Money is available to growers within the Fresno Irrigation District to help cover the cost of improving irrigation systems and to increase on-farm groundwater recharge. A webinar on Tuesday, Dec. 23 at 3 p.m. will walk growers through the process of applying for funding from the Natural Resources Conservation Service, part...
Trump Critic Ben Sasse Says He Has Terminal Pancreatic Cancer
Ben Sasse, a Republican former senator from Nebraska and a former president of the University of Florida, announced Tuesday that he had received a diagnosis of terminal Stage 4 pancreatic cancer. “Since a bunch of you have started to suspect something, I’ll cut to the chase,” Sasse, 53, wrote in...
Two Men Found Guilty of UK Plot to Kill Hundreds of Jews as IS Fears Grow
Two men were found guilty on Tuesday of plotting to kill hundreds in an Islamic State-inspired gun rampage against the Jewish community in England, a planned attack investigators say demonstrates the resurgent risk posed by the militant group. Police and prosecutors said Walid Saadaoui, 38, and Amar Hussein, 52, who...
What Would Surprise Jesus About Christmas 2025?
This is the latest in my occasional series of conversations about Christianity. Previously, I spoke with the Rev. Timothy Keller, President Jimmy Carter, evangelical writer Beth Moore, professor Elaine Pagels and others. Here I speak with Bart Ehrman, a prominent New Testament scholar at the University of North Carolina and the author or editor of more than...
Trump Flew on Epstein Jet Eight Times in the ’90s, According to Prosecutor Email
President Donald Trump flew on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's private jet "many more times than previously has been reported," according to an email from a New York prosecutor that forms part of a new batch of documents about Epstein that were released on Tuesday by the U.S. Justice Department....
Trump Announces New ‘Trump Class’ of Warships
President Donald Trump announced Monday the construction of a new “Trump class” of warships that would anchor what he called a “golden fleet” for the U.S. Navy, fulfilling a long-held goal to give a personal makeover to a fleet of ships he described as “old and tired and obsolete.” The...
UC Merced Is 20 Years Old. Is Public University Meeting Its Goals?
Sean Malloy was in the middle of a job interview in 2005 when he saw what he described as a “brown wasteland of construction equipment.” It was the future site of the University of California, Merced campus. College officials drove him out to see the university on a scorching summer...
Fresno County Crash Under Investigation After Driver Flees
The California Highway Patrol is seeking the public’s help to identify a reckless driver involved in a multi-vehicle crash in western Fresno County. According to CHP Fresno, the crash occurred at the intersection of Fowler and Davis avenues near Laton and resulted in minor injuries. Authorities said the driver was...
More Epstein Files Are Released and Include Some References to Trump
The Department of Justice released more files related to the investigation of financier Jeffrey Epstein late Monday, making public thousands of documents that included emails from prosecutors, unverified tips and records from Epstein’s death in a New York City jail. It was the latest batch in a slow drip that...
Wall Street Opens Lower as Yields Rise After GDP Data
U.S. stock indexes opened lower on Tuesday after stronger-than-expected economic data drove Treasury yields higher, weighing on heavyweight technology stocks. At 09:30 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 62.81 points, or 0.13%, to 48,299.87. The S&P 500 lost 4.69 points, or 0.07%, to 6,873.80, while the Nasdaq Composite...