A ribbon-cutting ceremony for a newly built recharge basin in west Fresno County is scheduled for Thursday, June 18, at 9 a.m. The Fresno Irrigation District completed construction of the Carter Bybee Groundwater Recharge Basin, a 35-acre basin that will sink an average of 840 acre-feet of water annually. The...
US-Iran Ceasefire Agreement to Be Public Soon, Permanent Truce Still Awaits Negotiation
EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France/DUBAI — Details began to emerge on Tuesday of the U.S. and Iran's interim agreement to end the war in the Middle East, with U.S. President Donald Trump saying it will rule out a nuclear weapon for Tehran and a U.S. official saying it allows Iran to sell oil...
Trump Says He Hopes to Put War in ‘Rearview Mirror’
President Donald Trump said Tuesday he hoped the war with Iran would soon be in the “rearview mirror,” even though the terms of a ceasefire he signed with Tehran remained secret and Vice President JD Vance acknowledged that it was “a very general document” with few details. Still, Iranian and...
Iranian-Linked Hackers Didn’t Breach CalWater Billing System, Company Says
California Water Service’s billing systems for customers in Bakersfield, Visalia and Chico were not breached through a cyber attack by an Iranian-linked group, according to a corporate spokesperson. “Our investigation remains ongoing, but our preliminary findings continue to indicate that there are no known operational disruptions to our water and...
Snap Bets on Life Beyond Smartphones With $2,195 Specs Augmented-Reality Glasses
Snap on Tuesday launched its first augmented-reality glasses for consumers at a hefty price of $2,195, pitching the device as the future of how people interact with technology in the AI age. Unveiled at the Augmented World Expo in Long Beach, California, Specs mark a major bet by the social...
Overwatch Goes Down for Thousands of Users Tuesday, Downdetector Reports
Overwatch experienced a possible outage Tuesday, with thousands of users reporting issues, according to Downdetector.com. More than 2,000 users had reported problems with the platform as of 2:04 p.m. PST, according to Downdetector, which tracks outages by collecting status reports from multiple sources. Most users reporting issues say they’re experiencing...
Los Angeles Police Shoots Dog as Owner Celebrates Knicks Title
A Los Angeles police officer fatally shot a dog Saturday while responding to a report of a screaming woman, only to discover she had been celebrating the New York Knicks’ NBA championship victory, according to NBC News. The LAPD said officers responded to a call in Canoga Park and encountered...
Hacking Group Claims Major Hack of Novo Nordisk and Attempted $25 Million Extortion
A cyber extortion group claimed on Tuesday to have stolen more than a terabyte of data from pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk and said it is exploring selling parts of the data after unsuccessfully demanding $25 million from the company. FulcrumSec, a cyber extortion group that emerged in October 2025, said...
Yum Brands to Sell Struggling Pizza Hut Chain for $2.7 Billion as Demand Slumps
Yum Brands said on Tuesday it would sell its Pizza Hut chain for $2.7 billion, as the fast-food business struggles with stiff competition and cautious consumer spending. Pizza Hut in Mainland China will be acquired by Yum China Holdings for $1.2 billion, while the rest of the business will go to private equity...
DOJ Seeks to Halt Air Pollution Lawsuit Against xAI Data Center
In an unusually aggressive move, the Justice Department told a federal court in Mississippi that Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company, xAI, has the right to run dozens of polluting gas-burning turbines in the state despite not having permits for them. The Justice Department late on Monday said that the court...