WASHINGTON — Ahead of the U.S. attack on Iran, President Donald Trump received briefings that not only delivered blunt assessments about the risk of major U.S. casualties but also touted the prospect of a generational shift in the Middle East in favor of U.S. interests, a U.S. official told Reuters....
What to Know About Operation Epic Fury
The United States and Israel launched a major attack on Iran on Saturday, which President Donald Trump portrayed as an opportunity for a change of government in Tehran. The attack followed weeks of repeated threats from Trump that the United States would strike Iran unless the country’s leadership agreed to...
Who Does CIA Think Will Replace Iran’s Supreme Leader If He’s Killed?
WASHINGTON — In the run-up to the U.S. and Israeli attacks on Saturday, the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency assessed that even if Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in the operation, he would likely be replaced by hardline figures from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, two sources briefed...
Californians Finally Get a Guide to Deciphering State’s School Data Dashboard
This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. After becoming governor the second time in 2011, Jerry Brown proposed a major overhaul of how California finances public education. The 1978 passage of Proposition 13, an iconic tax limitation measure, had largely shifted school finance from local...
Global Reaction to Israeli, US Missile Attacks on Iran
Israel and the United States launched strikes on Iran on Saturday, plunging the Middle East into a renewed military confrontation. Tehran responded by launching missiles at Israel and called the strikes against it unprovoked and illegal. Below is international reaction to the attacks: GERMANY, FRANCE AND BRITAIN In a joint...
Wave of California Teacher Strikes ‘Is No Coincidence’
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. If your child’s teacher hasn’t threatened to go on strike recently, they probably will soon. Thousands of California K-12 teachers have walked off their jobs or voted to strike in the past few months, as part of a...
US and Israel Strike Iran, Seeking to Topple ‘Yoke of Tyranny’
WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM/DUBAI — The United States and Israel carried out military strikes on Iran on Saturday, targeting its top leaders and plunging the Middle East into a conflict that President Donald Trump said would end a security threat to the U.S. and give Iranians a chance to topple their rulers. Tehran...
Fresno PD Will Be on the Prowl for Drunk Drivers Saturday Night
Additional Fresno police will be on the streets at 6 p.m. Saturday and into the wee hours Sunday morning looking for drunk and buzzed drivers. The saturation patrol is part of efforts throughout California and the nation to reduce DUI traffic accidents, injuries, and deaths. Law enforcement reminds the public...
Trump Warns Some Americans May Die Amid US Strikes in Iran
President Donald Trump said on Saturday that the United States had begun "major combat operations" in Iran, warning that there may be U.S. casualties. The strikes, which Trump said were aimed at destroying Iranian missiles and annihilating its navy, follow repeated U.S.-Israeli warnings that they would strike Iran again if...
Israel and US Launch Strikes on Iran, Pushing Middle East Into New Conflict
The United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran on Saturday, plunging the Middle East into a new conflict that President Donald Trump said would end a security threat to the United States and offer Iranians a chance to topple their rulers. Iran launched missiles towards Israel, Israel's military said,...