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Lemoore Navy Fighter Squadrons Return After Historic Deployment

January 20, 2020

Two U.S. Navy fighter squadrons based in Lemoore returned home to loved ones Saturday following nearly 10 months away in the Mediterranean and Middle East. The squadrons were assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, which just completed a 294-day ...

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‘Days of God’: A Look at Iran’s Mounting Crisis

AP News

January 18, 2020

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran's supreme leader says his nation is living through “days of God.” In a rare Friday sermon in Tehran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei stuck to the playbook Iran has relied on since 1...

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Iran’s Top Leader Strikes Defiant Tone Amid Month of Turmoil

AP News

January 17, 2020

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's supreme leader lashed out at Western countries as he led Friday prayers in Tehran for the first time in eight years, dismissing “American clowns” who he said pretend to support the Iranian...

Iran Announces Arrests Over Downing of Plane That Killed 176

AP News

January 14, 2020

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran said Tuesday that authorities have made arrests for the accidental shootdown of a Ukrainian passenger plane, which killed all 176 people on board and set off protests in the country demanding accountability after officials initially conceal...

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EU Rebukes Iran Over Nuclear Violations, Sanctions Possible

AP News

January 14, 2020

BRUSSELS — Britain, France and Germany ratcheted up pressure on Iran Tuesday to cease its violations of a landmark nuclear deal, stressing that they want to resolve differences through talks while starting the ...

AP Fact Check: Trump Says Pelosi, Dems Defended Iran General

AP News

January 13, 2020

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's relentless attacks on the impeachment investigation and Democrats' stance on Iran strained the truth on various fronts, from claiming that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi defend...

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McEwen: Give Peace a Chance, but How Do We Get It With Iran?

Bill McEwen

January 10, 2020

About 75 people assembled on a northeast Fresno street corner on a cold Thursday evening to urge that the United States avoid a war with Iran at all costs. At exactly the same time, in Toledo, Ohio, President Donald Trump addressed a crowd of 8,000 at a cam...

US Dismisses Iraq Request to Work on a Troop Withdrawal Plan

AP News

January 10, 2020

BAGHDAD — Iraq's caretaker prime minister asked Washington to start working out a road map for an American troop withdrawal, but the U.S. State Department on Friday bluntly rejected the request, saying the two ...

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Verified Videos Show Plane in Iran Struck Before Fiery Crash

AP News

January 10, 2020

LONDON — In the pitch black, pre-dawn sky on the outskirts of the Iranian capital Tehran, a tiny fast-moving light can be seen racing up through the trees, as someone films from the ground. Then there is a flas...

House Approves Measure to Restrain Trump’s Actions on Iran

AP News

January 9, 2020

WASHINGTON — Reigniting a debate over who has the power to declare war, the Democratic-controlled House on Thursday approved a resolution asserting that President Donald Trump must seek approval from Congress before engaging in further military action against ...

Dyer's Granddaughter Stars in Debut Mayoral TV Ad

Poll: Many in US Support Trump Decision to Kill Iran General

Early Voting Means 2020 Primary Is Already Here for Millions

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‘Not the Golden State Anymore’: Middle- and Low-Income People Leave California

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Walters: California’s Big Educational Dilemma

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Rabbi Rosove: Two-State Solution Only Road to Peace for Israel, Palestine

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Political Activist Sarsour Will Speak at Local CAIR Banquet

In Fresno, Steyer Says He's the One to Beat 'Fake' Trump

Early Voting Means 2020 Primary Is Already Here for Millions

The Janz-Dyer Mayoral Battle Is Tight: GV Wire Poll

Money Piling Up to Elect, Oppose Dyer for Mayor

Lemoore Navy Fighter Squadrons Return After Historic Deployment

‘Days of God’: A Look at Iran’s Mounting Crisis

Iran’s Top Leader Strikes Defiant Tone Amid Month of Turmoil

Iran Announces Arrests Over Downing of Plane That Killed 176

EU Rebukes Iran Over Nuclear Violations, Sanctions Possible

AP Fact Check: Trump Says Pelosi, Dems Defended Iran General

McEwen: Give Peace a Chance, but How Do We Get It With Iran?

US Dismisses Iraq Request to Work on a Troop Withdrawal Plan

Verified Videos Show Plane in Iran Struck Before Fiery Crash

House Approves Measure to Restrain Trump’s Actions on Iran

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