Clovis police arrested two men on Wednesday on suspicion of possessing child sexual exploitation material following tips from the Internet Crimes Against Children Taskforce, authorities said. Detectives first served a search warrant at a Fresno home and arrested Joshua Ramirez, 27. Investigators reportedly found additional illegal material on his cell...
Now That Harris Is Out, California’s Governor Candidates Hit the Money Trail
Kamala Harris is out. Wealthy Los Angeles businessman Rick Caruso — now a Democrat —remains an undecided wild card. And the main players hoping to become California’s next governor are firing up their campaign operations in earnest. Harris — the former vice president — made her announcement not to run...
US Issues New Iran-Related Sanctions, Treasury Says
The United States imposed sanctions Thursday on 18 entities and individuals to target what the Treasury Department called a network helping Iran evade sanctions and generate revenue. The U.S. targets include RUNC Exchange System Company and its leadership, Cyrus Offshore Bank, and Iranian software holding company Pasargad Arian Information and...
Netanyahu Says He Wants Israel to Take Control of All of Gaza
JERUSALEM/CAIRO — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday Israel intends to take military control of all of Gaza, despite intensifying criticism at home and abroad over the devastating almost two-year-old war in the Palestinian enclave. "We intend to," Netanyahu said in an interview with Fox News Channel’s Bill...
OpenAI Launches GPT-5 as the AI Industry Seeks a Return on Investment
SAN FRANCISCO — OpenAI launched on Thursday its GPT-5 artificial intelligence model, the highly anticipated latest installment of a technology that has helped transform global business and culture. OpenAI's GPT models are the AI technology that powers the popular ChatGPT chatbot, and GPT-5 will be available to all 700 million...
Americans Divided More Than Ever on Supreme Court and Congress: Gallup Poll
Republicans and Democrats have never been more divided in their approval of the Supreme Court and Congress, according to a new Gallup poll. The survey, conducted July 7-21, found a record 64-percentage-point gap between Republicans (75%) and Democrats (11%) in their approval of the Supreme Court. This surpasses the previous...
Feeling Ghoulish? Fresno Haunted House Puts Out Call for Actors
If you're more into giving scares than receiving them, a role in Fresno's new Halloween haunted house may be for you. Fresno Fright Nights is holding auditions for cast members Saturday and Sunday at the Island Waterpark from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m, according to a news release from the...
She Survived a 9-Story Fall After a Russian Missile Hit Her Building
KYIV, Ukraine — She went to sleep in her bed on the ninth floor of an apartment building in Kyiv and woke up on a pile of rubble outside. She saw her leg covered in blood and cried out for help, thinking only of the pain, she would later say,...
FBI to Track Down Texas Democrats Who Fled Over Redistrict Vote, US Senator Says
WASHINGTON — The FBI will help Texas track down Democratic state lawmakers who have fled to other parts of the country in a collective effort to thwart Republican efforts to redraw congressional districts, Republican U.S. Senator John Cornyn said on Thursday. It was not clear precisely how federal agents might...
Trump to Sign Order Requiring Universities Disclose Admissions Data on Race
President Donald Trump on Thursday is expected to sign an order requiring universities to hand over admissions data to prove that they are not engaged in affirmative action efforts, the White House press secretary said in a post on X. In her post on X, White House press secretary Karoline...