Fresno Unified trustees on Wednesday will learn the results of a third community survey about a proposed $500 million bond measure for the November ballot that would raise the district's property tax rates to the highest among school districts in Fresno County. Since July 1, 2006, the district has spent...
Dan Hurley Rejects Lakers’ Offer, Remains at UConn to Pursue 3rd Consecutive NCAA Title
Dan Hurley is staying at Connecticut after turning down a six-year, $70 million offer to take over the Los Angeles Lakers, ESPN reported on Monday. Hurley's decision ended several days of speculation about his future and gives him an opportunity to try to guide the Huskies to a third consecutive...
Kyle Larson Celebrates NASCAR Playoff Waiver With Home Track Win and Cup Series Points Lead
SONOMA — The Indianapolis 500 is over and the worried wait to see if Kyle Larson's participation in that event would cost him a shot at winning a NASCAR championship has been resolved. So it's life back to the usual for NASCAR's busiest driver. That means a lot more races...
Physicians Group Settles With Community Health Over 2020 Walkout by Neurologists
A physician's group has agreed to pay Fresno's largest hospital system $1.2 million to settle a lawsuit after neurologists walked out in 2020 — creating a situation that threatened the hospital's Level I Trauma designation. The Central California Faculty Medical Group — now Inspire Medical Group — agreed to the...
Trump Urges Anti-Abortion Group to Defend ‘Innocent Life’
INDIANAPOLIS — Donald Trump on Monday urged a staunchly anti-abortion Christian group to stand up for “innocent life,” ambiguously revisiting an issue that Democrats want to make a focus of this year’s presidential election. Trump's Pre-Recorded Message Praising Anti-Abortion Work The former president and presumptive Republican nominee’s pre-recorded message praised the...
UN Security Council Adopts Cease-Fire Resolution to End Israel-Hamas War
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council on Monday approved its first resolution endorsing a cease-fire plan aimed at ending the eight-month war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. Resolution Urges Israel and Hamas to Accept Quickly The resolution welcomes a cease-fire proposal announced by President Joe Biden that the United...
‘No One Is Above the Law,’ Prosecutor Says as He Urges Jurors to Convict Hunter Biden on Gun Charges
WILMINGTON, Del. — A prosecutor told jurors Monday that “no one is above the law” as he urged them to convict President Joe Biden's son Hunter on charges that he lied about his drug use when he bought a gun in 2018. Prosecutor's Closing Argument In his closing argument, prosecutor...
Israel’s Secret Influence Campaign Targets US Lawmakers Amid Gaza War
In an effort to sway opinion in the United States, Israel launched a covert influence campaign last year, The New York Times reports. The newspaper's investigation found that Israel allocated about $2 million to disseminate pro-Israel messages targeting American lawmakers and the public during the Gaza conflict. Israel Leverages Social...
Coco Gauff Is a Grand Slam Champion in Singles and Doubles, Exceeding Her Own Expectations
PARIS — Coco Gauff is a Grand Slam champion in singles and doubles, something she did not expect to happen so soon. The 20-year-old American won her first major doubles title on Sunday by teaming with Katerina Siniakova for the French Open trophy. They defeated Italians Jasmine Paolini and Sara...
Carlos Alcaraz Owns 3 Grand Slam Titles at Age 21 With Wimbledon up Next
PARIS — Carlos Alcaraz plans to continue his tradition of celebrating Grand Slam titles with tattoos by getting ink of the date he won his first French Open championship and a drawing of the Eiffel Tower. That art, to help remember Sunday's 6-3, 2-6, 5-7, 6-1, 6-2 comeback against Alexander...