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50 Years After Stonewall, LGBT Rights Are a Work in Progress

June 17, 2019

NEW YORK — They didn't set out to change history; they weren't the first LGBT Americans to mobilize against bias. "Mobs of gays and lesbians were running around angry and confused, but we all knew that somet...

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Bay Area Duo Nabbed in Fatal Police Chase, Taco Truck Crash

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June 17, 2019

Two men have been arrested on suspicion of homicide after they allegedly led Modesto police on a stolen car chase amid gunfire that ended when they crashed into a taco truck's seating area and killed two pedest...

Massive Blackout Hits Tens of Millions in South America

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June 16, 2019

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A massive blackout left tens of millions of people without electricity in Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay on Sunday in what the Argentine president called an "unprecedented" failu...

1 Suspect Killed, 1 Wounded in Tulare County Shooting

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June 14, 2019

Tulare County and city of Delano law enforcement officers fatally shot a man and wounded a woman near Delano while seeking a suspect in a drive-by shooting Friday. The Tulare County Sheriff's Office says dep...

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Fresno Celebrates Juneteenth in Style on Saturday

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June 14, 2019

A holiday that is spreading across the U.S. and beyond, Juneteenth is considered the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States. More than 150 cities will have Juneteen...

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At White House, Kardashian Promotes Prisoner Reentry Effort

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June 14, 2019

WASHINGTON — Reality star-turned-criminal justice reform advocate Kim Kardashian West returned to the White House on Thursday to help President Donald Trump promote efforts to help those leaving prison get jobs...

Facebook’s Zuckerberg the Focus of Latest Doctored Video

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June 14, 2019

NEW YORK — Three weeks after Facebook refused to remove a doctored video of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi slurring her words, Mark Zuckerberg is getting a taste of his own medicine: fake footage showing him gloati...

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Raptors Earn First NBA Title, Top Injured Warriors

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June 14, 2019

OAKLAND — Kawhi Leonard raised his arms high in triumph and celebrated Canada's first NBA championship. "We the North!" is now "We the Champs!" A Canadian team — and we're not talking hockey here — stood ...

Broncos Owner Pat Bowlen Dies at 75 Before Hall Enshrinement

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June 14, 2019

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — On a cool night in Santa Clara, California, on Feb. 7, 2016, John Elway thrust the Lombardi Trophy into the air and hollered, "This one's for Pat!" It came 18 years after Denver Broncos ow...

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Trump Compares First Lady ‘Melania T’ to ‘Jackie O’

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June 14, 2019

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says his wife, first lady Melania Trump, is an icon on the same order of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. ''You know the baby blue doesn't fit with us... That was Jackie O and ...

Joaquin Arambula Testifies in Abuse Trial, Says He Never Struck Daughter

Valley Children’s Again Ranks Among the Nation’s Best

Newsom Apologizes, Calls Treatment of Native Americans Genocide

Toxic Algae a Danger for Swimmers at San Luis Reservoir

Calif. Cities Devastated by Wildfires Face New Challenge: Benzene in Water

Valley Children’s Again Ranks Among the Nation’s Best

Fact Check: Trump’s Falsehoods on Electoral College, Border Wall

Finally, Fresno Unified’s Trajectory Is Pointing Up

At White House, Kardashian Promotes Prisoner Reentry Effort

Mariska Hargitay: Haven’t Been in Touch With Linda Fairstein

Police: 4 Shot, 3 Arrested at Raptors Rally in Toronto

Former Clovis High, Fresno City Wrestler Released Without Charges

Why Facebook Makes Americans Feel Politically Polarized

Walters: Bill Reduces Ballot Measure Transparency

In California, a Blue Wave and Progressive Governor: So Why Are so Many Leftist Plans Going Under?

Cities Pledge to Find Solutions to California’s Homeless Crisis

California’s Worsening Wildfires, Explained

Brand to Human Traffickers: All of Fresno Is Coming After You!

A Brief History of Fresno’s Spiral Garage

With Not Guilty Verdict, What is Arambula's Political Future?

A Look at Fresno’s Judiciary as Mangano Takes His Robe

California Poll: Biden the Choice of Likely Democratic Voters

Trump Says He’d ‘Want to Hear’ Foreign Dirt on His Rivals

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50 Years After Stonewall, LGBT Rights Are a Work in Progress

Bay Area Duo Nabbed in Fatal Police Chase, Taco Truck Crash

Massive Blackout Hits Tens of Millions in South America

1 Suspect Killed, 1 Wounded in Tulare County Shooting

Fresno Celebrates Juneteenth in Style on Saturday

Facebook’s Zuckerberg the Focus of Latest Doctored Video

Raptors Earn First NBA Title, Top Injured Warriors

Broncos Owner Pat Bowlen Dies at 75 Before Hall Enshrinement

Trump Compares First Lady ‘Melania T’ to ‘Jackie O’

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