Online spending soared $24.1 billion across U.S. retailers during the stretch from July 8 to 11 – dubbed "Black Friday in Summer", outpacing Adobe Analytics' prior forecast, as eager shoppers rushed to snap up deep discounts on back-to-school essentials. Retailers recorded online sales growth of 30.3% during events that included...
Trump Threatens to Revoke Rosie O’Donnell’s US Citizenship
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Saturday said he might revoke talk show host Rosie O'Donnell's U.S. citizenship after she criticized his administration's handling of weather forecasting agencies in the wake of the deadly Texas floods, the latest salvo in a years-long feud the two have waged over social media....
Trump Intensifies Trade War With Threat of 30% Tariffs on EU, Mexico
President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened to impose a 30% tariff on imports from Mexico and the European Union starting on August 1, after weeks of negotiations with the major U.S. trading partners failed to reach a comprehensive trade deal. In an escalation of the trade war that has angered...
Trump’s Attorney General Drops Fraud Case Tied to COVID Vaccinations
WASHINGTON - U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi on Saturday dropped a case against a Utah doctor accused of falsifying COVID-19 vaccination certificates and destroying more than $28,000 worth of government-provided COVID-19 vaccines. Bondi, in a statement posted on X, said Michael Kirk Moore Jr., of Salt Lake County, Utah did...
Homeland Security’s Noem Says in Talks With Five Republican-Led States to Build Detention Site
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said on Saturday that she was in talks with five Republican-led states to build another detention site inspired by the "Alligator Alcatraz" facility in Florida. "We've had several other states that are actually using Alligator Alcatraz as a model for how they can partner...
Clovis Police Say Teen Changed Clothes, Hid After Reckless Riding Pursuit
A teenage boy was arrested Friday after leading Clovis police on a 10-minute pursuit while riding an electric motorcycle, authorities said. Just before 11 a.m., an officer attempted to stop the teen near Ashlan and Fowler avenues for reckless driving, according to the Clovis Police Department. The teen allegedly fled,...
Gaza Truce Talks Faltering Over Withdrawal, 17 Reported Killed in Latest Shooting Near Aid
CAIRO/JERUSALEM/GAZA - Progress is stalling at talks aimed at securing a ceasefire in Gaza, with the sides divided over the extent of Israeli forces' withdrawal from the Palestinian enclave, Palestinian and Israeli sources familiar with the negotiations in Doha said on Saturday. The indirect talks over a U.S. proposal for...
Fresno Dog Left Behind After Owners Die Months Apart, Now Needs a Home
After losing both of his owners within months, a 5-year-old cattle dog named Oswald — better known as Ozzy — faced an uncertain future. But thanks to a group of local animal lovers, he’s now wagging his way into a happier chapter. When Ozzy’s family could no longer care for...
Frazier Defends $894K Pay as Nonprofit Loses $1.1M, Blames City for Financial Struggles
The leader of a Fresno nonprofit said his one-time compensation of $894,409 is justified, even though the organization posted a $1.1 million loss. Terance Frazier earned the compensation as president of the Central Valley Community Sports Foundation — the nonprofit that operates the Granite Park Sports Complex, Gateway Ice Center,...
Key Events in the Air India Crash Investigation
A preliminary report into the Air India crash that killed 260 people last month showed that seconds after taking off, the plane's engines fuel cutoff switches almost simultaneously flipped from run to cutoff, starving the engines of fuel. Following is a timeline of key events in the investigation to date:...