CAIRO/GAZA — Palestinian militant group Hamas said it will hand over two bodies of deceased Israeli hostages on Thursday, a day after the tenuous Gaza ceasefire was shaken by a series of deadly Israeli strikes across the enclave. The Israeli military said the Red Cross had received two coffins of...
Justin Garza High School Student and Her Sister Identified in Fresno County Fatal Crash
Two people, including a 14-year-old girl, were killed and another person was seriously injured in a solo vehicle crash late Tuesday on Belmont Avenue west of Brawley Avenue, authorities said. The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office identified the victims as sisters Angelina Nino, 21, and Rayla Piedra, 14, both of Fresno....
A Fresno Immigrant’s American Dream: Simply Pita, Simply Heart
Walking into Simply Pita in Fresno feels like stepping into someone’s home — a warm, cozy space where families chat over meals, the scent of fresh pita drifts through the air, and the grill in the back hums with the rhythmic chopping of vegetables. A TikTok went big in Fresno...
Newsom Signs Bill to Beam More Sunlight on Groundwater Boards
A bill that will require groundwater sustainability agencies to publish the names of their directors and provide links to their financial interest statements was signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom earlier this month. The new mandate wasn’t well received by some. “We’re having all of our laundry put on display for...
United, American CEOs to Attend White House Event as Industry Pushes for End to Shutdown
The CEOs of American Airlines and United Airlines will attend a White House roundtable with Vice President JD Vance Thursday as the aviation industry urges an end to a 30-day government shutdown that has disrupted thousands of flights, sources told Reuters. United CEO Scott Kirby and American CEO Robert Isom...
Hurricane Melissa Smashes Through Caribbean, Accelerates Towards Bermuda
PORT-AU-PRINCE/KINGSTON/HAVANA — Hurricane Melissa smashed through the northern Caribbean and was seen picking up speed as it churned across open ocean towards Bermuda on Thursday, leaving a trail of high winds and destruction from Jamaica to Cuba and Haiti in its wake. People across the Bahamas and nearby Turks and...
Trump Links Student Loan Forgiveness to Immigration Agenda in New Rule
Student loan borrowers who work at nonprofits that don’t cooperate with President Donald Trump’s immigration agenda won’t be eligible for forgiveness under a rule the Education Department announced on Thursday. The Trump administration is changing the criteria for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program, a student debt cancellation program for...
Elon Musk Challenges Wikipedia With His Own AI Encyclopedia
SAN FRANCISCO — Elon Musk on Monday unveiled his own version of Wikipedia, the crowdsourced online encyclopedia, with entries edited by xAI, his artificial intelligence company. The new project, Grokipedia, would “purge out the propaganda” flooding Wikipedia, Musk claimed in a post on his social media site, X. Grokipedia, which...
Israel’s Ultra-Orthodox Set for ‘March of the Million’ Against Military Draft
JERUSALEM — Tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Israelis were expected to gather in Jerusalem on Thursday for a mass demonstration against efforts to enlist some of them in the military, a protest that is likely to deepen divisions in a country reeling from two years of war. The show of...
Trump Tells Pentagon to Immediately Resume Testing US Nuclear Weapons
BUSAN, South Korea — President Donald Trump ordered the U.S. military on Thursday to immediately resume testing nuclear weapons after a gap of 33 years, minutes before beginning a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Trump made the surprise announcement on Truth Social while he was aboard his Marine One...