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...
California Highway Patrol Makes 1,311 DUI Arrests During Independence Day Weekend
The California Highway Patrol issued 34,582 citations and made 1,311 DUI arrests during a statewide holiday enforcement period aimed at curbing dangerous driving over the Fourth of July weekend, the agency said in a statement. From 6 p.m. Wednesday to midnight on Sunday, officers carried out 46,582 enforcement actions targeting...
Death Toll Reaches at Least 119 in Texas Floods, With 173 Missing
SAN ANTONIO — Search crews spread through the Texas Hill Country on Wednesday morning with a grim mission, seeking signs of the scores of people missing from devastating floods that struck the region nearly a week ago, killing at least 119. Even as the search continued, officials from Kerr County...
Nathan Magsig: Why Our Second Amendment Resolution Matters to the People of the Central Valley
In the heart of the San Joaquin Valley, we take pride in our heritage of self-reliance and respect for constitutional freedoms. From farmers and ranchers to small business owners and families who have called this region home for generations, the right to keep and bear arms is more than an...
Horse Racing May Be Out at Fresno Fair, but New Events Promise to Pack Grandstands
From rodeos to monster trucks and Arenacross, Big Fresno Fair officials announced a slew of events to fill the gap left after they announced there would be no horse racing there this year. Events at the Brian I. Tatarian Grandstand begin Oct. 3 with the Big Fresno Fair Rodeo, going...
Wall Street Shakes off Tariff Concerns, Nvidia Leaps to $4 Trillion
Wall Street's main indexes ticked up on Wednesday as Nvidia rocketed to a $4 trillion valuation, while investors took in their stride President Donald Trump's latest tariff salvo. Nvidia rose 2% and became the first company in the world to hit a $4 trillion market value, solidifying its position as...
Who Will Dyer Support as His Successor? We Asked Him.
While speculation continues to mount on who will run to succeed Jerry Dyer as Fresno mayor in 2028, the current occupant is not tipping his hand on whom he will support. Politics 101 has heard names such as Assemblymember-turned-Fresno City Council candidate Joaquin Arambula and current councilmembers Tyler Maxwell, Mike...
Kenya’s President Orders Police to Shoot Violent Protesters in the Leg
NAIROBI - Kenya's President William Ruto said on Wednesday that police should shoot protesters who vandalize businesses in the leg to incapacitate them, two days after 31 people were killed during nationwide anti-government demonstrations. On Monday, police blocked off large parts of the capital Nairobi, and used tear gas, water...