Saudi Arabia intercepted and destroyed four ballistic missiles that were launched toward Riyadh on Wednesday, the Defence Ministry said, just ahead of a meeting of regional and Islamic foreign ministers in the Saudi capital. "Scattered debris fell across various areas of the capital, with initial assessments indicating no casualties or...
Fresno Man Arrested After Allegedly Striking Partner, Firing Gun
A 64-year-old man was arrested Monday after allegedly hitting his partner in the head and firing a gun as the victim fled, authorities said. Calvin Hackett was taken into custody after the victim positively identified him, Fresno police told GV Wire. The incident occurred around 2:30 p.m., where the couple...
BMG Sues Anthropic for Using Bruno Mars, Rolling Stones Lyrics in AI Training
Music company BMG Rights Management has sued artificial intelligence company Anthropic in California federal court for allegedly using its copyrighted lyrics to train the large language models powering its Claude chatbot. BMG said in the complaint filed on Tuesday that Anthropic copied and reproduced lyrics from hit songs by the...
Former Clovis Starbucks Shift Leader and Registered Sex Offender Sues Over Firing
On Wired Wednesday, GV Wire's senior reporter David Taub talks with KMPH Fox 26 “Great Day” anchor Karl Cooke about a former Starbucks employee who is suing the coffee company for wrongful termination. Samuel Garza III claims they terminated his employment after the company discovered he was a registered sex...
What Dolores Huerta Says About Cesar Chavez the Sexual Predator
Civil rights and farm labor icon Dolores Huerta issued a statement Wednesday morning on the troubling reports of sexual misconduct by the late Cesar Chavez, co-founder of the United Farm Workers union. "I am nearly 96 years old, and for the last 60 years have kept a secret because I...
Fresno Police Arrest Man for Knife Threat, Impersonating and Assaulting an Officer
Fresno police arrested a 36-year-old man Tuesday after he allegedly threatened a person with a knife and a police badge while harassing juveniles on a bus. Officers were dispatched to Shaw and Blackstone avenues in Fresno following reports of a man brandishing a knife, police told GV Wire. When they...
California Lawmakers Weigh Plan to Be Accountable for Raising Student Achievement
This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. California is not only the nation’s most populous state; it's also the nation's most economically, ethnically, culturally and even geographically diverse state. That uniqueness has its virtues, but it makes governing California uniquely difficult. Often competitive interests, each...
Top US Spy Says No Foreign Threats to November Elections
The U.S. intelligence community has identified no foreign threat to the upcoming congressional elections, President Donald Trump's spy chief said on Wednesday. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard denied the existence of a foreign threat despite multiple years of U.S. intelligence findings that countries, including Russia, China and Iran, have...
Florida Teacher Sentenced for Supplying Firearms to Transnational Crime Ring
A former Hillsborough County high school teacher was sentenced Friday to one year and one day in federal prison for conspiring to provide firearms to a Trinidad-based transnational criminal organization, U.S. authorities said. Shannon Nicole Samlalsingh, 47, of Temple Terrace, pleaded guilty on June 20, 2025, to making false statements...
6 Takeaways From NY Times Investigation Into Cesar Chavez’s Abuse of Girls
Every year, thousands gather to celebrate Cesar Chavez, the labor leader who rose from the poverty of Arizona’s lettuce fields to build one of the most influential labor movements in American history. Chavez secured better wages and health care for generations of farmworkers while forging a new era of Latino...