ABC30 editor Andrea Guyton saw the suspect who had eluded Fresno law enforcement during a 20-hours barricade eating an apple inside a northeast Fresno Save Mart supermarket and alerted store employees before his arrest on Saturday afternoon. Guess who feel through the Savemart ceiling today? While we may have...
Musk Hoists GOP Banner, Tears Into Biden as US Probes His Empire
The world’s most famous entrepreneur is ratcheting up a battle with its most powerful government, as Elon Musk sharpens his critiques of President Joe Biden and aligns himself with Republicans in an acrimonious US culture war. Musk, the chief executive officer of both Tesla Inc. and SpaceX, has dialed up his political...
Suzanne Somers Reveals What Saved Her After ‘Three’s Company’ Firing
After four seasons on ABC’s Emmy-winning TV show "Three’s Company," the actress was canned in 1980 after she asked for a pay raise from $30,000 an episode to $150,000, which was on par with her co-star, John Ritter. Despite being adored across America as bubbly blonde Chrissy Snow, Somers was...
Critics Question Smittcamp’s Oversight of Public Integrity Unit
By Pablo Lopez Fresno Spotlight Critics contend District Attorney Lisa Smittcamp uses her Public Integrity Unit as a political weapon to go after Democratic and Hispanic politicians and public employees. Whether it’s true or not, the public will never know — Smittcamp’s office picked apart a public records request from...
Elon Musk Says Three Things Are Ruining California
Elon Musk may have founded most of his companies in California, but he’s become increasingly critical of the state as a place to do business. The Tesla CEO made that much clear in recent comments during a virtual appearance at the recent All-In Conference held in Miami. “California used...
The Russian Military’s People Problem
Despite its sophisticated military equipment and multiple advantages on paper, Russia has stumbled strategically, operationally, and tactically in Ukraine. It has been hampered by faulty planning assumptions, unrealistic timelines, and impractical objectives. It has suffered from inadequate supplies, bad logistics, and insufficient force protection. It has been impaired by poor leadership....
Ian Bremmer: Beginning of Putin’s End
On May 9, Vladimir Putin marked the 77th anniversary of Russia's Victory Day in World War II by co-opting its narrative to justify invading Ukraine and paint itself as a victim of Western aggression. Russia, it seems, hasn't moved on much since 1945 — and still hangs on to...
What Is Nakba Day? A Brief History
Palestinians have been mourning the loss of their homeland since 1948, but Nakba Day, an annual day of commemoration inaugurated by the Palestinian Authority, is a relatively new addition to the calendar. "Nakba" is just the Arabic word for disaster. After 1948, with the definite article “al” (i.e., al-Nakba), it became...
Big Rigs Going Electric As Navistar, Cummins, Daimler Rev Up Next-Generation Trucks
The electric vehicle revolution is far bigger than Tesla and Ford (with its electric pickup) as the world’s top makers of heavy-duty trucks and powertrains including Navistar, Daimler, Cummins, Hyundai and Volvo also intend to shake up their industry with next-generation battery- and hydrogen-powered models that cut carbon and exhaust pollution....
Welcome to Portugal, the New Expat Haven. Californians, Please Go Home.
In the last decade, the overall population in Portugal has declined while the number of foreigners has grown by 40%. The ranks of American citizens living in this land of 10 million shot up by 45% last year. Within the mix of retirees, digital nomads and young families fed up...