Fresno police issued 112 citations for hands-free cell phone violations during a distracted driving enforcement operation on Saturday. A total of 130 citations were issued during the operation when including non-distracted driving violations, and one DUI arrest was also made, police said. California has had distracted driving laws since 2008....
Walk for Peace: Buddhist Monks Arrive in Washington After 2,300-Mile Journey
Draped in burnt-orange robes, two dozen Buddhist monks arrived in Washington D.C. on Tuesday on a 2,300-mile "Walk for Peace", a self-described spiritual journey across nine states that has been cheered on by crowds of thousands. "I feel like in our country and in our world right now that you...
Chappell Roan Leaves Wasserman Agency After Founder Appears in Epstein Files
Grammy-winning artist Chappell Roan announced Monday that she had left the talent agency led and founded by Casey Wasserman, who exchanged flirtatious emails with Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime companion, as the repercussions of the Epstein files seep into the realms of sports and culture. “As of today, I am...
US Household Credit Troubles Worsened at End of 2025, New York Fed Says
Overall credit troubles in the U.S. increased modestly during the fourth quarter as some parts of the mortgage market saw accelerated fraying, amid ongoing difficulties for student loan borrowers, the New York Federal Reserve said in a report released on Tuesday. When it comes to delinquency rates, "overall, mortgages continue to...
Tulare County Authorities Arrest 15-Year-Old After Ghost AR-15 Recovered in Farmersville
Authorities arrested a 15-year-old after recovering a privately manufactured “ghost” AR-15 rifle during the service of a search warrant in Farmersville, officials said. Members of the Tulare County Agencies Regional Gun Violence Enforcement Team, working with the Farmersville Police Department, served the warrant on Thursday in the 500 block of...
Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetle… Opens Friday the 13th in Fresno
Perhaps it is no coincidence that the North American tour of "Beetlejuice" launches in Fresno on Friday the 13th. Audiences are safe, as long as they do not repeat the not-so-friendly ghost's name three times. The Broadway musical based on the 1988 movie has been staged worldwide. The first of...
Austria Win Surprise Team Combined Gold as Shiffrin Misses out Again
Austria's Ariane Raedler and Katharina Huber won a surprise women's team combined Olympic gold on Tuesday after outright U.S. favourites Breezy Johnson and Mikaela Shiffrin missed out on the podium by six hundredths of a second. Germany's Kira Weidle-Winkelmann and Emma Aicher took the silver, 0.05 behind, and Jacqueline Wiles...
Wells Fargo Expects Credit Card Loan Growth to Continue This Year
Wells Fargo expects loans to grow this year, betting on credit cards and autos while momentum in mortgages is expected to pick up after declines over time, Chief Financial Officer Mike Santomassimo said on Tuesday. "On the card side, we're seeing good growth there. It's been pretty consistent now for...
Paramount Sweetens Warner Bros Bid With Ticking Fee, Netflix Break-up Fee Cover
Paramount Skydance has enhanced its Warner Bros Discovery bid by offering extra cash for each quarter the deal fails to close after this year and agreed to cover the breakup fee the HBO owner would owe Netflix if it walked away. Even though Paramount did not raise its per-share offer,...
Russia Nears Capture of Key Ukrainian Towns After Year of Grinding Assaults
KYIV, Ukraine — For over a year, Russian forces have slogged through battlefields in Ukraine without seizing a single urban stronghold. Now, these attritional advances are on the verge of paying off. Russia appears poised to complete the capture of three strategic areas in the coming weeks or months, according...