(Reuters) -Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Tuesday he will cut back his work for President Donald Trump to a day or two per week starting sometime next month, after the billionaire's aggressive cost-cutting tactics sparked public backlash and investor concern. Musk's 130-day mandate as a special government employee in...
FAA Takes Action to Prevent Helicopter Incidents Near Las Vegas Airport
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Aviation Administration said on Tuesday it is taking action to prevent collisions between helicopters and passenger planes around the busy Las Vegas airport and it is also reviewing air traffic between two Los Angeles-area airports. A January 29 collision between a helicopter and an American...
Trump: No Plans to Fire Fed Chair Powell, but Wants Lower Rates
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he has no plans to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, but said he wants interest rates to be lower, remarks that could defuse tensions over the central bank chief's future that have rattled investors. "I have no intention of firing...
Jury Finds NY Times Not Liable in Sarah Palin Defamation Case
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal jury in Manhattan on Tuesday found the New York Times not liable for allegedly defaming Sarah Palin in a 2017 editorial about gun control, dealing the former Republican U.S. vice presidential candidate a second loss at trial. The verdict came in a retrial of...
RFK Jr Plans to Phase Out Artificial Dyes From the US Food Supply
WASHINGTON — U.S. health officials on Tuesday said they would phase out petroleum-based artificial colors in the nation's food supply, potentially triggering an ingredients overhaul for scores of brightly hued products on American store shelves. The federal Food and Drug Administration will take steps to eliminate the synthetic dyes by...
Top Producer at ’60 Minutes’ Quits Amid Trump Lawsuit Pressure
NEW YORK — With his show involved in a bitter dispute with President Donald Trump, the top executive at the storied CBS News show "60 Minutes" abruptly resigned on Tuesday while saying he's losing the freedom to run it independently. Bill Owens, executive producer of television's most popular and influential...
Israeli Strikes Kill 17 in Gaza and Destroy Heavy Equipment Needed to Clear Rubble
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip killed at least 17 Palestinians, mostly women and children, and destroyed bulldozers and other heavy equipment that had been supplied by mediators to clear rubble. Separate strikes killed two people in Lebanon. Also on Tuesday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...
Clovis Awards Recycling Contract Amid Controversy
Mid Valley Disposal will provide recycling services for Clovis after all. After pausing two months to consider other plans and bids, the Clovis City Council on Monday voted 3-2 to award MVD a $5.5 million, 10-year contract. Vong Mouanoutoua, Diane Pearce and Drew Bessinger voted in favor; Lynne Ashbeck and...
Visalia Man Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison for 2020 Sexual Assault
A Visalia man has been sentenced to 16 years in state prison for the 2020 sexual assault of an unconscious woman, the Tulare County District Attorney’s Office. Elijah Silva, 24, received the maximum aggravated sentence on Friday following his conviction last month for multiple felony sex crimes, including rape and...
Student Loans in Default Will Be Sent for Collection. Here’s What to Know for Borrowers
NEW YORK — Starting next month, the Education Department says student loans that are in default will be referred for collections. Roughly 5.3 million borrowers are in default on their federal student loans and soon could be subject to having their wages garnished. Referrals for collection had been put on...