MILWAUKEE — Shohei Ohtani hit his National League-leading 37th home run and the Los Angeles Dodgers finished with four homers in a 7-2 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday night that extended their winning streak to five games. Gavin Lux and Andy Pages each hit a two-run home run...
Annual US Inflation Falls to 3-Year Low, Clearing the Way for the Fed to Begin Cutting Rates
WASHINGTON — Year-over-year inflation reached its lowest level in more than three years in July, the latest sign that the worst price spike in four decades is fading and setting up the Federal Reserve for an interest rate cut in September. Wednesday's report from the Labor Department showed that consumer...
After Long Drawn-Out Drama, Parlier Fires City Attorney Costanzo
After a long drama months in the making, the city of Parlier fired its attorney, Neal Costanzo. The 4-1 vote out of closed session at a special July 10 meeting, ended for now the city council's unhappiness with Costanzo. "Now we have to worry about our $4 million lawsuit," Mayor...
Sierra Unified Hopes Voters Will Approve School Bond Measure for First Time Ever
Correction: A previous version of this story incorrectly stated this would be the first time Sierra Unified has put a bond on the ballot. A $24.2 million bond will be on the November ballot for mountain and foothill residents in Sierra Unified School District. Trustee James Hoak says selling the...
US Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Member of the Progressive ‘Squad,’ Wins Democratic Primary in Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS — Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar has won her primary race in Minnesota. Omar is one of the progressive House members known as the “Squad.” She successfully defended her Minneapolis-area 5th District seat against a repeat challenge from former City Council member Don Samuels in Tuesday’s primary. She only...
Huge Fentanyl Seizures ‘Tip of the Iceberg’ of What’s Coming: Sheriff Zanoni
Fresno County Sheriff John Zanoni says recent large seizures of fentanyl along Interstate 5 are “just the tip of the iceberg (of) what’s coming into California.” He made the remarks at a Tuesday news conference that followed two separate incidents in which sheriff's deputies arrested men from Sinaloa, Mexico, accused...
Arizona Will Vote on Abortion in November: Could That Give Democrats an Edge?
Arizona voters will decide in November whether to establish a right to abortion in the state constitution, a measure that could strongly influence turnout in a battleground state that will help determine the presidential election as well as control of the Senate. 577,971 Signatures Certified for Constitutional Amendment The Arizona...
Clovis Unified Doubles Down on Cellphone Restrictions. Will Other Local Districts Follow?
Gov. Gavin Newsom wants schools to tell students it's time to hang up their cellphones at school. On Tuesday, he renewed his urging that districts restrict students' smartphone use to improve academic outcomes. But the issue is still being worked out in some Fresno-area schools. California is just catching up...
Officer Faces Murder Charge in Shooting of Pregnant Black Woman Who Was Accused of Shoplifting
COLUMBUS, Ohio — An Ohio police officer was indicted Tuesday on murder and other charges in the shooting of Ta'Kiya Young, a 21-year-old pregnant Black mother who was killed after being accused of shoplifting last August. Young was suspected of stealing bottles of alcohol when Blendon Township police officer Connor...
Benny Morris Calls Genocide Accusations ‘Absurd’ in Debate with Mehdi Hasan
Mehdi Hasan, British-American broadcaster, clashed with historian Benny Morris over Morris's support for Israel's Gaza war, with Hasan challenging Morris’s justifications on Al Jazeera. The debate was intense, with Hasan rigorously examining the moral and strategic dimensions of the conflict. Watch the full debate here.