WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Tuesday to hear a challenge by conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to a $1.4 billion judgment awarded to families of the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shooting in Connecticut over the Infowars website founder's false statements that the 2012 incident...
Wall Street Dips as US-China Tensions Simmer, Bank Results Pour In
Wall Street's main indexes dipped on Tuesday as renewed concerns over a U.S.-China trade conflict dampened sentiment, while investors parsed results from big U.S. banks, which kicked off the third-quarter reporting season. BlackRock's assets under management hit a record $13.46 trillion and JPMorgan Chase raised its full-year forecast for net...
Trump to Award Charlie Kirk Top Honor Amid Crackdown on Left-Wing Groups
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is set to award the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, to slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk at a White House ceremony on Tuesday. Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, was fatally shot on September 10 while speaking at an event at...
Returning Hostage Bodies From Gaza May Take Time, Red Cross Says
GENEVA — It may take considerable time to hand over remains of hostages and Palestinians who died during the Israel-Hamas war, a "massive challenge" given the difficulties of finding bodies in Gaza's rubble, the International Committee of the Red Cross said. Palestinian militant group Hamas freed the last living Israeli...
Fresno County Settles Lawsuit for $3.1M in Deputies’ Killing of Homeless Man
Fresno County supervisors agreed Friday to settle the case of an unarmed homeless man shot to death by deputies that a plaintiff's attorney says spurred the Sheriff's Office to put bodycams on law enforcement. The 11-year-old daughter and mother of Kenny Mullins will together receive $3.125 million for the 2020...
Former Rep. Cori Bush Launches Comeback Bid in Missouri
Former Rep. Cori Bush (D-Missouri) announced Friday she is seeking to reclaim Missouri’s 1st Congressional District seat, nearly a year after losing the primary to Rep. Wesley Bell (D-Mo.), The Hill reported. St. Louis deserves a leader who is built different. That’s why I’m running to represent Missouri’s 1st District...
Each NBA Team Faces a Burning Question That It Must Answer
Who will help out Giannis Antetokounmpo in Milwaukee? Is Deandre Ayton the Los Angeles Lakers’ missing piece? Can the Memphis Grizzlies count on Ja Morant to return to form? The Athletic Staff Analysis The Athletic asked its NBA staff for one burning question facing each team ahead of the beginning...
Coalinga Woman Reported Missing Found Dead, Two Arrested
Two men have been arrested in connection with the death of a Coalinga woman whose disappearance prompted a month-long search. Isabel Lucas Velasco, 50, was reported missing on Sept. 13 after being last seen at a jobsite in Arroyo Grande on Sept. 12, according to the San Luis Obispo County...
Fresno Home Heavily Damaged in Afternoon Fire
Fresno firefighters responded just before 1 p.m. Monday to multiple 911 calls reporting a vacant house fire on the 1200 block of W. Vassar Avenue. Crews arriving at the scene saw a large column of smoke and declared a working fire. Firefighters found heavy smoke coming from a vacant, boarded-up...
Ratepayers Score a Big Win Over PG&E, Other Public Utility Giants
After decades of taking it on the chin from public utility companies like PG&E and Southern California Edison, ratepayers scored a victory this legislative season. On Saturday, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1167, which ends using ratepayer funds for political lobbying, promotion, and other shareholder expenses. The new law...