Two boys, ages 8 and 9, died after falling through ice on Bird Creek in Osage County on Saturday, the Osage County Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies received a 911 call at about 7:13 p.m. reporting that residents and first responders had located the first victim in the water near the...
Iran Commemorates Revolution, With US Warships Lurking Off the Coast
CAIRO — Iran’s government on Wednesday marked the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution with mass rallies across the country, a show of defiance at a time when precarious nuclear negotiations with Washington could give way to another regional war. Defiance Under the Shadow of War The annual celebration commemorates...
S&P 500, Dow Muted After Jobs Data. Alphabet, Microsoft Drag on Nasdaq
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...