NEW YORK - Sean "Diddy" Combs was found guilty on Wednesday of prostitution-related offenses, but cleared of more serious charges after a criminal trial in which two of the music mogul's former girlfriends testified that he physically and sexually abused them. Combs was convicted of transportation to engage in prostitution...
Trump Pulls Back 150 Guard Troops From Federal Duties in California
LOS ANGELES — The Trump administration released about 150 National Guard troops on Tuesday in the first pullback since it dispatched a military force to the Los Angeles area last month, allowing the soldiers to return to regular duty fighting wildfires in California. President Donald Trump began deploying thousands of...
Trump Says Israel Has Agreed to Conditions to Finalize 60-Day Gaza Ceasefire
WASHINGTON -President Donald Trump said on Tuesday Israel had agreed "to the necessary conditions to finalize" a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza during which efforts will be made to end the U.S. ally's war in the Palestinian enclave. "Israel has agreed to the necessary conditions to finalize the 60 Day CEASEFIRE,...
Fresno County Man Arrested for Suspected Arson Hours After Separate Wildfire
A man was arrested Sunday on suspicion of starting a wildfire in rural Madera County just hours after crews responded to a separate nearby blaze sparked by farm equipment, authorities said. Around 3 p.m., Madera County sheriff’s deputies and CalFire crews responded to a vegetation fire near Road 400 and...
New California Environmental Rollbacks Could Boost Housing Projects in Fresno
A major change in California's environmental review process is intended to make it easier to build housing in places like Fresno. And while this seismic event has champions of affordable housing cheering, environmentalists are fearing the worst. As part of the state budget package, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday signed...
Iran Made Preparations to Mine the Strait of Hormuz, US Sources Say
WASHINGTON - The Iranian military loaded naval mines onto vessels in the Persian Gulf last month, a move that intensified concerns in Washington that Tehran was gearing up to blockade the Strait of Hormuz following Israel's strikes on sites across Iran, according to two U.S. officials. The previously unreported preparations,...
Fresno Unified’s Embattled Nikki Henry Exits. ‘I Own My Mistake. I Won’t Let It Own Me.’
After a battle between Fresno Unified and the Fresno Teachers Association became public, the district's chief communications officer announced on social media she's left the district. Former Communications Chief Nikki Henry on LinkedIn said that Monday was her last day with the district. The district's Wednesday board agenda removed Henry's...
Trump Floats Daughter-in-Law Lara Trump for Senate Run in North Carolina
WASHINGTON - Donald Trump on Tuesday floated his daughter-in-law Lara Trump as a possible replacement for U.S. Senator Thom Tillis, who will not seek reelection in North Carolina after clashing with the U.S. president over his tax-cut and spending bill. “Somebody that would really be great is Lara," Trump told...
Google Hit With $314 Million US Verdict in Cellular Data Class Action
A jury in San Jose, California, said on Tuesday that Google misused customers' cell phone data and must pay more than $314.6 million to Android smartphone users in the state, according to an attorney for the plaintiffs. The jury agreed with the plaintiffs that Alphabet's Google was liable for sending...
Tulare County Wildfire Prompts Advisory in Three Rivers Area
Update at 4:30 p.m. on July 1, 2025 The Tulare County Fire Department reported that the Peak Fire on North Fork Drive in Three Rivers has been stabilized and the advisory has been lifted. Original Story Firefighters are battling a wildfire Tuesday in the Three Rivers area of Tulare County,...