The fourth annual Old Town Motorama has officially come and gone, leaving behind a trail of burnt rubber, gleaming chrome, and enough memories to last until next year's extravaganza. This wasn't just a car show; it was a full-throttle, no-holds-barred celebration of all things fast, loud, and shiny. For those...
Use Your Library Card for Free Admission to Millerton Lake. For a Few More Months, Anyway.
A state program to allow library-card holders to check out day passes for more than 200 state parks is on the governor's budget chopping block. The California State Library Parks Pass — one of the many perks offered through public libraries across the state — is in danger of being...
A Radical Lesson From El Salvador to Solve Fresno Housing & Homeless Crisis
Several months ago, I sat on a bench for 24 hours and had conversations with people about all kinds of topics but mostly about the needs surrounding housing and homelessness. The interaction that touched me the most was with a young mother with her very young daughter who brought me...
US Open Champ Coco Gauff Urges Young Americans to Vote: ‘Use the Power That We Have’
ROME — She’s the U.S. Open champion. The highest paid female athlete in the world. And a frustrated Floridian. American tennis player Coco Gauff has never been afraid to use her voice. Political Activism Not when she delivered an impromptu speech at a Black Lives Matter rally at the age...
Graceland Not for Sale, Elvis Presley’s Granddaughter Riley Keough Affirms in Lawsuit
MEMPHIS — Riley Keough, the granddaughter of Elvis Presley, is fighting plans to publicly auction his Graceland estate in Memphis after a company tried to sell the property based on claims that a loan using the king of rock ’n’ roll's former home as collateral was not repaid. A public auction...
UN Halts Food Distribution in Rafah Due to Supply Shortage
CAIRO — The United Nations says it has suspended food distribution in the southern Gaza city of Rafah due to lack of supplies and insecurity. It also said no aid trucks entered via a pier set up by the U.S. for sea deliveries for the past two days. The U.N....
Ricky Stenhouse Faces Suspension for Punching Kyle Busch After All-Star Race
NORTH WILKESBORO — Ricky Stenhouse Jr. threw a right hook at Kyle Busch, and suddenly, an otherwise boring All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro Speedway had NASCAR fans buzzing heading into next weekend's marquee Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte. Busch had wrecked Stenhouse on the second lap of the $1 million race...
Scarlett Johansson Says ChatGPT Voice Is ‘Eerily Similar’; OpenAI Halts Its Use
NEW YORK — OpenAI on Monday said it plans to halt the use of one of its ChatGPT voices that “Her” actor Scarlett Johansson says sounds “eerily similar" to her own. In a post on the social media platform X, OpenAI said it is “working to pause” Sky — the...
Severe Turbulence on Singapore Airlines Flight Leaves Several Injured, One Dead
BANGKOK — A Singapore Airlines flight hit severe turbulence over the Indian Ocean and descended 6,000 feet (around 1,800 meters) in about three minutes, the carrier said Tuesday. A British man died and authorities said dozens of passengers were injured, some severely. Death Might Be Caused By Heart Attack An...
Fresno DA Charges 25 Suspects as Part of Gang Crackdown Operation Gridlock
Five criminal cases from the Fresno County District Attorney's Office aim to put some suspects snared in Operation Gridlock behind bars for terms as long as life. More than 800 law enforcement personnel participated in the multi-month, multi-agency effort against Fresno street gangs, according to a news release from the...