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...
Are Planes Safe Right Now? How to Understand Flight Disruptions.
Smoke in the cabin. A tire blowout. A cracked windshield. No shortage of problems can affect a flight, fueling traveler anxiety and contributing to thousands of daily delays and cancellations around the world. But for all of the frustration and alarm such events cause, it can be difficult to interpret...
California Lawmakers Fast-Track Restaurant Exemption to Hidden Fees Law
Legislation that would make it easier for restaurants to set food prices without including add-on fees is being whipped through the Capitol in warp speed. On Tuesday two Assembly committees endorsed the newly drafted Senate Bill 1524, that would exempt restaurants from a law passed last year requiring businesses to...
High-Stakes Deal-Making Continues Behind the Scenes on CA Budget and Ballot
It’s possible that the final big deals on both the state budget and November ballot measures could be hammered out on the same day next week, or in the days leading up to it. Thursday, June 27 is the deadline for the Legislature to put measures on the Nov. 5...