Israel warned residents to leave Beirut's southern suburbs, including Hezbollah-controlled areas, on Thursday, prompting an exodus from a swathe of the capital known as Dahiyeh which a far-right Israeli minister said would soon resemble parts of Gaza. Suggesting a major escalation looms in Israel's offensive against the Iran-backed Hezbollah, an...
Fresno Fire Crews Battle Blaze Hampered by Hoarding Conditions
Firefighters battled a house fire complicated by hoarding conditions late Wednesday night in east Fresno. Crews responded to multiple reports of a fire in the 4600 block of East Vassar Avenue, near Clinton and Maple avenues, shortly after 10:30 p.m. First responders found smoke and flames coming from the single-story...
Driver Crashes After High-Speed Loss of Control on Fresno Street
An inexperienced driver crashed after speeding down a Fresno street, destroying two fences and striking a parked vehicle, the California Highway Patrol reported on Thursday. The incident occurred on Clinton Avenue when the driver lost control of the vehicle while traveling at high speeds, according to a Fresno-area CHP social...
Amazon Down for Thousands of Users, Downdetector Reports
Update: An Amazon spokesperson gave this quote to GV Wire: “We’re sorry that some customers may have temporarily experienced issues while shopping. We have resolved the issue, which was related to a software code deployment, and website and app are now running smoothly.” Original Story Amazon is down for thousands...
Trump Taps US Senator Mullin to Replace Noem as DHS Chief
One of the top officials overseeing President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, will leave her role, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday, a major staffing move that raises questions about the direction of the Republican president's immigration agenda. "I am pleased to announce that...
Fresno Police to Conduct DUI Checkpoint Saturday Night
The Fresno Police Department will conduct a DUI checkpoint Saturday as part of ongoing efforts to remove impaired drivers from local roads. The checkpoint will run from 9 p.m. to 4 a.m. at an undisclosed location, police announced. Officials selected the checkpoint site based on data showing incidents of impaired...
Once a Bipartisan Stalwart, AIPAC Turns ‘Toxic’ in the Illinois Primaries
The televised debate for an open House seat in the Chicago area was zipping along smoothly, even politely, until the moderator turned from health care, housing and immigration to the knottiest issue of the campaign, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee. “It’s dark money,” Laura Fine, an Illinois state senator,...
California Cops and Firefighters Push for New Perk on Top of Their Pensions
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. A full career as a California Highway Patrol officer or a Cal Fire firefighter often ends with a six-figure pension that provides a comfortable retirement after countless hours spent in harm’s way. This year, the unions that represent...
Trump Rejects Khamenei’s Son as Iran War Intensifies With US-Israel Strikes
President Donald Trump claimed the right to join Iran in deciding its next leader on Thursday as the war escalated further, with U.S. and Israeli jets hitting areas across the country and Gulf cities coming under renewed bombardment. In an interview with Reuters, Trump said Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of...
Who Is Eyal Zamir, the Architect of Israel’s War Plans?
JERUSALEM — When Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir, the Israeli military’s chief of staff, sat down for Shabbat dinner Friday at his mother’s home in central Israel, nobody else at the table knew what was about to unfold. Hours later, the general was being taken in an unmarked car to an...