VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Catholic cardinals who will choose the next pope filed into the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday, before locking themselves away from the world to elect the man they hope can unite a diverse but divided global Church. In a ritual dating back to medieval times, 133 cardinal electors...
Greece, Egypt Agree to Boost Ties, Back Gaza Reconstruction Plan
ATHENS -Greece and Egypt signed a "strategic partnership" deal on Wednesday as they seek to step up political coordination to help safeguard stability in the Eastern Mediterranean amid the ongoing war in Gaza. "Our bilateral cooperation is based on political, economic, and cultural ties, which are deeply rooted in history...
Clovis Unified Opposes Dyer’s Desire for a Small Start on SE Fresno Expansion
Some Fresno councilmembers are calling the city's Southeast Development Area plan the biggest decision any of them will make. The plan would redesignate 9,000 acres of land — 6,000 of which is active farmland — into a veritable small city of residential, commercial, and industrial land at the crossroads of...
Costa, Valadao Push to Improve Rural Mail Service
Even though they face long odds, local Congressmembers Jim Costa and David Valadao are putting a bipartisan shoulder behind improving mail service in rural communities. Costa, D-Fresno, and Valadao, R-Kings County, are pushing a bill, H.R. 3098-FAIR Fleets Act, that would modernize U.S. Postal Service vehicle fleets. The goal is...
Fresno DUI Pursuit Ends in 30-to-Life Sentence for Career Criminal
A Fresno man was sentenced Tuesday to 30 years to life in state prison for a deadly 2020 DUI pursuit that killed another driver, the Fresno County District Attorney's Office said in a statement. Roger Lynn Harris, 38, received five years plus 30 years to life after pleading guilty last...
Caitlin Clark’s Return to Iowa for Preseason Game Draws Average ESPN Viewership of 1.3 Million
BRISTOL, Conn. — Caitlin Clark's return to Iowa's Carver-Hawkeye Arena for the WNBA preseason game between the Indiana Fever and Brazilian national team averaged 1.3 million viewers on ESPN, the network announced Tuesday. The average viewership for Sunday's game was 13% higher than ESPN's 2024 regular-season average for the WNBA....
Did Fresno Unified Trustees Hand More Power to Superintendent?
Fresno Unified trustees have voted to change the board's role, a move that the Fresno Teachers Association says gives more power to new Superintendent Misty Her. However, trustees who supported the change say it was made to made to improve student learning — a position echoed by district spokesperson Nikki...
Trump Says His Administration ‘Is Not Going to Pay’ for California High-Speed Rail
SACRAMENTO — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the federal government will not pay for California’s high-speed train, another potential wrinkle in a troubled project that has repeatedly blown past its budget and completion timeline since voters approved funding in 2008. Project Plagued by Delays and Overruns “That train is...
Trump Surprises Canada With a New Message: We Love You
WASHINGTON — When the new Canadian prime minister arrived at the Oval Office on Tuesday morning to meet with the American president, he appeared to be walking into a lion’s den. But it turned out to be a house cat he found there. “Canada is a very special place to...
Fresno Man Charged With Murder in DUI Crash That Killed Two Teens
A Fresno man accused of driving drunk and causing a crash that killed two young people is facing murder charges, prosecutors announced Tuesday. Jagat Singh, 28, has been charged with two counts of murder and multiple other felonies stemming from a late-night crash on May 2 that killed Maddux Greene,...