WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he had communicated to Hamas that the militant group must disarm or it will be forced to. On Monday, Hamas freed the last living Israeli hostages from Gaza, and Israel sent home busloads of Palestinian detainees under a ceasefire deal brokered...
Fresno Joins International Protest Against the Trump Administration
Organizers with the “No Kings” movement are planning a protest in Fresno on Saturday from 9 to 11 a.m. near Manchester Center on Blackstone and Shields avenues. The group describes its demonstrations as peaceful and rooted in opposition to what it calls the president’s “absolute rule.” In a statement, organizers...
Walmart Partners With OpenAI for ChatGPT Shopping Feature
Walmart said on Tuesday it was partnering with OpenAI to enable customers and Sam's Club members to shop directly within ChatGPT, using the AI chatbot's Instant Checkout feature. The world's largest retailer is expanding its use of artificial intelligence as companies across sectors adopt the technology to simplify tasks and...
Trump Says He Is Endorsing Argentina’s Milei for Reelection
President Donald Trump said at the White House on Tuesday he would endorse Argentinian President Javier Milei for re-election. Trump had already indicated during the UN General Assembly in September that he was endorsing Milei, when he handed the Argentinian leader a print-out of a Truth Social post with his...
Pennsylvania Man Pleads Guilty to Arson Attack on Governor’s Mansion
A 38-year-old man pleaded guilty on Tuesday to attempting to murder Democratic Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro in an April arson attack on the governor's residence in which he scaled a fence and ignited part of the house with gasoline-filled beer bottles as Shapiro and his family slept inside. Cody Balmer...
Why Can’t Trump’s Domestic Policy Be More Like His Foreign Policy?
When Donald Trump was first elected president, foreign policy seemed like the zone of greatest danger, the place where a political novice promising to remake the world order was most likely to blunder into true catastrophe. Instead, Trump’s first-term foreign policy was broadly successful, with more stability, fewer dramatic stumbles...
US Strike on Boat off Venezuela Kills Six, Trump Says
A U.S. strike on a boat off the coast of Venezuela on Tuesday killed six suspected drug traffickers, President Donald Trump said in a social media post. "Intelligence confirmed the vessel was trafficking narcotics, was associated with illicit narcoterrorist networks," Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social. — (Reporting...
Democratic Maine Governor Janet Mills Takes on US Senator Susan Collins
Maine Governor Janet Mills launched a U.S. Senate campaign on Tuesday, joining a crowded field of Democrats hoping to unseat Republican Senator Susan Collins with a campaign that intends to portray the incumbent as an out-of-step defender of President Donald Trump. Mills, a 77-year-old popular two-term governor, enters the race...
Fresno Police Plan Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Operation
The Fresno Police Department will conduct a traffic safety operation on Saturday focused on reducing collisions involving pedestrians and bicyclists, officials announced. The operation will run from 12 p.m. to 10 p.m. and target common driver violations that endanger people walking or biking, including speeding, illegal turns, failing to yield,...
Rain Soaks Fresno. Snow Blankets Shaver Lake, China Peak
Fresno's first storm of the season dropped more than one inch of rain overnight Monday through 10 a.m. Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service. The storm also brought snow to Shaver Lake and higher Sierra elevations. China Peak ski resort reported heavy snow Tuesday morning. You can view the...