SAN FRANCISCO — Willie Mays received final military honors for his time served in the U.S. Army during a special presentation of an American flag to son Michael and taps was sounded at a public memorial service Monday for the late Hall of Famer. Memorial Service Highlights Baseball dignitaries past...
US Officials Say Russia Is Unlikely to Take Much More Ukrainian Territory
News Analysis WASHINGTON — Russia is unlikely to make significant territorial gains in Ukraine in the coming months as its poorly trained forces struggle to break through Ukrainian defenses that are now reinforced with Western munitions, U.S. officials say. Through the spring and early summer, Russian troops tried to take...
Grammy Museum to Launch K-Pop Exhibit Celebrating Hybe
The Grammy Museum will soon launch its first full-floor K-pop exhibit as part of its ongoing initiative to explore the music, culture, technology, fandom and business behind Korean pop music. The museum partnered with Hybe, the South Korean entertainment company behind K-pop sensation BTS and countless other international acts, and...
Man Found Dead in Reedley Orchard — Homicide Investigation Underway
Authorities are investigating the death of a man found in a Reedley orchard on Sunday evening. Dispatchers received a call reporting a possibly injured man near the intersection of Buttonwillow and Springfield avenues. Reedley police officers and emergency medical personnel found the man dead in the orchard and determined he...
He Helped a Woman End Her Own Life. Was It Manslaughter, or Mercy?
A king room at the Super 8 motel in Kingston, New York, is a forlorn place. Mismatched night stands. An armchair with visible stains. Soggy grass outside the window. “Resting for the journey ahead,” the do-not-disturb sign says. It shows a lone car on a two-lane road, sandy hills beneath...
Los Hooligans Murder Trial: Self-Defense or Murder 1?
Three family members of a musician killed in a Parlier street testified on the first day of the Joe Gomez Jr. murder trial on Monday. Israel Trevino Jr. died when Gomez fired a gun on May 2, 2021. That is one of few things all sides — the prosecution, defense,...
Fresno State Men’s Basketball Welcomes New Recruits
Fresno State Men's Basketball continues to add more fresh faces to its recruiting class under new head coach Vance Walberg. The latest members are Horizon League Freshman of the Year David Douglas Jr., NJCAA DIII All-American Jasir Tremble, Joshua Bonga from Germany, and Troy Jenkins from Newport Beach. Impressive New...
Here’s What to Know About Boeing Agreeing to Plead Guilty to Fraud in 737 Max Crashes
Boeing will have a felony conviction if it follows through on an agreement with prosecutors to plead guilty to fraud in connection with approval of its 737 Max before two of the planes crashed, killing 346 people off the coast of Indonesia and in Ethiopia. The American aerospace giant has...
NATO Leaders Are Descending on Washington. Here’s What to Know
WASHINGTON — NATO leaders meet this week for a summit commemorating the 75th anniversary of the military alliance, which has never been larger and more focused but is also facing potentially existential threats from outside and within. If Russia's war in Ukraine, challenges posed by an increasingly aggressive China, and...
The Surgeon
In One Image “I could not not help,” Dr. Ihor Kolodka said when we spoke hours after I photographed him helping remove debris from the missile strike in Ukraine on Monday. “It’s my hospital, my people. I’m a doctor.” But first he needed help himself. Kolodka had been in the middle of...