Top Arab diplomats visited the Syrian capital, Damascus, on Monday, the latest in a string of diplomatic overtures by the international community as Syria emerges from years of isolation under President Bashar Assad. The visits by ministers from Jordan and Qatar, just two weeks after Assad’s fall, suggest that Arab...
Middle East Latest: Israeli Airstrikes on Gaza Kill at Least 20 People, Palestinian Medics Say
Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip overnight killed at least 20 people, Palestinian medics said Monday. One of the strikes killed eight people including two kids in a tent camp in the Muwasi area, which Israel designated a humanitarian safe zone but has repeatedly targeted. The casualties were reported by...
Tulare Man Shot in Face, Police Investigating Early Morning Incident
The Tulare Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred early Monday morning. At approximately 2:04 a.m. on Monday, officers responded to a 911 call reporting a male suffering from a gunshot wound to the face at a residence in the 200 block of S. H Street, authorities said in...
Victims and Families React as Biden Spares the Lives of 37 Federal Death Row Inmates
COLUMBIA, South Carolina — Victims' families and others affected by crimes that resulted in federal death row convictions shared a range of emotions on Monday, from relief to anger, after President Joe Biden commuted dozens of the sentences. Biden converted the sentences of 37 federal death row inmates to life...
College Playoffs Looks for Good Matchups After Snoozy First Round of Blowouts
For those who dozed through it, or flipped to more compelling fare in the NFL, here's a brief recap of the rollout of the much-anticipated College Football Playoff. Average final score: Winners 36, Losers 17. In four games, not a single one was closer than a 10-point margin, and even...
Squid Game Returns Looking for Win With Season 2
SEOUL - Stepping onto the set of "Squid Game" season two, Lee Jung-jae felt like he had never left. "Including promotion, I'd been living with Gi-hun for about two years," said Lee in a recent interview. "I really felt like I was him," he said in a recent interview. "Squid...
Netflix Is Airing 2 NFL Games on Christmas Day. Here’s What to Know
PITTSBURGH - Netflix will have one of its biggest days Wednesday since the site launched in 1998 when it airs two NFL games for the first time. "NFL Christmas Gameday on Netflix" begins with a two-hour pregame show at 11 a.m., before Pittsburgh hosts Kansas City. Baltimore faces Houston in...
Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson, Baseball’s Stolen Base King, Has Died at 65
OAKLAND — Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson, the brash speedster who shattered stolen base records and redefined baseball's leadoff position, has died. He was 65. Henderson died on Friday. The Athletics said Saturday they were "shocked and heartbroken by his passing," but did not specify a cause of death. Known...
Tiger’s Son Secures Ace, Bernhard Langer Wins Playoff Over Woods at PNC
ORLANDO — Tiger Woods never had so much fun losing in a playoff. For the 67-year-old Bernhard Langer, it never gets old winning the PNC Championship with his son. They all delivered a riveting show Sunday, from 15-year-old Charlie Woods making his first hole-in-one to Langer hitting the shot that...
Fresno Police Arrest 11, Issue 28 Citations at DUI Checkpoint
On Friday, 11 people were arrested for driving under the influence during a DUI checkpoint held at Clinton and Weber avenues from 9 p.m. to 4 a.m, the Fresno Police Department said in a Monday statement. During the operation, 28 drivers were cited for operating vehicles without a valid or...