The seven candidates running for the Fresno Unified School Board are in agreement over the need to improve student academic outcomes and approve the $500 million Measure H bond measure for school improvements. GV Wire reached out to the seven who are running for three contested seats on the School...
US Job Openings Rise to 8 Million as Labor Market Remains Sturdy
WASHINGTON — U.S. job openings rose unexpectedly in August as the American labor market continued to show resilience. The Labor Department reported Tuesday that employers posted 8 million vacancies in August, up from 7.7 million in July. Economists had expected openings to be virtually unchanged. Openings were up in construction...
Why Did Israel Send Troops Into Lebanon?
Israel and Hezbollah have fought wars before, most recently in 2006, a monthlong conflict that ended with a United Nations cease-fire resolution calling on both sides to retreat from a 20-mile buffer zone in southern Lebanon along Israel’s northern border. But Hezbollah never withdrew from the region, and Israeli troops...
Rams’ Loss to Chicago Adds to Another Slow Start to the Season
LOS ANGELES — The Rams have faced significant second-half deficits in all four of their games this season, and they've only rallied back to win once. Los Angeles (1-3) is far from finished, but even coach Sean McVay realizes that his team's inability to stay out of an early hole...
Jimmy Carter and His Hometown of Plains Celebrate the 39th President’s 100th Birthday
ATLANTA — Jimmy Carter reached his 100th birthday Tuesday, the first time an American president has lived a full century and the latest milestone in a life that took the son of a Depression-era farmer to the White House and across the world as a Nobel Peace Prize-winning humanitarian and...
Accused Los Angeles Bus Hijacker Charged With Murder, Kidnapping
LOS ANGELES — A man who allegedly hijacked a city bus in Los Angeles, killed a passenger and held its driver at gunpoint last Wednesday has been charged with murder and kidnapping, authorities said. Lamont Campbell, 51, was charged with numerous felonies related to the hijacking, including carjacking, assault with...
Stephen Curry’s ‘Nuit Nuit’ Gesture Still Resonates as NBA Camps Open
MIAMI - Stephen Curry got the question and didn't even have to think about the answer. Someone wanted to know what French words that the Golden State Warriors star picked up during his gold-medal experience at the Paris Olympics this summer. "Nuit nuit," Curry said. Of course. The Summer of...
Wildfire Flareup Prompts New Evacuations in Southern California Mountain Communities
SAN BERNARDINO — Evacuation orders and warnings were in place Monday for Southern California residents near a wildfire that is largely contained after the blaze flared up over the weekend. The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department told residents of Seven Oaks to leave the small mountain community following a sudden...
Will an October Surprise Shake Up the Trump-Harris Race?
The concept of an "October Surprise" — a major, late-breaking event that could alter the course of a presidential election — has been a fixture in American politics for decades. As the 2024 election between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris approaches, political observers are speculating about what unexpected developments might...
How JD Vance Disqualified Himself From Becoming Vice President
Opinion by Matthew A. Seligman on Oct 1. 2024. WHY HE REPRESENTS A GRAVE RISK TO THE RULE OF LAW IN AMERICAN DEMOCRACY. On Tuesday night, JD Vance will face Tim Walz in what is likely to be the only vice-presidential debate of the 2024 election. As American voters assess...