GV Wire, in partnership with the Community Media Access Collaborative, will host a candidate forum for the open Fresno City Council District 3 seat. Candidates confirmed to attend include Assemblyman Joaquin Arambula (D-Fresno), Fresno Unified Trustee Keshia Thomas, former West Park Elementary District Trustee Fernando Alvarez, and Tiffany Apodaca. Other...
Trump Vowed to Crack Down on Fraudsters, but He’s Pardoned Dozens
Salomon Melgen was an immigrant who came to the United States and wound up committing fraud, ripping off American taxpayers by $42 million. “Melgen devised a scheme to enrich himself by defrauding Medicare to the tune of tens of millions of dollars,” an FBI official said when Melgen was sentenced...
Iran Attacks Near Israeli Nuclear Site, Fires Long-Range Missiles for First Time
Israeli officials said on Saturday that Iranian forces had for the first time fired long‑range missiles, expanding the risk of attacks beyond the Middle East, even as an Iranian strike injured dozens of people not far from Israel's nuclear site. Iran launched two 4,000-kilometer-range ballistic missiles at the U.S.-UK military...
Trump Threatens Iran With Power Plant Strikes Over Hormuz Blockade
President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened to "obliterate" Iran's power plants if Tehran does not fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours, a dramatic escalation that came barely a day after he talked about "winding down" the war. "If Iran doesn't FULLY OPEN, WITHOUT THREAT, the Strait of...
Robert Mueller, Special Counsel Who Probed but Did Not Charge Trump, Dies at 81
WASHINGTON --- Robert Mueller, the no-nonsense former FBI chief who documented Russia's interference in the 2016 U.S. election and its contacts with Donald Trump's campaign but opted not to bring criminal charges against a sitting president, has died at age 81, multiple news outlets reported on Saturday. His death was...
Small California Communities Deserve Protection From Big Polluting Manufacturers
This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Rushed decisions and backroom deals led to one of the worst rollbacks of environmental protections in California’s recent history during the last legislative session. Senate Bill 131, which the Legislature passed and the governor signed in June, contains...
Pebble Beach Golf, Maui Resorts, European Tours: How Special Interests Woo CA Lawmakers
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. A golf tournament at the scenic Pebble Beach Golf Links with free spa treatments. A six-day stay at an upscale resort in Maui. Tours to Spain, Portugal, Norway and Australia. Those are among dozens of free trips California...
Iran Fires Missiles Toward US-UK Base in Indian Ocean, Iran’s Mehr Says
Iran fired two ballistic missiles at the U.S.-U.K. military base Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean, the semi-official Mehr news agency reported on Saturday. The Wall Street Journal reported earlier that Iran had launched two intermediate-range ballistic missiles toward the base but that they did not hit it. Mehr said...
Trump’s Peace Board Hands Hamas Disarmament Proposal, Sources Say
Donald Trump's Board of Peace has presented Hamas with a written proposal on how it could lay down its weapons, two sources said, a step the Palestinian militants have thus far refused to take as the U.S. president pushes on with his plan for Gaza's future. The proposal, first reported...
Airports Rush to Feed Unpaid TSA Workers as Belts Tighten
As government funding for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security remains frozen in Congress, airports are running food drives and accepting donations for security screeners enduring their second stretch without pay in the last six months. Transportation Security Administration officers scrimped and pinched pennies during last year's 43-day government shutdown,...