Israel faced international condemnation and protests on Thursday after its forces intercepted around 40 boats carrying aid and more than 400 foreign activists, including Swedish campaigner Greta Thunberg, to Gaza. Cameras broadcasting live feeds from the boats, verified by Reuters, showed armed Israeli soldiers sporting helmets and night vision goggles boarding the...
California Leaders Stack the Deck and Promote Inequality in Tribal Gaming
This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. A stacked deck doesn’t just tilt the odds, it erases fairness. When the powerful and wealthy dictate the terms, smaller voices are silenced and opportunity is denied. Recently my tribe, the Kletsel Dehe Wintun Nation, received a devastating...
Fantasy Football Start/Sit Recommendations for the Rams in Week 5 vs. 49ers
The Los Angeles Rams are coming off of a 27-21 over the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday, and now they'll take on the San Francisco 49ers for a Thursday night NFC West battle at SoFi Stadium. Los Angeles played arguably their best game of the season against the Colts, as their...
It’s No Cold War – It’s a ‘Fiery’ Conflict Now With the West, Russia Says
MOSCOW — Russia on Thursday said that there was no Cold War with the West because it was now a "fiery" conflict, and that the European Union and the NATO military alliance were lying about alleged Moscow's sabotage operations to justify vast military spending. The war in Ukraine, Europe's deadliest...
Two Dead in UK Synagogue Attack on Yom Kippur, Police Kill Suspect ‘With Bomb’
MANCHESTER, England — At least two people were killed when an assailant drove a car into pedestrians and stabbed a security guard near a synagogue in England where worshippers were marking Yom Kippur, the holiest day on the Jewish calendar, British police said. Greater Manchester Police said the suspect, who...
US Government Layoffs Could Be in the Thousands, White House Says
U.S. government layoffs could be in the thousands, White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said on Thursday as the federal government began the second day of a shutdown. — (Reporting by Doina Chiacu; Editing by Caitlin Webber)
Community Health Opens New Skilled Nursing Facility in Downtown Fresno
A new skilled nursing facility in downtown Fresno means expanded care options for Community Health patients needing extra recovery. The 154-bed Burnett Extended Care Center across the street from the downtown office offers long-term and short-term skilled nursing and will begin accepting patients this fall, said Cory Belliston, chief operating...
Fresno Man Arrested in Orange Cove Homicide After Years-Long Investigation
The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 59-year-old Fresno man in connection with a 2016 Orange Cove homicide. Basilio Rodriguez Jr. was booked into the Fresno County Jail on a murder charge, with bail set at $1 million, the agency said in a statement. The case stems from an assault...
Kern County Deputies Uncover Stolen Property, Chop Shops in Ongoing Investigation
A series of probation and search warrant operations in eastern Kern County led to multiple arrests, the recovery of stolen property, and the discovery of two chop shops and an illegal marijuana cultivation site, authorities said Wednesday. The Kern County Sheriff’s Office said deputies from the Ridgecrest Substation began the...
Shutdown Forces Shasta, Siskiyou, Lassen National Forests and Parks to Reduce Services
Federal parks and forests in Shasta, Siskiyou, Lassen and other North State counties felt the effects of partisan politics and the federal government shutdown on Wednesday after Congress failed to approve funding to keep the government operating past Sept. 30. The U.S. Forest Service posted an alert on the Shasta-Trinity...