Oil prices fell by more than $1 a barrel on Friday as investors weighed a looming global supply glut and a reduced war risk premium, amid hopes of a Ukraine peace deal ahead of talks this weekend between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and U.S. President Donald Trump. Brent crude futures...
US Airlines Cancel Over 1,000 Flights Due to Winter Storm Warnings
Airlines in the United States have canceled or delayed thousands of flights during peak holiday travel on Friday due to severe winter storm warnings, according to flight tracking website FlightAware. A total of 1,097 flights were canceled and 3,608 delayed as of 12:00 p.m. ET, the website said. The National...
Merced County Crash Prompts CHP Warning About Fatigued Driving
A California Highway Patrol officer responded Thursday to a two-vehicle crash on Highway 99 near Winton Parkway after one of the drivers said they were feeling sleepy, authorities said. The CHP warned that driving while fatigued is dangerous, noting that tired drivers have slower reaction times, reduced focus and impaired...
Valley Crime Stoppers’ Most Wanted Person of the Day: Jimmy Anastacio Rivera
December 26, 2025 Most Wanted Person of the Day Suspect Name: Jimmy Anastacio Rivera Suspects Date of Birth: October 6, 1983 Physical Description: Hispanic Male, 5’ 6, 250 lbs., Brown Hair, Brown Eyes. Charges: Domestic violence Warrant Number: F22907279 Synopsis of the Case: Jimmy Anastacio Rivera is wanted on a...
US Strikes ISIS in Nigeria After Trump Warned of Attacks on Christians
The United States launched a number of strikes against the Islamic State group in northwestern Nigeria, President Donald Trump announced Thursday, the latest U.S. military campaign against a nonstate adversary — in this case, Islamic jihadis who the president asserts have been slaughtering Christians. Trump said in a post on...
Trump Seeks to Build a Triumphal Arch in Washington for Nation’s 250th Birthday
If President Donald Trump gets his wish, a new triumphal arch will rise on a Washington roundabout across from the Lincoln Memorial to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary next year. Trump showed models of the proposed arch at a White House fundraising dinner Wednesday for another of his pet projects, a...
White House to Present Plans for Trump’s East Wing Ballroom in January
The White House will unveil new details on President Donald Trump's planned East Wing ballroom during a hearing early next month, according to a federal commission tasked with reviewing the project. The new ballroom, which Trump has said would cost $400 million and would dwarf the adjacent White House building,...
Two Dead in Palestinian Attack in Israel, Israeli Authorities Say
A Palestinian assailant ran over a man and stabbed a woman and killed them both in northern Israel on Friday, Israeli emergency services said. The assailant, from the occupied West Bank, was shot and wounded by a civilian at the scene and taken to hospital, the Israeli police said in...
Wall Street Holds Near Record Peaks in Post-Christmas Session
Wall Street's main indexes hovered near their all-time highs in light post-Christmas trading on Friday, as investors bet that more interest rate cuts and strong corporate earnings would propel markets to fresh peaks next year. The benchmark S&P 500 hit an intraday record high, veering close to the 7,000-point mark,...
Bow Wow Wow. Bulldogs Head to Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl
Can Fresno State have an exciting game in a bowl season that has been largely ho-hum? The good news is the Bulldogs play Miami. The bad news is it’s Miami of Ohio — runner-up in the Mid-American Conference. The opponent may not make the Arizona Bowl exciting, but the sponsor...