Rebuke of Netanyahu Bid to Sack Him
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -T he head of Israel's domestic intelligence service said on Monday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bid to sack him followed his refusal to fulfil requests that included spying on Israeli protesters and disrupting the leader's corruption trial. In an affidavit submitted to the Supreme Court, the head...