New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Friday signed a bill into law allowing medical aid in dying to be available for terminally ill New Yorkers with less than six months to live. The law has parameters to ensure that patients are not coerced into choosing medical aid in dying and...
Teen Arrested at Visalia Mall After Firearm Report
A 15-year-old boy was arrested Friday afternoon at Visalia Mall after security reported he might be carrying a firearm, authorities said. Just after 2:30 p.m., mall security notified officers that a teenager appeared to have a weapon. Using video surveillance, security located the boy and observed what looked like a...
Tumblr Goes Down for Thousands, Downdetector Reports
Tumblr experienced a possible outage Friday, according to Downdetector.com. More than 18,000 users had reported problems with the platform as of 3:48 p.m. PST, according to Downdetector, which tracks outages by collecting status reports from multiple sources. Most users who reported an issue to Downdetector said that they had issues...
Trump Signs Order Threatening Tariffs on Nations Doing Business With Iran
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday that may impose a 25% tariff on countries that do business with Iran. The order comes as tensions between Iran and U.S. continue to simmer even as the two countries engaged in talks this week. — (Reporting by Jasper Ward and...
US Appeals Court Rejects Challenge to Trump’s Efforts to Ban DEI
A federal appeals court on Friday rejected a challenge to a move by President Donald Trump's administration to ban diversity, equity and inclusion programs at federal agencies and businesses with government contracts. A three-judge panel of the Richmond, Virginia-based 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned an injunction that would...
Visalia Man Charged in Fatal Apartment Assault
Prosecutors have filed murder charges against a 28-year-old Visalia man in the killing of a Myrna Otherson, 75, of Visalia, District Attorney Tim Ward announced Friday. Miguel Camacho is accused of driving his car through the gates of an apartment complex on Wednesday then banging on doors and attempting to...
Marc Kapetan Ponders a Run for Fresno County Judge
Seven Fresno County Superior Court judges will officially not appear on the ballot for the June 2 election. Greg Fain, Jonathan Conklin, D. Tyler Tharpe, David Gottlieb, Elizabeth Egan, John Vogt, and Kimberly Nystrom-Geist did not declare their intention to run by the Feb. 4 deadline. Because the incumbents are...
Fresno Police VICE Operation Leads to Arrests in Human Trafficking Crackdown
The Fresno Police Department took part in a statewide VICE operation Wednesday, Jan. 18, as part of National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, resulting in multiple arrests, including two suspects accused of arriving to meet minors for sexual acts. Police said the operation targeted human traffickers, sex purchasers and men seeking...
US Booed, Cheered During Milano Cortina Olympics Opening Ceremony
The U.S. had a mix of boos and cheers by spectators during the opening ceremony's Parade of Athletes of the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics. The ceremony, which aired Friday at 11 a.m. PST, featured a showcase of Italian art and culture. Athletes then entered by country, beginning with Greece,...
US Lawmakers to Start Viewing Unredacted Epstein Files on Monday, NBC News Reports
Members of U.S. Congress will be able to view the unredacted version of the Department of Justice's files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein from Monday morning, NBC News reported on Friday, citing two sources. — (Reporting by Jasper Ward in Washington)