The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday proposed a $255,000 civil fine against American Airlines , alleging that the carrier violated employee drug- and alcohol-testing regulations. On Friday, the FAA proposed a similar fine against Southwest Airlines. On Wednesday, the FAA said that between May 2019 and December 2023, American...
Israeli Fire Kills Girl Student in Gaza, Medics Say
Israeli forces shot and killed a young female student on Thursday while she was attending a class held in a tent in the town of Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip, health and education officials said. The education ministry said third-grade student Ritaj Rihan was hit by a bullet...
Justice Department Opens Probe Into NFL Over Anticompetitive Practices, WSJ Reports
The U.S. Justice Department has opened an investigation into whether the National Football League has engaged in anticompetitive tactics that harm consumers, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the situation. The nature and scope of the investigation could not immediately be learned, the WSJ said....
Fowler Police Ask Public to Avoid Area During Search Warrant Service
The Fowler Police Department, working with the Central California ICAC Taskforce, said they are serving a search warrant Thursday in the area of Adams and Temperance avenues. Police asked the public to avoid the area while officers conducted the operation, citing safety concerns. — Connect with Anthony W. Haddad on social media....
Israel Approves Dozens of New Settlements in West Bank, Watchdog Says
Israel has approved the establishment of dozens of new Jewish settlements in the West Bank, an Israeli watchdog group said on Thursday, amid a rise in settler attacks on Palestinians across the occupied territory. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government has not formally announced the establishment of the 34 new settlements,...
Oil Prices Rise About 5% as Hormuz Concerns Keep Supply Risks Elevated
Oil prices rose nearly 5% on Thursday as doubts over a fragile two-week Middle East ceasefire raised concerns that energy flows through the crucial Strait of Hormuz will remain restricted, with shippers hesitant to resume transit. Brent crude futures were up $4.41, or 4.7%, at $99.14 a barrel at 1449...
What to Know About Israel’s Strikes on Lebanon
Lebanon said Thursday, a day after an intense wave of Israeli airstrikes, that more than 200 people had been killed in the bombardment. The attacks, targeting the Iran-backed militia Hezbollah, put heavy pressure on the fragile U.S.-Israeli truce with Iran. The strikes Wednesday added to a grim death toll in...
Clovis East’s Fire-Fighting Program Receives National Accreditation
Clovis East High School’s Fire Technology career technical education program has earned an Industry-Certified Program of Excellence designation from a prestigious national accreditation group. The Law and Public Safety Education Network, which works to recognize exemplary law and public safety education programs, is awarding the Clovis Unified program. “This national...
Trump Again Hits Out at NATO Over Iran War
President Donald Trump has hit out at NATO after a tense meeting with Mark Rutte, the secretary-general of the military alliance, at the White House on Wednesday. Rutte had traveled to Washington to try to assuage Trump’s anger that NATO members had refused to participate in the U.S.-Israeli war in...
US Wholesale Inventories Post Biggest Increase in 13 Months
U.S. wholesale inventories increased by the most in 13 months in February, boosted by sharp rises in the stocks of professional and electrical equipment, government data showed on Thursday. Stocks at wholesalers rebounded 0.8%, the largest increase since January 2025, after falling 0.3% in January, the Commerce Department's Census Bureau...