KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine's top military commander says his forces now control 1,000 square kilometers (386 square miles) of Russia's neighboring Kursk region, the first time a Ukrainian military official has publicly commented on the gains of the lightning incursion that has embarrassed the Kremlin. Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi made the...
Kevin Assemi Relaunches Legal Attack Against His Father, Other Relatives
Kevin Assemi has launched yet another lawsuit against other family members, this time seeking to block the possible sale of ag properties in the Assemi's $2 billion farming operation. He withdrew a previous lawsuit in April. That lawsuit, filed in December, alleged 31 civil claims against his family. Kevin is...
Clovis Doubles Water Fees for New Homes, and Builders Are Fuming
The city of Clovis doubled the amount developers will pay for water fees — with the hikes likely passed on to new homebuyers. The city council held a long, and somewhat complicated debate on Aug. 5, at which the homebuilding industry asked the city to continue a pause on implementing...
Earthquake With Magnitude of 4.4 Strikes Los Angeles Area, USGS Says
LOS ANGELES — An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.4 was strongly felt Monday afternoon from the Los Angeles area all the way to San Diego on the U.S.-Mexico border, swaying buildings, rattling dishes and setting off car alarms but no major damage or injuries were immediately reported. Monday's quake...
Iranian Brothers Charged in Alleged Smuggling Operation That Led to Deaths of 2 Navy SEALs
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Two men linked to Iran's Revolutionary Guard are now facing terrorism charges in the U.S. in connection with the interception of a vessel in the Arabian Sea that resulted in the deaths of two Navy SEALs earlier this year. The new indictment announced Thursday by federal prosecutors...
Trump Once Cheered Hacked Materials. His Tune Changes After Being Hacked.
Donald Trump was once a cheerleader of publicizing hacked materials. “Russia, if you're listening,” Trump said during a press conference in his 2016 presidential run, when Hillary Clinton's deleted personal emails were a hot topic, “I hope you are able to find the 30,000 emails that are missing.” “I think you...
CA’s Perpetual Tax Reform Debate Resumes. Will Anything Change?
For the last two decades, California's governors and legislators — and lobbyists for countless groups with stakes in the state budget — have engaged in a running debate over ever-increasing volatility in tax revenues. As the revenue stream grew, personal income taxes became the dominant source. The state's highest-income taxpayers...
‘Shameless Liar’: Piers Morgan Uncensored Tackles Iran-Israel Hostilities
Dive into the intense debate where Norman Finkelstein confronts Benny Morris, calling him a "shameless liar" about the long-running hostilities between Iran and Israel that have the two countries on the verge of war. This Piers Morgan Uncensored video captures the sharp exchanges and heated arguments that make for compelling...
Reducing Children’s Screen Time to 3 Hours Weekly Works Wonders
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...