SURIN, Thailand — Thailand and Cambodia exchanged heavy artillery fire for a second day on Friday as border fighting intensified and spread, while Cambodia's leader said Thailand had agreed to a Malaysian ceasefire proposal but then backed down. At least 20 people have been killed and more than 130,000 people...
Trump Says US May Not Have a Negotiated Trade Deal With Canada
WASHINGTON — The United States may not reach a negotiated trade deal with Canada, President Donald Trump said on Friday, suggesting his administration could set a tariff rate unilaterally. Trump, speaking to reporters as he left the White House for a trip to Scotland, said, "We haven't really had a...
Netanyahu, Trump Appear to Abandon Gaza Ceasefire Negotiations With Hamas
JERUSALEM/WASHINGTON/CAIRO — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Donald Trump appeared on Friday to abandon Gaza ceasefire negotiations with Hamas, both saying it had become clear that the Palestinian militants did not want a deal. Netanyahu said Israel was now mulling "alternative" options to achieve its goals of bringing...
Trump Says There Is a 50-50 Chance of Trade Deal With EU
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday said there was a 50-50 chance or perhaps less that the U.S. would reach a trade agreement with the European Union, saying Brussels wanted to "make a deal very badly". "We're working very diligently with Europe, the EU," Trump told reporters as he...
Amid Epstein Furor, Ghislaine Maxwell Seeks Relief From US Supreme Court
Even as an uproar over files relating to Jeffrey Epstein engulfs President Donald Trump and Congress, the U.S. Supreme Court is due to wade into the controversy and decide whether to hear a bid by an associate of the late financier and convicted sex offender to overturn her criminal conviction. The justices, now on their...
Tater Is One Hot Potato When It Comes to Adoptable Kittens
Tater is an adventurous little 6-month-old guy with a playful spirit that will keep you entertained for hours. He loves to explore every nook and cranny of the house, always curious about what's just around the corner. Tater is also fantastic with other pets and people — small dogs, other...
Elon Musk’s Starlink Network Suffers Rare Global Outage. Orders Some Ukraine Services to Halt
SpaceX's Starlink suffered one of its biggest international outages on Thursday when an internal software failure knocked tens of thousands of users offline, a rare disruption for Elon Musk's powerful satellite internet system. Users in the U.S. and Europe began experiencing the outage at around 3 p.m. EDT (1900 GMT),...
The Entz Era Begins at Fresno State With QB Job Up for Grabs
Fresno State's first football practice of 2025 began with a flyover. While the military jet's path may have been coincidental, the Bulldogs have 30 days to get ready for Kansas on Aug. 30. First-year head coach Matt Entz said practice was so efficient, it finished ahead of schedule. "That's the...
Hoover High Coach Arrested on Child Porn Charges, Released on Bail
A Hoover High School soccer coach has been arrested for allegedly possessing child sexual abuse material, the Fresno County Sheriff's Office said. Detectives with the Central California Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and Homeland Security Investigations booked Miguel Lara, 38, into the Fresno County Jail on Thursday following an...
Hulk Hogan Is Gone, but Hulkamania Rolls On in Fresno and Around the Globe
I am a Hulkamaniac. Hulk Hogan, who died Thursday at the age of 71, represented the ultimate good guy — in pro wrestling and in life. He defended all that was good. Patriotism, fair play, doing what is right. He was not only the greatest box office attraction in pro...