BUNT. and Malou dropped their new track "i need u" on Friday, with Arista Records giving GV Wire an advance listen. The song doesn’t start with a bang — it starts with a whisper. A hypnotic one. The song opens slowly, almost cautiously, with Malou repeating the same aching words...
Trump Hails Strike on Iranian Bridge, Warning ‘More to Follow’
President Donald Trump celebrated a strike on a highway bridge near Tehran, Iran, on Thursday, warning on social media that there was “much more to follow.” The attack on the B1 bridge between Tehran and the shores of the Caspian Sea killed eight people and wounded 95, according to Ghodratollah...
Hershey’s Promises to Use Only Real Chocolate After Backlash
For weeks, Brad Reese, a grandson of the Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup inventor, has been on a mission to restore the legacy of the candy that bears his family’s name. It started when he bit into a Reese’s Mini Heart: “It was disgusting,” he said in an interview. Ever since,...
Fowler Police Seek Suspect in Leaf Blower Theft
Fowler police are asking for the public’s help identifying a man suspected of stealing a leaf blower from a pickup truck. The incident occurred Wednesday, March 18, at about 5:17 p.m. An unknown male walked to the back of a victim’s white pickup truck, grabbed a leaf blower, and then...
Trump Cuts US Duty Rates on Steel, Aluminum, and Copper Derivative Products
President Donald Trump adjusted his national security tariffs on steel, aluminum and copper imports on Thursday to cut duty rates on derivative products made with the metals, simplify compliance and avoid under-reporting of import values. In a proclamation signed by Trump, the United States will maintain a 50% import tariff...
Wall Street Ends Mixed as Worries Linger Before Good Friday Break
U.S. stocks ended slightly mixed on Thursday after paring deeper losses, as diplomatic signals from the Middle East helped calm markets rattled earlier by U.S. President Donald Trump's threats of tougher action against Iran ahead of a long holiday weekend. Investor sentiment steadied in the afternoon after Iran’s foreign ministry...
Ye Takes the Stage in Los Angeles, Hoping to Wash Away His Sins
For more than two hours Wednesday night, Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, performed on a futuristic orblike stage that was at times illuminated to resemble a spinning globe. For that finite amount of time, his half-decade of antisemitic and racist controversies did not seem to matter to...
Fresno County Crews Contain 45-Acre Wildfire Near Coalinga, No Injuries
Firefighters contained a 45-acre wildland fire near Highway 33 and Palmer Avenue north of Coalinga Thursday afternoon, Fresno County CalFire reported. The blaze caused no reported injuries, officials said. The cause of the fire is under investigation. The City of Coalinga Fire Department assisted in responding to the incident. —...
Merced County Authorities Arrest 72-Year-Old for Pound of Meth
A 72-year-old man was arrested Saturday evening after deputies found a pound of crystal methamphetamine in his vehicle, the Merced County Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies were patrolling Joseph Gallo Drive near the Sure Stay Best Western in Livingston when they recognized the man as having an active felony warrant from...
US Interior Department Moves to Cut Staff Through Deferred Resignation, Early Retirement
The U.S. Department of the Interior will offer employees new opportunities to leave the agency as part of a plan to improve efficiency, it said in a statement on Thursday. Interior will offer a new deferred resignation program and voluntary early retirement, it said, without giving details on the number...