More than 100,000 Russian fighters in Ukraine have been killed or wounded since December, according to newly declassified U.S. intelligence. The figure includes around 20,000 Russians who have been killed in six months. The Kremlin has rejected the claim. Majority of Deaths from the Wagner Mercenary Group The majority of...
NASA Tracks Tulare Lake Rebirth With Amazing Satellite Images
The San Joaquin Valley sits like a bowl at the base of the southern Sierra. Close to the middle of that bowl is the historic lakebed of Tulare Lake, which was once the largest freshwater lake west of the Mississippi River. Since the 1920s, the rivers that fed the lake...
Lithium Valley Emerges in California Near Salton Sea
As the world makes a transition to sustainable electric power, the auto industry is one of the leading sectors driving towards a future powered by lithium batteries. In the U.S., where a copious amount of lithium can be found mining and extraction have not been a priority. However, in California's...
Zakaria: We Now Have a Biden Doctrine. It Makes Me Nervous.
The Biden administration has set it out in a striking recent address by national security adviser Jake Sullivan. Sullivan outlines the administration’s international economic policy, but it is really the overarching framework for President Biden’s approach to the world. Sullivan is a fiercely intelligent thinker and skilled policymaker who has come...
Megabus Comes to Fresno With $1 Fares to Major California Cities
Fresno-area travelers looking for a cheaper way to get to Los Angeles, Sacramento and other California cities have a new option with the return of Megabus service later this month. The low-cost express bus company is reentering the California market after abruptly ending service in the Golden State almost 15...
Fresno Lands Spot on New Tour by ‘Jessie’s Girl’ Rocker Rick Springfield
1980s hitmaker Rick Springfield has announced he is hitting the road this summer for performances in 26 cities, including Fresno. The singer-songwriter behind "Jessie's Girl," "Don't Talk To Strangers" and other radio favorites will launch his "I Want My 80s Tour" on August 4 in Youngstown, Ohio. It will conclude...
Bud Light Sales Fall 26% as Transgender Backlash Worsens
The Dylan Mulvaney controversy continues to hurt Bud Light. Beer Business Daily reported Sunday that Bud Light’s sales volume for beer sold outside of restaurants and bars–was down 26.1% from a year earlier for the week that ended April 22. On April 1, Mulvaney, a transgender social media influencer, posted...
Biden’s 2024 Budget Proposals May Hurt Small Businesses, Boomers
President Joe Biden's 2024 budget proposals could negatively impact small businesses. The measures include increasing the top capital gains rate for income over $1 million, eliminating the "step-up in basis" loophole, and raising the corporate tax rate. However, tax experts are skeptical about the chances of the proposals passing without...
Biden Embraces ‘Dark Brandon’ Meme
President Joe Biden made a "Dark Brandon" joke during the White House Correspondents' Association dinner on April 29, neutralizing the popular right-wing meme. The meme originated as a riff on "Dark MAGA," a short-lived meme about Trump, and played on the "Let's Go Brandon" rallying cry. After Biden's climate and...
Fresno State Announces Class of 2023 Graduate Deans’ Medalists
Fresno State News The eight schools and colleges at Fresno State, along with the Division of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management, each selected an outstanding student to honor as part of the class of 2023 Graduate Deans’ Medalists. The deans selected a graduate and undergraduate medalist based on academic excellence,...