(THE CONVERSATION) - Months of relentless exchanges between Israel and Lebanon’s militant group Hezbollah have seen mass civilian evacuations and widespread death, injury and destruction. The violence has worsened since early June, accompanied by increasingly heated rhetoric. Both sides have prevented the tit-for-tat attacks from escalating into a full-blown war,...
Canelo Álvarez Inspires Big Crowd at Hispanic Foundation Gala
One of the biggest names in boxing, Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez, spoke at the gala for The Fresno Area Hispanic Foundation on Friday night. His story inspired about 1,000 people attending the formal event at Table Mountain Casino. The FAHF was celebrating its first 20 years of existence and drew its...
Car Dealerships in North America Revert to Pens and Paper After Cyberattacks on Software Provider
NEW YORK — Car Dealerships in North America Are Still Wrestling with Major Disruptions That Started Last Week with Cyberattacks on a Company Whose Software Is Used Widely in the Auto Retail Sales Sector. CDK Global, a company that provides software for thousands of auto dealers in the U.S. and...
Why Every California Student Should Have Access to ‘Gifted’ Classes
Academic success is as much dependent on how students feel about themselves as the letter grades that fill their transcripts. In fact, the two might be more correlated than they appear. When I was in first grade, my parents applied for a local elementary school in Fresno that featured a...
Builder Says Fresno’s New Home Space Is Vanishing. Where Will Buyers Go?
A major local homebuilder whose company has stressed affordability since its start says space for new homes in the city is dwindling quickly. And, with the demand for homes strong, he fears that homebuyers will turn to Fresno's surrounding cities for places to live — even more than they do...
Stefani Says Goodbye! Booroojian Is Retiring After 42 Years on KSEE 24
Stefani Booroojian has announced her retirement after 42 years of anchoring and reporting on KSEE 24. "It's finally time for me to say goodbye. I'm excited about it. I'm nervous about it. I'm a little sad about it, of course, because I love the people that I work with. But,...
A Man Missing for 10 Days in a California Forest Is Found Alive
On the morning of June 11, Lukas McClish stopped by the home of a friend who told him about a granite outcropping in the nearby woods that piqued his interest, so McClish set out on his own, shirtless, to explore the scenery. McClish, 34, of Boulder Creek, California, would not...
Rep. Jamaal Bowman Curses AIPAC in Profanity-Laced Campaign Remarks
Trailing badly in one poll and ostracized by some fellow Democrats, incumbent U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman doubled down on his criticism of AIPAC and America's close ties to Israel in profanity-laced remarks at a Bronx campaign rally on Saturday. Bowman called out the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, which recently...
AIPAC Unleashes a Record $14.5 Million Bid to Defeat a Critic of Israel
Pro-Israel political groups have transformed a Democratic primary on the outskirts of New York City, overwhelming the race with record-shattering outside spending to take down one of Israel’s most outspoken detractors, Rep. Jamaal Bowman. The onslaught by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee and allied groups has made good on...
From the Outhouse: 400-Meter Runner Goes From Locked in a Porta-Potty to the Olympics
EUGENE — It was a classic case of going from the outhouse to the penthouse. Less than an hour before her semifinal at U.S. track trials, 400-meter runner Kendall Ellis was trapped in a porta-potty, banging on the door, screaming for someone to let her out. Thankfully, somebody did. She...