Whether it be housing or commercial real estate, economic slowdowns stifled growth in Fresno County in 2024. But after years of declines, experts expect a turnaround soon. The Fresno County Economic Development Corporation brought out a panel of experts to discuss housing construction and sales, major commercial real estate purchases,...
First California EV Mandates Hit Automakers This Year. Most Are Not Even Close
California's effort to have no new gas-powered vehicles sold in the state by 2035 is beginning, and it requires 35% of all 2026 models sold this year to be zero-emission. Dealers say they aren't close to fulfilling the mandate for zero-emission vehicles and are nervously wondering what the future holds...
Israel’s Netanyahu Won’t Attend Egypt Summit on Ending Gaza War
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will not attend Monday's summit on ending the Gaza war in Egypt, his office said, after Cairo had earlier announced he would take part, a prospect that could have been awkward for some confirmed guests. In a statement, Netanyahu's office said he had been invited...
Wall Street Advances as Trump Cools China Rhetoric
Wall Street's main indexes advanced on Monday following Friday's pullback, as investors returned to risk assets after President Donald Trump's softer tone eased concerns over renewed U.S.-China trade tensions. Aiding sentiment, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in an interview with Fox Business Network on Monday that Trump was on...
Torrential Rains, Flooding Leave at Least 64 Dead, 65 Missing in Mexico
MEXICO CITY — Torrential rains that lashed Mexico last week have left at least 64 people dead and 65 missing, the government said Monday, after downpours triggered landslides, cut off power in some municipalities and caused rivers to burst their banks. Mexican authorities have deployed thousands of personnel to help...
Hamas Swaps Last Israeli Hostages for Palestinian Prisoners, Trump Says Gaza War Over
JERUSALEM/CAIRO/DOHA — Hamas freed the last living Israeli hostages on Monday under a ceasefire deal, a big step towards ending two years of ruinous war in Gaza as U.S. President Donald Trump addressed Israel's parliament, urging it to turn military success into peace. The Israeli military said it had received...
US Is Ready for Deal With Iran When Tehran Is, Trump Says
The United States is prepared to make a deal with Iran when Tehran is ready, U.S. President Donald Trump said in a speech to the Israeli parliament on Monday. Tehran and Washington held five rounds of nuclear talks, prior to a 12-day war between Iran and Israel in June, which...
Trump Salutes Mega Donor Miriam Adelson for Help Shaping US Decisions on Israel
President Donald Trump, in a speech to Israel’s parliament, spotlighted mega-donor Miriam Adelson’s outsized influence on U.S. policy toward Israel, recalling her frequent White House visits with her late husband, casino mogul Sheldon Adelson. Sheldon Adelson, who died in 2021, assembled the world's largest casino empire as head of Las...
Taylor Swift to Debut Eras Tour Finale, Docuseries on Disney+
Pop superstar Taylor Swift said on Monday she will release a concert film and a six-part documentary series chronicling the final leg of her extremely successful Eras Tour on Disney+ on December 12, expanding her partnership with the streaming service. Disney+, which streamed an earlier cut of the Eras Tour...
Fresno to Close Shaw-Brawley Intersection for Overnight Paving Sunday
As part of the Pave More Now initiative, the city of Fresno will close the intersection of Shaw and Brawley avenues for repaving starting Sunday night. Work will begin at 8 p.m. and continue overnight to minimize disruption to daytime traffic. The closure is part of broader paving along Shaw...
ABC’s Bob Woodruff to Share Lessons of Survival and Service in Fresno Talk
No one knows the danger of war reporting better than Bob Woodruff. Only a month after being named anchor of ABC World News Tonight in December 2005 — succeeding the late Peter Jennings — Woodruff suffered a traumatic brain injury from a roadside bomb while reporting in Iraq. Woodruff recovered...
Give Trump the Nobel for Gaza, if He Does the Harder Parts to Come
I hope that if the first stage of this Gaza Strip ceasefire, hostage release and prisoner exchange comes off as planned in the next few days that President Donald Trump is showered with praise — for three reasons that could impact the future of both the Middle East and America....