The United States imposed sanctions Thursday on 18 entities and individuals to target what the Treasury Department called a network helping Iran evade sanctions and generate revenue. The U.S. targets include RUNC Exchange System Company and its leadership, Cyrus Offshore Bank, and Iranian software holding company Pasargad Arian Information and...
Netanyahu Says He Wants Israel to Take Control of All of Gaza
JERUSALEM/CAIRO — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday Israel intends to take military control of all of Gaza, despite intensifying criticism at home and abroad over the devastating almost two-year-old war in the Palestinian enclave. "We intend to," Netanyahu said in an interview with Fox News Channel’s Bill...
OpenAI Launches GPT-5 as the AI Industry Seeks a Return on Investment
SAN FRANCISCO — OpenAI launched on Thursday its GPT-5 artificial intelligence model, the highly anticipated latest installment of a technology that has helped transform global business and culture. OpenAI's GPT models are the AI technology that powers the popular ChatGPT chatbot, and GPT-5 will be available to all 700 million...
Americans Divided More Than Ever on Supreme Court and Congress: Gallup Poll
Republicans and Democrats have never been more divided in their approval of the Supreme Court and Congress, according to a new Gallup poll. The survey, conducted July 7-21, found a record 64-percentage-point gap between Republicans (75%) and Democrats (11%) in their approval of the Supreme Court. This surpasses the previous...
Feeling Ghoulish? Fresno Haunted House Puts Out Call for Actors
If you're more into giving scares than receiving them, a role in Fresno's new Halloween haunted house may be for you. Fresno Fright Nights is holding auditions for cast members Saturday and Sunday at the Island Waterpark from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m, according to a news release from the...
She Survived a 9-Story Fall After a Russian Missile Hit Her Building
KYIV, Ukraine — She went to sleep in her bed on the ninth floor of an apartment building in Kyiv and woke up on a pile of rubble outside. She saw her leg covered in blood and cried out for help, thinking only of the pain, she would later say,...
FBI to Track Down Texas Democrats Who Fled Over Redistrict Vote, US Senator Says
WASHINGTON — The FBI will help Texas track down Democratic state lawmakers who have fled to other parts of the country in a collective effort to thwart Republican efforts to redraw congressional districts, Republican U.S. Senator John Cornyn said on Thursday. It was not clear precisely how federal agents might...
Trump to Sign Order Requiring Universities Disclose Admissions Data on Race
President Donald Trump on Thursday is expected to sign an order requiring universities to hand over admissions data to prove that they are not engaged in affirmative action efforts, the White House press secretary said in a post on X. In her post on X, White House press secretary Karoline...
Valley Crime Stoppers’ Most Wanted Person of the Day: Jennifer Ayers Thompson
August 7, 2025 Most Wanted Person of the Day Suspect Name: Jennifer Ayers Thompson Suspects Date of Birth: April 8, 1988 Physical Description: White Female, 5’ 5, 130 lbs., Blond Hair, Green Eyes Charges: Residential burglary Warrant Number: F19905993 Synopsis of the Case: Jennifer Ayers Thompson is wanted on a...
Body Recovered from California Aqueduct in Kings County, Authorities Say
A body was recovered Wednesday from the California Aqueduct near the Avenal Cutoff, a day after authorities began searching for a missing fisherman, the Kings County Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies with the Sheriff’s Water Rescue Unit launched a search Tuesday after the Avenal Police Department requested help locating the man....