A few minutes into his speech at a campaign rally on Tuesday, Donald Trump asked a question of the few thousand who’d turned up to hear him speak. “Is anybody going to watch the debate?” Body in Wisconsin, Mind in Atlanta Trump was in Racine, Wisconsin, but it was clear...
Wired Wednesday: Fresno to Decide on 114% Trash Rate Hikes
GV Wire Senior reporter David Taub speaks with KMPH Fox 26 “Great Day” anchor Kim Stephens about the 114% trash rate increases over five years that the city of Fresno proposes. The city council will take up the hikes at 5 p.m. on Thursday.
UN Commissioner Calls Israeli Army ‘One of the Most Criminal in the World’
Chris Sidoti, a member of the U.N.'s Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, described the Israeli army as "one of the most criminal in the world" during a briefing on abuses since the start of Israel's Gaza war. The report detailed violations on both sides amid...
Iran’s Nuclear Expansion Raises Global Concerns, Condemnation
Iran is significantly expanding its nuclear capabilities, particularly at the heavily fortified Fordow enrichment plant, The Washington Post reports. According to confidential documents and assessments by weapons experts, this expansion could potentially triple the facility's production of enriched uranium. This development has raised concerns among Western governments and nuclear watchdogs...
Fresno Area AT&T Union Workers ‘Ready and Willing’ to Strike as Negotiations Stall
Jason Orozco, president of Communications Workers of America Local 9408 in Fresno, says workers are "ready and willing" to strike for a fair contract with AT&T. The employees have been working under an expired contract since April, Orozco said. In addition, he said that AT&T's offer raises healthcare costs and...
‘Fancy Dance’ With Lily Gladstone Balances Heartbreak, Humor in Story of a Missing Indigenous Woman
LOS ANGELES — Lily Gladstone knows the gravity stories about what she calls the “epidemic” of missing and murdered Indigenous people have. But she also values humor in telling those stories. The Story of 'Fancy Dance' In “Fancy Dance,” set for a limited theatrical release Friday and streaming release on...
‘We Just Always Expect It to Work’: 911 Outage Shows System’s Perils
The abrupt failure of Massachusetts’ 911 system on Tuesday was a stark example of the disastrous consequences that can occur when an emergency network that is supposed to be reliable is, without warning, suddenly unreliable. Two Hour Long Outage The outage, lasting two hours, prompted a scramble among emergency agencies...
When Willie Mays Played in Fresno, the Fans Watched ‘From Trees and Telephone Poles’
Willie Mays drew what was then the largest baseball crowd in Fresno history, when 6,532 fans packed John Euless Park to watch the Giants and Dodgers play an exhibition game on April 10, 1960. As legendary San Francisco Chronicle writer Bob Stevens described it, "Fans overflowed onto the field, jammed...
Louisiana Mandates Display of Ten Commandments in Classrooms
BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana has become the first state to require that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public school classroom under a bill signed into law by Republican Gov. Jeff Landry on Wednesday. Poster-Sized Display of the Ten Commandments The GOP-drafted legislation mandates that a poster-sized display...
Regan Smith Sets World Record in 100 Backstroke at U.S. Olympic Trials
INDIANAPOLIS — This world record was five years in the making for Regan Smith. What an up-and-down journey it's been. Bouncing back from a close-but-no-Olympics call in her first race, Smith set a world record in the women's 100-meter backstroke at the U.S. swimming trials on Tuesday night. The 22-year-old...