Remember that short stretch of the calendar recently when the daytime highs dropped down into the 70s and the nighttime lows into the low 50s? Hopefully you didn't use that as the excuse to pack up your shorts and T-shirts and get out your woolens, because hot weather is returning...
Once in Congress, Cox Could Soon Learn His Fate in Court
The day of reckoning for former congressman TJ Cox is near. More than two years after the federal government accused Cox of 28 counts of fraud, money laundering, and illegal campaign contributions, he is scheduled to return to court Wednesday at 2 p.m. for a change of plea hearing. Linda...
Former Fresno Judge Faces Sexual Assault Charges
Retired Fresno County Judge Adolfo Corona faces two sexual assault charges, the Fresno County District Attorney's Office said Monday morning. In a grand jury indictment unsealed Monday, the DA is accusing Corona, 65, of one felony count of sexual penetration by force, fear or duress; and one misdemeanor count of...
Most Hispanic Americans Support Abortion Access: AP-NORC Poll
For decades, some political analysts have sought to depict Hispanic Americans as "socially conservative" — and indeed many of them are. But a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows that a solid majority of this diverse population — whether they're Catholic, Protestant or religiously...
Case of Mexico’s 43 Missing Students Persists Among Tens of Thousands of Disappearances
MEXICO CITY — All countries have crimes that resonate. In Mexico, one of the modern day ones is the disappearance of 43 students from a rural teacher's college in 2014. Ten years later, it's still not clear where the students from the Rural Normal School at Ayotzinapa are. Authorities believe...
Fresno Shooting Leaves Man Dead, Police Investigating
Detectives are investigating the fatal shooting of Ricardo Martinez Olguin, 40, in southeast Fresno early Sunday morning, the Fresno Police Department reported on Monday. Olguin was found with multiple gunshot wounds to his upper body around 4 a.m. near the intersection of East Floradora and North Rowell Avenues. Olguin, who...
Israel-Hezbollah Tensions Spiral in Week of Attacks: What to Know
The past week has seen a significant rise in tensions between Israel and Hezbollah, the Lebanese militia supported by Iran. Back-and-forth attacks have brought the two sides to the brink of their first full-scale war since 2006, when they fought a 34-day conflict that involved an Israeli ground invasion and...
San Francisco Wide Receiver Jauan Jennings Has Career Game With Top Playmakers Sidelined
INGLEWOOD — Jauan Jennings saves his biggest games for when he faces the Los Angeles Rams. With three of the San Francisco 49ers' top skill players sidelined, Jennings had the best game of his four-year career with 11 receptions for 175 yards and three touchdowns in a 27-24 loss to...
OceanGate Co-Founder Says He Hopes Submersible Tragedy Yields Renewed Interest in Exploration
The co-founder of the company that owned the experimental submersible that imploded en route to the wreckage of the Titanic told a Coast Guard panel Monday that he hoped that the silver lining of the disaster will inspire a renewed interest in exploration, including the deepest waters of the world's...
Rams Rally From Double-Digit Deficit to Stun 49ers on Late Field Goal
INGLEWOOD — The winless Los Angeles Rams were fresh off a 31-point loss and missing their top two receivers when they took the field Sunday against a rival that has dominated them for a half-decade. The Rams then fell behind San Francisco by 14 points in the second half, and...