A Jewish Oakland resident alleges he was ejected from a coffee shop for wearing a Star of David hat, sparking controversy and a police investigation. Jonathan Hirsch claims the owner of Jerusalem Coffee House in Oakland confronted him, demanding he leave due to his baseball cap. "This is (a) violent...
Fresno Unified Schedules Community ‘Listening Sessions’ with Trustees
Fresno Unified School District has scheduled a series of "community listening sessions" hosted by the School Board in partnership with the Council of the Great City Schools. With the council's assistance and coaching, the board is in the process of developing a Student Outcomes Focused Governance plan with "goals and...
Fresno County to Open New West Annex Jail, Replacing Aging Facility
The West Annex Jail, a new 300-bed facility in downtown Fresno, is set to open before the end of the year, replacing the aging South Annex Jail built in 1944. Once the West Annex opens, the Fresno County Sheriff's Office plans to transfer inmates from the 500-bed South Annex Jail....
Fresno Agencies Help Indict 11 Foreign Nationals in Multi-State Bank Robbery Spree
A federal grand jury in Fresno indicted 11 foreign nationals Thursday on charges of bank robbery and conspiracy, stemming from a series of brazen thefts across California, Oregon, and Washington. U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced the indictments in a news release. According to court documents, the bank-robbing spree began...
Why the Right Thinks Trump Is Running Away With the Race
The torrent of polls began arriving just a few weeks ago, one after the other, most showing a victory for former President Donald Trump. They stood out amid the hundreds of others indicating a dead heat in the presidential election. But they had something in common: They were commissioned by...
Could Biden Declare Shaver Lake a National Monument and ‘Completely Change’ It?
Activist group Unite the Parks called on President Joe Biden to transform 1.4 million acres of Sierra National Forest land into a national monument, and it has the backing of three state lawmakers from the Valley. But three local county supervisors wrote to the president on Monday, warning him the...
Stock Market Today: Microsoft, Meta and the Burden of High Expectations Drag Wall Street Lower
NEW YORK — Wall Street is feeling the downside of high expectations on Thursday, as Microsoft and Meta Platforms drag U.S. stock indexes lower despite delivering strong profits for the summer. The S&P 500 was down 1.6% in afternoon trading and on track for its worst day in nearly eight...
Independent Gen Zers Will Decide Elections From Now On
For generations, American elections have been decided by voters in swing states. An under-reported political earthquake has occurred over the last four years among Gen Z, and it will shape the outcome of every U.S. election for years to come. There has been a significant shift among Gen Z college...
Waves of Rocket Fire From Lebanon Hit Israel, Killing 7 in Deadliest Strikes Since Israeli Invasion
TEL AVIV — Rocket barrages fired from Lebanon killed seven people in northern Israel on Thursday, authorities said, hitting agricultural areas along the border and near the city of Haifa in back-to-back attacks that represented the deadliest spate of strikes from Lebanon since the Israeli military invaded the country earlier...
US Imposes Sanctions on Top Members of the Armed Wing of a Mexican Fentanyl-Trafficking Cartel
WASHINGTON — The U.S. on Thursday imposed sanctions on senior members of the armed wing of a Mexican drug cartel that operates on border territories in and around Chihuahua, Mexico. Five Mexican citizens and two companies linked to La Linea, a violent Mexico-based drug trafficking organization that smuggles fentanyl and...