AIN SAADEH, Lebanon — Residents in Lebanon were reeling Monday from an intense wave of Israeli airstrikes in recent days, including in an area near Beirut, the capital, that had once been considered safe from attacks. Lebanon’s Health Ministry said 39 people had died on Sunday as a result of...
Fresno County’s New eCourt System Frustrates Lawyers Amid Rocky Rollout
A new filing and search system for the Fresno County Superior Court is frustrating lawyers. In response, the court is asking for patience. "There was a lot of anxiety for lawyers and people working in lawyers' offices, particularly in criminal defense," attorney Scott Baly told GV Wire. A former public...
OpenAI Urges California, Delaware to Investigate Musk’s ‘Anti-Competitive Behavior’
OpenAI urged the California and Delaware attorneys general to consider investigating Elon Musk and his associates' "improper and anti-competitive behavior", ahead of a trial between the two sides set to begin this month. Musk sued OpenAI, its CEO Sam Altman and others in 2024, accusing them of violating OpenAI's founding mission...
Trump Threatens Jail for Reporter Who Revealed Iran Airman Rescue
President Donald Trump said on Monday he would demand that the journalist who first reported that an airman in Iran had been rescued reveal how they got that information, and threatened to jail them if they refused. Trump's remarks at a White House press conference represented a significant escalation of the...
Kern County Wildfire Grows to 15 Acres Near Woody
A wildfire named the Blue Fire is burning approximately 15 acres west of Blue Mountain Road along Highway 155 in Kern County on Monday, CalFire reported. The fire, which remains fully uncontained, has prompted an active response from the Kern County Fire Department. No structures or injuries have been reported,...
Fresno Unified Weighs Whether to Remove All César Chávez Representations
The Fresno Unified School Board is moving to address concerns regarding facility names and murals honoring the late César Chávez after his alleged history of sexual abuse came to light. On Wednesday, trustees will consider a resolution that aims to engage the community and determine next steps. The item sits...
Sanger Police Arrest Convicted Felon with Gun, Drugs
Sanger Police Department officers arrested a convicted felon and alleged gang member after finding him in possession of a loaded firearm and illegal narcotics during a patrol stop last week. According to police, officers on routine patrol at about 10:05 p.m. Thursday contacted George Sanchez while he was riding a...
Arizona Man Sentenced to More Than 13 Years for Attempted Enticement of Minor
A 44-year-old Arizona man was sentenced Monday to more than 13 years in federal prison for attempting to coerce or entice a minor after communicating with an undercover federal agent posing as a mother with a 7-year-old daughter. Anthony Dalton Wolff, of Surprise, Arizona, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge...
Amazon Strikes Deal With USPS That Maintains 80% of Package Volume
Amazon.com on Monday announced it reached a new agreement with the U.S. Postal Service on package deliveries, and sources said the cash-strapped mail system would retain about 80% of its existing deliveries from its biggest customer. That 20% cut is a dramatically better outcome for the postal agency than the...
US Finalizes 2.48% Medicare Advantage Payment Hike, Insurance Stocks Surge
The U.S. government has finalized a 2.48% average increase in payments to private insurers offering Medicare Advantage plans to older adults in 2027, a much steeper rise than the near-flat increase it proposed in January. Shares of UnitedHealth, CVS and Humana rose between 8% and 14% in extended trading, as...