September 25, 2025 Most Wanted Person of the Day Suspect Name: Robert Gregory Frazier Suspects Date of Birth: March 28, 2003 Physical Description: White Male, 5’ 9, 141 lbs., Brown Hair, Brown Eyes. Charges: First degree burglary Warrant Number: F25902318 Synopsis of the Case: Robert Gregory Frazier is wanted on...
Amazon to Pay $2.5 Billion to Settle Prime Deception Allegations
Amazon.com will pay $2.5 billion in fines and redress to Prime subscribers to settle the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's case alleging the retail juggernaut signed users up for the subscription without their consent and made it difficult to cancel, the FTC said on Thursday. Of that, $1.5 billion will go...
Israel Deepens Gaza City Offensive With 170 Strikes in 24 Hours
CAIRO/JERUSALEM — Israeli forces advanced deeper into Gaza City on Thursday as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu headed to New York to address the United Nations General Assembly, with U.S. President Donald Trump pursuing a deal to end the Gaza war. Israeli strikes killed at least 19 people across the Palestinian...
Exeter Post Office Will Hold Passport Fair Saturday
Locals looking to travel abroad can obtain a passport this weekend at the Exeter Post Office. The post office will hold a passport fair from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday — no appointment necessary. Workers will help attendees obtain a U.S. passport, guiding them through the process. There...
‘Brutal’ Groundwater Plan May Be Lone Path for Tulare County Growers
Farmers in southeastern Tulare County left hanging after their old groundwater agency disintegrated have new leadership but their path forward will not be easy. “We’ve got some serious issues to deal with and our groundwater sustainability plan will be brutal,” said Mike George, chairman of the new Tule East Joint Powers Authority...
‘ChatGPT, What Stocks Should I Buy?’ AI Fuels Boom in Robo-Advisory Market
LONDON — As ChatGPT nears its third birthday, at least one in 10 retail investors is using a chatbot to pick stocks, fueling a boom in the robo-advisory market, but even fans say it is a high-risk strategy that cannot replace traditional advisors just yet. Thanks to artificial intelligence, anyone...
Wall Street Indexes Hit One-Week Low as Investors Reassess Rate-Cut Expectations
Wall Street's main indexes fell to their lowest in a week on Thursday, as fresh economic data and remarks from a Federal Reserve official tempered optimism around further rate cuts. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits dropped 14,000 to a seasonally adjusted 218,000 for the week ended September 20, data...
Palestinian President Abbas Affirms Readiness to Work With Trump and Others to Implement Gaza Peace Plan
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said he was ready to work with U.S. President Donald Trump, Saudi Arabia, France and the United Nations to implement a Gaza peace plan adopted at a September 22 conference, which he said could pave the way for a just peace and broader regional cooperation. Abbas...
Fresno State Men’s Basketball Takes the International Route
Sacre bleu! Eleven new Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball players joined the team at its first practice this week, marking another wholesale roster turnover — a common theme in the new era of college athletics. Second-year coach Vance Walberg recruited six international players, including three from France — Bastien Reiber,...
CA Insurance Commissioner Targets Consumer Watchdog Fees
This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The horrific string of wildfires that has plagued California in recent years, taking dozens of lives and destroying many billions of dollars in property, also created a crisis in property insurance. Some insurers have abandoned California altogether, some...