NEW YORK - Warner Bros. Discovery has sued the NBA after the league did not accept the company's matching offer for one of the packages in its upcoming 11-year media rights deal. The lawsuit was filed on Friday in New York state court in Manhattan. WBD, the parent company of...
Tanker Plane Crash Kills Firefighting Pilot in Oregon as Western Wildfires Spread
SENECA, Ore. - A tanker plane that disappeared in eastern Oregon while fighting one of the many wildfires spreading across several Western states has been found, and the pilot on board is dead, authorities said Friday. A Grant County Search and Rescue team located the aircraft Friday morning and confirmed...
Will Bonta Election Lawsuit Reverse the Will of Fresno County Voters?
The next election date for Fresno County district attorney and sheriff is up in the air. State Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Friday that he is suing the county over Measure A, which voters passed in March. The vote, approved by 55% of voters, changed the county's charter to hold...
Opening Ceremony Floats Down Seine as Paris Investigates Rail Sabotage
PARIS — The Paris Olympic Games were opening under tight security and rainy skies Friday, only hours after a coordinated arson attack brought France’s national rail system to a standstill and rattled nerves in a city already on edge. French organizers have spent years planning the country’s showcase moment: a...
Council Rejects Luxury NW Fresno Apartment Project. What’s Next?
The Fresno City Council rejected a proposed market-rate apartment complex in northwest Fresno on Thursday night after scores of neighbors vehemently opposed it, saying it would disrupt traffic and possibly bring unwanted people to the area. Despite city staff saying that the developer went above and beyond design requirements, councilmember...
27 Facts About JD Vance, Trump’s Pick for VP
JD Vance, Donald Trump’s choice for vice president, has not lived an unexamined life. Here are 27 things to know about him, drawn from his best-selling 2016 memoir, “Hillbilly Elegy,” and the many other things he has said or written since. 1. His name was not always James David Vance. At birth,...
Uber, Lyft, DoorDash Workers Remain Contractors Due to California Supreme Court Ruling
In a major victory for gig-work companies, the California Supreme Court today upheld a voter-approved law that allows Uber and other app makers to treat their drivers and delivery workers as independent contractors instead of employees. The decision on Proposition 22 was unanimous. Approved by 58% of California voters in...
PINC Donation Gives Big Boost to Fresno’s Neediest Kids
A nonprofit that helps children who live in motels along Fresno's Parkway Drive got a big boost recently from another Fresno nonprofit. Philanthropy Inspired by the Needs of our Community handed over a ceremonial big check for $80,000 to Live Again Fresno in support of its mission to help kids...
Where Do Fresno Sex Offenders Live? Arias Rebuts Sheriff’s ‘False Narrative’
The Fresno City Council late Thursday night rejected a proposed apartment complex in northwest Fresno after scores of neighbors spoke against it. Among the opponents: Fresno County Sheriff John Zanoni, who lives near the proposed four-story, 82-unit project. Zanoni said that because of the project's proposed height, it would enable...
Trump Meets With Netanyahu After Urging Israel to End War in Gaza
PALM BEACH, Fla. — Former President Donald Trump, who has for months insisted Israel needed to end the war in the Gaza Strip as quickly as possible, is meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel on Friday in Palm Beach, Florida. Trump Eager to Demonstrate Ties to Israel The...