Gov. Gavin Newsom addressed concerns that President Donald Trump is sending federal agents to California, saying that Trump's actions follow an "absolutely predictable" pattern that has the ultimate aim of suppressing free speech and rigging the election. "It's a script that's been written for centuries. It's the authoritarian playbook," Newsom...
NBA’s Chauncey Billups, Terry Rozier Arrested in Mafia Betting Schemes Probe
NEW YORK — Chauncey Billups, an NBA Hall of Fame player and head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers, and Terry Rozier, a guard with the Miami Heat, were among more than 30 people charged on Thursday in connection with two separate but related federal gambling investigations that involved the...
Clovis High Placed on Lockdown After Report of Suspicious Person, Shooting
Update at 11:20 a.m. on Oct. 23, 2025 The Clovis Unified School District has confirmed that the lockdown has concluded. "My heart goes out to our students and staff who experienced fear and the emotional upheaval incidents like this cause on our school campuses," said Superintendent Corrine Folmer, Ed.D. "These...
Valley Crime Stoppers’ Most Wanted Person of the Day: Megan Elizabeth Montijo
October 23, 2025 Most Wanted Person of the Day Suspect Name: Megan Elizabeth Montijo Suspects Date of Birth: September 30, 2004 Physical Description: Hispanic Female, 5'6", 220 lbs., Red Hair, Brown Eyes Charges: Robbery Warrant Number: H1907769 Synopsis of the Case: Megan Elizabeth Montijo is wanted on a felony warrant...
What Happened in Gaza Might Be Even Worse Than We Think
For many Americans, there might be a temptation to disbelieve the enormity of what has happened in the Gaza Strip. After all, it is a catastrophe funded by our money, made possible by our weapons, condoned by our government and carried out by one of our closest allies. It’s little...
Vance Says Israeli Vote on West Bank Annexation Was an ‘Insult’, Opposed by Trump
TEL AVIV/JERUSALEM — Vice President JD Vance said on Thursday President Donald Trump would oppose Israeli annexation of the occupied West Bank and it would not happen, suggesting a move by Israeli lawmakers toward that end looked like a stupid "political stunt". A bill applying Israeli law to the West...
Trump Pardons Convicted Binance Founder Zhao, White House Says
President Donald Trump has pardoned convicted Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, a White House official said on Thursday. In a statement, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Trump had “exercised his constitutional authority by issuing a pardon for Mr. Zhao, who was prosecuted by the Biden Administration in their war...
Oil Prices Surge 5% as US Hits Russian Firms Rosneft, Lukoil With Sanctions
NEW YORK — Oil prices surged around 5% to a two-week high on Thursday after the U.S. imposed sanctions on major Russian suppliers Rosneft and Lukoil over Russia's war in Ukraine. Sanctions against Russia could reduce the supply of oil available to global markets as Russia was the world's second-biggest...
King Charles and Pope Leo Pray Together in a 500-Year First
VATICAN CITY — Britain's King Charles and Pope Leo prayed together in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel on Thursday, in the first joint worship including an English monarch and a Catholic pontiff since King Henry VIII broke away from Rome in 1534. Latin chants and English prayers echoed through the chapel,...
Fresno County Authorities Seek Relatives of Man Found Dead Near Glenn Avenue
The Fresno County Sheriff-Coroner’s Office is asking for the public’s help in finding relatives of Shawn Matthew Tucker, 47, who was found dead from natural causes in an alley near Glenn Avenue in Fresno. Tucker was described as 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighing about 150 pounds. He was...