NAFTA Talks Reach Standstill

  Agriculture and other contentious issues proposed by the U.S. during round four of the North American Free Trade Agreement talks has stalled the renegotiation effort. The U.S., Canada and Mexico have now agreed to extend the talks into 2018, failing to meet the Trump Administration’s goal to conclude the talks by the end of…MORE

Becerra Files Emergency Injunction Over Obamacare Health Subsidies

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — California Attorney General Xavier Becerra filed a motion with 18 other states on Wednesday, in an effort to compel the federal government to pay the subsidies to state health exchanges, under the Affordable Care Act. “This is no longer about a campaign promise or a punchline. The Trump Administration is willingly breaking…MORE

Las Vegas Security Guard Breaks Silence

(CNN) – The security guard who approached Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock’s hotel suite before the massacre said he heard “drilling sounds” before he was shot through the door. In an episode of “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” set to air Wednesday, Jesus Campos recounts for the first time on TV the night of the shooting.…MORE

National Livestock Groups Call GIPSA Withdraw a Victory

  National livestock groups are hailing the Department of Agriculture’s withdraw of a GIPSA rule a victory. USDA published a notice in the Federal Register announcing it would withdraw the interim final rule under the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, known as GIPSA. Through submitted comments, USDA said a common theme of those opposed…MORE

Burglary Leads to Convicted Felon Getting Busted With Drugs, Guns & Ammo

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — A convicted felon has been busted with drugs, guns, cash, and ammo, after a burglary in Kingsburg. 29-year-old Nelson Navarrette of Fowler is accused of buying the weapons from an 18-year-old man, who the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office says stole them from a home near Bethel and W. Sierra. The unidentified…MORE