Global oil prices have not climbed enough to cause demand destruction, U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on Monday at the CERAWeek energy conference in Houston, Texas, even as markets continued to gyrate and global oil prices remained over $100 a barrel due to the U.S.-Israel war on Iran. Wright's...
OnlyFans Owner Leonid Radvinsky Dies of Cancer at 43
Leonid Radvinsky, the secretive billionaire owner of OnlyFans who reshaped the porn industry with a subscription model, has died at 43 from cancer, the company said on Monday. The Ukrainian-American entrepreneur bought Fenix International, the parent company of OnlyFans, from the platform's British founder Tim Stokely in 2018. He served...
US Supreme Court Turns Away Online Texas Journalist’s Case Over Arrest
The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear a bid by an online citizen journalist to revive her lawsuit accusing authorities in the Texas city of Laredo of wrongful arrest after she asked for and obtained from police nonpublic information about cases. The justices turned away Priscilla Villarreal's appeal...
DeChambeau Wins Again in Final Start Before the Masters
Former Clovis East High School golf star Bryson DeChambeau will enter the Masters on a roll. DeChambeau will tee it up in the first major of the year in April having won two straight tournaments on the LIV Golf tour. On Sunday, DeChambeau saved par on the final hole for...
Trump’s Reacts to Mueller’s Death: ‘Good, I’m Glad’
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Saturday celebrated the death of Robert Mueller, the former FBI director who was tapped as a special counsel to investigate Russia’s efforts to meddle in the 2016 presidential election and tip the result in Trump’s favor. “Robert Mueller just died. Good, I’m glad he’s...
Trump Says He Will Send ICE Agents to Airports on Monday
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump threatened on Saturday to deploy Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to airports as soon as Monday if Democrats did not “immediately” agree to a plan to fund the Department of Homeland Security. “If the Radical Left Democrats don’t immediately sign an agreement to let our...
Dumped in the Rain, Meeko the Puppy Gets Second Chance at Finding Forever Home
A 12-week-old puppy named Meeko is once again looking for a forever home after a rough start to life that included a surprising reunion with his rescuers. Meeko, described by his rescuers as a “purebred mutt,” was rescued along with seven siblings and even his father before being adopted at...
Iran Is Defiant After Trump Threatens Power Plants
Iran and the United States traded threats over critical energy infrastructure in the Middle East, with Iran vowing Sunday to retaliate if President Donald Trump followed through on a warning that he could target Iranian power plants. Trump said late Saturday that the United States would “obliterate” the power plants...
Fresno City Council District 3 Candidates Forum Set for April 16
GV Wire, in partnership with the Community Media Access Collaborative, will host a candidate forum for the open Fresno City Council District 3 seat. Candidates confirmed to attend include Assemblyman Joaquin Arambula (D-Fresno), Fresno Unified Trustee Keshia Thomas, former West Park Elementary District Trustee Fernando Alvarez, and Tiffany Apodaca. Other...
Trump Vowed to Crack Down on Fraudsters, but He’s Pardoned Dozens
Salomon Melgen was an immigrant who came to the United States and wound up committing fraud, ripping off American taxpayers by $42 million. “Melgen devised a scheme to enrich himself by defrauding Medicare to the tune of tens of millions of dollars,” an FBI official said when Melgen was sentenced...