U.S. stocks ended sharply lower on Tuesday as investors worried the Middle East conflict may persist long enough to ramp up inflation. Selling was broad-based and the Cboe Volatility index registered its highest closing level since November. Still, indexes finished well off their lows of the day, with the S&P 500...
Reddit Goes Down for Thousands of Users, Downdetector Shows
Reddit experienced a possible outage Tuesday, with thousands of users reporting issues, according to Downdetector.com. More than 12,000 users had reported problems with the platform as of 4:08 p.m. PT, according to Downdetector, which tracks outages by collecting status reports from multiple sources. Most users reporting problems to Downdetector said...
Pentagon Identifies First US Soldiers Killed in Iran War
The U.S. military on Tuesday identified four of the first American soldiers killed in the war against Iran. The U.S. Army Reserve soldiers, from the 103rd Sustainment Command out of Des Moines, Iowa, were: * Capt. Cody A. Khork, 35, of Winter Haven, Fla. * Sgt. 1st Class Noah L....
Merced Assemblymember Wants California Ban on Sex Offenders in Office
Assemblymember Esmeralda Soria, D-Merced, wants a statewide ban on registered sex offenders holding political office and announced she will soon craft legislation to put before lawmakers. The news comes as registered sex offender Rene Campos, who in 2021 pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge of child sex abuse material...
CIA Station in Saudi Arabia Struck by Suspected Iranian Drone, Source Says
The Central Intelligence Agency's station at the U.S. Embassy in Saudi Arabia was hit on Monday by a suspected Iranian drone, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday. There is no indication the station was the target, the source said. The CIA declined to comment. The attack...
Trump, Rubio Offer Conflicting Reasons for US Entry Into Iran War
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he ordered U.S. forces to join Israel's attack on Iran because he believed Iran was about to strike first, contradicting the rationale offered a day earlier by his secretary of state for how the war began. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters on...
What’s Next for Iran? Darius Assemi Shares His Hopes and Concerns
Darius Assemi is not only the president and CEO of Granville Homes and the publisher of GV Wire, but he also is among the most prominent Iranian Americans in Fresno. Assemi sat down with GV Wire's David Taub to share his views on the U.S-Israeli bombing of Iran and the...
Fresno Attorney Presses Wilson on Her Racial Discrimination Claim
Attorneys for La-Kebbia "Kiki" Wilson, who is suing the city of Fresno for racial discrimination, attempted to downplay a confrontational meeting with supervisors during testimony Tuesday in federal court. However, the city's defense team introduced other reasons that La-Kebbia "Kiki" Wilson may have had emotional distress or did not receive...
Facebook Down for Thousands of Users in the US, Downdetector Shows
Meta Platforms' Facebook was down for thousands of users in the U.S. on Tuesday, according to Downdetector.com. There were more than 10,600 reports of issues with the social media platform as of 02:37 p.m. PT, according to Downdetector, which tracks outages by collating status reports from a number of sources....
US Debuts Suicide Drone in Iran After Fast-Tracked Pentagon Procurement
The U.S. successfully debuted a low‑cost suicide drone in combat in Iran just eight months after its Pentagon unveiling, as the U.S. pushes to accelerate weapons programs. The Low-Cost Uncrewed Combat Attack System (LUCAS) drone, manufactured by Arizona's SpektreWorks, was showcased in July 2025 when Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth walked...