A new study suggests that limiting children's screen time to three hours per week can significantly improve their mental health and behavior in as little as two weeks. The research, conducted by Dr. Jesper Schmidt-Persson and his team from the University of Southern Denmark, involved 181 participants aged 4-17 from...
All Fresno Area School Board Races Have At Least 1 Candidate. Filing Period Extended in Some.
As of Friday, every Board of Education seat up for election in the Fresno region had at least one candidate qualified. The last to file was Fresno City College instructor Karla Kirk, who filed her candidacy for Central Unified School Board Area 6 on Friday. But Kirk, who works in...
Activists Demand Harris Take Action Against Israeli ‘Genocide’ at SF Rally
As Vice President Kamala Harris raised $12 million at a San Francisco fundraiser on Sunday, hundreds of protesters gathered outside to condemn her support for Israel during the ongoing conflict in Gaza. The "Kamala, Cut Ties with Israel Now" protest in Union Square, organized by several Bay Area groups, was...
Iran Reportedly Plans Attack on Israel During Jewish Day of Mourning
Western intelligence sources have informed Sky News Arabia of Iran's alleged plans to strike Israel on Tisha B'Av, a significant Jewish day of mourning. The attack, reportedly coordinated with Hezbollah, is said to be in retaliation for the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. Tisha B'Av, which falls on Aug....
US Again Beats China in Olympic Medals but They Tie for Gold
PARIS — The contest for most gold medals at the Paris Olympics ended in a 40-40 tie between China and the United States. But the U.S. topped the medals table with a whopping 126 overall, compared to 91 for China. At the Tokyo Games, the U.S. also edged China in...
49ers and Saints Cancel Joint Practices Because of SF Injuries
SANTA CLARA — The San Francisco 49ers and New Orleans Saints canceled their scheduled joint practices for this week with the Niners dealing with several nagging injuries. The teams announced Sunday that they jointly agreed to call off the practices that were supposed to be held Thursday and Friday in...
Giants Fall Short in Bid to Sweep HR-Hitting Tigers
SAN FRANCISCO — Dillon Dingler hit his first career home run, Matt Vierling also went deep, and the Detroit Tigers held on to beat the San Francisco Giants 5-4 on Sunday to avoid the three-game series sweep. Colt Keith added two hits and an RBI and three Tigers relievers combined...
Stetson Bennett Shakes off 4 INTs, Throws Winning TD in Final Seconds as Rams Edge Cowboys
INGLEWOOD — For 57 minutes on Sunday afternoon, Stetson Bennett very much looked like a quarterback who had not seen the field in nearly a year. In the last 3 minutes, though, Bennett led the Los Angeles Rams on a game-winning drive that might have brought back memories of him...
Dozens of Pregnant Women, Some Bleeding or in Labor, Being Turned Away From ERs Despite Federal Law
WASHINGTON — Bleeding and in pain, Kyleigh Thurman didn't know her doomed pregnancy could kill her. Emergency room doctors at Ascension Seton Williamson in Texas handed her a pamphlet on miscarriage and told her to "let nature take its course" before discharging her without treatment for her ectopic pregnancy. When...
Ukraine’s Foray Into Russia’s Border Region Embarrasses Putin. How Will It Affect the Course of War?
KURSK, Russia - A swift Ukrainian incursion into Russia's Kursk region is the largest such cross-border raid by Kyiv's forces in the nearly 2½-year war, exposing Russia's vulnerabilities and dealing a painful blow to the Kremlin. The surprise foray has prompted tens of thousands of civilians to flee the region...