The teenage boy accused of fatally shooting Caleb Quick appeared in court Wednesday for a brief status hearing that lasted about four minutes. The hearing was delayed briefly because the suspect's parents were not initially in the courtroom. Both families were present once proceedings began. The defense told the court...
Vance to Lead US Delegation to Iran Talks on Saturday
President Donald Trump is dispatching his Iran negotiating team, led by Vice President JD Vance, to Pakistan for talks, the White House told reporters on Wednesday, adding that the first round of negotiations would take place on Saturday. With several of Iran's veteran political leaders killed in the war, Iran's delegation...
Valley Children’s Keeps Kids Healthy While Generating $1B Economic Impact
Job One at Valley Children's Healthcare is saving lives and keeping kids healthy. But a new independent report also illuminates the nonprofit hospital system's economic clout in the San Joaquin Valley. The report from the Bay Area Council Economic Institute analyzed Valley Children’s operations across 12 counties and revealed the...
Reflections: The Messy Contours of Peace-Building and Peace Makers in Current Violent Times
Over a decade ago, when I came to interview for a faculty position in Asian Religious Traditions at Fresno State, on my way to the library, I nearly ran into Gandhi's monument. I looked up, and I saw the large bust of Gandhi. I was intrigued, as I had just...
Passenger Trapped After Truck Crashes Into Power Pole in Tulare County
Emergency crews were working Wednesday morning to rescue a person trapped inside a truck after it crashed into a power pole in rural Tulare County. The crash happened on Avenue 320 between Road 92 and Road 80, according to the Tulare County Fire Department. Fire officials said the crash involved...
Iran to Approach Peace Talks With US With Caution, Iranian Ambassador to Un Says
Iran will approach peace talks with the U.S. with greater caution than in the past due to a deep lack of trust, and the war will affect the future legal regime of the Strait of Hormuz, Iran’s ambassador to the U.N. in Geneva said on Wednesday. The United States and...
US Military Says It’s Ready to Resume Fighting if Diplomacy Fails
The top U.S. general said on Wednesday U.S. troops stood ready to resume fighting if Tehran failed to strike a negotiated settlement as the Trump administration sought to portray the war as a decisive victory against Iran. "We hope that Iran chooses a lasting peace," General Dan Caine, chairman of...
Israel Pounds Lebanon With Heaviest Airstrikes of the War as Hezbollah Pauses Attacks
Israel carried out its heaviest strikes on Lebanon since the conflict with Hezbollah broke out last month, even as the Iran-aligned group paused attacks on northern Israel and Israeli troops in Lebanon under a two-week U.S.-Iran ceasefire. Consecutive explosions shook Beirut, sending smoke billowing across the capital, as Israel's military...
Wall Street Jumps to Near One-Month Highs as US-Iran Ceasefire Improves Sentiment
Wall Street's main indexes climbed to near one-month highs on Wednesday after the U.S. and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire, sending crude prices lower on expectations that energy supplies through the Strait of Hormuz could resume. The announcement came hours before U.S. President Donald Trump's deadline for Iran to...
Airline and Travel Industries See No Immediate Relief From Iran Ceasefire
President Donald Trump's two-week ceasefire with Iran is unlikely to provide immediate relief to the global aviation industry as it reels from its worst crisis in years, executives said on Wednesday, even as airline shares rallied after the deal. Willie Walsh, director general of the International Air Transport Association (IATA),...