YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. — A bucket-list climb to the top of Yosemite National Park's Half Dome turned to tragedy for a young Arizona woman who fell to her death during a descent forced by a sudden storm that pounded the iconic granite monolith this month. Student of Arizona State...
Comic Con 2024: What to Expect as the Convention Returns to San Diego
SAN DIEGO — Comic-Con International, the comic book and pop culture extravaganza, is kicking off in San Diego. The convention, which draws over 130,000 fans annually, opens for a preview night Wednesday and runs through Sunday. With the COVID-19 pandemic and the Hollywood strikes disrupting past years of the convention...
Tim Skipper’s Interim Tag Comes With Permanent Goals at Fresno State
"The phone is still ringing. A lot of people are sending me support. When you feel and hear the love it's priceless. No words to explain it. I love the Valley," interim Fresno State football coach Tim Skipper said Wednesday morning at Valley Children's Stadium. He replaced Jeff Tedford due...
What’s More Exciting Than a Veepstakes? A Surprise Veepstakes.
Over three chaotic weeks, America lived through an assassination attempt, a political convention and a dramatic exit from the presidential ticket. But even — or perhaps especially — in these wild times, the political world is clinging to what it knows: lists of names and wild speculation. Harris Still Not...
‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Is Here to Shake up the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Shawn Levy is no novice when it comes to rumors around his projects. Years on "Stranger Things" taught him how to tune out the noise. Yet even he's found himself astonished by the sheer volume of speculation around "Deadpool & Wolverine." "The rumors around this movie are overwhelming," Levy told...
Salt Lake City Awarded 2034 Olympics Under IOC Pressure Over Doping Inquiries
PARIS — The International Olympic Committee awarded the 2034 Winter Games to Salt Lake City on Wednesday only after a last-minute demand that the agreement shield global sports authorities from U.S. investigations into doping by Chinese athletes. Utah Agrees to IOC Changes Organizers of Salt Lake City’s bid and Gov....
Don’t Take Trump’s Word for It. Check the Data.
A DEMONSTRATION OF THE MANY WAYS THE EX-PRESIDENT BENDS THE TRUTH, IN CHARTS. Opinion by Steven Rattner and Aileen Clarke on July 24, 2024. Additional research by Kasey Chatterji-Len and Eric Krebs. For more than 90 minutes last week, Donald Trump gave a rambling speech accepting the Republican nomination for...
CA Task Force Seizes 8 Million Fentanyl Pills in Six Months: Gov. Newsom
California National Guard’s Counterdrug Task Force seized over 8 million fentanyl pills and more than 4,000 pounds of fentanyl powder in the first six months of 2024, Gov. Newsom announced early Wednesday. In June alone, the task force recovered more than 1 million pills and 423 pounds of powder, with...
Netanyahu Defends War in Gaza and Denounces Protesters In Fiery Speech to Congress
WASHINGTON — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended Israel's war in Gaza and condemned American protesters in a scathing speech to Congress Wednesday that triggered boycotts by many top Democratic lawmakers and drew thousands to the Capitol to condemn the war and the humanitarian crisis it has created. Netanyahu Vows to...
Central Trustees’ Vote Puts $109 Million Bond Measure on Ballot
The Central Unified School Board voted 5-1 on Tuesday to put a $109 bond measure on the November ballot, marking the first time that all four school districts serving portions of the city of Fresno will have bond measure elections simultaneously. The bond measures proposed for Fresno, Clovis, Sanger, and...