A woman died after a suspected DUI crash sent a vehicle into the Friant-Kern Canal late Thursday night, authorities said. At approximately 11:25 p.m., the California Highway Patrol Fresno Communications Center received a report of an injury collision involving a Dodge Challenger that entered the Friant-Kern Canal on Jensen Avenue,...
US FDA Moves to Fast-Track Psychedelic Drugs After Trump Order
The U.S. health regulator on Friday moved to speed up the development of new treatments for serious mental illness by awarding the national priority vouchers to three companies, days after President Donald Trump signed an executive order. The executive order, signed on April 18, directed the U.S. Food and Drug...
Oil Prices Volatile as Market Weighs Supply Risks, US-Iran Peace Talks
Oil prices zig-zagged between negative and positive territory on Friday as traders weighed supply disruptions against the potential restart of peace talks between the U.S. and Iran that could help limit those disruptions. Prices rose 2% earlier in the day on fears of renewed military escalation in the region after...
S&P 500, Nasdaq Shrug off War Gloom as Intel Powers Chip Rally
The S&P 500 climbed and the Nasdaq scaled an intraday record on Friday, supported by renewed hopes for U.S.-Iran negotiations to end the war and a searing rally in Intel shares. Iran's foreign minister, Abbas Araqchi, was expected in the Pakistani capital Islamabad on Friday to discuss proposals for restarting...
Golden Blob, a Mystery From the Deep Sea, Is Identified
Explorers sent a robot 2 miles under the ocean near Alaska to look for odd creatures, and unexpectedly struck gold. To be more specific, they found a golden blob, smooth and shiny with a perplexing hole in it, stuck to a rock on the seafloor. Was it coral? A sea...
Kitchen Fire in Visalia Duplex Spreads to Attic
A kitchen fire in a Visalia duplex spread to the attic Thursday afternoon before firefighters brought the blaze under control, authorities said. Visalia firefighters responded at about 3:30 p.m. to a structure fire in the 2900 block of West Walnut Avenue, according to the Visalia Fire Department. The fire originated...
Doug Allan, Polar Cameraman for David Attenborough’s Films, Dies at 74
Doug Allan, a cameraman whose skill at capturing candid scenes of penguins, bears, walruses and other animals that populate the Earth’s polar extremes — both above and below the ice — earned him a brace of awards and the unbounded admiration of renowned nature documentarian David Attenborough, who worked with...
Justice Department Readopts Firing Squads in US Federal Executions
The U.S. Department of Justice said on Friday it is taking actions to strengthen the federal death penalty, including firing squads and readopting the lethal injection protocol. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has authorized seeking death sentences against nine people after the Justice Department rescinded a Biden-era moratorium on federal...
News Is Blocked on Meta’s Feeds in Canada. Here’s What Fills the Void.
TORONTO — Mark Carney was just days away from announcing his bid to lead Canada’s Liberal Party in January when his face popped up on a viral right-wing Facebook page. Two photographs showed Carney, who became prime minister last month, at a garden party beside Ghislaine Maxwell, a convicted sex...
Visalia Police Cite Riders, Impound Vehicles in off-Road Enforcement Operation
Officers issued citations and impounded multiple vehicles during an enforcement operation targeting the illegal use of off-road motorcycles in Visalia, police said late Thursday. The Visalia Police Department said its patrol and traffic units conducted the proactive effort in response to ongoing community safety concerns. The operation focused on areas...