Six people were arrested for driving under the influence during a DUI checkpoint on Friday at Shaw and Brawley avenues, the Fresno Police Department reported. Officers contacted 203 vehicles and issued 29 citations for driving without a license or with a suspended or revoked license. Police said DUI checkpoint locations...
War in Middle East Will Lead to Slower Growth, Higher Inflation, IMF Chief Tells Reuters
The war in the Middle East will lead to higher inflation and slower global growth, the head of the International Monetary Fund told Reuters on Monday, ahead of a fresh forecast for the world economy planned by the global lender for next week. Barring the war, the IMF had expected...
Trump Says Iranians Should Rise up Against Government if Ceasefire Declared
President Donald Trump on Monday told reporters that he thought the Iranian people should rise up against the government in the country if a ceasefire were declared, but understood that it was too dangerous for them to do so. "Well they should do it but, again, the consequences are great,"...
Reddit Down for Thousands of Users Monday, Downdetector Shows
Reddit is experiencing a possible outage Monday, with thousands of users reporting issues, according to Downdetector.com. More than 9,000 users had reported problems with the platform as of 11:52 a.m. PDT, according to Downdetector, which tracks outages by collecting status reports from multiple sources. Most users reporting problems to Downdetector...
Artemis Moon Mission Breaks Record for Distance From Earth
The four astronauts of NASA's Artemis II mission reached the furthest point that any human has been from Earth on Monday, cruising along a path in the Moon's gravitational sphere of influence that will soon take them over the shadowed, lunar far side. The Artemis II crew, flying in their...
Trump Proposes to Cut 9,400 TSA Workers, $1.5 Billion From Budget
The White House is proposing to cut more than 9,400 workers and just over $1.5 billion from the 60,000-employee Transportation Security Administration that handles airport security operations, according to budget documents. President Donald Trump on Friday proposed requiring smaller airports to drop TSA and use private security as a first...
Trump Says Iran Could Be ‘Taken out’ on Tuesday Night
President Donald Trump on Monday told reporters that Iran could be taken out in one night, "and that night might be tomorrow night," warning Tehran it had to make a deal by Tuesday night or face the consequences. Trump had earlier vowed to enforce a Tuesday night deadline for Iran...
ICE Agents Detain Newlywed Spouse of Soldier Training to Deploy
A U.S. Army staff sergeant and his wife arrived at his base in Louisiana last week, expecting to begin their life together as newlyweds. The couple checked in at the visitor center, identification in hand, ready to complete the steps that would allow her to move into his home on...
Friant Water Authority Settles a Slew of Lawsuits Over Canal Repairs
Friant Water Authority announced conclusions to an array of lawsuits that had been a burr for the agency and its members after a lengthy closed session Thursday, March 26. That includes a 2024 lawsuit by Friant and Arvin-Edison Water Storage District against the now mostly defunct Eastern Tule Groundwater Sustainability...
Israeli Airstrike Kills at Least 10 Near Gaza School as Ceasefire Strains
An Israeli airstrike killed at least 10 people and wounded several others outside a school housing displaced Palestinians on Monday, health officials said, in the latest violence overshadowing the fragile U.S.-backed Gaza ceasefire deal. Before the strikes, some Palestinians had clashed with members of an Israeli-backed militia, who they said...