The San Francisco 49ers had started their 2025 campaign off with a 3-0 record, defeating the Seattle Seahawks, New Orleans Saints and Arizona Cardinals. However, in Week 4, they took on the Jacksonville Jaguars and were handed their first loss, as they fell 26-21. San Francisco got starting quarterback Brock...
15-Year-Old McLane High School Student Killed in Fresno Bicycle-Vehicle Crash at Olive and Angus
Update at 12:30 p.m. on Sept. 30, 2025 The Fresno County Sheriff-Coroner's Office identified the teen as Nathan Torres, 15, of Fresno. The department said he attended McLane High School. Original Story A 15-year-old boy was killed in a collision with a vehicle on Monday evening at Olive Avenue and...
Fresno Woman Killed in Hit-and-Run Monday Night Identified
Update on Sept. 30, 2025, at 2:42 p.m. The Fresno County Sheriff-Coroner's Office identified the woman killed as Yeraldin Pascual, 24, of Fresno. Original Story A woman in her 20s was killed Monday night in a hit-and-run crash after leaving a vehicle during a disturbance in west Fresno, police said....
US Government Barrels Toward Shutdown With No Funding Deal in Sight
WASHINGTON — The U.S. was headed towards its 15th government shutdown since 1981 on Tuesday, with Republicans and Democrats in Congress unable to agree on -- indeed not even appearing to negotiate -- a deal to fund federal agencies. The Republican-controlled Senate is expected to vote on a temporary spending...
Matthew Stafford Ready for Another ‘Bare Knuckles Physical Fight’ With 49ers
As big as Week 3 against the Philadelphia Eagles was, the Los Angeles Rams will play perhaps their most important game of the season thus far on Thursday night when they host the San Francisco 49ers. It’s their first divisional matchup of the year and with both teams sitting at...
Americans’ Support for Israel Dramatically Declines, Times/Siena Poll Finds
Nearly two years into the war in the Gaza Strip, U.S. support for Israel has undergone a seismic reversal, with large shares of voters expressing starkly negative views about the Israeli government’s management of the conflict, a new poll from The New York Times and Siena University found. Disapproval of...
Hegseth Slams ‘Fat Generals,’ Says US Officers Should Resign if They Don’t Support His Agenda
WASHINGTON — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth slammed "fat generals" and diversity initiatives that he said led to decades of decay in the military and told a rare gathering of commanders on Tuesday they should resign if they don't support his agenda. "Foolish and reckless political leaders set the wrong compass heading...
How to Watch the Major League Baseball Playoffs: Yankees-Red Sox, LA Dodgers and More
The Major League Baseball playoffs open with the best-of-three Wild Card Series, which features the New York Yankees against the Boston Red Sox and the Los Angeles Dodgers starting their title defense against the Cincinnati Reds. The first round is a quadruple header, three-game series — Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday at...
US Begins Deporting Hundreds of Iranians After Rare Deal With Tehran
DUBAI — The first group of about 400 Iranians expected to be deported from the U.S. under President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown were due to land in Qatar on Tuesday before flying to Tehran, a U.S. and an Iranian official said. The group included both convicted criminals and people who...
How Bad Is California’s Housing Shortage? It Depends on Who’s Doing the Counting
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Imagine you’ve finally taken your car to the mechanic to investigate that mysterious warning light that’s been flashing on your dashboard for the past week and a half. The mechanic informs you that your car's brake fluid is...