Halima Begum, CEO of Oxfam GB, has criticized the UK government's policy of simultaneously supplying arms to Israel while providing humanitarian aid to Gaza, calling it deeply contradictory, The Guardian reports. Despite widespread international condemnation and accusations of violations of international law by both sides in the conflict, UK ministers...
Israeli Airstrikes in West Bank Claim Child Victims Amid Escalating Tactics
At around 9:30 p.m. on a February evening, a white Mazda parked near a game café in the Jenin refugee camp on the northern edge of the West Bank, a gathering spot for local youth. Moments later, the car was engulfed in flames after two missiles fired from an Israeli...
Gavin Newsom and the Legislature Far Apart on College Spending as Budget Deadline Nears
Within the next week and change, Democrats who control the Legislature and fellow Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom will need to reconcile their competing budget plans for higher education in California, with huge implications for student financial aid and the short-term fiscal health of the state’s public universities. At issue is...
Visalia’s Stephen Vogt Has Guided Young Guardians to Top of AL Central
CLEVELAND — The fishing boat captain's chair that provided former Cleveland manager Terry Francona a comfortable vantage point during games the past few years was removed from the home dugout steps before the season. It's gone, just like the beloved Francona, aka “Tito” to everyone in baseball. That padded seat...
‘A Hellscape’: Dire Conditions in Gaza Leave a Multitude of Amputees
Bleeding and crying, Dr. Hani Bseso’s teenage niece Ahed called out for him as she slipped in and out of consciousness. War Tears Homes Apart A shell had ripped into their home, which had been surrounded by Israeli troops as fighting raged outside that December day. It was too dangerous...
Will Finishing Touches to $2B Fresno Budget Occur in Public?
After the first round of public budget presentations, the Fresno City Council made only 24 budget motions — far fewer than the usual 100 suggestions to change the mayor's spending plan. After a second round of budget hearings, the budget motions swelled to more than 100. The motions added or changed...
Man Plotted Mass Shooting in Atlanta to Incite ‘Race War,’ Officials Say
An Arizona man who planned to commit a mass shooting at an Atlanta rap concert as a way of inciting a “race war” has been indicted by a federal grand jury on hate crime and firearm charges. The man, Mark Adams Prieto, hatched a plan in several discussions with two...
Longtime Southern Baptist Leader Paul Pressler, Accused of Sexual Abuse, Dies at 94
HOUSTON — Paul Pressler, a leading figure of the Southern Baptist Convention who was accused of sexually abusing boys and young men and later settled a lawsuit over the allegations, has died. He was 94. Pressler’s death, which happened on June 7, was announced in an obituary posted online by...
California’s Democratic Leaders Clash With Businesses Over Curbing Retail Theft. Here’s What to Know
SACRAMENTO — With retail theft increasing, California Democratic leadership is clashing with a coalition of law enforcement and business groups in a fierce political fight over how to crack down on the problem. State lawmakers are trying to preserve progressive policies and stay away from putting more people behind bars....
2 Killed When Vintage Plane Crashes During Father’s Day Event at Southern California Airfield
CHINO — Two people were killed aboard a vintage plane that crashed and burst into flames near a Southern California airfield during a weekend Father's Day event hosted by an air museum, authorities said Sunday. The Federal Aviation Administration said the twin-engine Lockheed 12A crashed shortly after 12:30 p.m. Saturday,...