The U.S. Senate Wednesday voted 53 to 43 approve Republic Airways CEO Bryan Bedford to head the Federal Aviation Administration. Bedford, the head of the regional air carrier nominated by President Donald Trump and approved for a five-year-term, will oversee $12.5 billion in funding over five years to remake the...
Motorcyclist Down After Losing Control at Fresno Intersection
A motorcyclist crashed his motorcycle Wednesday afternoon in a single-vehicle crash near the intersection of Fruit and Paul avenues, the Fresno Police Department said. Police said the crash involved a motorcycle carrying a driver and one passenger. The motorcyclist reportedly lost control and laid the bike down. The male driver...
Uber Named Official Rideshare, Delivery Partner for Los Angeles Games
LOS ANGELES - Uber will serve as the official rideshare and on-demand delivery partner of the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, as well as Team USA, organizers announced on Wednesday. The partnership will see Uber deploy its mobility platform to design, implement and optimize rideshare operations across the...
US Emergency Agency FEMA Should Be ‘Eliminated as It Exists Today,’ Noem Says
The Federal Emergency Management Agency should be eliminated in its current form and reconfigured to respond more effectively to natural disasters, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said at a meeting on reforming FEMA on Wednesday. Noem's comments were a restatement of her thinking on FEMA's future but notable given...
US Supreme Court Declines to Let Florida Enforce Immigration Crackdown
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court maintained on Wednesday a judicial block on a Republican-crafted Florida law that makes it a crime for immigrants in the United States illegally to enter the state. The justices denied a request by state officials to lift an order by Florida-based U.S. District Judge...
Military Veteran Rios Challenging Costa for Congress in 2026
A military veteran and veteran affairs advocate is challenging Rep. Jim Costa, D-Fresno, for Congress in 2026. Lorenzo Rios announced his candidacy Wednesday. The Republican is a Marine Corps and Army veteran, and current CEO of the Clovis Veterans Memorial District. “Make America Great Again isn’t just a slogan, it’s a...
OpenAI to Release Web Browser in Challenge to Google Chrome
SAN FRANCISCO - OpenAI is close to releasing an AI-powered web browser that will challenge Alphabet's market-dominating Google Chrome, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters. The browser is slated to launch in the coming weeks, three of the people said, and aims to use artificial intelligence to fundamentally...
Fuel Shortage Threatens to Turn Gaza’s Biggest Hospital Into Graveyard, Doctors Say
GAZA - Overwhelmed doctors and patients at Gaza's largest medical center could soon be plunged into darkness because of dwindling fuel supplies, which doctors say threaten to paralyze Al Shifa hospital as Israel presses on with its military campaign. While Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discussed the fate of Israeli hostages...
UN Chief Outlines Four Options for Embattled Palestinian Relief Agency UNRWA
UNITED NATIONS - A review of the embattled United Nations Palestinian relief agency UNRWA, ordered by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, has identified four possible ways forward for the organization that has lost U.S. funding and been banned by Israel. The proposals, seen by Reuters, are: inaction that could see the potential...
Why Measure C Is Not Measured
Imagine Fresno County is like a big playground where everyone’s trying to get around — many kids are running, some are biking, and very few are riding the bus. Measure C is like the piggy bank we all chip into to keep the playground safe and fun. It’s a successful...