JERUSALEM - Israel's command of Iranian air space leaves few obstacles in the way of its expanding bombardment, though it will struggle to deal a knock-out blow to deeply buried nuclear sites without the U.S. joining the attack, experts say. While Iran has responded with deadly missile strikes on Israeli...
Trump Says He Will Probably Extend TikTok Deadline Again
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he would likely extend a deadline for China-based ByteDance to divest the U.S. assets of short video app TikTok. The president said in May he would extend the June 19 deadline after the app helped him with young voters in the 2024...
Immigration Raids Add to Absence Crisis for Valley Schools
As President Donald Trump promised mass deportations, educators sounded alarms that the actions could scare families away from school, affecting both immigrant and nonimmigrant students. Now, new research provides evidence that immigration raids did appear to lower school attendance. A Stanford University study found that parents kept their children out...
Madera County Wildfire Prompts Evacuation Warnings, Road Closures
A wildfire burning near Raymond Road and Avenue 16 in Madera County has prompted evacuation warnings and road closures, authorities said Monday. The Madera County Sheriff’s Office issued evacuation warnings for zones MAD-E1419, MAD-E1421, MAD-E1425, and MAD-E0049. Residents are urged to leave early if they feel threatened, particularly those who...
Sanger Police Seek Public’s Help to Find Missing Teen
Police in Sanger are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 17-year-old girl last seen on Saturday. Kaylani Thompson left her residence in Sanger during the afternoon and has not been seen since, according to the Sanger Police Department. Thompson is described as a Black female, 5 feet...
Trump Says Everyone Should Immediately Evacuate Tehran
President Donald Trump on Monday urged everyone to immediately evacuate Tehran, and reiterated that Iran should have signed a nuclear deal with the United States. "IRAN CAN NOT HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON. I said it over and over again! Everyone should immediately evacuate Tehran!" he said in a post on...
Inside Trump’s Extraordinary Turnaround on Immigration Raids
WASHINGTON — Last Wednesday morning, President Donald Trump took a call from Brooke Rollins, his secretary of agriculture, who relayed a growing sense of alarm from the heartland. Farmers and agriculture groups, she said, were increasingly uneasy about his immigration crackdown. Federal agents had begun to aggressively target worksites in...
Trump Approval Steady at 42%, Support Weakens for His Immigration Policy, Reuters/Ipsos Poll Finds
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's public approval rating held steady over the last month, but Americans are becoming less supportive of his approach to immigration as his administration cracks down, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll that closed on Monday. The six-day poll showed 42% of U.S. adults approved of the...
Person Rescued from Fresno Canal, Third Incident in Recent Days
A person was rescued from a canal in Fresno on Monday morning, marking the third such incident in recent days, the Fresno Fire Department said in a statement. Just after 9:30 a.m., Fresno police officers reported a person in the water near Dakota Avenue and Ninth Street and requested immediate...
Arias Dodges Questions About His False Fresno ICE Raid Claim
Miguel Arias repeatedly dodged questions Monday about an ICE raid he said would happen at a Fresno-area swap meet but didn't materialize. No immigration enforcement raids took place at the Cherry Avenue Auction swap meet over the weekend. Arias, a Fresno city councilmember, announced the warning at last week's council...