China plans to restrict top technology firms, including leading AI startups, from accepting U.S. capital without government approval, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. Chinese regulators, including the National Development and Reform Commission, have recently instructed several private technology firms to reject U.S. investment in...
After Call From Beijing, China’s Auto Industry Races To Embed AI in Just About Everything
It took China 25 years to dominate the market for electric vehicles. Now, the country's auto industry is hurtling toward the next disruption: Embedding artificial intelligence in cars that will make the next generation of EVs not just network-connected, but self-reasoning machines running on Chinese chips and software. China's most...
Fresno Police Arrest Man After DUI Hit-and-Run
A man was arrested on multiple charges Tuesday after police say he threatened a victim, damaged property, attempted to strike the victim with a vehicle, and later fled the scene before being found and determined to be driving under the influence of alcohol, according to the Fresno Police Department. Police...
Fresno Brush Fire Reported Along Highway 180 Connector
A grass and brush fire was reported Friday morning along Highway 180 at the Highway 41 connector in Fresno, CHP logs show. The fire was reported at about 10:01 a.m. along the transition area, where initial reports indicated grass burning on the left-hand side of the connector and a brush...
Valley Crime Stoppers’ Most Wanted Person of the Day: Brandon Medley
April 24, 2026 Most Wanted Person of the Day Suspect Name: Brandon Medley Suspects Date of Birth: September 20, 1996 Physical Description: Black male, 5'7", 149 lbs., Black Hair, Brown eyes. Charges: Probation violation Warrant Number: F23903537 Synopsis of the Case: Brandon Medley is wanted on a felony warrant of probation...
US Consumer Sentiment Slumps To Record Low in April; Inflation Expectations Rise
U.S. consumer sentiment fell to a record low in April as households shrugged off a ceasefire in the war with Iran, remaining focused on the inflation fallout from the conflict. The University of Michigan's Surveys of Consumers said its Consumer Sentiment Index dropped to a final reading of 49.8 this...
Fresno County DUI Crash Into Friant-Kern Canal Leaves 25-Year-Old Woman Dead
A woman died after a suspected DUI crash sent a vehicle into the Friant-Kern Canal late Thursday night, authorities said. At approximately 11:25 p.m., the California Highway Patrol Fresno Communications Center received a report of an injury collision involving a Dodge Challenger that entered the Friant-Kern Canal on Jensen Avenue,...
US FDA Moves to Fast-Track Psychedelic Drugs After Trump Order
The U.S. health regulator on Friday moved to speed up the development of new treatments for serious mental illness by awarding the national priority vouchers to three companies, days after President Donald Trump signed an executive order. The executive order, signed on April 18, directed the U.S. Food and Drug...
Oil Prices Volatile as Market Weighs Supply Risks, US-Iran Peace Talks
Oil prices zig-zagged between negative and positive territory on Friday as traders weighed supply disruptions against the potential restart of peace talks between the U.S. and Iran that could help limit those disruptions. Prices rose 2% earlier in the day on fears of renewed military escalation in the region after...
S&P 500, Nasdaq Shrug off War Gloom as Intel Powers Chip Rally
The S&P 500 climbed and the Nasdaq scaled an intraday record on Friday, supported by renewed hopes for U.S.-Iran negotiations to end the war and a searing rally in Intel shares. Iran's foreign minister, Abbas Araqchi, was expected in the Pakistani capital Islamabad on Friday to discuss proposals for restarting...