WASHINGTON — The nation’s employers added 336,000 jobs in September, an unexpectedly robust gain and the largest monthly rise since January, evidence that many companies remain confident enough to keep hiring despite high interest rates and a hazy outlook for the economy. Last month's job growth jumped from a 227,000...
Police Find at Least 115 Bodies at Colorado ‘Green’ Funeral Home Under Investigation
CAÑON CITY, Colo. — Police said Friday they have found at least 115 bodies at Colorado ‘green’ funeral home under investigation for improper handling of remains. Fremont County Sheriff Allen Cooper said they are coordinating with other agencies to determine if there is any wrongdoing. The Investigation The Return to...
Can No. 24 Bulldogs Win Their 15th Straight Football Game on Saturday?
The matchup: No. 24 Fresno State (5-0, 1-0 Mountain West) at Wyoming (4-1, 1-0), Saturday, 5 p.m., PT, Laramie, Wyoming Television: FOX. Radio: Fox Sports AM 1340 Line: Fresno State by 6.5, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. Series record: Fresno State leads 9-5. WHAT’S AT STAKE? The Bulldogs ride a 14-game...
Jailed Iranian Activist Narges Mohammadi Wins Nobel Peace Prize for Fighting Women’s Oppression
Imprisoned Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday in recognition of her tireless campaigning for women’s rights and democracy and against the death penalty. Mohammadi, 51, has kept up her activism despite numerous arrests by Iranian authorities and spending years behind bars. She has remained a...
US Shoots Down Armed Drone of NATO Ally After It Nears American Troops
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon said Thursday the U.S. military shot down an armed Turkish drone that came within 500 meters of American troops in northeastern Syria, in a rare use of force by one NATO member against another. Air Force Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder, the Pentagon press secretary, called it...
CA Workers Will Get 5 Sick Days a Year Under Law Signed by Newsom
SACRAMENTO — Workers in California will soon receive a minimum of five days of paid sick leave annually, instead of three, under a new law Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Wednesday. The law, which takes effect in January, also increases the amount of sick leave workers can carry over into the...
Fresno State Took Wyoming ‘to the Woodshed’ Last Year. How Will No. 24 Bulldogs Fare Saturday?
LARAMIE, Wyo. — The road to a repeat gets steep for No. 24 Fresno State, with the reigning Mountain West Conference champions facing a challenge in the higher elevations of Wyoming. The Bulldogs (5-0, 1-0 MWC) will be packing a 14-game winning streak, the nation’s second-longest behind No. 1 Georgia...
Russian Strike on Village Kills 51, Ukrainian Officials Say, as Zelenskyy Seeks More Western Support
KYIV, Ukraine — A Russian rocket struck a village cafe and store in eastern Ukraine on Thursday, killing at least 51 civilians in one of the deadliest attacks in the war in months, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other top officials in Kyiv. The attack came as Zelenskyy attended...
Biden Administration Waives 26 Federal Laws to Allow Border Wall Construction in Texas
McALLEN, Texas — The Biden administration announced it waived 26 federal laws in South Texas to allow border wall construction on Wednesday, marking the administration’s first use of a sweeping executive power employed often during the Trump presidency. The Department of Homeland Security posted the announcement on the U.S. Federal Registry with...
Environmentalists Suffer Another Loss in Fight to Shutter CA’s Last Nuclear Power Plant
LOS ANGELES — Federal regulators Wednesday rejected a request from two environmental groups to immediately shut down one of two reactors at California’s last nuclear power plant. Friends of the Earth and Mothers for Peace said in a petition filed last month with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission that long-postponed tests...