The race for Fresno Unified's Fresno High Area trustee seat and the State Center Community College District Area 2 are pitting incumbents against well-funded adversaries. According to campaign finance documents filed with the Fair Political Practices Commission reporting on campaign contributions and expenses for the first six months of 2024,...
What Polling Shows About Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Harris’ New Running Mate
WASHINGTON — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate pick, will need to introduce himself to the vast majority of Americans. But his track record in his home state offers clues on what he might bring to the Democratic ticket. In 2022, he won young voters in...
Israel-Hamas War Latest: Palestinians Killed in West Bank as World Leaders Try to Avoid Regional War
Israeli fire during military raids in the occupied West Bank killed 10 Palestinians, including four teenagers, and wounded another 10, Palestinian officials said Tuesday, as world leaders try to stop tensions in the Middle East from boiling over into a regional war. At least 19 people were wounded in northern Israel...
Fossils Suggest Even Smaller ‘Hobbits’ Roamed an Indonesian Island 700,000 Years Ago
WASHINGTON — Twenty years ago on an Indonesian island, scientists discovered fossils of an early human species that stood at about 3 1/2 feet (1.07 meters) tall — earning them the nickname “hobbits.” Now a new study suggests ancestors of the hobbits were even slightly shorter. “We did not expect...
Energy Department Awards $2.2B to Strengthen the Electrical Grid and Add Clean Power
The Department of Energy on Tuesday announced $2.2 billion in funding for eight projects across 18 states to strengthen the electrical grid against increasing extreme weather, advance the transition to cleaner electricity and meet a growing demand for power. Building More Than 600 Miles The money will help build more...
49ers QB Brock Purdy Shows Benefits of Healthy Offseason Early in Training Camp
SANTA CLARA — Brock Purdy stayed on the field after a recent practice for some extra work, making throws on the run in hopes of improving his accuracy and timing in that aspect of his game. The task may have seemed a bit mundane on the surface but points to...
Fast-Moving San Bernardino Wildfire Torches Hillside Community, Forcing Evacuations
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — Several homes burned Monday as a fast-moving wildfire torched a California hillside community, triggering evacuations while hundreds of firefighters tried to control the blaze. The Edgehill fire erupted in the 3300 block of Beverly Drive on Little Mountain about 2:40 p.m., according to San Bernardino County...
Hernández, Ohtani Homer as the Dodgers Beat the Phillies in Opener Between NL Division Leaders
LOS ANGELES — Teoscar Hernández hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the third inning, Shohei Ohtani went deep in the eighth and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-3 on Monday night in a matchup of NL division leaders. Tyler Glasnow (9-6) struck out nine and gave up...
Judge in Trump’s Hush Money Case Delays Date for Ruling on Presidential Immunity
NEW YORK — The judge in Donald Trump's hush money trial is pushing back a date for a key ruling on presidential immunity until two days before Trump's scheduled sentencing. The immunity decision had been due Sept. 6, with the sentencing set for Sept. 18. But then Trump’s lawyers asked...
Five Things to Know About Tim Walz
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris has decided on Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate in her bid for the White House. The 60-year-old Democrat and military veteran rose to the forefront with a series of plain-spoken television appearances in the days after President Joe Biden decided...