Digging crews resumed work early Thursday in the effort to locate a woman who authorities fear died after falling into a sinkhole above an abandoned Pennsylvania coal mine. Fewer than a dozen searchers, including state police and excavator operators, have returned to the spot where 64-year-old Elizabeth Pollard is thought...
Jeff Bezos Says He Is ‘Optimistic’ About a New Trump Term and Can Help With Cutting Regulations
NEW YORK — Amazon founder Jeff Bezos said Wednesday he is "optimistic" about President-elect Donald Trump's second term and expressed some excitement about potential regulatory cutbacks in the coming years. "I'm actually very optimistic this time around," Bezos said on stage during a wide-ranging interview at The New York Times'...
Syrian Insurgents Capture Central City of Hama in Severe Setback to the Syrian President
BEIRUT — Syrian insurgents swept into the central city of Hama on Thursday and government forces withdrew, dealing another major blow to Syrian President Bashar Assad days after insurgents captured much of Aleppo, the country's largest city. The stunning weeklong offensive appeared likely to continue, with insurgents setting their sights...
No. 24 Aztecs Show Bulldogs How It’s Done in MW Opener
Missed shots, errant passes, and defensive shortcomings doomed the Fresno State men's basketball team as it fell to 24th-ranked San Diego State 84-62 in the Mountain West opener at the Save Mart Center on Wednesday night. It was the third straight loss for the Bulldogs, who are 3-5 this season....
Unlikely Battleground California Crucially Influences US House’s Political Balance — Again
LOS ANGELES — Democrats and Republicans agreed on at least one thing before November's election: California would play a central role in determining control of the U.S. House. Indeed it did. Democrat Adam Gray's come-from-behind victory over Republican Rep. John Duarte in a Central Valley farm-belt district Tuesday — the...
Stock Market Today: Wall Street Hangs Around Its Records as Bitcoin Powers Above $100,000
NEW YORK — U.S. stocks are mostly quiet Thursday, with indexes hanging around their records ahead of a big jobs report due on Friday. The crypto market had much more action, and bitcoin briefly burst to a record above $103,000. The S&P 500 was edging down by 0.1% after setting...
Ammunition Used in CEO’s Killing Had ‘Deny,’ ‘Defend’ and ‘Depose’ Written on It, AP Source Says
NEW YORK — The masked gunman who stalked and killed the leader of one of the largest U.S. health insurance companies outside a Manhattan hotel used ammunition emblazoned with the words "deny," "defend" and "depose," a law enforcement official said Thursday. The official was not authorized to publicly discuss details...
Gunman May Have Targeted California Religious School in Shooting That Wounded 2 Kindergartners
PALERMO — Two children were in "extremely critical condition" after being shot at a tiny religious K-8 school in Northern California and the gunman died at the scene, apparently from a self-inflicted gunshot, police said. The gunman may have targeted the Feather River School of Seventh-Day Adventists in Palermo on...
Once and for All, Is ‘Die Hard’ a Christmas Movie?
Let's settle the debate. Is the 1988 action classic "Die Hard" a Christmas film? The back-and-forth has raged for decades. It's among the most famous disputes in cinema like who shot first in "Star Wars" — Greedo or Han Solo? Could Rose and Jack have fit on the floating door...
Fresno Police Seek Suspects in Tower District Robbery and Assault
Fresno police are searching for two suspects connected to an early morning robbery and assault near the Tower District, the Fresno Police Department said in a statement. The incident occurred on Nov. 10, around 4:50 a.m., near the Splash Bar at 644 E. Olive Ave. According to authorities, the victim...