Woo! Snap! Clang! That’s the sound of an Olympic medal detaching from its ribbon and plummeting to the floor as its proud new owner jumps in celebration, and it has become an unwelcome addition to the Milan-Cortina Games amid the cheers and national anthems. Multiple athletes have shared stories of...
Pilots and Flight Attendants Criticize American Airlines’ Performance
Pilots and flight attendants at American Airlines have become so fed up with the company’s leadership that their frustrations have spilled into public view in recent days. The union that represents the airline’s 28,000 flight attendants said Monday that its board had issued a unanimous vote of no confidence in...
UK’s Starmer Refuses to Heed Calls to Quit Over Fallout From Epstein Scandal
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer refused on Monday to heed calls to quit, even by the leader of his party in Scotland, pledging to fight on after his appointment of Peter Mandelson as U.S. ambassador plunged his government into crisis. Under pressure over the appointment of a man whose close...
Merced County Authorities Arrest Suspect in Attempted Murder Case
Authorities arrested a Merced County man Monday in connection with a shooting that left a local man injured earlier this year. On Jan. 14, deputies responded to reports of a shooting in the 6900 block of Winton Way. They found an adult male suffering from a gunshot wound. The victim...
Toddler Was Returned to ICE Custody and Denied Medication After Hospitalization, Lawsuit Says
An 18-month-old girl detained for weeks by U.S. immigration authorities was returned to custody and denied medication after being hospitalized with a life-threatening respiratory illness, according to a lawsuit filed in Texas federal court. The child, identified in the lawsuit as "Amalia," was released by immigration authorities in President Donald...
$1.5M of Measure P Funds Embezzled from Fresno Arts Council. PD and FBI Are Probing
The Fresno Police Department and Federal Bureau of Investigation are investigating the reported embezzlement of $1.5 million in Measure P funds from the Fresno Arts Council by a former employee. Lt. Larry Bowlan, Fresno Police spokesman, said Monday that the department learned Friday about the embezzlement and launched the probe....
US to Turn Over Two NATO Command Posts to Europeans, Military Source Says
The United States will turn over two of NATO's major command posts - in Naples, Italy and Norfolk, Virginia - to European officers, a military source told Reuters on Monday. The move is in keeping with U.S. President Donald Trump's demands that European nations take more responsibility for their own...
Lebanon’s Tripoli Building Collapse Kills 15
The death toll from the collapse of residential buildings in the Lebanese city of Tripoli rose to 15 after search and rescue operations ended, Lebanon's National News Agency said on Monday, citing the civil defense chief. Civil defense director general Imad Khreiss said rescue teams rescued eight people from the...
Got Candidates? Multiple Challengers Seek Fresno Unified’s Edison Seat
Several candidates are preparing for a school board election nine months away to represent the southwest region of Fresno Unified School District. Rizpah Bellard may have the most unique resume — a rancher and educator with an Ivy League education. She launched her campaign for the Area 1 seat last...
Tulare County Jury Convicts Driver in DUI Vehicular Manslaughter Case
A Tulare County jury on Friday found a 22-year-old man guilty of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated in connection with a fatal 2024 wrong-way crash on Highway 99. The collision occurred around 3:11 a.m. on April 24, 2024, near Betty Drive in Goshen when Saul Saldana Armenta was driving southbound...