Wall Street indexes lost steam on Wednesday following a renewed selloff in software stocks, while investors assessed stronger-than-expected employment data that lowered the bets on Federal Reserve interest-rate cuts. The three main indexes started the session on a strong note, with the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq hitting their highest...
French Government Alerts Prosecutor to Diplomat With Epstein Ties
France's foreign minister has notified prosecutors about a middle-ranking French diplomat who had ties to Jeffrey Epstein and is suspected of transferring United Nations documents to the late convicted sex offender. The name of Fabrice Aidan appears in more than 200 documents released by the U.S. Department of Justice, including...
Love on Tap Brings Speed Dating to the Central Valley Ahead of Valentine’s Day
Love On Tap founder Jordyn Houseworth is marking the company’s one-year anniversary this Valentine’s week with a run of speed dating events across the Central Valley, including stops in Fresno, Madera, and Visalia. Houseworth, who started the business after moving to the Bay Area in 2021, said the idea grew...
Fresno State Asks Court to Decide Who Gets Final $180,000 Save Mart Center Commission
Fresno State has one more commission payment to make to its consultant for the Save Mart Center naming rights deal. Two parties are claiming rights to the final $180,000 check. In a Solomon-like approach, Fresno State cannot decide who should receive the money and is asking the court for help....
Israeli Court Ordered Prisons to Give Palestinian Detainees More Food. They Are Still Hungry
Five months after Israel's Supreme Court ruled that its prisons were failing to provide enough food for Palestinian detainees and ordered conditions be improved, emaciated prisoners are still emerging with tales of extreme hunger and abuse. Samer Khawaireh, 45, told Reuters that all he was given to eat in Israel's Megiddo...
White House Says Trump Plans to Rescind Climate Change Finding Key to Auto Rules
President Donald Trump plans to formalize on Thursday a move to overturn the Obama-era legal basis for federal greenhouse gas rules, which will lead to the repeal of vehicle emissions rules, the White House said on Tuesday. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters that Trump will be joined...
BMW Recalls Hundreds of Thousands of Cars Over Fire Risk
BMW is recalling hundreds of thousands of cars due to a potential fire hazard, the German premium carmaker said on Wednesday. The global recall is affecting a mid-six-figure number of cars, a BMW spokesperson said. Newspaper Bild earlier reported on the recall, citing the Munich-based carmaker. Specialty publication kfz-betrieb said...
Police Search for Motive After Deadly Mass Shooting in Canada
Canadian police were searching for a motive Wednesday for one of the country’s deadliest mass shootings, while crucial questions remained unanswered about what unfolded a day earlier in the small, close-knit community of Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said Tuesday afternoon that 10 bodies had been...
Fresno’s Marjaree Mason Center Highlights Teen Dating Violence Awareness During February
February marks Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month, a time when communities nationwide work to educate young people about healthy relationships and the warning signs of abuse. In Fresno, the Marjaree Mason Center is leading local efforts, including programs in schools, public awareness campaigns, and community events. Each year,...
NATO Launches Arctic Sentry Mission to Ease Tension Over Trump’s Greenland Push
NATO said on Wednesday it had launched a mission to strengthen its presence in the Arctic, part of an effort to defuse severe tensions within the alliance prompted by U.S. President Donald Trump's push for the U.S. to acquire Greenland. The new mission, Arctic Sentry, will coordinate an increasing military...