Philanthropist and community leader Ed Kashian was awarded the UC Merced Chancellor’s Medal, the university’s highest honor, at the campus’s State of the University event on Wednesday. Established in 2005, the Chancellor’s Medal recognizes individuals who epitomize exemplary engagement, unwavering commitment, and a transformative and lasting impact on UC Merced....
Fresno Drug Bust Near High School Leads to 4 Arrests Ahead of ‘Sunday Funday’
Fresno County Sheriff's detectives arrested four men and seized large amounts of drugs, firearms, and cash during a raid near Justin Garza High School, officials said Friday. Acting on a tip from Valley Crime Stoppers, detectives investigated reports of illegal drug sales at a property on the 3800 block of...
California Tries ‘Trump-Proofing’ Its Climate Policies
California officials have been working for months on a plan to “Trump proof” the state’s leading-edge environmental and climate policies, in the event that former President Donald Trump returns to White House and follows through on his promise to gut them. Whether California succeeds could affect more than a dozen...
Israeli Airstrike Kills at Least 20 People Including Children at a School in Central Gaza
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli airstrike has killed at least 20 people including children at a school-turned-shelter in central Gaza, according to local hospitals. Sunday night’s strike also killed two women in Nuseirat. The school was sheltering some of the many Palestinians displaced by the yearlong war...
US to Deploy Missile Defense System and About 100 Troops to Israel
WASHINGTON — The United States is sending an advanced missile defense system to Israel, along with about 100 U.S. troops to operate it, the Pentagon announced Sunday. It is the first deployment of U.S. forces to Israel since the Hamas-led attacks there on Oct. 7, 2023. President Joe Biden directed...
Israeli Tanks Enter UN Peacekeeper Base in Lebanon, Drawing Protest
Israeli tanks forced their way onto a U.N. peacekeeping base in southern Lebanon on Sunday, putting the lives of the soldiers there in danger, the U.N. mission said. Hours later, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu repeated his call for the United Nations to pull the peacekeepers out of the area...
Fresno State Falls to Washington State in Fourth Quarter Heartbreaker
Fresno State had a chance to upset Washington State on Saturday at Valley Children’s Stadium, but the Cougars came away with a 25-17 victory, dropping the Bulldogs to 3-3 on the season. While the scoreboard showed a win for the Cougars, the Bulldogs may have beaten themselves. Mental mistakes and...
What’s Behind the Northern Lights That Dazzled the Sky Farther South Than Normal
Another in a series of unusually strong solar storms hitting Earth produced stunning skies full of pinks, purples, greens and blues farther south than normal, including into parts of Germany, the United Kingdom, New England and New York City. "It was a pretty extensive display yet again," said Shawn Dahl,...
Are Male Voters Reluctant to Vote for a Woman? Harris’ Backers Are Confronting the Question Head On
WASHINGTON — The concern has been there all along, but now it's being talked about openly: Are some men reluctant to vote for Democrat Kamala Harris because she's a woman? The vice president rarely references her gender on the campaign trail, but her key supporters are starting to make more...
The Brutal Story Behind California’s New Native American Genocide Education Law
In the 1860s, an armed militia swept into the historic land of the Serrano people in the San Bernardino mountains and went on a killing spree, attempting to slaughter the entire tribe. A tribal leader named Santos Manuel led the surviving 30 members to safety in a nearby valley. Now,...