NEW YORK — The first month of the WNBA season drew its highest attendance since the league's second season in 1998 and the best television ratings in its history, the WNBA announced Tuesday. The figures are the latest evidence of the surging popularity of the WNBA since it added prominent...
Hunter Biden Convicted on All Three Felony Counts in Federal Gun Trial
WILMINGTON, Del. — Hunter Biden has been convicted of all three felony charges related to the purchase of a revolver in 2018 when, prosecutors argued, the president’s son lied on a mandatory gun-purchase form by saying he was not illegally using or addicted to drugs. Jurors Found Hunter Biden Guilty...
Blinken Calls on Hamas to Accept Gaza Cease-Fire Plan After UN Security Council Strongly Endorses It
TEL AVIV, Israel — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday that the U.N. Security Council’s vote in favor of a U.S.-backed proposal for a Gaza cease-fire and hostage release made it “as clear as it possibly could be” that the world supports the plan, as he again called...
Austin Slater’s Game-Winning Single in 10th Lifts Giants Past Astros
SAN FRANCISCO — Austin Slater lined the game-winning single off the left-field wall with one out in the 10th inning, rallying the San Francisco Giants from two runs down in the inning to beat the Houston Astros 4-3 on Monday night. Slater's second career game-winning hit came off Rafael Montero...
AP-NORC Poll: Americans Divided on Biden’s Student Loan Policies, Including Borrowers
WASHINGTON — As he campaigns for reelection, President Joe Biden frequently touts his work on student debt, pointing to the millions of people who received cancellation under his watch. Yet relatively few Americans say they're fans of his work on the issue, even among those who have student loans. 40%...
Fresno Police Union: Members Feel Betrayed, Trust Lost in Chief Balderrama
The leader of the Fresno Police Officers Association says that the union's executive board "has received countless communications from members of all ranks ... that they feel betrayed and trust has been lost" in police chief Paco Balderrama. FPOA President Brandon Wiemiller made the comment in an email sent to...
What to Stream This Week: ‘House of the Dragon,’ ‘Origin,’ Snoopy and Paul McCartney
Ava DuVernay’s stirringly humanistic adaptation of “Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents” streaming on Hulu and actor Andrew McCarthy reconnecting with some of this fellow Brat Pack alum for the documentary “Brats” are some of the new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near you. Also among...
A Lost Credit Card and $7 Cheeseburger Reignites CA’s Debate Over Excessive Bail
By most metrics, Gerald Kowalczyk was a uniquely bad candidate to leave jail before his trial. He had a criminal record of more than 60 convictions, a history of failing to adhere to his release conditions and a pretrial algorithm’s assessment that he presented the highest risk score possible. A...
CHP Bust Yields 10 Pounds of Fentanyl Powder, Two Arrests
Authorities arrested two southern California women in Kern County after a California Highway Patrol K9 officer discovered approximately 10 pounds of suspected fentanyl powder in their vehicle CHP Central Division reported on its Instagram account. The bust occurred Friday at 4:05 p.m. when a CHP K9 officer from the Central...
Clovis Considers Bumping Builders’ Fees 100%. Will Housing Prices Follow?
After putting off fee increases, the city of Clovis wants to more than double what homebuilders pay for water infrastructure. To pay for plant expansions, water tanks, and pipes, the city charges builders anywhere from $3,500 a door to $8,500 a door, according to a staff report. Because of rising...