U.S. stocks climbed further on Wednesday afternoon, after a news report that Iran had signaled openness to talks and a pledge by President Donald Trump to steady oil markets calmed investor anxiety about the Mideast clash. Investors flocked again to tech shares, lifting the Nasdaq 1.52% and keeping the tech‑heavy...
Bruce Froemming, Baseball’s Iron Man Behind the Plate, Dies at 86
Bruce Froemming, an authoritative, sometimes brusque but widely respected umpire who called the third-most games in Major League Baseball history, including four no-hitters from behind home plate, died on Feb. 25 in Milwaukee. He was 86. His son Steve said Froemming had fallen backward on his head at his home...
Grief, Devastation, Worry, Celebration: Images of the Iran War
As the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran expands in the Middle East, photographers from The New York Times and Reuters are documenting the horrifying impacts. Below are images capturing the scenes, devastation, emotions, and people of this expanding war: Missile Strike in Lebanon Destruction in Tehran Mourning in Beit Shemesh, Israel...
Trump Weighing US Role in Iran After Conflict, White House Says
President Donald Trump is discussing with his advisors what role the U.S could have in Iran after the military campaign while U.S. intelligence is monitoring reports that Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of Iran's slain supreme leader, has emerged as a frontrunner to succeed him, the White House said on Wednesday....
US Interior Secretary Burgum Meeting With Venezuela Acting President Rodriguez
U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum was meeting with Venezuelan acting President Delcy Rodriguez on Wednesday afternoon, after arriving in the South American country earlier in the day, in an encounter filmed briefly by media outlets. The two met with the U.S. representative in Venezuela, Laura Dogu, in Caracas' Miraflores presidential palace....
Rep. Dan Crenshaw Loses GOP Primary in Texas
Steve Toth, a hard-line conservative Texas state representative, defeated U.S. Rep. Dan Crenshaw in a close-fought Republican primary Tuesday that will sweep from the House a former Navy SEAL who has occasionally broken with fellow Republicans, according to The Associated Press. The race, in a strongly Republican district in the...
White House: Spain Has Agreed to Cooperate With US Military
Spain has agreed to cooperate with the U.S. military, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Wednesday, a day after President Donald Trump threatened to cut trade with Madrid over its stance against the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran. "I think they heard the president's message yesterday loud and clear....
Wired Wednesday: What Happened to Fresno’s Great Debaters?
GV Wire’s Edward Smith talks with KMPH Fox 26 “Great Day” anchor Liz Gonzalez about the decline of speech and debate programs in Fresno Unified schools. Speech and debate at Fresno Unified has quietly dwindled to only three high schools — Bullard, Edison, and University High. However, the National Speech...
Kern County Authorities Arrest Two in 400-Pound Copper Wire Sting
Two Palmdale residents were arrested following an undercover operation targeting copper wire theft in Kern County, authorities said Wednesday. Santiago Lopez, 39, and Teresa Ruiz, 35, were taken into custody on Tuesday after Lopez purchased approximately 400 pounds of copper wire from undercover detectives in southern Kern County, according to...
Comedian Jo Koy to Perform at Fresno’s Save Mart Center in May
Comedian Jo Koy will bring his "Just Being Koy Tour" to Fresno's Save Mart Center on May 2, tour producers announced Wednesday. Tickets go on sale to the general public Friday, March 6, at 10 a.m., with a pre-sale starting Wednesday at 11 a.m. PT. Tickets will be available through...