In 2021, former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was convicted of trying to bribe a magistrate and sentenced to three years in prison. Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert served 16 months in jail after being convicted of corruption. South Korea’s President Park Geun-hye served nearly five years in prison following...
The Dog Behind ‘Dogecoin’ Has Died at the Age of 18
The dog that skyrocketed to internet fame and became the face of the cryptocurrency dogecoin has died. The Shiba Inu named Kabosu passed away in Japan at 18 years old, a number of outlets reported. The dog’s owner, Atsuko Sato, said in a post that Kabosu died in her sleep....
Plan Your Weekend With This Fresno Memorial Day Events List
Want to find something to do for Memorial Day? We have you covered! Local Memorial Day Events Memorial Day in Roeding Park The Central California District Chapter of the Japanese American Citizen League will host the 72nd Memorial Day Service for the Veterans of Foreign Wars at the Nisei War...
Snow is the Resilient Maltipoo Who Is Ready for Her Forever Home
Meet Snow, a spunky little girl with a heart as big as her name suggests. Snow's journey to us was anything but easy. It was around Christmas when she was found laying on the side of the road, her tiny body emaciated and broken after being hit by a car....
Dolores Huerta, Mayors Dyer and Ashbeck Oppose Tax Protection Measure. What Does it Do?
Famed civil rights activist Dolores Huerta rallied at Fresno City Hall, opposing a proposed state ballot measure that would make it more difficult to raise taxes. "It takes away the right of citizens to be able to vote for the things that they need because it's so difficult," Huerta told...
Fresno State Opens 2024 Mountain West Championship With Loss to Air Force
Fresno State's season-ending slide continued Thursday as the fourth-seeded Bulldogs fell 3-2 to top-seeded Air Force in the opening round of the Mountain West baseball tournament in San Diego. It was the sixth straight loss for Fresno State (29-27), which faces second-seeded New Mexico at 1:30 p.m. today in the...
Arizona Doctors Can Come to California to Perform Abortions Under New Law Signed by Gov. Newsom
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...