October 7, 2025 Most Wanted Person of the Day Suspect Name: Alaizia Princess Madison Suspects Date of Birth: June 17, 2000 Physical Description: Black Female, 5’ 9, 260 lbs., Black Hair, Brown Eyes. Charges: Vandalism Warrant Number: F21901226 Synopsis of the Case: Alaizia Princess Madison is wanted on a felony,...
School Bus Involved in Madera Collision, Passengers Unharmed
Madera police officers assisted the California Highway Patrol with traffic control Tuesday during an investigation of a collision involving a vehicle and a school bus near Pecan Avenue and Raymond Thomas Road. Authorities said the investigation was ongoing, but the roadway was expected to reopen shortly. No passengers on the...
Tesla Expected to Unveil Lower-Cost Model Y in Push to Reignite Sales
Tesla is expected to unveil on Tuesday a more affordable version of its best-selling Model Y SUV, as the electric vehicle maker seeks to reverse falling sales and waning market share amid rising global competition. Chief Executive Elon Musk for years has promised mass market vehicles, though last year he...
Stocks Edge Lower, With S&P 500 Down After Recent Records. Gold Futures Hit $4,000
NEW YORK — Major stock indexes edged lower on Monday, with the S&P 500 easing after recent record highs, and investors eyeing political upheaval in France, Japan and a U.S. government shutdown, while gold futures hit $4,000 an ounce for the first time. Gold's rally has been driven in part...
How Many Palestinians Has Israel’s Gaza Offensive Killed?
CAIRO/GENEVA — Palestinian health authorities say Israel's two-year-old ground and air campaign against Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip has killed more than 67,000 people, with nearly a third of the dead under the age of 18. The war, triggered by the deadly October 7, 2023 Hamas attack on Israel,...
Trump to Unveil Farmer Aid as China Shuns US Crops
WASHINGTON — Punishing Chinese tariffs that prompt painful retaliation. American farmers on the brink of bankruptcy. A multibillion-dollar bailout to keep farmers afloat. It is 2018 all over again as the Trump administration prepares to address the same policy crisis it faced seven years ago when President Donald Trump, who...
Fresno, Take a Bow. Our City Is Becoming More Prosperous for All
When Fresno DRIVE kicked off with a downtown community meeting in 2019, some people — including elected leaders — left wondering how this 10-year initiative to build the city's economy would be different from its failed predecessors. The five-year numbers are in and they show that Fresno DRIVE is, indeed,...
University of California Trio Win Nobel Prize for Revealing Quantum Physics in Action
STOCKHOLM — U.S.-based scientists John Clarke, Michel Devoret and John Martinis won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics for "experiments that revealed quantum physics in action", paving the way for the development of the next generation of digital technologies. "My feelings are that I'm completely stunned. Of course it had...
Johnson & Johnson Ordered to Pay $966 Million After Jury Finds Company Liable in Talc Cancer Case
A Los Angeles jury late on Monday ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $966 million to the family of a woman who died from mesothelioma, finding the company liable in the latest lawsuit alleging its baby powder products cause cancer. — (Reporting by Diana Novak Jones; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)
Regulators Know PG&E, Edison Are Slow to Hook up Solar. Why Are There No Penalties?
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The state’s two largest utilities routinely drag their feet connecting solar panels to the electric grid, missing state-mandated deadlines as much as 73% of the time, according to a complaint filed to regulators by solar advocates. The complaint...