California Attorney General Rob Bonta endorsed a plan from Gov. Gavin Newsom for a Constitutional change to prevent gun violence. In conjunction with the Fresno Economic Opportunities Commission, Bonta held a gun prevention violence roundtable in southwest Fresno on Thursday. He heard from several local and regional nonprofits about the...
Rejected 4-Story NW Fresno Apartment Complex Will Get a Second Chance
Days after an apartment builder asked Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer to have the city council examine his project, Dyer and the area's councilmember decided to give the 4-story project in northwest Fresno a second look. Dyer said he and Fresno City Councilmember Mike Karbassi did not "have a real choice"...
Shares in Trump Media Slump After Former President Convicted in Hush Money Trial
Shares of Trump Media & Technology Group, the owner of social networking site Truth Social, slumped Thursday after former President Donald Trump was convicted in his hush money trial. A New York jury found Trump guilty of falsifying business records in a scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election through...
US and Britain Strike Houthi Rebel Targets in Yemen After Surge in Shipping Attacks
WASHINGTON — The U.S. and Britain struck 13 Houthi targets in several locations in Yemen on Thursday in response to a recent surge in attacks by the Iran-backed militia group on ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, three U.S. officials said. According to the officials, American and...
Biden Partially Lifts Ban on Ukraine Using US Arms in Strikes on Russian Territory, US Officials Say
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has given Ukraine the go-ahead to use American weaponry to strike inside Russia for the limited purpose of defending Kharkiv, according to three U.S. officials familiar with the matter. The officials, who requested anonymity to discuss the sensitive matter, underscored that the U.S. policy calling...
Guilty as Charged: Trump Is First Former U.S. President Convicted of Felony Crimes
NEW YORK — Donald Trump became the first former president to be convicted of felony crimes Thursday as a New York jury found him guilty of falsifying business records in a scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election through hush money payments to a porn actor who said the two had...
Jury in Donald Trump’s Hush Money Trial Reaches Verdict. A Nation Awaits the Outcome.
UPDATE: 2:25 p.m., PT, Thursday, May 30, 2024: Donald Trump became the first former president to be convicted of felony crimes Thursday as a New York jury found him guilty of falsifying business records in a scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election through hush money payments to a porn actor...
Fresno, Selma Districts Get Big Federal Grants to Buy ‘Clean’ School Buses
Fresno and other area school districts can cover the costs of buying new school buses powered by electricity, propane, or compressed natural gas after receiving federal funding through the Environmental Protection Agency's Clean School Bus Program. Fresno Unified will receive $6.625 million in rebate funding to buy 25 school buses,...
Oklahoma Pursues Record 4th Straight National Title at Women’s College World Series
OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma is chasing history again. The Sooners head into the Women’s College World Series with the opportunity to win an unprecedented fourth straight national title. They open double-elimination bracket play Thursday against No. 10 seed Duke. Last year's team dominated to become the first team since UCLA...
NRA Can Sue Ex-NY Official It Says Tried to Blacklist It After Parkland Shooting, Supreme Court Says
WASHINGTON — A unanimous Supreme Court on Thursday cleared the way for a National Rifle Association lawsuit against a former New York state official over claims she pressured companies to blacklist it following the deadly 2018 school shooting in Parkland, Florida. Giving the NRA a new chance to prove its...