WASHINGTON — Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday "it's up to the president to decide" if he should stay in the 2024 race despite President Joe Biden's insistence he is still running for re-election, showing how unsettled the question remains among prominent Democrats and Capitol Hill. "We're all encouraging him...
Novak Djokovic Gets to His 13th Wimbledon Semifinal via Walkover. 2022 Champ Elena Rybakina Wins
LONDON — Novak Djokovic's smooth trip through the Wimbledon bracket got even easier on Wednesday, when he moved into his record-tying 13th semifinal at the tournament via a walkover because his quarterfinal opponent, Alex de Minaur, pulled out with a hip injury. Djokovic's Journey to the Semifinals Djokovic had knee...
Israeli Military Orders the Evacuation of Gaza City, an Early Target of Its War with Hamas
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — The Israeli military urged all Palestinians to leave Gaza City and head south on Wednesday, pressing ahead with a fresh offensive across the north, south and center of the embattled territory that has killed dozens of people over the past 48 hours. The stepped up...
Fresno High-Speed Chase Ends in Crash and Arrest of 20-Year-Old Driver
A high-speed pursuit on the night of June 22 ended in a dramatic crash and arrest, according to the Fresno Sheriff's office. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Fresno County Sheriff's Office (@fresnosheriff) The incident began when a deputy saw a 2020 Chevy Camaro ZL1...
Wisely Singles to Tie It, Fitzgerald Scores Winning Run on a Wild Pitch as Giants Beat Blue Jays
SAN FRANCISCO — Brett Wisely hit a tying RBI single with two outs in the ninth inning and Tyler Fitzgerald scored the winning run moments later on a wild pitch by Trevor Richards, rallying the San Francisco Giants past the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 on Tuesday night. Richards (1-1) allowed...
Turner Hits Grand Slam, Wheeler Exits With Back Stiffness in Phillies’ Win Over Dodgers
PHILADELPHIA — Trea Turner hit his sixth career grand slam, Bryson Stott and Brandon Marsh also went deep and the Philadelphia Phillies welcomed back Bryce Harper and Kyle Schwarber from injuries with a 10-1 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday night. “I thought Trea's grand slam gave us...
FDA Approves Second Drug to Modestly Slow Alzheimer’s Disease
WASHINGTON — U.S. officials have approved another Alzheimer’s drug that can modestly slow the disease, providing a new option for patients in the early stages of the incurable, memory-destroying ailment. FDA Approves Eli Lilly's Kisunla The Food and Drug Administration approved Eli Lilly’s Kisunla on July 2, 2024, for mild or early...
California Boosts Spending to Help Students Earn Math and Science Degrees
Alina Kralya tinkers with a microcontroller for one of her computer science projects at American River College. Nearby, a group of other first-generation college students sit in green and blue chairs, chatting about their math homework. It’s a typical scene at this community college space for students in the Math,...
Gunman at Yellowstone Dining Facility Forewarned Woman of Planned Mass Shooting
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — A gunman killed by Yellowstone National Park rangers as he fired a semiautomatic rifle at the entrance of a dining facility with about 200 people inside had told a woman as he held her at gunpoint earlier that he planned to carry out a mass shooting, park...
How Was the Los Hooligans Bass Player Killed?
A former state corrections officer and bass player for a local band died from a bullet that went through his shoulder, severing his aorta and damaging a lung. That was the testimony of Fresno County forensic pathologist Dr. Michael Chambliss. He took the stand Tuesday in the Joe Gomez Jr....