Time magazine named the architects of artificial intelligence its "Person of the Year" on Thursday, citing their ability to deliver the age of thinking machines with transformative technology. "Person of the Year is a powerful way to focus the world’s attention on the people that shape our lives. And this...
100,000 Ordered to Evacuate as Rivers Rise in Washington State
Hundreds of National Guard soldiers were deployed to stack sandbags Thursday morning to hold back fierce floodwaters that forced more than 100,000 people in western Washington to evacuate. Several days of heavy rain pushed waterways in the region to record levels, creating potentially deadly conditions along a series of rivers...
Hanford Christian School Break-In Leads to Arrest After Truck Theft
A 22-year-old man was arrested Wednesday after deputies say he broke into Hanford Christian School, damaged several windows, rummaged through vehicles and stole a truck before being tracked down by authorities. The Kings County Sheriff’s Office said deputies were dispatched around 6:54 a.m. to the campus on Flint Avenue after...
OpenAI Launches GPT-5.2 AI Model With Improved Capabilities
OpenAI on Thursday launched its GPT-5.2 artificial intelligence model, after CEO Sam Altman reportedly issued an internal "code red" in early December pausing non‑core projects and redirecting teams to accelerate development in response to Google's Gemini 3. GPT-5.2 comes with improvements in general intelligence, coding and long-context understanding, the company said...
Fortnite Returns to Google Play in US After Court Order
Dec 11 — Epic Games' popular battle royale title Fortnite is back on the Google Play Store in the United States after Google complied with a U.S. District Court injunction, the company said on Thursday. Epic added that it is working with Google to seek court approval of a settlement...
Want a Picasso Original? Want to Fight Alzheimers? 100 Euros Gets You a Chance to Do Both
A French charity is taking an artistic approach in the fight against Alzheimer's — giving the world a chance to own an original Picasso painting valued at $1 million. The Alzheimer's Research Foundation opened up a raffle Tuesday for Pablo Picasso's 1941 painting "Tête de Femme." Raffle tickets cost 100...
Mike Lindell, MyPillow Founder, Announces Run for Minnesota Governor
Mike Lindell, the CEO of MyPillow and one of the country’s most prolific spreaders of election disinformation, announced Thursday that he was running for governor of Minnesota. A close ally of President Donald Trump, Lindell is best known for promoting the falsehood that voting machines in the United States are...
FBI Official Calls Antifa Biggest US Threat but Provides Few Details
A top FBI official called the anti-fascist movement antifa the biggest domestic terrorism threat to the U.S. during a congressional hearing on Thursday, but struggled to answer detailed questions about the unstructured far-left campaign. Michael Glasheen, operations director of the FBI's National Security Branch, said antifa was the agency's "primary...
$100,000 Save Mart Gift to Fresno Food Bank Builds Lasting Impact
A donation to California charities from the Save Mart Companies includes one to the Central California Food Bank. And, according to Romel Martinez Escarrega with the food bank, that gift will be felt far into the future. The grocer's CARES Foundation on Tuesday announced it would give $201,000 to four...
Valadao Joins Bipartisan Effort to Extend Obamacare for a Year
Fighting for his political life, Rep. David Valadao (R-Hanford) is one of 16 Republicans to sign on to a bipartisan bill extending Obamacare subsidies. Valadao's position isn't in line with House Speaker Mike Johnson's goal of killing Obamacare. However, it's understandable in light of the extreme poverty and lack of...