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MOSS LANDING, California (KSBW) -- Skyrocketing costs of fuel are starting to impact local fishing operations on the Central Coast, with diesel fuel prices now over $7 per gallon.Hans Haveman, owner of H&H Fresh Fish, said, "These are people that are already hurting."Calder Dyerle, a commercial fisherman out of Moss Landing Harbor, noted, "I mean, relatively, the fuel costs right now are doubled what they were last year."As of Wednesday, AAA reported that the average cost per gallon for diesel in California is $7.52. Diesel represents 17 percent of total fuel sales in

Skyrocketing diesel costs impact fishing industry on the Central Coast

Company backed by Trump sons looks to sell drone interceptors to Gulf states being attacked by Iran

Florida and Mississippi enact voter citizenship checks, sparking a lawsuit in the Sunshine State

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Massachusetts State Police troopers arraigned over recruit's death in boxing match

A supervisor and two instructors with a Massachusetts State Police tactical unit were arraigned Thursday in connection with the death of a recruit who suffered a concussion during a sparring session and several blunt force injuries a day later in what investigators called an “unapproved and unsafe” boxing match. Enrique Delgado-Garcia, 25, died at a hospital on Sept. 13, 2024, a day after becoming unresponsive during a defensive tactics exercise in the boxing ring and undergoing a “medical crisis,” authorities said at the time. Charges in these types of cases are exceedi

Federal judge says Arkansas Capitol Ten Commandments Monument is religious, not secular

Train carrying more than 100 passengers slams into garbage truck in South Carolina, officials say

White House scales back plan to dismantle the CFPB but still wants to slash staff by two-thirds

The Trump administration has scaled back its plans to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, laying out a plan for an agency that would be significantly smaller than it was under President Joe Biden but still bigger than the one President Donald Trump envisioned right after he took office. Under the new plan, the bureau's headcount would be reduced from 1,700 authorized employees before Trump’s second term to roughly 550 staffers. The administration originally intended to shrink the bureau's staff to around 200 employees. The plan is opposed by the C

Trump’s ballroom gets the green light from loyalist-stacked commission

French president hits back after Trump mocks how his wife treats him

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EPA moves to designate microplastics and pharmaceuticals as contaminants in drinking water

The Environmental Protection Agency proposed Thursday to include microplastics and pharmaceuticals on a list of contaminants in drinking water for the first time, a step that could lead to new limits on those substances for water utilities. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said they are responding to Americans who have worried about plastics and pharmaceuticals in their drinking water. The gesture also aims to hand a win to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s MAHA movement, which for months has pressured Zeldin to further crack down on environmental contaminants.

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Colorado court orders resentencing for former county clerk in election fraud scheme

A Colorado appeals court ruled Thursday that a former county clerk convicted in a scheme that sought to prove fraud in the 2020 presidential election should be resentenced because a judge wrongly punished her for statements protected as free speech. Tina Peters is serving a nine-year prison term after being convicted of state crimes for sneaking in an outside computer expert to make a copy of her county's election computer system during a software update in 2021. A photo and video of confidential voting system passwords were later posted on social media and a conservative websit

John Roberts told Donald Trump exactly what he thinks

Markets are volatile after Trump’s lack of clear exit plan

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Trump ousts Pam Bondi as attorney general

President Donald Trump has fired Pam Bondi as attorney general.She will be replaced for now by Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, who will serve as acting attorney general, Trump said.The president wrote on Truth Social that Bondi would be “transitioning to a much needed and important new job in the private sector,” praising her for her work in his administration and offering no specific reason for why she would be leaving.“Pam Bondi is a Great American Patriot and a loyal friend, who faithfully served as my Attorney General over the past year. Pam did a tremendous job overseeing a ma

Europe didn’t want an Iran war, yet Trump is saddling it with the consequences

“When we are finished, take over your government,” Donald Trump told the Iranian people late February, announcing the war. “It will be yours to take.”Weeks on, the US president is delivering a similar message to Europe, which is battling a fresh energy shock after Iran effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the world’s oil ordinarily flows.“Go to the Strait and just take it, protect it, use it for yourselves,” Trump said in a Wednesday night address. “They must grab it and cherish it. They could do it so easily. We will be helpful, but they should tak

Pam Bondi, a Trump loyalist who oversaw Justice Department upheaval, is out as his attorney general

Trump says he’ll order all DHS workers be paid as Senate bill to fund department sits with House

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Trump expected to impose new tariffs on certain pharmaceutical drugs

President Donald Trump plans to impose new tariffs on pharmaceutical companies that have not struck deals to sell their drugs directly to consumers as part of his “Most Favored Nation” pricing initiative.The forthcoming tariffs are expected to apply to imports of patented drugs and their active ingredients, according to a draft of an order obtained by CNN.Those medications would be hit with a 100% tariff, according to the draft order, while providing some pathways for drugmakers to reduce or avoid those levies if they negotiate a deal with the administration or move their production to the

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What to expect from the March jobs report — and when the war could hit hiring

The March jobs report, due out Friday morning, could bring a much-needed reality check after two months of wild swings in the US labor market.But even if a level or baseline is achieved, and clarity is gained as to the health of the labor market, it’s a whole new ballgame now.The Middle East conflict, which looks set to stretch into its sixth week, and the resulting supply crunch from a choked-off Strait of Hormuz, are delivering shockwaves throughout the globe.Americans immediately saw an increase in prices at the pump; businesses watched transportation costs skip higher; and fears have hei

Oil prices jump on fresh fears of escalation in Iran war

A priceless ancient golden helmet stolen from a Dutch museum is recovered

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Artemis II's moonbound toilet is working again to astronauts' relief after overnight fix

NASA’s moonbound astronauts have reason to celebrate, and not just because their launch went so well. Their toilet is now working. The so-called lunar loo malfunctioned as soon as the Artemis II crew reached orbit Wednesday evening. Mission Control guided astronaut Christina Koch through some plumbing tricks and she finally got it going. The bad news is that it’s so cold inside the Orion capsule — 65 degrees Fahrenheit (18 degrees Celsius) — that the four astronauts are digging into suitcases for long-sleeved clothes. Mission Control is trying to warm thin

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Trump says Iran war 'nearing completion' in address to the nation

Oil prices climbed and stocks slipped Thursday, after inflammatory remarks by US President Donald Trump and Iranian officials sparked fears that the conflict could still escalate significantly.Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, rose 6.6% to $107.8 a barrel. WTI, the US benchmark, had surged to $113 a barrel before paring gains to trade around 11% higher on the day at $111 a barrel.For context, oil is traded as a futures contract, which means an agreement to buy or sell at a specified price on a future date. Thursday’s WTI price reflects oil for delivery in May, whereas Brent reflects oil