LOS ANGELES − Amid themes of political struggle, oppression and resistance in Paul Thomas Anderson's big-budget satire "One Battle After Another," there's laugh-out-loud comedy − especially when Leonardo DiCaprio and Benicio del Toro share the screen for the first time in the movie, filmed partly in Stockton in 2024. "Think about 'The Dude,' if he was...
Fresno State Is Running the Pistol Offense. Here’s How It Works
The Bulldogs are enjoying their bye week, with no head coach Matt Entz news conference and no open practices for the media. The team returns to the field Oct. 4 at home against Nevada — which is also on a bye this week. Fresno State primarily uses the shotgun formation...
In the Crosshairs of a New Kind of American Copycat Killer
Murder is mimetic. The Zodiac Killer — who murdered at least five people in Northern California in the 1960s and sent cryptic messages to the news media — inspired copycats and established a dark cultural archetype: the serial killer who leaves taunting clues for his pursuers to try to decipher....
Sinclair to End Boycott of Kimmel Show on Its ABC Stations Friday
Sinclair Broadcasting said on Friday it will end its preemption of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" and the show will return in the evening on Sinclair’s nearly 40 ABC-affiliated stations. Sinclair is one of two major broadcast owners that had not agreed to resume airing the show this week after Disney lifted...
UN Says Fox News Host Apologized After Calling for World Body to Be Bombed
The United Nations was shocked, U.N. spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said on Friday, when a Fox News host called for the world body to be bombed over U.S. President Donald Trump's difficulties with an escalator and a teleprompter. Jesse Watters had privately apologized to U.N. global communications chief Melissa Fleming after...
5.9 Magnitude Earthquake Hits off the Oregon Coast West of Bandon
A 5.9 magnitude earthquake was detected off the Oregon Coast Sept. 25. The earthquake occurred at 11:45 p.m. approximately 143 miles off the coast of Bandon, and at a depth of 6.2 miles, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. This incident comes just over two weeks after a 5.8 earthquake struck...
US Says Financier Howard Rubin and Assistant Have Been Indicted on Sex Trafficking Charges
The retired financier Howard Rubin has been indicted on sex trafficking charges for allegedly coercing women to fly to New York to perform sex acts with him, including in what he called a sex "dungeon" in his Manhattan penthouse, prosecutors said on Friday. Between at least 2009 and 2019, Rubin...
Drone Maker DJI Loses Lawsuit Against Pentagon Claim of Chinese Military Ties
A U.S. judge on Friday rejected a bid by China-based DJI, the world's largest drone maker, to be removed from the U.S. Defense Department’s list of companies allegedly working with Beijing’s military. In his ruling, U.S. District Judge Paul Friedman in Washington, D.C., said the Defense Department had substantial evidence...
Close National Parks if Government Shuts Down, Former Superintendents Plead
WASHINGTON — During the government shutdown of 2019, the Trump administration kept national parks open to the public, even though a majority of the staff was furloughed. Without enough rangers to welcome visitors and enforce rules, the parks suffered. Joshua trees in California were cut down to make room for...
Visalia Police Arrest Wanted Felon With Active Spousal Rape Warrant After Early-Morning Pursuit
Visalia police arrested a wanted felon early Friday after a vehicle pursuit that ended at a local residence, authorities said. Around 2:40 a.m., a Visalia officer attempted to stop a vehicle near Linwood Street and Myrtle Avenue for a mechanical violation. The driver, later identified as Quentin Osborne, 54, failed...