BEIRUT — Israel's military launched airstrikes across Lebanon on Monday, unleashing explosions throughout the country and killing at least 12 while Israeli leaders appeared to be closing in on a negotiated ceasefire with the Hezbollah militant group. Israeli strikes hit commercial and residential buildings in Beirut as well as in...
Special Counsel Moves to Dismiss Election Interference, Classified Documents Cases Against Trump
WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors moved Monday to abandon the classified documents case against President-elect Donald Trump in light of longstanding Justice Department policy that says sitting presidents cannot face criminal prosecution. The announcement in an appeals court filing in Florida came shortly after a similar filing was made by prosecutors...
How Did Fresno County Elections Office Mail Out Wrong Ballots?
Fresno County Election Clerk/Registrar of Voters James Kus wants elections to be perfect. He can take solace that his vote machines counted every ballot correctly. However, not every voter got the correct ballot. After a GV Wire investigation, Kus said that at least 11 voters received ballots with the Fresno...
In Haiti, a Grim Barometer: Even United Nations Workers Are Fleeing
A United Nations helicopter has been buzzing nonstop for days over Haiti, as the U.N. starts to draw down its personnel in Port-au-Prince, evacuating 14 people at a time in chopper rides. Many embassies and international aid organizations — including Doctors Without Borders, which runs some of the few functioning...
Trump Jr. Emerges as a Political Force of His Own as He Helps His Father Launch a Second Term
NEW YORK — When Donald Trump, House Speaker Mike Johnson, Elon Musk and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. circled up aboard the president-elect’s plane over some McDonalds burgers and fries recently, Donald Trump Jr. was seated in the center of that power foursome. The central spot occupied by Trump’s eldest son,...
What’s Blocking a Ceasefire Between Israel and Hezbollah?
BEIRUT — Diplomats and other officials say there have been several sticking points in ceasefire talks to end the war between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, even as conditions for an agreement appear to be ripe. Israel’s military has killed nearly all of the militant group’s top leaders, but it...
Rams Again Fall Flat in Prime Time, Blow Chance to Move Atop NFC West
INGLEWOOD — For the second time in three weeks, the Los Angeles Rams went into a game knowing a win would move them into a tie for the NFC West lead, only to struggle mightily on the prime-time stage. Philadelphia's Saquon Barkley ran for 255 yards, the most the Rams...
Controversy Surrounds San Jose State’s Volleyball Tournament Seeding Amid Boycotts
SAN JOSE - San Jose State's volleyball team, which received six forfeit victories because of boycotts from Mountain West opponents, is seeded second in the conference tournament in Las Vegas and will receive a first-round bye. The Spartans are scheduled to play in Friday's semifinals against the winner of Wednesday's...
NBC’s Mike Tirico Calls Eagles-Rams Game After Suffering Achilles Injury
INGLEWOOD — NFL players are done for the season whenever they suffer an Achilles injury. In the case of a football announcer, they just keep going. NBC's Mike Tirico called Sunday night's game between the Philadelphia Eagles and Los Angeles Rams despite rupturing his left Achilles tendon last Monday. Tirico's...
In California’s Heartland of Fresno, Some Latino Immigrants Back Trump’s Border Stance
FRESNO, Calif. — When José Pérez Gómez came from Mexico more than 25 years ago, he scraped together money by selling handmade furniture on the streets of Fresno, California. Eventually, he turned that hustle into a full-fledged brick-and-mortar business, which allowed him to raise a family and send two daughters...