The biggest step in Fresno Yosemite International Airport's $150 million airport expansion project opened Wednesday with a new two-gate terminal. The city held a celebration before travelers departed on flights to Guadalajara, Mexico. “We are building an airport worthy of the community it serves, investing in infrastructure that strengthens our...
Fresno’s ‘Twilight Zone’ of Endless Fog Is Finally Clearing
For three weeks, David Mas Masumoto, a peach farmer in California’s San Joaquin Valley, has worked under a dense fog that has blocked nearly all sunshine. It has been good for the fruit trees, which benefit from the cool, clammy weather, Masumoto said, “but it can get depressing for humans.”...
US Inflation Slowed to 2.7% in November as Shutdown Distorts Data
U.S. inflation eased in November in what economists said likely reflected distortions caused by the government shutdown, creating an uncertain picture for the Federal Reserve as it simultaneously contends with rising unemployment. The latest consumer price index, released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Thursday, rose 2.7% from the...
US House Panel Votes to Pay Air Traffic Controllers During Future Government Shutdowns
A U.S. House of Representatives committee on Thursday voted unanimously to approve legislation aiming to prevent aviation disruptions during government shutdowns by ensuring air traffic controllers and other key workers are paid. The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee also approved a separate bill that would require the Federal Aviation Administration...
Valley Crime Stoppers’ Most Wanted Person of the Day: Schirrell Denise Alize Cummings
December 18, 2025 Most Wanted Person of the Day Suspect Name: Schirrell Denise Alize Cummings Suspects Date of Birth: March 16, 2001 Physical Description: Black Female, 5’ 4, 160 lbs., Black Hair, Brown Eyes. Charges: Grand theft Warrant Number: F24908063 Synopsis of the Case: Schirrell Denise Alize Cummings is wanted...
US Health Secretary Kennedy Proposes Rules to Cut Access to Gender-Affirming Care
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. moved on Thursday to cut access to gender-affirming care for children proposing rules that would bar hospitals that deliver such care from its Medicare and Medicaid programs and also bar Medicaid and children's health programs from paying for it. — (Reporting by Ahmed...
Truth Social Parent to Merge With Nuclear Fusion Firm in $6 Billion Deal
President Donald Trump’s social media company, which recently expanded into streaming and cryptocurrency, is now looking to become a fusion power company. Trump Media & Technology Group and TAE Technologies, a fusion power company, said Thursday they had agreed to an all stock merger valued at more than $6 billion....
ICC Calls US Sanctions ‘Flagrant Attack’ Against Court’s Independence
AMSTERDAM, Dec 18 - The International Criminal Court (ICC) said on Thursday that U.S. sanctions against two of its judges over its case involving Israel were a "flagrant attack" on the court’s independence. "Such measures targeting judges and prosecutors who were elected by the States Parties undermine the rule of...
In Combative Speech, Trump Tries to Deflect Blame for Economic Concerns
President Donald Trump delivered an 18-minute prime time speech to the nation Wednesday evening, arguing that the economy under his leadership is in better shape than many Americans believe. The president has been on the defensive recently over the issue of affordability, which congressional Democrats hope to use to sweep...
Gunfire Reports Lead to Felon’s Arrest in Kings County
A Hanford man was arrested Monday night after deputies responded to multiple reports of gunfire at a home in the Home Gardens community, the Kings County Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies were dispatched at about 6:16 p.m. to the 9500 block of Eastview Drive, where callers reported shots coming from a...