Update on August 28, 2024 at 2 PM Authorities have issued an evacuation order for the TLC-E128-B zone, which includes areas north of South Fork Drive, east of Skyline Drive (Salt Creek fire control road), south of Skyline Drive (encompassing the regions south of Case Mountain and Homers Nose), and...
Israeli Forces Launch a Big Operation in the West Bank and Kill at Least 10 Militants
AL-FARAA REFUGEE CAMP, West Bank — Israeli forces launched a large operation in the occupied West Bank overnight and into Wednesday, killing at least 10 Hamas militants, carrying out arrests and sealing off the volatile city of Jenin. The ongoing operation was among the largest in the West Bank in...
French Prosecutors Say Telegram Messaging App CEO Has Been Freed From Custody, Will Appear in Court
PARIS — French prosecutors on Wednesday freed Telegram CEO Pavel Durov from police custody after four days of questioning over allegations that the messaging app is being used for illegal activities. Durov was detained on Saturday at Le Bourget airport outside Paris as part of a judicial inquiry opened last...
Fresno State Marching Band Will Return to Rose Parade
The Fresno State Bulldog Marching Band has been selected to march in the 2025 Rose Parade for just the second time ever, and just two years after its debut. In addition to marching in the parade, the band will participate in the Tournament of Roses Bandfest field show. Want to...
Giants Place Pitchers Robbie Ray and Jordan Hicks on the Injured List
MILWAUKEE — The San Francisco Giants' pitching staff took a couple of major hits Tuesday with left-hander Robbie Ray and right-hander Jordan Hicks going on the 15-day injured list. Ray has a left hamstring strain, and Hicks has right shoulder inflammation. Ray's move to the injured list was retroactive to...
Navy Recruiting Rebounds, but It Will Miss Its Target to Get Sailors Through Boot Camp
WASHINGTON — The Navy will meet its goal to sign up 40,600 recruits by the end of September thanks to several new recruiting programs, but the crush of last-minute enlistments means it won't be able to get them all through boot camp by next month. Navy Vice Adm. Rick Cheeseman...
South Korean Singer Taeil Exits NCT Amid Sexual Crime Allegations, Label Announces
SEOUL — South Korean singer Taeil has left K-pop band NCT after being accused of an unspecified sexual crime, his label announced Wednesday. SM Entertainment Announces Taeil's Departure His agency, SM Entertainment, released a statement on X, saying the NCT member will depart from the boy band after learning he...
Residents in Boston Suburb Raised $20K After Town Officials Shut Down Boy’s Ice Cream Stand
NORWOOD, Mass. — Bored and looking for something to do this summer, Danny Doherty hatched a plan to raise money for his brother's hockey team by selling homemade ice cream. But a few days after setting up a stand and serving up vanilla, shaved chocolate and fluffernutter to about 20...
Longest US Open Match in History Goes a Grueling 5 Hours, 35 Minutes
NEW YORK — A few hours into a match that eventually set a U.S. Open record for length, Dan Evans glanced over at the scoreboard. Not to see how he was doing, but to clarify exactly how long he had been playing. "In the fourth set, I had to check...
California Lawmakers Pass Protections for Pregnant Women in Prisons and Ban on Legacy Admissions
SACRAMENTO — California could expand protections for pregnant people who are incarcerated, ban legacy admissions at private colleges and set new requirements for colleges `to address gender discrimination on campuses under proposals passed by state lawmakers Tuesday. The California Legislature, which is dominated by Democrats, is voting on hundreds of...