The United States on Thursday announced a slew of sanctions targeting more than 50 Mexican individuals and entities allegedly linked to one of the country’s largest drug cartels, including a California-born man Washington says is the Jalisco New Generation Cartel’s new leader. According to a statement from the Treasury Department, dual U.S.-Mexican national Juan Carlos…
This story originally aired on May 3, 2025. It shook the entire campus at the University of the Pacific. A freshman on her first day of college in 1979 was found unconscious, bleeding from her head, in a remote area of the school. Her name was Catina Salarno. Harriet and Mike Salarno were getting ready…
An Israeli airstrike on Saturday killed the head of the police force in the northern Gaza Strip, Brigadier-General Abdel-Nasser Al-Maqadma, the enclave’s interior ministry and medics said. Maqadma, one of at least five Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes on Saturday, was also known as the governor of the northern Gaza Strip. He was killed in…
Before the war in Iran, roughly 15 million barrels of Persian Gulf oil were shipped each day through the Strait of Hormuz. Within a few years, much of that oil could bypass the strait. As Iran’s chokehold on the strait drags on and oil prices surge — to over $100 per barrel for Brent Crude…
Washington — The House on Wednesday passed a bill placing some limits on congressional stock trading, but the lack of tougher restrictions and the inclusion of a voter ID provision complicated its support among Democrats. Lawmakers approved the bill in a 232 to 198 vote, with 13 Democrats voting with all Republicans in favor. The…
Days ahead of the rescheduled White House Correspondents’ Dinner, Secret Service officials warned nationwide threats have reached an unprecedented level — with agents opening roughly 10,000 protective intelligence cases since January, a nearly 40% increase from the same period last year. “The numbers are numbers that this agency and certainly I have never seen in…
A Florida man sued OpenAI on Wednesday, alleging ChatGPT’s medical advice discouraged him from seeking treatment for symptoms that preceded a life-threatening pulmonary embolism, nearly costing him his life. Scott Winters, a former pastor, filed suit against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman in San Francisco County Superior Court on Wednesday, claiming the chatbot made inaccurate…
Imported generic drugs could face tariffs of up to 100% beginning in 2028 under a plan announced Tuesday by President Trump, who said the measure is intended to push manufacturers to move production to the U.S. Health policy experts said they are skeptical the tariffs alone would persuade generic drug manufacturers to relocate production to…
France has become the first country in the European Union to ban social media for children under the age of 15, after its parliament overwhelmingly approved landmark legislation by 279 votes to 81. Under the new law, children under 15 will be prevented from creating new social media accounts on platforms such as TikTok and…
A group of Democratic senators is accusing the Social Security Administration of using a July email to distribute “misleading information” and “a partisan, politicized message,” saying it threatens the agency’s credibility as an independent agency. The email, titled “Making Life More Affordable for America’s Seniors,” was sent on July 2 by Social Security Commissioner Frank…
