Thousands gathered across Australia on Monday to protest over the arrival of Israeli President Isaac Herzog, who is on a multi-city trip aimed at expressing solidarity with Australia's Jewish community following a deadly mass shooting last year. Herzog is visiting Australia this week following an invitation from Australian Prime Minister...
Arab States Criticize Israel as It Expands Powers in Occupied West Bank
Saudi Arabia, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates led regional states on Monday in condemning Israel's move to ease settlement expansion and widen its powers in the West Bank, a step critics said went in the direction of annexing occupied land. Sunday's decisions by Israel's security cabinet will make it...
Iran Says It Could Dilute Enriched Uranium if All Sanctions Are Lifted
Iran could agree to dilute its most highly enriched uranium in exchange for all financial sanctions being lifted, its atomic chief said on Monday, one of the most direct indications so far of its position at talks with Washington. U.S. and Iranian diplomats held talks through Omani mediators in Oman...
Trump Blasts Olympic Skier Over Comments About Representing US
President Donald Trump criticized American Olympic skier Hunter Hess on Sunday, days after the athlete expressed mixed feelings about representing the U.S. at the Winter Olympics in northern Italy. "If that's the case, he shouldn't have tried out for the Team, and it's too bad he's on it," Trump wrote...
Bad Bunny’s All-American, All-Spanish, All-Eyes-on-Him Super Bowl
The Super Bowl has never had a halftime performer — or a controversy — quite like Bad Bunny. The Latin superstar, who conquered global streaming with reggaeton earworms seasoned with nostalgic sounds from his native Puerto Rico, is set to make history Sunday, giving the first all-Spanish performance in the...
Trump’s Message to America: Common Ground Is for Suckers
Donald Trump is president of a United States but it is too much to say that he is president of the United States. A hallmark of the president’s language since he stepped onto the national political stage is that some Americans are just a little more American than others, and that this is a...
Peace Fresno Continues Weekly River Park Protests With Anti-ICE Focus
Dozens of protesters lined the sidewalks near River Park Saturday afternoon as part of Peace Fresno’s weekly demonstration, calling for an end to Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity in the Central Valley and urging local officials to refuse cooperation with federal immigration enforcement. The protest is part of a recurring...
Caltrans to Close Lane on Highway 99 in Fresno for Maintenance
The California Department of Transportation announced scheduled maintenance along Highway 99 in Fresno next week that will close lanes and ramps for several hours. On Monday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., the #3 lane along southbound Highway 99 from Fresno Street to Cesar Chavez Boulevard will be closed for...
Mussel Mania: Valley Water Agencies Gear Up to Fight Invasive Mollusk
Water agencies of all sizes are crafting plans and forming task forces across local, state and federal entities to protect infrastructure from the spread of golden mussels, a tiny, invasive species that has already spread the length of the state’s network of waterways. In the San Joaquin Valley, Friant Water...
As a Super Bowl Host, Santa Clara Is Feeling Pushed to the Sidelines
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The hanging lanterns of a historic Chinatown. The Golden Gate Bridge. Victorian homes famous for their sherbet hues. The fan entrance to Levi’s Stadium, which will host the Super Bowl on Sunday, has for days been plastered with these iconic images. Of a city 45 miles...