SACRAMENTO — Arizona doctors can temporarily come to California to perform abortions for their patients under a new law signed Thursday by Gov. Gavin Newsom. California’s law is meant to give Arizonans an option to receive legal abortions from their doctor over the next several months. The move was a...
Second Flag Carried by Jan. 6 Rioters Displayed Outside House Owned by Justice Alito, Report Says
WASHINGTON — A second flag of a type carried by rioters during the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was displayed outside a house owned by Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, The New York Times reported Wednesday. An “Appeal to Heaven” flag was flown outside Alito’s beach...
The Bodies of 3 More Hostages Are Recovered from Gaza by the Israeli Army
TEL AVIV, Israel — The bodies of three more hostages killed on Oct 7. were recovered overnight from Gaza, Israel's army said Friday, as the top United Nations court prepares to rule on whether Israel must halt its military operations and withdraw from the enclave. The bodies of Hanan Yablonka,...
California Supreme Court Weighs Two Cases That Could Limit the Ballot Initiative Process
Seven years ago, California’s Supreme Court declared broad support for the historic right of voters to make law through the initiative process. Ruling in a case dubbed “Upland,” the court said that while governments are subject to voter-approved constitutional restraints on raising taxes, tax increases proposed via initiative need only simple...
Documentary Filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, Who Skewered Fast Food Industry, Dies at 53
NEW YORK — Documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, an Oscar nominee whose most famous work skewered American food and diets and who notably ate only at McDonald’s for a month to illustrate the dangers of a fast-food diet, has died. He was 53. Spurlock died Thursday in New York from complications...
Rapper Sean Kingston Arrested in California After SWAT Raids His Florida Home
FORT LAUDERDALE — Rapper Sean Kingston was arrested in California on fraud charges Thursday, several hours after a SWAT team raided his rented South Florida mansion and carted away a van load of items. The Broward County Sheriff's Office said Kingston was arrested without incident on a Florida warrant in...
Top UN Court Orders Israel to Halt Military Offensive in Rafah, but Israel Unlikely to Comply
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The top United Nations court ordered Israel on Friday to immediately halt its military offensive in the southern Gaza city of Rafah — but stopped short of ordering a cease-fire for the enclave. While Israel is unlikely to comply with the order, it will ratchet up the...
Fresno Man Charged with Throwing Meth into Mendota Prison Yard
A federal grand jury has indicted Garrett Scott Wheelen, 33, of Fresno, on one count of possessing methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced Thursday. Court documents state that on May 1, Wheelen arrived at the Federal Correctional Institution Mendota wearing a facemask, baseball cap, and hoodie to disguise himself....
Porchfest Victims Use Fresno Council Meeting to Demand That DA File Hate Crime Charges
The victims of the Porchfest attack want the district attorney to pursue hate crime charges against their alleged assailant. Zahra Al, Lana and Mel (the latter two did not want to provide their last names) and about 20 community supporters attended Thursday's Fresno City Council meeting. Several spoke during public...
CA Home Prices Near $1 Million Average. What do Central Valley Homes Cost?
Even in the face of high interest rates, buyers are still going after homes and statewide prices have reached record numbers. In April, the state median home price passed $900,000 for the first time, growing 5.8% from the previous month and 11.4% from the year before, according to the California...