Fresno State’s Center for Essential Needs received a $500,000 Rapid Rehousing and Housing Security Program grant from the CSU Chancellor’s Office to develop and enhance programming for students facing homelessness and housing insecurity. Funds will be disbursed to the center from the Chancellor’s Office through June 2028. Diana Karageozian, lead...
NATO and Ukraine to Hold Emergency Talks After Russia’s Attack With New Hypersonic Missile
KYIV, Ukraine — NATO and Ukraine will hold emergency talks Tuesday after Russia attacked a central city with an experimental, hypersonic ballistic missile that escalated the nearly 33-month-old war. The conflict is "entering a decisive phase," Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Friday, and "taking on very dramatic dimensions." Ukraine's...
Many in Gaza Are Eating Just Once a Day, as Hunger Spreads Amid Aid Issues
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Yasmin Eid coughs and covers her face, cooking a small pot of lentils over a fire fed with twigs and scrap paper in the tent she shares with her husband and four young daughters in the Gaza Strip. It was their only meal Wednesday —...
Norwegian Student Arrested on Charges of Spying on US for Russia
OSLO, Norway — A Norwegian student in his 20s was arrested on suspicion of spying for Russia and Iran while working as a guard at the U.S. Embassy in Oslo, authorities in Norway have said. The man, who has not been identified, was ordered to be held in custody for...
Eagles Seek to Extend Win Streak in Prime-Time Clash With Resurgent Rams
INGLEWOOD — For the second straight season, the Philadelphia Eagles are headed to SoFi Stadium with a lengthy winning streak and a team that looks like one of the best in the NFC. The Los Angeles Rams (5-5) couldn't do much to slow them down last season, but they'll try...
Nick Chubb Plows Through Heavy Snow as Browns Beat Steelers
CLEVELAND — With snow falling, Nick Chubb plowed forward. On a play that looked eerily similar to the one in Pittsburgh last year that threatened to end his career, Chubb kept his legs moving and pushed his way into the end zone for a touchdown he and his teammates won't...
German Auto Supplier Bosch to Cut 5,500 Jobs in Further Sign of Carmakers’ Woes
FRANKFURT, Germany — Germany's technology and services company Bosch said Friday it planned to reduce its automotive division workforce by as many as 5,500 jobs in the next several years in another sign of the headwinds hitting the German and global auto industries. The company cited stagnating global auto sales,...
Woman Found Dead in Fresno. Homicide Investigation Underway.
A woman died early Friday morning in what deputies are investigating as a homicide, the Fresno County Sheriff's Office said. Around 1:20 a.m., deputies responded to a report of an injured person on Fowler Avenue, between Clinton and Olive avenues. They discovered the woman and attempted to provide medical aid,...
Supreme Court Allows Multibillion-Dollar Class Action to Proceed Against Meta
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is allowing a multibillion-dollar class action investors' lawsuit to proceed against Facebook parent Meta, stemming from the privacy scandal involving the Cambridge Analytica political consulting firm. The justices heard arguments in November in Meta's bid to shut down the lawsuit. On Friday, they decided that...
Brock Purdy’s Status for the 49ers in Doubt This Week Because of Sore Shoulder
SANTA CLARA — San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy has been limited in practice this week because of a sore throwing shoulder and will likely be a game-time decision for Sunday's game at Green Bay. Purdy only threw a few passes Wednesday and Thursday during the portion of practice open...