President Donald Trump has pardoned convicted Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, a White House official said on Thursday. In a statement, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Trump had “exercised his constitutional authority by issuing a pardon for Mr. Zhao, who was prosecuted by the Biden Administration in their war...
Oil Prices Surge 5% as US Hits Russian Firms Rosneft, Lukoil With Sanctions
NEW YORK — Oil prices surged around 5% to a two-week high on Thursday after the U.S. imposed sanctions on major Russian suppliers Rosneft and Lukoil over Russia's war in Ukraine. Sanctions against Russia could reduce the supply of oil available to global markets as Russia was the world's second-biggest...
King Charles and Pope Leo Pray Together in a 500-Year First
VATICAN CITY — Britain's King Charles and Pope Leo prayed together in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel on Thursday, in the first joint worship including an English monarch and a Catholic pontiff since King Henry VIII broke away from Rome in 1534. Latin chants and English prayers echoed through the chapel,...
Fresno County Authorities Seek Relatives of Man Found Dead Near Glenn Avenue
The Fresno County Sheriff-Coroner’s Office is asking for the public’s help in finding relatives of Shawn Matthew Tucker, 47, who was found dead from natural causes in an alley near Glenn Avenue in Fresno. Tucker was described as 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighing about 150 pounds. He was...
Fresno Police Chief Provides Detailed Response to Former Detective’s Arrest
A former Fresno police detective was arrested Thursday, Oct. 9, after a federal and state investigation determined he had stolen cash from the department’s evidence room. Rey Medeles, 37, was booked into the Fresno County Jail on a charge of grand theft. The California Attorney General's Office said that Medeles...
Clearing Gaza’s Surface of Bombs Will Take up to 30 Years, Aid Group Says
Clearing the surface of Gaza of unexploded ordnance will likely take between 20 to 30 years, according to an official with aid group Humanity & Inclusion, describing the enclave as a "horrific, unmapped minefield". More than 53 people have been killed and hundreds injured by lethal remnants from the two-year...
Hopes for Xi-Trump Summit Dampened by Tough Beijing Moves, Rising Tension
Just a month after U.S. President Donald Trump hailed "progress" in talks with China, the world's two most powerful nations are scrambling to salvage a planned summit of their leaders, now just a week away, while trading blame for a spike in tension. Even if the talks between Trump and President Xi Jinping can be put back on track,...
US Sanctions Russian Oil Majors Over Ukraine, Prompting Jitters in India and China
President Donald Trump hit Russia's two biggest oil companies with sanctions in a sharp policy shift on Moscow's war in Ukraine, prompting global oil prices to rise by nearly 5% on Thursday and India to consider cutting Russian imports. The sanctions target oil giants Rosneft and Lukoil, which between them...
Majority of Americans Think Trump Is Targeting Enemies, Reuters/Ipsos Poll Finds
More than half of Americans, including about three in 10 Republicans, believe President Donald Trump is using federal law enforcement to go after his enemies, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll that also found growing concern about U.S. political divisions nine months into his second term in office. Some 55% of poll respondents in the six-day poll, which closed on...
Wired Wednesday: California’s $128M Plan Protects Madera County Farmland
California is investing $128 million to preserve 40,000 acres of farmland statewide — including nearly 10,000 acres of grazing land in Madera County. The funding, approved earlier this month by the state’s Strategic Growth Council, is aimed at protecting agricultural land from urban development and maintaining the state’s rural character....