The U.S. Embassy in the Iraqi capital Baghdad was hit in a missiles attack, Iraqi security sources told Reuters on Saturday. The attack caused smoke to rise from the embassy's building, the sources said, without providing details on the damage. — (Reporting by Muayad Hameed; Editing by Stephen Coates)
FresYes Fest Returns to Downtown Fresno With Food, Music, and Local Vendors
FresYes Fest, a daylong festival celebrating local food, music, and businesses, will return to downtown Fresno on Saturday, March 21, from 1 p.m. to 11 p.m. at 746 Broadway St. The free event is expected to draw more than 20,000 people for its 12th year. “It’s downtown Fresno’s biggest party,”...
New York Academy of Art Gives Away Money Donated by Jeffrey Epstein
NEW YORK — The New York Academy of Art, where a former student was among the first to complain to authorities about the behavior of Jeffrey Epstein, announced Friday that it was giving away money that Epstein had donated after new revelations about his involvement there were made public. Files...
Drone Strikes Near Dubai Airport Deepen Gulf Aviation Chaos
Two drones fell near Dubai's main airport and Bahrain evacuated some planes on Wednesday, as attacks on infrastructure across the Gulf continued to disrupt air traffic, hampering efforts to restore flights as the war on Iran entered a 12th day. The U.S.-Israel war against Iran has led to tens of...
North Korea Fires 10 Ballistic Missiles During US-South Korea Military Drills
North Korea fired more than 10 ballistic missiles into the sea on Saturday, South Korea's military said, as the U.S. and South Korean forces conducted military drills and U.S. President Donald Trump renewed overtures towards Pyongyang for dialogue. Japan's coast guard said it had detected what could be a ballistic...
Fire at UAE Oil Hub as Iran Vows Retaliation for US Attack on Kharg Island
Iran warned it could target U.S. "hideouts" in the United Arab Emirates as a major UAE energy hub suffered disruption after a drone attack on Saturday, and U.S. President Donald Trump said "many countries" would send warships to the region. As the war entered its third week, Iran projected defiance...
Will Fresno Use Facial Recognition to Bar Sex Offenders From Council Meetings?
On Thursday, Fresno City Councilmembers will decide whether to pursue rules that would ban sex offenders from participating in person at city council meetings. The two-part direction would instruct the city attorney to have Fresno City Hall designated as a place "often frequented by minors," thereby making it illegal for...
Merced County Deputies Arrest School Employee Accused of Assaulting Three Children
A student supervisor at Sybil Crookham Elementary School in Winton was arrested after allegedly sexually assaulting three children, the Merced County Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies were notified by school officials Wednesday afternoon about a possible child sexual assault involving a student supervisor at the school. The suspect, identified as Edward...
Steam Goes Down for Thousands of Users, According to Downdetector
Steam experienced a possible outage Friday, with thousands of users reporting issues, according to Downdetector.com. More than 2,000 users had reported problems with the platform as of 4:53 p.m. PT, according to Downdetector, which tracks outages by collecting status reports from multiple sources. Most users reporting issues say they’re experiencing...
Israeli Leaflets Over Beirut Invoke Gaza’s Destruction and Stoke Fear
BEIRUT — Israeli planes dropped leaflets over Beirut on Friday that urged Lebanese citizens to disarm Hezbollah, the Iran-backed militant group, a rare move that rattled residents who fear Israel may be preparing a large-scale ground invasion. Some of the leaflets also referred to the Israeli invasion of the Gaza...