Just weeks before voters receive their ballots, the California race for governor remains unpredictable and chaotic. But in a debate Wednesday night, there were relatively few fireworks among the six candidates onstage. For voters still deciding whom to support in the nonpartisan June primary, the debate shed light on the...
Reported Ship Seizures Add to Anxiety in Oil Markets
Oil was trading above $100 a barrel again Thursday after Iranian forces claimed to have seized two cargo ships near the Strait of Hormuz, injecting fresh fear into energy markets with no public indications of a breakthrough in efforts to restart U.S.-Iran peace talks. President Donald Trump told Fox News...
GitHub Down for Thousands, Downdetector Reports
GitHub experienced a possible outage Thursday, with thousands of users reporting issues, according to Downdetector.com. More than 2,000 users had reported problems with the platform as of 7:49 a.m. PT, according to Downdetector, which tracks outages by collecting status reports from multiple sources. Most users reporting problems to Downdetector said...
Son of Former Shah of Iran Appeals to Western Countries for Support
The son of the former Shah appealed to Western countries to join the war against Iran and criticised the decision of the German government not to meet him during his visit to Berlin on Thursday. Reza Pahlavi, whose father was deposed in the revolution that brought Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini to...
Wildfire in Fresno County Grows to 200 Acres, 40% Contained
A wildfire burning in Fresno County had grown to 200 acres and was 40% contained as of Friday morning, according to CalFire. The blaze, named the Hog Fire, was reported early Thursday morning along Trimmer Springs Road and Lakeview in the Trimmer area within the Sierra National Forest. Officials said...
Trump Threatens Iranian Boats He Says Are Mining the Strait of Hormuz
President Donald Trump said Thursday that he had ordered the U.S. Navy to “shoot and kill any boat” that is laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz, as the Pentagon announced that U.S. forces had boarded another sanctioned tanker that was carrying oil from Iran. A day earlier, Iranian forces...
Iran Shows off Its Control Over Strait After Collapse of Peace Talks
Iran flaunted its tightened grip over the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday with video of its commandos storming a huge cargo ship, after the collapse of peace talks that Washington had hoped would open the world's most important shipping corridor. State television broadcast footage overnight of masked troops pulling up...
Warner Bros Shareholders Back $110 Billion Merger With Paramount Skydance
Warner Bros Discovery shareholders on Thursday backed the company's proposed $110 billion merger with Paramount Skydance, but cast an advisory vote against executive compensation plans tied to the deal. Under the pay packages proposed to executives, CEO David Zaslav could receive up to $887 million if the sale is completed....
Visalia Police Arrest Five in Drug Investigation, Home Declared Unsafe
A drug investigation in Visalia led to five arrests Wednesday after officers served a search warrant at a home where they found methamphetamine, fentanyl, ammunition, and evidence of drug sales, authorities said. The Visalia Police Department’s Narcotics Unit, along with the HOPE Team, Property Crimes Unit, and Special Enforcement Unit,...
Fresno State, University High Students Team up for Earth Day Celebration
In celebration of Earth Day, students from Fresno State and University High School teamed up to plant five new trees on their shared campus. Jack Roberts, a junior at University High, spearheaded the Earth Day project, hoping to rebuild Fresno’s “endemic ecology.” Last year, he led a similar project at...