The S&P 500 and Nasdaq touched fresh record peaks on Monday, as investors hoped for trade breakthroughs and geared up for a week of tech earnings that could set the tone for Wall Street. At 09:44 a.m., the S&P 500 gained 18.34 points, or 0.29%, to 6,315.13 and the Nasdaq...
At Least 19 Killed, Scores Injured as Bangladesh Air Force Jet Crashes Into College Campus
DHAKA -At least 19 people were killed and 164 injured as a Bangladesh air force training jet crashed into a college and school campus in the capital Dhaka on Monday after experiencing a technical problem shortly after take-off, a military spokesperson said. The F-7 BGI jet took off at 1:06...
Harvard, Trump Administration to Face off in Court Over Canceled Funding
BOSTON - Harvard University will urge a federal judge on Monday to order U.S. President Donald Trump's administration to restore about $2.5 billion in canceled federal grants and cease efforts to cut off research funding to the prestigious Ivy League school. The court hearing before U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs...
I’m a Genocide Scholar. I Know It When I See It.
Opinion by Omer Bartov on July 15, 2025. A PROFESSOR OF HOLOCAUST AND GENOCIDE STUDIES COMES TO A PAINFUL CONCLUSION ABOUT ISRAEL’S ACTIONS IN GAZA. A month after the Hamas attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, I believed there was evidence that the Israeli military had committed war crimes...
Trump Says He Will Help Afghans Stuck in the UAE
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said on Sunday he would help Afghans detained in the United Arab Emirates for years after fleeing their country when the United States pulled out and the Taliban took power. Trump, a Republican who promised a far-reaching immigration crackdown, suspended refugee resettlement after he took...
Pope Leo Calls for End to ‘Barbarity of War’ After Strike on Gaza Church
CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy - Pope Leo called for an end to the 'barbarity of war' on Sunday as he spoke of his profound pain over an Israeli strike on the sole Catholic church in Gaza. Three people died and several were injured, including the parish priest, in the strike on...
Ex-Epstein Lawyer Calls for Release of Additional Epstein Materials
WASHINGTON - One of Jeffrey Epstein's former attorneys on Sunday called on the U.S. Justice Department to release additional investigative records from its sex-trafficking investigation, and urged the government to grant Epstein's former girlfriend immunity so that she can testify about his crimes. In an interview on Fox News Sunday,...
Israeli Fire Kills 67 People Seeking Aid in Gaza, Medics Say, as Hunger Worsens
CAIRO - At least 67 Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire as they waited for U.N. aid trucks in northern Gaza on Sunday, the Gaza health ministry said, as Israel issued new evacuation orders for areas packed with displaced people. The ministry said dozens of people were also wounded in...
Fresno’s Measure C Panel Prioritizes Roads After Ousting City Rep for Criticism
The future of Fresno County's transportation sales tax, Measure C, appears increasingly focused on fixing roads. That is one clear takeaway from the latest meeting of the Measure C steering committee. The expanded committee — now including 12 members of Transportation for All, a coalition of social justice groups who...
California Is Finally Adopting Phonics, Fulfilling a Grandmother’s Dream
This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Marion Joseph died in 2022 and therefore cannot celebrate what at long last is happening in California to improve children’s abysmal levels of reading comprehension. Joseph, a renowned expert on reading instruction, came out of retirement in the...