A 23-year-old Fresno woman was arrested Monday on multiple felony charges following a domestic violence incident, authorities said. Fresno police told GV Wire that the victim was holding a young child when Brittany Alvarez-Aguilar struck the victim with a bamboo backscratcher. During the attack, the child suffered a laceration to...
Fresno Nonprofits Put Out Call for Help As CalFresh Benefits End Saturday
By Saturday, the hundreds of thousands of Fresno area families using SNAP or CalFresh won't be able to access the money that supplies food for their pantries. And, even an 11th hour refunding by the federal government won't be in time to get the program funded. Thus Fresno nonprofits are...
Rio Police Raids Kill 60 Ahead of Climate Conferences, Source Says
RIO DE JANEIRO — At least 60 people died in Rio de Janeiro's most deadly police operation ever on Tuesday, a state official told Reuters, which targeted a major gang days before the city hosts global events related to the United Nations climate summit known as COP30. Police have often...
Former Golden Charter Academy Employees Sue for Alleged Mistreatment
Two lawsuits against Golden Charter Academy allege employee mistreatment, including wage theft, failure to provide breaks, disability discrimination, and wrongful termination. It is claimed that Golden Charter discriminated against and retaliated against two former employees, leading to their abrupt termination. The school fired teacher Tafatawet Wilson for “recent insubordinate and...
House Report Details Biden’s Decline, Claiming He Was Impaired as President
The House Oversight Committee on Tuesday released its long-anticipated investigative report on former President Joe Biden’s cognitive condition, accusing his inner circle of concealing a mental decline and claiming, without evidence, that he was so impaired that he could not make his own decisions. The 100-page report, titled “The Biden...
Dozens of States Sue Trump Administration Over Planned Food Stamp Cuts
WASHINGTON — More than two dozen states sued the Trump administration Tuesday over its recent refusal to fund food stamps during the government shutdown, seeking to spare roughly 42 million people from hunger and financial hardship starting in a matter of days. The states, including officials in Arizona, California and...
US Warns Citizens in Mali to Leave Country Immediately
The United States warned Americans in Mali on Tuesday to leave the country immediately using commercial flights, as its government comes under increasing pressure from al Qaeda-linked insurgents, who are imposing a fuel blockade. Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin militants announced a blockade on fuel imports to the landlocked West African...
Clovis Police Seek Suspect in Hilton Garden Inn Burglary
Clovis police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect accused of stealing a construction saw worth more than $1,000 from the Hilton Garden Inn on Shaw Avenue near Peach Avenue. Police said the burglary happened between 1 and 2 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 19, and was captured...
Trump’s Popularity Dips as Americans Sweat Cost of Living, Reuters/Ipsos Poll Finds
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump's presidential approval rating fell in recent days, tying the lowest level of his term, as more Americans frowned on his handling of the cost of living, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll. The three-day poll, which concluded on Sunday, showed 40% of Americans approve of the...
US Accuses TikTok User of Threatening Pam Bondi
Federal prosecutors accused a man in Minnesota of threatening Attorney General Pam Bondi by posting an image on TikTok offering a $45,000 reward to harm her, according to a criminal complaint filed this month. The man, Tyler Maxon Avalos, 29, posted an image with a target on Bondi’s forehead along...