NEW YORK - Sean "Diddy" Combs, the hip-hop mogul who discovered the Notorious B.I.G. and ran one of the genre's most iconic record labels, was found guilty on Wednesday of prostitution-related offenses but acquitted of racketeering conspiracy and two counts of sex trafficking. Combs, 55, has pleaded not guilty and...
Four Rescued After Kings River Float Turns Dangerous
Four young men were rescued Tuesday afternoon after getting stranded during a float down the Kings River, authorities said. The group ran into trouble while trying to navigate rapids near Riverbend and Annadale avenues in Sanger, according to the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office. Three of the men made it to...
Hamas Says It Is Studying Ceasefire Proposal Labeled ‘Final’ by Trump
CAIRO/JERUSALEM - Hamas said on Wednesday it was studying what U.S. President Donald Trump called a "final" ceasefire proposal for Gaza but that Israel must pull out of the enclave, while Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu said Hamas would be eliminated. Trump had said on Tuesday that Israel had agreed to...
Wall Street Edges Down After ADP Shock. Focus on Trade Talks, Payrolls Data
U.S. stocks nudged lower on Wednesday as surprisingly weak U.S. private jobs data raised concerns about the labor market, while investors closely watched trade negotiations as President Donald Trump's July 9 tariff deadline approaches. The ADP National Employment Report showed U.S. private payrolls fell unexpectedly in June and job gains...
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Convicted on Prostitution Counts, but Cleared of More Serious Charges
NEW YORK - Sean "Diddy" Combs was found guilty on Wednesday of prostitution-related offenses, but cleared of more serious charges after a criminal trial in which two of the music mogul's former girlfriends testified that he physically and sexually abused them. Combs was convicted of transportation to engage in prostitution...
Trump Pulls Back 150 Guard Troops From Federal Duties in California
LOS ANGELES — The Trump administration released about 150 National Guard troops on Tuesday in the first pullback since it dispatched a military force to the Los Angeles area last month, allowing the soldiers to return to regular duty fighting wildfires in California. President Donald Trump began deploying thousands of...
Trump Says Israel Has Agreed to Conditions to Finalize 60-Day Gaza Ceasefire
WASHINGTON -President Donald Trump said on Tuesday Israel had agreed "to the necessary conditions to finalize" a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza during which efforts will be made to end the U.S. ally's war in the Palestinian enclave. "Israel has agreed to the necessary conditions to finalize the 60 Day CEASEFIRE,...
Fresno County Man Arrested for Suspected Arson Hours After Separate Wildfire
A man was arrested Sunday on suspicion of starting a wildfire in rural Madera County just hours after crews responded to a separate nearby blaze sparked by farm equipment, authorities said. Around 3 p.m., Madera County sheriff’s deputies and CalFire crews responded to a vegetation fire near Road 400 and...
New California Environmental Rollbacks Could Boost Housing Projects in Fresno
A major change in California's environmental review process is intended to make it easier to build housing in places like Fresno. And while this seismic event has champions of affordable housing cheering, environmentalists are fearing the worst. As part of the state budget package, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday signed...
Iran Made Preparations to Mine the Strait of Hormuz, US Sources Say
WASHINGTON - The Iranian military loaded naval mines onto vessels in the Persian Gulf last month, a move that intensified concerns in Washington that Tehran was gearing up to blockade the Strait of Hormuz following Israel's strikes on sites across Iran, according to two U.S. officials. The previously unreported preparations,...