Epic Games said on Tuesday it would lay off more than 1,000 employees as it cuts costs after a sharp fall in usage of its flagship game, Fortnite. Chief Executive Tim Sweeney told employees the company had been spending "significantly more than we're making" since usage of the game began...
Russia Launches Over 400 Drones at Ukraine in Rare Daytime Attack, Air Force Says
Russia launched over 400 drones at Ukraine on Tuesday in a rare daytime attack, air force spokesman Yuriy Ihnat told Reuters. Local authorities had previously said air defence was engaging targets near the capital, Kyiv, and the western city of Lviv, which is several dozen kilometres (miles) from the Polish...
Fresno County Officials Schedule Prescribed Burn Near Shaver Lake
The U.S. Forest Service’s High Sierra Ranger District will conduct a prescribed fire near Camp Sierra, north of Shaver Lake, on Tuesday, the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office said. Burn piles are expected to be ignited between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., with smoke and flames visible across the Big Creek...
Fresno County OKs Cesar Chavez Day Change. What’s the New Title?
On Monday, supervisors approved changing the name of Cesar Chavez day to Fresno County Farmworker and Agriculture Appreciation Day. While Fresno County board chair Garry Bredefeld initially proposed "agriculture appreciation," supervisors unanimously agreed to include recognition of farmworkers on the March 31 holiday following a request from supervisor Luis Chavez....
Man Struck While Crossing Street in Unmarked Crosswalk in Old Town Clovis
A man was hospitalized Monday morning after being struck by a vehicle while crossing an unmarked portion of an intersection in Clovis, authorities said. The collision occurred at 10:04 a.m. at Third Street and Veterans Parkway. The pedestrian was walking on the east side of the intersection, outside a marked...
California Sues US Dept of Energy Over Sable Oil Pipeline Restart
California Attorney General Rob Bonta said on Monday he has sued the U.S. Department of Energy to stop it from using a Cold War-era law to restart the long-disputed Sable Offshore pipeline system linking the Santa Ynez offshore platform to California refineries. U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright earlier this month...
Soria Fundraising Email Tied To Chavez Controversy Draws Criticism
Esmeralda Soria is a believer in a Winston Churchill political maxim: "Never let a good crisis go to waste." Soria, D-Fresno, the assemblymember running for state Senate, sent out a fundraising email on March 19 playing on the Cesar Chavez controversy. "I wanted to take a moment to speak directly...
Fresno Shooting Kills Two 15-Year-Old Boys, Third Teen Injured
Two 15-year-old boys were killed and another teen injured early Monday in a shooting in Fresno, police said. Officers from the Northeast Policing District responded around 1:20 a.m. Monday to reports of gunfire near Fourth Street and East San Jose Avenue. When they arrived, they found three male juvenile victims....
Pentagon Says It Revised Media Policy in Compliance With Court Order
The Pentagon has revised its media policy in compliance with a court order issued on Friday while it appeals the ruling, spokesman Sean Parnell said on Monday. "The Department always complies with court orders but disagrees with the decision and is pursuing an appeal," Parnell said in a statement on...
US SEC’s Ex-Enforcement Chief Clashed With Bosses Before Leaving, Sources Say
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's top enforcement official, who left abruptly last week, had clashed with agency leaders over the direction of its enforcement program, including the handling of cases with ties to President Donald Trump and his family, according to three people familiar with the matter. SEC Enforcement Division Director...