LAS VEGAS — Knocked out of the playoffs this time last week, Joey Logano seized on his reversal of fortune to become the first driver locked into NASCAR's championship finale. Logano was below the cutline and eliminated from the eight-driver field when he left Charlotte Motor Speedway last Sunday. But...
Fresno County Traffic Stop Leads to $720,000 Cocaine Bust
A routine traffic stop on Interstate 5 turned into a major drug bust after California Highway Patrol officers seized 20 pounds of cocaine with a street value of $720,000, according to a CHP Central Division statement on Monday. The incident occurred on Oct. 11, when a CHP Central Division K-9...
Rampant California Cargo Thefts Spur Valadao-Led Bipartisan Response
Central Valley ag products have long been targets of criminals. But in the last year, theft of all kinds of cargo has reached levels never before seen. And, as thieves' operations become increasingly sophisticated, one Valley congressman wants to stop them. From November 2022 to March 2023, cargo theft incidents...
Yehuda Bauer, Prominent Israeli Holocaust Scholar, Dies at 98
TEL AVIV, Israel — Yehuda Bauer, one of Israel's foremost Holocaust scholars who shaped the way people around the world study and learn about the Holocaust, has died in Jerusalem. He was 98. No specific cause of death was given by the Yad Vashem, Israel's national Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem,...
Fresno Police Investigate Fatal Shooting in Southwest Fresno
A late-night shooting in southwest Fresno on Sunday left one man dead, prompting an investigation by local authorities, the Fresno Police Department said in a news release Monday. This incident marks 25th homicide in Fresno for 2024, mirroring the number of homicides reported at this time last year, according to...
South Korea Calls for Immediate Withdrawal of North Korean Troops Allegedly in Russia
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea on Monday demanded the immediate pullout of North Korean troops allegedly deployed in Russia as it summoned the Russian ambassador to protest deepening military cooperation between Pyongyang and Moscow. South Korea's spy agency said Friday it had confirmed that North Korea sent 1,500 special...
‘You Are Not My King,’ Indigenous Australian Senator Yells at Visiting King Charles
CANBERRA — An Indigenous senator told King Charles III that Australia is not his land as the British royal visited Australia's parliament on Monday. Sen. Lidia Thorpe was escorted out of a parliamentary reception for the royal couple after shouting that British colonizers have taken Indigenous land and bones. "You...
Cubans Struggle With Extended Power Outage and New Tropical Storm
HAVANA — Cuba's widespread blackouts stretched into their fourth day as Hurricane Oscar crossed the island's eastern coast with winds and heavy rain. In Santo Suárez, part of a populous neighborhood in southwestern Havana, people went into the streets banging pots and pans in protest Sunday night. The protesters, who...
Watch Out! The Hidden Hazards of These 7 Halloween Decorations
One of the great joys of Halloween is transforming your home into a spooky wonderland, but some decorations can bring more tricks than treats. Fog machines and eerie props will create a chilling atmosphere, but these popular decorations pose hidden hazards that could lead to real-life scares. From fire risks...
Feds Fund $98M to Widen Highway 99 in Tulare County
CalTrans' project to widen Highway 99 in Tulare just got a major bump in securing funding. The U.S. Department of Transportation awarded $98 million from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to expand 5.4 miles of freeway from four lanes to six and upgrade the Paige Avenue interchange. "This $98.4...