WASHINGTON — “Black Insurrectionist,” the anonymous social media persona behind some of the most widely circulated conspiracy theories about the 2024 election, can be traced to a man from upstate New York. He's also white. With a profile photo of a Black soldier and the tagline “I FOLLOW BACK TRUE...
Were These Fresno Ballots at Risk after Election Worker Lost Key to Drop Box?
Fresno County election workers left behind a key when they collected ballots from a drop box, a county spokesperson said. A member of the public found the key, left near the box at Fancher Creek Elementary School at 5948 E. Tulare Ave. in southeast Fresno at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday....
Trump Visits Texas to Tape Joe Rogan’s Podcast and to Criticize Harris on Immigration
AUSTIN, Texas — Donald Trump tried Friday to turn a major celebratory event for Kamala Harris into an attack line tied to one of his favorite subjects, immigration. Hours before the vice president was scheduled to appear with superstar Beyoncé in Houston, Trump made his own stop in Texas and...
$1M Grant Helps Fresno Pacific Center Support Children’s Faith Development
A million-dollar grant from a giant in philanthropy will help the Fresno Pacific University Center for Community Transformation support children’s faith development. The center received a $1,179,040 grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to help establish Centrando Niños en Nuestras Congregaciones (Centering Children in our Congregations). This seven-part initiative is focused...
Fresno State Generates $1B in Economic Activity: Study
Calling it an "affirmation of the role of Fresno State," Fresno State President Saúl Jiménez-Sandoval said the nearly $1 billion in local impact created by the university shows the symbiosis between it and the region. "For generations, our university has been committed to advancing both the intellectual as well as...
Washington Post Says It Will Stop Endorsing Presidential Candidates
The Washington Post’s chief executive told the newsroom Friday that it would no longer endorse presidential candidates, breaking with decades of precedent at the newspaper. “The Washington Post will not be making an endorsement of a presidential candidate in this election,” wrote Will Lewis, the Post’s chief executive. “Nor in...
Grammy-Winning Rapper Lil Durk Charged With Orchestrating 2022 Los Angeles Killing
FORT LAUDERDALE — Grammy Award-winning rapper Lil Durk has been arrested in Florida on federal charges that he paid for the attempted 2022 revenge killing of rapper Quando Rondo at a Los Angeles gas station, a shooting that resulted in the death of Rondo's cousin. Durk, 32, is charged with...
Biden Apologizes for US Abuse of Indian Children, Calling It ‘a Sin on Our Soul’
GILA RIVER INDIAN COMMUNITY, Arizona — President Joe Biden ventured into Native American territory Friday to offer a formal apology on behalf of the U.S. government for the mistreatment of generations of children who were taken away from their families in an effort to strip them of their culture, history...
Phil Lesh, Founding Member of Grateful Dead and Influential Bassist, Has Died at 84
LOS ANGELES — Phil Lesh, a classically trained violinist and jazz trumpeter who found his true calling reinventing the role of rock bass guitar as a founding member of the Grateful Dead, died Friday at age 84. Lesh's death was announced on his Instagram account. Lesh was the oldest and...
Hanford Man in Stable Condition After Kings County Shooting
A 19-year-old Hanford resident is in stable condition following a shooting, the Kings County Sheriff's Department reported. Deputies from the Kings County Sheriff’s Office responded shortly after midnight on Thursday to reports of a gunshot victim near Jeff Road and Thomas Court, within the Santa Rosa Rancheria. Deputies found the...