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...
Trump Says He Was Not Informed by Netanyahu Before Israel’s Strike in Qatar
President Donald Trump said on Monday he was not informed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in advance about Israel's attack in Qatar last week. Trump's comments came after an Axios report said that Netanyahu informed the U.S. president of the strike shortly ahead of time. The Trump administration has...
Football Is Coming to Saudi Arabia, Where Soccer Is King
The NFL is looking for new markets; Saudi Arabia is looking for new sports. So next year, some of the NFL’s biggest stars will play in Saudi Arabia, a country where football means soccer. On March 21, Fanatics, which runs the league’s online merchandise shop, will produce a flag football...
Stephen Miller Is Building a ‘Republic of Fear’ for Donald Trump
"Everything you loathe or love about Donald Trump’s America, you hate or cherish about Stephen Miller’s republic of fear," Rolling Stone declares in its Sept. 14 issue. The magazine's inside look at America's most powerful unelected bureaucrat reveals the overwhelming influence the far-right Miller has on Trump, the president's second-term...
K-9 Sniffs out 1,000 Pounds of Cocaine Inside Big Rig on 15 Freeway in Barstow
A police K-9 helped lead officers to roughly 1,000 pounds of cocaine concealed inside a big rig following a traffic stop on the 15 Freeway in Barstow over the weekend, authorities said. The driver, an Arizona man, was arrested during the bust, which took place about 12:15 a.m. Saturday along...
Trump Says US Struck Another Alleged Venezuelan Drug Vessel, Killing Three
President Donald Trump said on Monday that the U.S. military carried out a strike on an alleged Venezuelan drug cartel vessel heading to the United States, the second such strike carried out against a suspected drug boat in recent weeks. He said three men were killed in the strike, adding...
Chargers Place Denzel Perryman on Injured Reserve, Make Additional Roster Moves
The Chargers made a few roster moves ahead of their Week 2 matchup with the Raiders on Monday night. Los Angeles placed linebacker Denzel Perryman on injured reserve. Perryman is currently dealing with an ankle injury he sustained in the regular-season opener against the Chiefs. In correspondence, L.A. signed to...
Federal Judge Upholds Fresno’s Strict Smoke Shop Rules
The city of Fresno won a key legal battle when a federal judge denied a preliminary injunction requested by a group of smoke shop owners. Judge Kirk Sherriff issued the 28-page ruling Friday, four days after hearing arguments from the California Smoke Shop Association and the city in his Fresno...
Unity Is Not Trump’s Mission in This Era of Deep Polarization
WASHINGTON — The first few minutes of President Donald Trump’s Oval Office address after the assassination of Charlie Kirk last week followed the conventional presidential playbook. He praised the victim, asked God to watch over his family and talked mournfully of “a dark moment for America.” Then he tossed the...
White House Plans Broad Crackdown on Liberal Groups
WASHINGTON — Trump administration officials on Monday responded to activist Charlie Kirk’s assassination by threatening to bring the weight of the federal government down on what they alleged was a left-wing network that funds and incites violence, seizing on the killing to make broad and unsubstantiated claims about their political...
California Lawmakers Pass Bill to Boost Oil Production
NEW YORK — California lawmakers passed a bill over the weekend that would allow the construction of thousands of new oil wells annually in the Golden State in a bid to make oil supply more affordable for refineries and keep fuel prices in check for consumers. The new bill, SB...