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...
US Pushes Russia and Ukraine to End War by Summer, Zelenskiy Says
KYIV, Feb 7 (Reuters) - The United States wants Moscow and Kyiv to find a solution on how to end the war in Ukraine before summer, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said. In remarks to reporters released by his office on Saturday after Ukraine and Russia held two days of U.S.-brokered talks...
Prosecutors Began Investigating Renee Good’s Killing. Washington Told Them to Stop.
MINNEAPOLIS — Hours after an immigration agent fatally shot Renee Good inside her SUV on a Minneapolis street last month, a senior federal prosecutor in Minnesota sought a warrant to search the vehicle for evidence in what he expected would be a standard civil rights investigation into the agent’s use...
Thousands Mourn Victims of Suicide Bombing in Islamabad, as Four Arrests Made
ISLAMABAD, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Thousands of mourners gathered in Islamabad on Saturday to start burying the 32 people killed in a suicide bombing at a Shi'ite Muslim mosque during Friday prayers, as the city tightened security and authorities arrested four people believed to have helped the bomber. In Friday's...
France Opens Probe Against Ex-Culture Minister Lang After Epstein File Dump
PARIS, Feb 7 - The French Financial Prosecutor's Office said on Saturday it had opened an investigation into former culture minister Jack Lang and his daughter Caroline on suspicion of 'aggravated tax fraud laundering', a move that follows the release of files linked to late convicted U.S. sex offender Jeffrey...
Trump Reverts to Diplomacy With Iran, but the Road Is Narrow
BERLIN — Even with President Donald Trump’s “beautiful armada” off its shores, Iran has once again resorted to a familiar strategy: kicking the radioactive can of its nuclear program down the road of extended negotiations. But given the fundamental disagreements between the two sides, the rapid buildup of U.S. forces...