The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) said on Thursday it detected and tracked multiple Russian military aircraft operating in the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) off Alaska. NORAD detected and tracked two Russian Tu-95s, two Su-35s, and one A-50 operating in the Alaskan Air Defense Identification zone, the U.S...
Bredefeld Responds to Arambula’s Letter on ICE, Immigration
Hi Juan, Thank you for your email and contacting me about my editorial regarding ICE. I appreciate your taking the time to write me. You and I differ significantly on this issue. Let me mention just a few of these differences. First of all, a healthy, well-functioning society cannot pick...
Accusations Fly at Fresno Council Meeting’s Hearing on Southeast Land Plan
It should have been a land use plan most Fresno councilmembers could get behind. Instead, the Central Southeast Area Specific Plan was put on hold amid accusations of corruption and threatened litigation after a group of landowners in southwest Fresno said the city did not uphold an agreement to increase...
Was Anyone at Fault in California’s Avalanche Deaths? An Inquiry Considers Criminal Negligence.
As authorities begin to piece together what led to the deaths of at least eight people in an avalanche in the snowy backcountry near Lake Tahoe this week, the risks taken by the skiers and their guides — and who was responsible for fateful decisions — are likely to be...
MAHA Activists Warn Trump Could Lose Their Support Over Glyphosate Order
Members of the U.S. Make America Healthy Again movement that backs Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. say an executive order this week to boost domestic production of the weedkiller glyphosate risks their support in November's midterm elections. Kennedy backers helped elect President Donald Trump in 2024, and he has...
Ferreira Completes His Halfpipe Set with Gold
In so many Winter Olympics events, Europeans dominate. Norwegians, Germans, the Dutch. And at these Games the home team Italians. But not in free ski halfpipe, the event in which skiers do astonishing tricks far above the rim of a steep human-made canyon. This event has been dominated by North...
Fresno District 7 Candidate AJ Rassamni Clarifies Facebook Posts
Did AJ Rassamni make an unforced political error? The Fresno City Council candidate posted a video on Facebook from “a recent town hall” where Mayor Jerry Dyer praised Rassamni. Rassamni — running for District 7, representing east-central Fresno — may have a liberal definition of “recent.” A dead giveaway is...
Supreme Court Has Taken Away Trump’s Leverage With Tariff Ruling, Says Bessent
The U.S. Supreme Court has taken away President Donald Trump's leverage with its decision to strike down tariffs imposed under a law meant for use in national emergencies, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Friday. Trump reacted to the court's ruling on Friday by saying he would invoke other...
Iran Prepares Counterproposal as Trump Weighs Strikes
Iran's foreign minister said on Friday he expected to have a draft counterproposal ready within days following nuclear talks with the United States this week, while U.S. President Donald Trump said he was considering limited military strikes. Two U.S. officials told Reuters that U.S. military planning on Iran had reached...
Kanto Returns as Pokémon’s FireRed and LeafGreen Hit Nintendo Switch
Fans of the original Game Boy Advance classics are heading back to Kanto. The Pokémon Company International announced that Pokémon FireRed Version and Pokémon LeafGreen Version will be released on Nintendo Switch just in time for Pokémon Day on Friday, Feb. 27. The games, remakes of the original Pokémon Red...