WASHINGTON, Oct 16 - US President Donald Trump said on Friday that he is waiving many sanctions, restrictions and duties days ...

The US budget deficit rose by $217 billion to $1.99 trillion in the 2026 fiscal year, fueled in part by tariff refunds and ...

A wildfire burning in Orange County has spurred evacuation orders on Friday, Oct. 16. It's among the blazes that have ignited ...

Thousands of US air traffic controllers will get a 2.8% pay raise retroactive to January 1 under a deal announced by the ...

US President Donald Trump made a joke about the popularity of the name Mohammad in the Muslim world as he mocked Iran's ...

Anthropic representatives have quietly pitched Capitol Hill lawmakers on a draft bill to regulate frontier AI safety and ...

Gustine High’s Avery Etheridge received the most votes in the Sun-Star poll for Merced County’s Player of the Week for Week 7 ...

High temperatures across the Central Valley, including Merced County, are expected to rise, Sean Macaday, The Sacramento ...

Applegate Zoo is mourning Windfall, a 23-year-old American black bear who was euthanized after facing significant health and ...

Australia on Saturday confirmed its first case of H5N1 bird flu on the sub-Antarctic Macquarie Island, with the deadly virus found in the remote territory's vulnerable elephant seal population.

Russia is establishing a "security zone" inside Ukraine along their border, which will be non-negotiable in any future talks ...

Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes said a white powder sent to his office on Oct. 15 was nontoxic and a failed attempt ...