HOUSTON — Brent and U.S. crude futures fell more than $2 a barrel, or over 3%, on Friday as confidence grew the Gaza peace agreement between Israel and Hamas was taking hold. Brent crude futures were down $2.16, or 3.31%, at $63.06 a barrel at 10:37 a.m. CDT (1537 GMT),...
Trump, 79, Gets Second Medical Check-up This Year
BETHESDA, Maryland — Donald Trump arrived at a military hospital near Washington on Friday for what aides described as a routine health checkup that will nonetheless draw close scrutiny of the 79-year-old U.S. president's vitality. Trump was the oldest person to assume the U.S. presidency when he retook the White...
Melania Trump Says Some Children Caught in Ukraine War Returned to Families After Talks With Putin
WASHINGTON — U.S. first lady Melania Trump said she had secured an open line of communication with Russian President Vladimir Putin about repatriating children caught up in the Ukrainian war, and that some have been returned to their families with more to be reunited soon. "This remains an ongoing effort,"...
Fresno to Start Two-Week Street Repaving Project on Cedar Avenue
A repaving project on Cedar Avenue between Alluvial and Teague avenues will begin Monday, the city of Fresno announced. Crews will work on weekdays from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Friday, Oct. 31. During construction, drivers should expect lane reductions and “No Parking” signs in the work zone, which...
Valley Crime Stoppers’ Most Wanted Person of the Day: Lawrence Rudell Taylor
October 10, 2025 Most Wanted Person of the Day Suspect Name: Lawrence Rudell Taylor Suspects Date of Birth: September 17, 1967 Physical Description: Black Male, 6’ 3, 170 lbs., Black Hair, Brown Eyes. Charges: Grand theft Warrant Number: F25904305 Synopsis of the Case: Lawrence Rudell Taylor is wanted on a...
California’s Two-Tier Economy Mirrors Great Britain’s ‘Upstairs, Downstairs’ Past
This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Forty years ago this month, I began a 9,000-mile tour of California, gathering data, conversations and observations about megatrends propelling the state into the next century. The result was a 14-part series in the Sacramento Bee, later published...
Employee Pistol-Whipped at Porterville Business, Tulare County Authorities Investigating
An employee was pistol-whipped during an armed robbery at a Porterville business Thursday morning, authorities said. Tulare County Sheriff’s deputies responded around 10:40 a.m. to the Cosecha Recycling Center on the 1300 block of East Springville Avenue after a suspect entered with a gun and demanded money, the sheriff’s office...
María Corina Machado of Venezuela Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, who built a powerful social movement challenging the country’s authoritarian president and has been living in hiding since last year, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday. The Norwegian Nobel Committee praised “her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela...
Putin Says ‘No Big Deal’ for Russia if US Declines to Extend Nuclear Warhead Limits
MOSCOW — President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Russia was developing new strategic weapons and it would not be critical for Moscow if the United States declined to extend the warhead limits set out in a nuclear arms treaty that expires next year. He said it would, however, be...
Wall Street Advances as Investors Assess Sentiment Data
Wall Street's main indexes gained on Friday, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq hitting an intraday record high, while investors analyzed the consumer sentiment data for fresh insights into the economy. Traders remain bullish on equities despite Thursday's declines, betting that the AI-driven momentum remains intact. Some analysts expect the AI trade,...