In 1997, economists from MIT and Cambridge wrote a paper on the economic value of NBA superstars, focusing on the Chicago Bulls’ Michael Jordan. At the time, he had won four NBA championships, briefly retired, then returned to the league. The window in which Jordan was away from the NBA...
Trump to Sign Tax-Cut and Spending Bill in July 4 Ceremony
President Donald Trump is scheduled to sign a massive package of tax and spending cuts into law at a ceremony at the White House on Friday, one day after the Republican-controlled House of Representatives narrowly approved the legislation. The bill, which will fund Trump's immigration crackdown, make his 2017 tax...
Madre Fire Spurs Evacuations Across 3 Counties, Grows to More Than 70,000 Acres
Update at 12:41 p.m. on July 4, 2025 The Madre Fire has grown to 70,801 acres, CalFire reported. Original Story A wildfire burning along Highway 166 near New Cuyama has scorched 52,592 acres as of Friday, making it the largest wildfire in California so far this year, according to the...
Clovis, Sanger, Madera, and Bass Lake Will Light the Sky With Fireworks Shows Tonight
GV Wire compiled a list of Fourth of July events in the greater Fresno area throughout the week. Many of them have already taken place. Here's a look at those coming up tonight through Sunday: Friday, July 4 A Tioga-Sequoia Beer Garden Block Party event will be held from 5...
Oil Dips Ahead of Expected OPEC+ Output Increase
CALGARY - Oil futures fell more than 1% on Friday, pressured by expectations that OPEC+ producers will decide this weekend to raise output and an Iranian reaffirmation of its commitment to nuclear non-proliferation. Brent crude futures were down 70 cents, or 1.02%, at $68.10 a barrel by 10:06 ET (1406...
613 Killed at Gaza Aid Distribution Sites, Near Humanitarian Covoys, Says UN
GENEVA - The U.N. human rights office said on Friday it had recorded at least 613 killings both at aid points run by the U.S.- and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) and near humanitarian convoys run by other relief groups including the U.N. The GHF uses private U.S. security and...
Fresno County Authorities Investigating Suspicious Death of Transient Man
Authorities are investigating the suspicious death of a man found along a rural road west of Fresno. Deputies responded around 7 a.m. Wednesday to a report of an injured person near South Chateau Fresno Avenue and West Kearney Boulevard. When they arrived, they found the man deceased. The victim has...
West Bank Town Becomes ‘Big Prison’ as Israel Fences It In
SINJIL, West Bank — A 15-foot-high metal fence slices across the eastern edge of Sinjil, a Palestinian town in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Heavy steel gates and roadblocks seal off all but a single route in and out of the town, watched over by Israeli soldiers at guard posts. "Sinjil...
Israeli Military Kills 20 in Gaza as Trump Awaits Hamas Reply to Truce Proposal
TEL AVIV/CAIRO - At least 20 Palestinians were killed on Friday in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza, according to local health officials, as U.S. President Donald Trump said he expected Hamas to respond to his "final proposal" for a ceasefire in Gaza in the next 24 hours. Health officials at...
Valley Crime Stoppers’ Most Wanted Person of the Day: Rachelle Maria Blanco
July 4, 2025 Most Wanted Person of the Day Suspect Name: Rachelle Maria Blanco Suspects Date of Birth: July 6, 1997 Physical Description: Hispanic Female, 5’ 3, 140 lbs., Brown Hair, Brown Eyes. Charges: Driving under the influence Warrant Number: F25902724 Synopsis of the Case: Rachelle Maria Blanco is wanted on...