Fresno State News Across the arc of their lifetime, Gary and Marlene Peacock’s time in Fresno was relatively brief. Both were born and raised in other places, and they left shortly after graduating from Fresno State to begin their respective careers in the Bay Area’s technology industry. But their time...
Actress Jessica Chastain Says Ukraine in Focus Overlooking Iran Because it’s ‘Mostly White’
"Zero Dark Thirty," and "Interstellar" actress Jessica Chastain claims the war in Ukraine gets more attention than Iran's "women-led revolution." "I've done a lot of press recently, and a lot of people want to talk about Ukraine. But when I bring up Iran, no one wants to talk about that,"...
Senate Rushes to Avoid a Government Shutdown
After hours of back-and-forth over amendments, the Senate is racing to pass a one-week budget stopgap, together with annual defense policy legislation, which could pass as early as Thursday night. Leaders in the Senate had yet to reach agreement as of Thursday afternoon, although they are moving quickly to reach...
Thousands of Classified Files on JFK Assassination Released
President Joe Biden’s administration has ordered the unsealing of over 13,000 documents relating to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. 97% of the Kennedy files in the collection are now available to the public. The documents are said to contain more information on Lee Harvey Oswald, as well as...
The Biden Admin Getting Ready for the End of the COVID Public Health Emergency
The White House is preparing to end the COVID public health emergency, even as cases rise, the administration's coronavirus response coordinator said Tuesday. During the transition, the federal government will cease buying COVID vaccines, treatment and diagnostics as the virus becomes integrated into the normal healthcare market, like influenza is....
Details About the Secret $32M Fight Against the “Stop the Steal” Movement
Two groups spent millions in key battleground states to support election infrastructure during the midterms. The organizations, which operated in complete secrecy, were the Pro-Democracy Center and Pro-Democracy Campaign. They spent the money on initiatives to help states that faced unprecedented pressure from former President Donald Trump and his allies,...
Pundits in Iran Slam China’s Support for the United Arab Emirates
A joint statement at the end of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Saudi Arabia has led to a strong backlash by Iranians who read it as a betrayal by Beijing. In the statement, the GCC and the Chinese side made a reference to three islands in the Persian Gulf...
Ian Bremmer: Fighting Iran’s Gender Apartheid Regime
Woman, life, freedom. Those three words have filled the streets of Iran since the ongoing women-led protests against the regime, the biggest since 2009, began last September. How did Iranian women get here? How has the theocracy responded so far? And what might come next? On GZERO World, Ian Bremmer...
Zakaria: American Protectionism Could Imperil a Golden Era of Western Unity
The Biden administration has managed to rally large parts of the world to oppose Russian President Vladimir Putin’s aggression in Ukraine. The United States has persuaded most of its allies to act forcefully to punish Russia, and many others to at least provide aid to besieged Ukrainian forces and citizens....
Saudi Arabia Likely to Join Abraham Accords, Former UN Ambassador Says
Israel's former envoy to the UN says Saudi Arabia may be on the verge of normalizing ties with the Jewish state. Speaking at an international Abraham Accords forum, Danny Danan says he believes we will “see an agreement between Israel and Saudi Arabia in the coming year.” Under the accords,...