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,...
O’Brien Launches Fresno County Schools Chief Campaign by Handing Out ‘Homework’
Dr. Eimear O'Brien officially kicked off her campaign for Fresno County Superintendent of Schools on Saturday afternoon in the shaded backyard of her northeast Fresno home surrounded by close relatives, more than 100 friends, and two former Fresno County schools chiefs. O'Brien's endorsers including Larry Powell and Jim Yovino, both...
Trump Says US Could Reach Trade Deal With India, Casts Doubt on Deal With Japan
WASHINGTON - The United States could reach a trade deal with India that would help American companies compete in the South Asian country and leave it facing far lower tariffs, President Donald Trump said on Tuesday, while casting doubt on a possible deal with Japan. Trump told reporters aboard Air...
Jury Reaches Verdict on Some Counts at Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ Sex Trafficking Trial
NEW YORK - The jury at Sean "Diddy" Combs' sex trafficking trial has reached a verdict on several counts, the judge overseeing the case said on Tuesday, after a seven-week trial in which two of the music mogul's former girlfriends testified that he physically and sexually abused them. U.S. District...
How Wimbledon Is Tackling Its Hottest Opening on Record
LONDON — Wimbledon was, officially, as scorching as anywhere else in the United Kingdom on Monday. But the world’s premier tennis players nonetheless faced off on the venue’s famous grass courts as temperatures soared past 90 degrees Fahrenheit, or more than 32 degrees Celsius, making it the hottest opening day...