WASHINGTON — Some Republican-led states say they will block the Justice Department's election monitors from going inside polling places on Election Day, pushing back on federal authorities' decades-long practice of watching for violations of federal voting laws. Officials in Florida and Texas have said they won't allow federal election monitors...
Fresno Police Arrest Suspect in Fatal NW Apartment Shooting
A man has been arrested in connection with the shooting death of a Fresno resident at a northwest Fresno apartment complex early Friday, the Fresno Police Department said in a news release. Gerrick Franklin, 34, was taken into custody Sunday in Madera County on suspicion of killing Tyler Hamon, 33....
Fresno Murder Suspect Stopped in Las Vegas, Others Wanted
A routine traffic stop led Las Vegas police to a suspect wanted in connection with a 2023 Fresno murder, according to the Fresno Police Department. On Friday, Las Vegas officers approached a suspicious vehicle and questioned a man who initially gave them a false name. He was later identified as...
Trump’s Crowds Are Dwindling as His Campaign Winds Down
RALEIGH, N.C. — Former President Donald Trump has spent parts of the past week of his campaign speaking in self-aggrandizing reverence about the arenas he has filled and the size of his enthusiastic audiences. Never again, he has said, will there be crowds like the ones he has attracted this...
Trump Threatens 25% Tariff on Mexico to Curb Immigration
In a recent rally in Raleigh, North Carolina, former President Donald Trump unveiled a controversial new policy proposal targeting Mexico, as reported by The Guardian. Trump threatened to impose escalating tariffs on Mexican imports if the country fails to stem the flow of migrants and drugs into the United States....
Music Legend Quincy Jones, Architect of Pop’s Greatest Hits, Dies at 91
LOS ANGELES - Quincy Jones, the multitalented music titan whose vast legacy ranged from producing Michael Jackson's historic "Thriller" album to writing prize-winning film and television scores and collaborating with Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles and hundreds of other recording artists, has died at 91. Jones' publicist, Arnold Robinson, says he...
Big Pharma Backs Harris 6-to-1 Over Trump in Presidential Campaign Contributions
Kamala Harris is Big Pharma's big candidate for president. Data from Open Secrets show the vice president tops the list of federal candidates receiving campaign contributions from the pharmaceutical industry — at $5.7 million. That is nearly six times more than No.2 on the list — former President Donald Trump...
Sanger Men Arrested in Connection with Slingshot Vandalism Spree at Businesses
A recent vandalism spree that struck multiple businesses and a residential complex in Sanger has led to the arrest of two suspects, Thomas Ramirez Sr., 46, and a teenager, the Sanger Police Department said in a statement. Reports of smashed windows at local spots like Chipotle, Jack in the Box,...
What Is Sierra Unified’s Plan to Boost Lagging Student Achievement?
Sierra Unified School District officials agree that students' lower state standardized test scores are a sign that they're still struggling to close learning gaps that widened during and after the pandemic. According to the state's annual testing as well as the district's own learning assessments, too few of Sierra's 1,270...
Musk PAC Tells Philadelphia Judge the $1 Million Sweepstakes Winners Are Not Chosen by Chance
PHILADELPHIA — A lawyer for Elon Musk's political action committee told a judge in Philadelphia on Monday that so-called "winners" of his $1 million-a-day voter sweepstakes in swing states are not chosen by chance but are instead chosen to be paid "spokespeople" for the group. GOP lawyer Chris Gober also...