Gov. Mike Braun of Indiana called a special legislative session Monday to redraw his state’s congressional map to benefit Republicans, joining a national redistricting push. But it was not clear whether the governor would be able to muster enough support in the Republican-led legislature to pass a new map. “The...
Lawsuit Plunges New York Into the National Gerrymandering Fight
A lawsuit filed Monday on behalf of four New Yorkers charges that the state’s congressional map unconstitutionally dilutes Black and Latino votes in a district that covers Staten Island and part of southern Brooklyn, according to a copy of the lawsuit obtained by The New York Times. The case marked...
Why Trump’s East Wing Demolition Needed to Happen
The controversial public building is ugly and intimidating, architectural vainglory battening on presidential ego, inappropriate to its setting, unmoored from memory and tradition. I’m talking, naturally, about former President Barack Obama’s unfinished presidential center, currently looming like a Star Wars barracks over the residents of Chicago’s South Side. Admittedly it’s...
Lululemon Partners With NFL to Release Apparel Collection
Lululemon Athletica on Monday announced a partnership with the National Football League to release an apparel collection, sending shares up about 5% in premarket trading. The yogawear maker said the collection, which will be available from Tuesday, will feature men's and women's apparel and accessories, showcasing signature marks of all...
Flight Delays Grows Past 2,700 as Government Shutdown Continues
WASHINGTON — Air travel turmoil deepened with more than 2,700 flights delayed nationwide on Monday and more than 8,600 delays on Sunday, with air traffic controller absences surging amid a federal government shutdown now in its 27th day. The Federal Aviation Administration cited staffing shortages affecting flights across the Southeast...
Hurricane Melissa Begins Lashing Jamaica as ‘Catastrophic’ Category 5 Storm
KINGSTON/HAVANA— Hurricane Melissa began lashing Jamaica with violent gusts on Monday as the U.S. National Hurricane Center upgraded it to a Category 5 storm packing sustained winds of 165 mph, the largest on record to slam into the Caribbean island. Cuba, the eastern Bahamas and Turks and Caicos also lie...
Jim Aldredge: Pillar of Fresno, Leader, and Mentor to Many, Dies at 86
James E. Aldredge, whose life was dedicated to improving Fresno, particularly for southwest residents, died peacefully at home Oct. 17, surrounded by loved ones, his family said. Mr. Aldredge offered his attitude about life and the responsibilities of citizenship in 2009 at his induction onto the State Center Community College...
Japanese Hot Pot Coming to Fresno’s Campus Pointe
The restaurant group bringing the diversity of Asian cuisine to Fresno has yet another project debuting soon — this time at Campus Pointe near Fresno State. From Lin's Restaurant Group, Ichi Shabu offers a contemporary take on Japanese shabu shabu, where guests use steaming broth to cook meat and vegetables....
Netanyahu Says Israel Will Decide Which Foreign Troops Acceptable to Secure Gaza Ceasefire
JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday Israel would determine which foreign forces it would allow as part of a planned international force in Gaza to help secure a fragile ceasefire under U.S. President Donald Trump's plan. It remains unclear whether Arab and other states will be ready...
Trump Confirms Recent MRI but Declines to Give Reason Why
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE — President Donald Trump said on Monday that he underwent an MRI during his most recent visit to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, but he declined to provide details about the reason for the scan. The comments marked the first time Trump, 79, has offered...