Our universe might be chock-full of cosmic wonder, but you can observe only a fraction of astronomical phenomena with your naked eye. Meteor showers, natural fireworks that streak brightly across the night sky, are one of them. The latest shower, the Perseids, is a favorite among skywatchers. It is one...
Wall Street Edges Higher After Inflation Rises Moderately in July
Wall Street's main indexes inched higher on Tuesday after data showed inflation rose broadly in line with expectations in July, putting the Federal Reserve on track to lower interest rates next month. A Labor Department report showed that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by an expected 0.2% on a...
Gaza Suffering Has Reached ‘Unimaginable’ Levels, Say 24 Foreign Ministers
LONDON/BRUSSELS — The humanitarian crisis in Gaza has reached "unimaginable levels", Britain, Canada, Australia and several of their European allies said on Tuesday, calling on Israel to allow unrestricted aid into the war-torn Palestinian enclave. "Famine is unfolding before our eyes. Urgent action is needed now to halt and reverse...
Fight Over Fresno Mobile Home Park Ends As Self-Help Enterprises Takes Over
After more than four years of turmoil, the legal fight over a mobile home park in north Fresno appears to be over as a Visalia affordable housing developer officially took ownership last week. Self-Help Enterprises closed escrow Aug. 4 on La Hacienda Mobile Home Park, said Betsy McGovern-Garcia, vice president...
Explosions at US Steel Plant Leave One Dead, 10 Injured
Multiple explosions at a U.S. Steel plant near Pittsburgh killed at least one person and injured 10 others, authorities said on Monday, and emergency crews were searching through the rubble for an employee believed to be missing. The blasts at the Clairton Coke Works — part of a sprawling industrial...
Israel Steps up Gaza City Bombing After Netanyahu’s Vow To Expand Offensive
CAIRO (Reuters) -Palestinians reported the heaviest bombardments in weeks on Monday in areas east of Gaza City, just hours after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he expected to complete a new expanded offensive against Hamas "fairly quickly". An airstrike also killed six journalists including prominent Al Jazeera correspondent Anas...
Want to Work at Big Fresno Fair? Annual Jobs Event is Thursday
The Big Fresno Fair will host a jobs event Thursday for the upcoming celebration — and they're looking to fill 400 positions. The job fair will begin 9 a.m. and go through 1 p.m. at the Commerce Building, according to a fair news release. Free parking will be available at...
EJ Warner Named Fresno State Starting QB, Gets Shout-Out From His Dad
Fresno State’s offensive fortunes are in the hands of a veteran transfer quarterback and son of a Pro Football Fame inductee. Head coach Matt Entz named E.J. Warner the starter for the Aug. 23 opener at Kansas. "E.J. has done a great job with the communication piece, with the leadership...
Targeted Israeli Rocket Strike Kills Al Jazeera Journalists in Gaza
CAIRO/JERUSALEM — A prominent Al Jazeera journalist, who had previously been threatened by Israel, was killed along with four colleagues in an Israeli airstrike on Sunday in an attack condemned by journalists and rights groups. Israel's military said it targeted and killed Anas Al Sharif, alleging he had headed a Hamas militant cell and was involved in...
Landmark Trial Starts Over Trump’s Use of National Guard in LA
A landmark trial kicked off on Monday over the use by Donald Trump's administration of National Guard forces to support its deportation efforts and quell protests in Los Angeles, in a legal challenge to the U.S. president's break from long-standing norms against deploying troops on American streets. The three-day non-jury...