A lawsuit from two nonprofit groups alleges that Community Health took funding intended for its downtown Fresno hospital, which serves many of the region's poorest residents, and diverted those resources to the system's hospital in suburban Clovis. The lawsuit from Cultiva La Salud and Fresno Building Healthy Communities claims that...
EPA Bans Dangerous Herbicide Used on Fresno and Kern County Crops
A dangerous herbicide banned immediately by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has been sprayed on crops in many California counties and has contaminated groundwater in low concentrations in the Salinas Valley and Santa Barbara County. The weed-killing chemical, known as DCPA or Dacthal, can harm the developing brains of babies...
Rapper Nelly Is Arrested and Accused of Having Illegal Drugs. Lawyer Says the Case Will Die
ST. LOUIS - Rapper Nelly was arrested early Wednesday at a St. Louis-area casino, and the Missouri Highway Patrol said an officer found four illegal ecstasy pills on him. The rapper's attorney said an "overzealous" officer targeted him and conducted an improper search. The arrest occurred about 4:45 a.m., and...
White Sox Fire Manager Pedro Grifol After End of 21-Game Losing Streak That Tied AL Record
CHICAGO — The Chicago White Sox fired manager Pedro Grifol and three coaches on Thursday, two days after the team ended a 21-game losing streak that tied the American League record. Chicago began the day 28-89, on pace to finish 39-122, which would be the worst major league record since...
Kelsea Ballerini Announces New Album, ‘Patterns.’ It Isn’t What You’d Expect: ‘I’m Team No Rules’
NEW YORK — Kelsea Ballerini is beaming. It's not a nervous smile, though she admits to feeling scared. She's been hard at work at her fifth full-length album, "Patterns," and on Oct. 25 the world is finally going to hear it — hear her, in a collection of songs she...
Suspects in Foiled Attack on Taylor Swift Shows Were Inspired by Islamic State Group, Officials Say
VIENNA — Both suspects in a foiled plot to attack Taylor Swift shows in Vienna appeared to be inspired by the Islamic State group and al-Qaida, Austrian authorities said Thursday, and investigators found bomb-making materials at one of their homes. Officials said one of the two confessed to planning to...
US Ambassador to Japan to Skip A-Bomb Memorial Service in Nagasaki Because Israel Was Not Invited
TOKYO — U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel will skip this year's atomic bombing memorial service in Nagasaki on Friday because Israel was not invited, the embassy said. Emanuel will not attend the event because it was "politicized" by Nagasaki's decision not to invite Israel, the embassy said. He will...
Naomi Girma’s Stellar Defense Bolsters USWNT at the Paris Olympics. ‘No One Can Get Past Her’
PARIS — In new U.S. coach Emma Hayes' estimation, Naomi Girma is the best defender she's ever seen. "Ever," Hayes adds for emphasis. Girma has been leading a U.S. backline at the Paris Olympics, anchored by goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher, that has allowed opponents just two goals the whole tournament. A...
In Olympic Relay, Sha’Carri Richardson Saves US Women, While Men Advance Easily and Jamaica Is Out
SAINT-DENIS — Sha'Carri Richardson bailed out the U.S. women out from a near collapse Thursday in the Olympic 4x100 relay, overcoming a German runner in the anchor leg to help the Americans win their heat and move to the gold-medal race. US Men Advance Easily Despite Small Hiccup The U.S....
Israel-Hamas War Latest: The Israeli Military Orders Another Mass Evacuation in Southern Gaza
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip — The Israeli military has ordered another mass evacuation in large areas around Khan Younis in southern Gaza, saying its forces will soon operate there in response to Palestinian rocket fire. Gaza's second-largest city, Khan Younis suffered widespread destruction during air and ground operations earlier this...