SAN DIEGO — Sixteen Marines were pulled out a battalion formation Thursday morning at Camp Pendleton and arrested in connection with a human smuggling investigation. None of the Marines was involved in helping to enforce border security, the Marine Corps said in a news release. The base is located about an...
Bullard Coach Says Trustee Terry Slatic 'Went Too Far'
Fresno Unified Trustee Terry Slatic threatened to block a Bullard High School assistant wrestling coach from future jobs with the district during a confrontation sparked when Slatic demanded that coaches cancel a wrestling practice, according to an investigative report released Thursday. Slatic, the subject of numerous complaints that he has...
Mueller Dismisses Trump's Claims of Russia Probe Exoneration
WASHINGTON — Robert Mueller on Wednesday bluntly dismissed President Donald Trump's claims of total exoneration in the federal probe of Russia's 2016 election interference. The former special counsel told Congress he explicitly did not clear the president of obstructing his investigation. The former special counsel also rejected Trump's assertions that the probe...
Democrats Questioning Robert Mueller to Focus on Obstruction
WASHINGTON — Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee who will question former special counsel Robert Mueller next week plan to focus on a narrow set of episodes laid out in his report, an effort to direct Americans' attention to what they see as the most egregious examples of President Donald...
Labor Secretary Acosta Resigning Amid Criticism of Epstein Deal
WASHINGTON — Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta said Friday he is resigning following renewed scrutiny of his handling of a 2008 secret plea deal with wealthy financier Jeffrey Esptein, who is accused of sexually abusing dozens of underage girls. President Donald Trump, with Acosta at his side, made the announcement as he...
Police Investigate Disneyland Brawl After Video Surfaces
LOS ANGELES — A newly released video capturing a family's brawl at Disneyland this weekend has prompted police to reopen their investigation into the fight, authorities said Monday. Officers were called to the theme park Saturday to help break up the melee, which began between a brother and sister but...
LA Police Open Internal Affairs Inquiry in Nipsey Hussle Case
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles police have opened an internal affairs investigation into why the woman who drove the getaway car in the aftermath of rapper Nipsey Hussle's killing was sent home when she tried to turn herself in during the manhunt for the shooter. The LAPD's Office of the...
UN Expert Urges Probe of Saudi Prince Over Khashoggi Killing
GENEVA — An independent U.N. report into the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi said Wednesday there is "credible evidence" to warrant further investigation into the possible role of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and suggested sanctions on his personal assets. The scathing probe is likely to further harden...
Former Clovis High, Fresno City Wrestler Released Without Charges
MINNEAPOLIS – Two University of Minnesota wrestlers who were arrested on suspicion of criminal sexual conduct were released Tuesday from jail without charges. The Hennepin County attorney's office said in a statement that an investigation of Gable Steveson and Dylan Martinez, a former Clovis High and Fresno City College standout, continues,...
Investigation: Many US Jails Fail to Stop Inmate Suicides
The last time Tanna Jo Fillmore talked with her mother, she was in a Utah jail, angry and desperate. She'd called every day that week, begging for help. I need my medicine, she demanded. At 25, Fillmore had long struggled with mental illness, but medication had stabilized her. Now she...