GENEVA — A U.N. meeting to review the United States' human rights record opened without the U.S. on Friday, with rights groups calling the absence a worrying sign of Washington's retreat from global engagement on such issues. The universal periodic review process is a chance for governments and rights groups...
Fresno DUI Patrols Set for Saturday
The Fresno Police Department will conduct DUI patrols on Saturday from 6 p.m. to 4 a.m., targeting drivers suspected of being under the influence. Police reminded the public that impairment isn’t limited to alcohol — certain prescription and over-the-counter medications can also affect a driver’s ability to operate a vehicle...
US Intel Found Israeli Military Lawyers Warned There Was Evidence of Gaza War Crimes, Former US Officials Say
WASHINGTON — The U.S. gathered intelligence last year that Israel’s military lawyers warned there was evidence that could support war crimes charges against Israel for its military campaign in Gaza – operations reliant on American-supplied weapons, five former U.S. officials said. The previously unreported intelligence, described by the former officials...
Trump Administration Seeks Immediate Halt to Court Order to Pay Food Stamps
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration moved Friday to deny swift and full food stamp payments to millions of low-income Americans, as it asked a federal appeals court to halt a judge’s recent order that would preserve those benefits during the shutdown. The legal salvo once again plunged the Supplemental Nutrition...
US Army to Buy 1 Million Drones, in Major Acquisition Ramp-Up
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army aims to buy at least a million drones in the next two to three years and could acquire anywhere from a half million drones to millions of them annually in the years that follow, U.S. Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll said. Driscoll detailed the major ramp-up...
Valley Crime Stoppers’ Most Wanted Person of the Day: Daniel Robert Nelson
November 7, 2025 Most Wanted Person of the Day Suspect Name: Daniel Robert Nelson Suspects Date of Birth: February 24, 1978 Physical Description: White Male, 5’ 11, 150 lbs., Brown Hair, Green Eyes. Charges: Attempted burglary Warrant Number: F22904566 Synopsis of the Case: Daniel Robert Nelson is wanted on a...
Shirk Street in Visalia to Close for Next Phase of Road Work
Construction on Shirk Street will enter its next phase on Monday, Nov. 10, as part of Visalia’s Shirk Capacity Enhancement Project. Phase 2C will close Shirk Street from Pershing Avenue to Goshen Avenue, with the Goshen and Shirk intersection closed to southbound traffic but open to east, west, and northbound...
US Consumer Sentiment Weakens in November as Government Shutdown Drags On
U.S. consumer sentiment weakened to the lowest level in nearly 3-1/2 years in early November amid worries about the economic fallout from the longest government shutdown in history, a survey showed on Friday. The University of Michigan's Surveys of Consumers said its Consumer Sentiment Index fell to 50.3 this month,...
Down to $1.18: How Families Are Coping With SNAP Cuts
In New Jersey, a single mother struggled to figure out how to feed her two young sons with $50. In Oklahoma, a 61-year-old woman questioned whether driving to a food pantry was worth the gas money. And in Colorado, a woman grabbed food from a Walmart dumpster. For the 42...
Shein Sex Doll Scandal Shines Light on Marketplaces’ Dark Corners
LONDON — France's crackdown on Shein over childlike sex dolls and banned weapons is exposing a perennial problem of online marketplaces: failing to properly police third-party sellers and block sales of counterfeit, illegal, dangerous or simply offensive products. Online marketplaces - platforms that let multiple vendors display and ship their...